Kofi Kingston

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Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs mononymously as Kofi and is one-half of The New Level with Austin Creed. He is a former AEW World Trios Champion. He is best known for his 20-year tenure in WWE from 2006 to 2026, where he performed under the ring name Kofi Kingston. 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...

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