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Kofi Kingston
Ghanaian-American professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles under the ring name Kofi Kingston on the Raw brand and is a part of The New Day with Xavier Woods and Big E. Kingston is the first African-born WWE Champion and held the Intercontinental and United States Championships multiple times. He also has won tag team championships in WWE 15 times, only the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) are listed as holding more by WWE (18 times). Kingston originally played the character of a Jamaican wrestler until late 2009.
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Kofi Kingston | |
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![]() Kingston on Raw in April 2014 | |
Birth name | Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah |
Born | (1981-08-14) August 14, 1981 (age 42) Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Spouse(s) |
Kori Campfield ā (m. 2010) |
Children | 3 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kofi Kingston Sir Kofi Kingston Kofi Nahaje Kingston Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 212 lb (96 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Ghana, West Africa[1] Kingston, Jamaica |
Trained by | Chaotic Wrestling[2] Killer Kowalski[2] Ohio Valley Wrestling |
Debut | 2006 |
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