Kofi Kingston
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| Ring name(s) | Kofi Jamaica Kofi Nahaje Kingston[1] Kofi Kingston[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 218 lb (99 kg)[2] |
| Born | August 14, 1981 [3] Ghana[4] |
| Billed from | Jamaica Ghana, West Africa[2] |
| Trained by | Chaotic Wrestling[1][4] OVW staff[1][5] DSW staff[1][5] |
| Debut | June 4, 2006[6] |
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, also known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston, is a Ghanaian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on the Raw brand where he is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Championships [change]
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- WWE Intercontinental Championship (four times; current champion)
- WWE United States Championship (one time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (twice—once with Evan Bourne as Air Boom, and once with R-Truth)
- World Tag Team Championship (one 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 [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "OWW: Kofi Kingston Profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kofi-nahaje-kingston.html. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kofi Kingston's WWE Biography". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/kofikingston/bio/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Kofi Kingston". Superstars. WWE Kids. http://www.wwekids.com/superstars/kofikingston/. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chris Bergeron (2006-08-16). "Wrestle mania". The Milford Daily News. http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x602864320. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michael Bluth (December 7, 2007). "Kofi Kingston Debuts On WWE TV: News On Who He Is". Rajah.com. http://rajah.com/base/node/10229. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ Xamin, Mark (2008-08-28). "Kofi Kingston". SLAM! Wrestling Bios and Stories. SLAM! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios//kingston-kofi.html.
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