Kofi Kingston

About

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981), better known by his ring name Kofi Kingston, is a Ghanaian professional wrestler. He is best known for his 20-year tenure in WWE from 2006 to 2026, where he held various championships, including the WWE Championship and is a record-holding 16-time Tag Team Champion. He is also known for being a member of The New Day alongside Xavier Woods and Big E.
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. He debuted in WWE’s brand ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) 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.
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, and a two-time WWE…