Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston: Biography in Details

Who is Kofi Kingston?

Kofi Kingston is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler.

He is most popular for his performances under the Word Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and also holds the title of the WWE Champion.

Kofi Kingston: Age, Parent, Siblings, Ethnicity

Kofi was born on August 14, 1981, as Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah. He was born in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. Kofi spent most of his childhood growing up in Winchester, Massachusetts.

He is the son of Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah and Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah. His father was a librarian at the University. His family migrated to the United States when he was three years old.

Kingston’s siblings are Kwame Sarkodie-Mensah (brother), and Nana Akua Sarkodie-Mensa (sister). Sadly, his sister Nana passed away in 2015.

Kofi Kingston holds a Ghanaian American nationality and his ethnicity is Afro-American. Ever since he was a kid, he has his an interest in wrestling. So he gave up his corporate job to follow his dream.

Education

Kofi Kingston: Career, Professional life

First WWE Match

In September 2006, Kofi Kingston signed with WWE and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW). He made his official WWE debut as Kofi Nahaje Kingston in a defeated match against Montel Vontavious Porter.

Kofi Kingston started his official debut in professional wrestling in 2006 when he faced Tony Omega on February 24 at Chaotic Wrestling.

His performance was so good that he was invited to Atlanta to Deep South Wrestling (DSW). After a year in Sep 2006, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) assigning him to DSW.

In 2007, he worked in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) for the rest of his year. Likely, he was undefeated in singles competition in ECW but lost a game against Shelton Benjamin in 2008.

In August 2011, Kingston fought with his tag team partner Evan Bourne against David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty and won the WWE Tag Team Championship. Since then, he won various matches and established himself as one of the superstar wrestlers in the arena.

In 2012, Kofi Kingston defeated Miz twice and won the Intercontinental Championship. On SmackDown, he defeated Damien Sandow to retain the Intercontinental Championship.

Moreover, Kofi Kingston joined the Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship but was defeated by Chris Jericho. In the 2016 WWE draft, he, along with Xavier Woods and Big E (the New Day), became the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions in history.

Kofi Kingston has several signature moves and finishing moves. His famous signature styles include Double backhand chop, Double foot stomp, Flying forearm smash, Pendulum kick, and Somersault plancha. His finishing moves include Trouble in Paradise (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick and S.O.S.

Awards

This wrestler won the ‘WWE Intercontinental Championship four times and the ‘WWE US Championship three times.

Kofi Kingston also won the ‘WWE Raw Tag Team Championship four times. Also, he has won the prestigious ‘Slammy Award.

TV Show

Apart from the broadcast of his wrestling matches, he made his TV show debut as ‘Himself’ on Ghost Hunters in 2010.

In 2012, Kofi Kingston guest-starred in an episode of Disney XD’s Kickin’ It.

What is the net worth of Kofi Kingston?

As per 2023’s data, his estimated net worth of Kofi is around $3 million as of 2022, and his salary is around $5ooK per annum as of 2019.

The average salary of other wrestlers in WWE is around  $250k and the highest-paid wrestlers are paid as high as $10 million.

His prime source of earnings is his WWE career, Ads, and some brand promotion.

What are the body measurements of Kofi Kingston?

Before, his marriage, there were different rumors about him dating various girls. His name was linked with many female wrestlers and was also spotted with them at different parties and clubs.

Kofi Kingston has an athletic body with a measurement of 43-15-30 inches (Chest-Biceps-Waist) respectively. He stands tall with a height of 6 ft (183 cm).

Likely, he has a weight of 96 kg (211.5 lbs). He has black colored hair with a dark brown pair of eyes.

Kofi Kingston: Rumor, Controversy

Before, his marriage, there were different rumors about him dating various girls. His name was linked with many female wrestlers and was also spotted with them at different parties and clubs.

Social Media

Kofi Kingston is active on Instagram with more than 1M followers and around 2.5M followers on Twitter. Likely, he holds more than 3.5 million followers on Facebook.

Using the nickname Mr. 24/7, Kingston used to appear on Xavier Wood’s YouTube channel UpUpDownDown in the past.

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