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How did Koko B. Ware get started?
Ware spent his early days in the sport in the Mid-South, Georgia and other NWA territories
How did Koko B. fare against his opponents in his early years?
When Dutch Mantel returned to the CWA in early 1981 he quickly defeated Ware for the TV title making Ware's first run with the gold a short one.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Koko B. Ware article?
Early in his career, Koko Ware (as he was then known) did not find great success

Question: When did Koko B. Ware's big break come?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Koko B. finally get his big break?