Kofi Kingston

REAL NAME
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah

HEIGHT
6'1"

WEIGHT
200 lbs

HOMETOWN
Originally from Ghana, West Africa
Moved to the United States (1982)
Grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Billed from Kingston, Jamaica
Billed from Ghana, West Africa

NICKNAME
PREVIOUS NAMES
Kofi Nahaje Kingston

BIRTHDAY
August 14, 1981

DEBUT
June 4, 2005
FINISHING MOVE(S)
Cool Runnings (Indy)
Jamaican Buzzsaw (ECW)
Trouble in Paradise (WWE)

FAVORITE MOVE(S)
Flying Forearm Smash
The Monkey Flip
Springboard Clothesline
Russian Legsweep
Suicide Dive
Cross Body
Drop Kick
Crucifix

TRAINED BY
Chaotic Wrestling
DSW Training
OVW Training

NOTABLE FEUDS
Shelton Benjamin
Paul Burchill
Santino Marella
Cody Rhodes
Ted DiBiase Jr.
Manu
Mike Mizanin
Randy Orton
Drew McIntyre
Dolph Ziggler
Alberto Del Rio
Jack Swagger

Title History

WWE Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (June 29, 2008 – Night of champions);
(WWE) tag team titles w/C.M. Punk defeating Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes (October 27, 2008);
WWE United States title defeating Montel Vontavious Porter (June 1, 2009 – RAW);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Christian for the vacant title (May 14, 2010) [DID NOT COUNT];
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Drew McIntyre (May 23, 2010 – Over the Limit);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Dolph Ziggler (January 7, 2011 – SmackDown);
WWE United States title defeating Sheamus (May 1, 2011 – Extreme Rules);
WWE tag team titles w/Evan Bourne defeating David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty (August 22, 2011 – RAW);
WWE tag team titles w/R-Truth defeating Primo and Epico (April 30, 2012 – RAW);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating The Miz (October 17, 2012 – WWE Main Event);
WWE United States title defeating Antonio Cesaro (RAW April 15, 2013)