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)
