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Kofi Kingston

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Kofi Kingston, born Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah on August 14, 1981, is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler. After graduating from Boston College he began wrestling on the New England independent circuit, signed a developmental deal with WWE in 2006 and debuted on its ECW brand in 2008. He became a four-time Intercontinental Champion, a three-time United States Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion with CM Punk and a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Evan Bourne and R-Truth. In 2014 he formed The New Day with Big E and Xavier Woods, a trio that held the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship for the longest reign in WWE history. In April 2019 he defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he performs as Kofi.

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Birth Year
1981 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Connections

Competed In

WrestleMania, Competitions
Source Kofi Kingston (Wikipedia)

Plays

Professional wrestling, Sports
Source Kofi Kingston (Wikipedia)
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Ghana

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is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler
United States

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is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler
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1. Kofi Kingston (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981)
  • Page categories
    male professional wrestlers
  • Lead, championships
    From 2008 to 2013, Kingston became a four-time Intercontinental Champion, a three-time United States Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion with CM Punk
  • Lead, nationality (American)
    is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler
  • Plays: Professional wrestling, Lead, occupation
    a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler
  • Competed In: WrestleMania, WWE, WrestleMania 35
    In April 2019, Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship, giving him 24 total championships in WWE.
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