Name
Kofi Kingston

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Born
1981 (42 years old)

Birth Place
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Position
Wrestler

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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight
218 lb (99 kg)

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WWE

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Latest Results
The Horrow Show at Extreme Rules 2020 19 Jul 20
SmackDown #1071 28 Feb 20

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Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Kofi Kingston, where he performs on the SmackDown brand, where he is in his record fifth reign as SmackDown Tag Team Champion as a member of The New Day.

After graduating from Boston College, Sarkodie-Mensah decided to pursue a professional wrestling career, and began performing on the New England independent circuit as a Jamaican wrestler by the name of Kofi Nahaje Kingston. After signing a developmental deal with WWE in 2006, he shortened his ring name to Kofi Kingston. Kingston debuted in WWE in 2008 using the same Jamaican character as he did on the independent circuit. In late 2009, he stopped being billed from Jamaica and dropped the accent, although he kept his ring name. He then started being billed from his home country of Ghana.

Kingston spent much of his first few years in WWE on the midcard singles scene, during which he became a four-time Intercontinental Champion and a three-time United States Champion. In 2014, Kingston formed The New Day with Big E and Xavier Woods. The trio went on to break the record for the longest Tag Team Championship reign in WWE history when they held the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship from August 2015 to December 2016, while defending the titles under the Freebird rule. In April 2019, Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship, his first world title, but never headlined a WWE pay-per-view event over the course of his 180-day reign.

He is the first African-born world champion in WWE history as well as its 30th Triple Crown Champion and 20th overall Grand Slam Champion (13th under the current format). In addition, Kingston himself holds the singular record for most days spent as a Tag Team Champion within WWE and is also known for innovative ways of suspending his elimination from Royal Rumble and battle royal matches. With the exception of a few months spent as a villain in 2015 with The New Day, Kingston has been a heroic character for almost the entirety of his WWE career.


Career Honours

WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
2021

Raw Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2020

Smackdown Mens

WWE Champion
2019

Smackdown Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2019

Smackdown Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2019

Smackdown Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2018

Smackdown Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2017

Smackdown Mens

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion
2017

Smackdown Mens

WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
2015

Smackdown Mens

WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
2015

Smackdown Mens

WWE United States Champion
2013

Smackdown Mens

WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
2012

Smackdown Mens

WWE Intercontinental Champion
2012

Smackdown Mens

WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
2011

Smackdown Mens

WWE Intercontinental Champion
2011

Smackdown Mens

WWE United States Champion
2011

Smackdown Mens

WWE Intercontinental Champion
2010

Smackdown Mens

WWE United States Champion
2009

Smackdown Mens

WWE World Tag Team Champion
2008

WWE Mens

WWE Intercontinental Champion
2008

Smackdown Mens


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