Kofi Kingston

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Kofi Sarkodie -Mensah ( born August 14, 1981 Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana ), better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston, is a Ghanaian professional wrestler. He currently performs regularly in the produced by WWE wrestling shows.

His biggest success was the four-time receipt of the WWE Intercontinental Championship and Triple receipt of the WWE United States Championship.

  • 2.1 Title

Career

Beginning

After visiting the Winchester High School, where he played American football and amateur wrestling denied visited Sarkodie -Mensah Boston College, where he attained a degree in Communication Studies. Sarkodie -Mensah made ​​his wrestling debut in 2005, and occurred mainly in New England, where he. Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, and Chaotic Wrestling appeared under the name, Kofi Kingston Nahaje

WWE

In September 2006, Sarkodie -Mensah signed a development contract for junior wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment and was trained in the Farm League Deep South Wrestling ( DSW). By early 2007, he joined Deep South Wrestling, and another farm league of WWE, Ohio Valley Wrestling on.

In 2007 he completed his first appearances in the WWE broadcasts itself, in which he used the ring name Kofi Jamaica. After returning to the farm league, he received the ring name, Kofi Kingston. From May 2007 he performed on tours of the WWE.

With the acquisition of Florida Championship Wrestling as the new farm league of the WWE in June 2007 Sarkodie -Mensah was sent there and stepped on for this the rest of the year until he was transferred to one of the main programs of the WWE.

Sarkodie -Mensah was initially presented as a Jamaican. Since his family by felt hurt, he asked the management successfully about to announce him as Ghanaians. After his debut on 21 January 2008 Sarkodie -Mensah had a long winning streak, before he had to lose in May 2008 against Shelton Benjamin for the first time. He then led a feud against Benjamin.

In June 2008, Sarkodie -Mensah was changed to RAW. In the big event Night of Champions Sarkodie - Mensah won the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho. He lost the title at SummerSlam 2008 Santino Marella. Sarkodie -Mensah was then involved in a feud with CM Punk program against the World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr., during which she won the title on 27 October 2008. On December 13, they lost the title to John Morrison and The Miz. On June 1, 2009 Sarkodie -Mensah won the WWE United States Championship MVP. After that, he played several short feuds for the title, before losing it on 5 October 2009 The Miz.

With RAW April 26, 2010 Sarkodie -Mensah was changed to SmackDown. There he won on 14 May 2010 again the WWE Intercontinental Championship when he defeated Christian in the finals of a tournament for the title. However, the title he had to give up because of a storyline to the previous title holder Drew McIntyre, which is why the profit is not counted. Sarkodie -Mensah won him 23 May 2010 at Over the Limit officially. On 6 August 2010, he lost the title to Dolph Ziggler, but could it 4 January 2011 back win of shuffle mode. The Smackdown Taping of 22 March 2011, he lost the title to Wade Barrett.

On April 26, 2011, he has been changed by the WWE Draft 2011 into the RAW roster. On 1 May 2011 he won at Extreme Rules for the WWE United States Championship from Sheamus, but he lost 19 June 2011 at Capitol Punishment on Dolph Ziggler. Along with Evan Bourne as Air Boom, he defeated RAW August 22, 2011 David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty and became the new WWE Tag Team Champion. They lost the title on January 15, 2012 in a house show at Primo and Epico. On April 30, 2012, he won the title from those on RAW back, this time with R -Truth as a partner. They lost the title at Night of Champions on September 16, 2012 to Daniel Bryan and Kane. At the tapings to the main event on 16 October 2012, he won for the fourth time the Intercontinental Championship from The Miz. On 29 December 2012 the records of the New Year's edition of RAW, lost Sarkodie -Mensah the title again to Wade Barrett.

On April 15, 2013 he won on RAW by Antonio Cesaro for the third time the WWE United States Championship, but lost it a month later at the May PPV Extreme Rules to Dean Ambrose of The Shield.

Achievements

Title

  • WWE 3x WWE United States Champion
  • 4x WWE Intercontinental Champion
  • 1x World Tag Team Champion with CM Punk
  • 2x WWE Tag Team Championship 1x with Evan Bourne and R -Truth
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