Kofi Kingston
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (born 14 March 1981) is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestles under the ring name Kofi Kingston. Kingston has won the wwe tag team championship on numerous occasions.
| Kofi Kingston | |
|---|---|
 Kingston on Raw in April 2014 | |
| Born | March 14, 1981 [1] Ghana[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kofi Jamaica Kofi Nahaje Kingston[3] Kofi Kingston[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 218 lb (99 kg)[4] |
| Billed from | Jamaica Ghana, West Africa[4] |
| Trained by | Chaotic Wrestling[3][2] OVW staff[3][5] DSW staff[3][5] |
| Debut | June 4, 2006[6] |
Championships
- WWE Championship (1 time, current)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
- WWE United States Championship (3 times)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times—1 time with Evan Bourne as Air Boom, and once with R-Truth)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with CM Punk
- 2010 Bragging Rights Cup with SmackDown! Team with Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge, and Tyler Reks.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #26 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010.
References
- "Kofi Kingston". Superstars. WWE Kids. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- Chris Bergeron (2006-08-16). "Wrestle mania". The Milford Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- "OWW: Kofi Kingston Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- "Kofi Kingston's WWE Biography". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- Michael Bluth (December 7, 2007). "Kofi Kingston Debuts On WWE TV: News On Who He Is". Rajah.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- Xamin, Mark (2008-08-28). "Kofi Kingston". SLAM! Wrestling Bios and Stories. SLAM! Sports.
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