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Kofi Kingston Biography
Kofi Kingston is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on August 14, 1981 in Kumasi, Ghana. WWE Superstar who has held the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship, and the Tag Team title. He won the WWE Championship in April 2019.
He won the WWE Tag Team title with fellow wrestler and friend CM Punk.
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 currently one-third of the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
Sarkodie-Mensah started training in late 2005 and made his official wrestling debut in 2006 for Chaotic Wrestling, when he faced Evan Siks on June 4 for the PWF Mayhem Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort. He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) – New England (where he was briefly a member of Barry Ace’s “A-List”), Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF), New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), the Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA), and Chaotic Wrestling.
He married actress and model Kori Campfield on September 11, 2010; they have two sons together.
| Name | Kofi Kingston |
| First Name | Kofi |
| Last Name | Kingston |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Birthday | August 14 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place of Birth | Kumasi |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Ghana |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Kori Campfield |
| Children(s) | Orion Kingsley Sarkodie-Mensah, Khi Sarkodie-Mensah |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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After graduating from Boston College, he 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.
Kofi Kingston Net Worth
Kofi Kingston is one of the richest Wrestler from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kofi Kingston's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He graduated from Boston College and trained at the Ohio Valley Wrestling school after losing interest in the corporate world.
PWI ranked him the 20th best wrestler in the PWI 500 in 2013 after he won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Title with R-Truth in 2012.
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah was born in Kumasi, Ashanti on August 14, 1981 from Kwasi and Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah. He had a brother, Kwame, and a sister, Nana Akua. He moved with his family to the United States and eventually settled in the greater Boston area, where he graduated from Winchester High School in Winchester, Massachusetts and then Boston College.
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Wrestler |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
A series of vignettes for Kingston’s television debut began airing on the weekly ECW on Syfy television show starting on December 6, 2007. During this introduction phase, his videos, the official website and commentators noted he would be the first Jamaican to wrestle for WWE but he does not have any Jamaican ancestry, nor any connection to Jamaica. He is, however, the first African-born performer in WWE history. He debuted on the January 22, 2008 ECW as a face with a win over local wrestler David Owen in Charlottesville, Virginia. After wrestling sporadic matches, Kingston was involved in his first major match, a 24-man battle royal during the WrestleMania XXIV pre-show with the winner receiving an ECW Championship match, but was eliminated by Mark Henry. Kingston remained undefeated in singles competition in ECW for months and was placed into a feud with Shelton Benjamin at the end of April 2008. After two straight losses, Benjamin got a win over Kingston on the May 20 ECW, ending his undefeated streak. On the June 24 ECW, Kingston defeated Benjamin in an Extreme Rules match to end their feud.
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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Kofi Kingston height 6 ft 0 in Kofi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a Georgia-based developmental federation. He debuted in the new company, as Kofi Nahaje Kingston, in a dark match loss to Montel Vontavious Porter on September 21. For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, he appeared in DSW, as well as its Kentucky-based sister promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was in a tag team dubbed the Commonwealth Connection with Harry Smith.
On June 25, 2008, Kingston was drafted to the Raw brand, as part of the WWE Supplemental Draft. In his first match as a member of Raw roster, and first championship match in WWE, he defeated Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions, after Shawn Michaels, whom Jericho was feuding with, attacked Jericho’s manager Lance Cade. The win made him the first African-born wrestler to hold a championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Kingston held the championship until SummerSlam, where he and Women’s Champion Mickie James both lost their championships in an intergender “winner take all” tag team match to Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix.
Who is Kofi Kingston Dating?
According to our records, Kofi Kingston married to Kori Campfield . As of December 1, 2023, Kofi Kingston’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Kofi Kingston. You may help us to build the dating records for Kofi Kingston!On the April 6 episode of Raw, The New Day turned heel, which would mark Kingston’s first heel turn in WWE ever since debuting in 2008. At Extreme Rules, Kingston and Big E defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro to win the WWE Tag Team Championships. At Payback, The New Day defeated Kidd and Cesaro to retain their titles. At Elimination Chamber, The New Day defeated Kidd and Cesaro, The Lucha Dragons, The Ascension, Los Matadores, and the Prime Time Players to retain their titles in the first ever tag team Elimination Chamber match; all three members were allowed to compete in a pre-match stipulation. However, they lost the titles at Money in the Bank against The Prime Time Players. However, they would regain the titles at SummerSlam. The following night on Raw, The Dudley Boyz made their WWE return and attacked the New Day with Woods being put through a table with the 3D. New Day lost to the Dudley Boyz via disqualification at Night of Champions but retained their tag team titles. The next month, at Hell in a Cell, they defeated the Dudley Boyz to retain their titles. At TLC, The New Day retained the title against The Usos and The Lucha Dragons in a Triple threat tag team ladder match. The New Day retained the titles at Royal Rumble against The Usos.
Facts & Trivia
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At No Way Out on February 15, 2009, Kingston was scheduled to compete in the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber but was unable to officially enter the match as he was ambushed by Edge, who took Kingston’s place and eventually won the match. On the March 9 episode of Raw, Kingston defeated Chris Jericho after interference from Ric Flair, to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXV, but the match was won by CM Punk. After winning a triple threat number one contender’s match the week before, Kingston defeated Montel Vontavious Porter on the June 1 episode of Raw to win the United States Championship for the first time. For the next several months, he went on to defend and retain the title at Extreme Rules, Night of Champions, Breaking Point, and Hell in a Cell, and on several episodes of Raw, until losing the championship to The Miz on the October 5 episode of Raw, ending his reign at 126 days. On the October 12 episode of Raw, Kingston defeated Evan Bourne to qualify for Team Raw at Bragging Rights. On the October 19 episode of Raw, Kingston spoke without a Jamaican accent during a televised segment for the first time in his career, whilst also being called out by Triple H for doing so, and subsequently dropped the Jamaican character and began being billed from his home country of Ghana.
Does Kofi Kingston have a Jamaican accent?
Kofi made his WWE debut in 2008, but instead of being billed from Ghana where he was actually born, he was given a Jamaican character, complete with music, attire and a fake accent linked to the country.
Is Kofi Kingston retired?
Kofi Kingston has been a WWE Superstar since 2006, but he has no plans to stop anytime soon, noting to the Huntington Herald-Dispatch that he is enjoying living in the moment. “Part of working smart is finding ways to entertain people.
How much does Kofi Kingston earn?
As per the sources, Kofi Kingston’s annual salary from WWE is $500,000 as of 2022. He even earns from merchandise sales and PPV appearances.
Is Kofi Kingston from Jamaica?
Published 15th May 2022. Kofi Kingston has looked back on his early days in WWE when he used a Jamaican accent and recalled that it was a BBC article that led to him dropping the gimmick. Despite being born in Ghana, when Kofi Kingston debuted in WWE in 2008, he was asked to portray a Jamaican character.
When did Kofi Kingston drop the accent?
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.
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