In the initial days of his career, Kofi Kingston promoted himself as being from Jamaica and not from Ghana.
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Kofi Kingston is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under the SmackDown brand, and is a member of ‘The New Day’ group with Big E and Xavier Woods. With multiple championships to his credit, he was ranked the 20th best wrestler by ‘Pro Wrestling Illustrated’ (PWI) in 2013. He has several signature moves that include double backhand chop, flying forearm smash, and somersault plancha.
Passionate about wrestling from childhood, he gave up his corporate job to sign with WWE. In the initial days of his career, he promoted himself as being from Jamaica and not from Ghana, as he believed that people would readily accept a person from the land of the famous singer-songwriter, Bob Marley. However, he has now dropped the Jamaican story, and has confirmed that he is from Ghana. Initially, his fans did not accept his group ‘New Day’ with open arms, but soon its appearance on RAW became a highlight of the show. In fact, ‘New Day’ became the longest-reigning tag team champion in WWE history.
| Name | Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah |
| D.O.B & Age | 14 August 1981 & 36 years |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Weight | 96KG |
| Occupation | Professional Wrestler |
| Professional Debut | 2008 |
| Wife | Kori Campfield |
| Professional Name | Kofi Kingston |
In 2007, under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston, he had his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of Raw against Charlie Haas and Trevor Murdoch, respectively. When he returned to the developmental federations, he shortened his original ring name to Kofi Kingston and continued to alternate between both ring names throughout his duration there. He also worked live events, defeating Shelton Benjamin on May 5, and Val Venis on May 6. When the Florida-based developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) opened in June, Kingston was relocated there, appearing at their inaugural show on June 26 where he teamed with Eric Pérez against Keith Walker and Rycklon Stephens in a losing effort. Kingston worked there for most of the remainder of the year.
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Kori Campfield is the current wife of WWE superstar Kofi Kingston. Kofi joins the club of wrestlers who have married from outside the industry.
Kofi Kingston is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler who has a net worth of $3 million.
Kofi Kingston is the company’s first ever African born WWE Champion.
