Kofi Kingston

**Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah** (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles under the ring name **Kofi Kingston** on the Raw brand and is a part of The New Day with Xavier Woods. Kingston is the first African-born WWE Champion and held the Intercontinental and United States Championships multiple times. He also has won tag team championships in WWE 16 times, only the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) are listed as holding more by WWE (18 times). Kingston originally played the character of a Jamaican wrestler until late 2009.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2012|_Kickin' It_|Himself|Episode "Kickin' It on Our Own"||
|2016|_Countdown_|Himself|Uncredited||
|2016|_Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon_|Himself|Voice||
|2021|_The Main Event_|Himself|Cameo||
|2021|_Escape the Undertaker_|Himself|Main star||

## Championships and accomplishments

- ***CBS Sports***
    - Best Moment/Angle of the Year (2019) –
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Tag Team of the Year (2012)
    - Tag Team of the Year (2015, 2016)
    - Ranked No. 4 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2019
    - Ranked No. 8 of the top 50 tag teams in the _PWI Tag Team 50_ in 2020
- ***Sports Illustrated***
    - Ranked No. 9 of the top 10 male wrestlers in 2019
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Best Gimmick (2015) –
- **WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment**
    - WWE Championship (1 time)
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
    - WWE United States Championship (3 times)
    - WWE/Raw/World Tag Team Championship (7 times, current) – with Evan Bourne (1), R-Truth (1), Big E (2) and Xavier Woods (5)
    - WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Big E (6) and Xavier Woods (7)
    - World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with CM Punk
    - NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier Woods
    - 13th Grand Slam Champion (under current format; 20th overall)
    - 30th Triple Crown Champion (traditional format)
    - Third Tag Team Triple Crown Champion – with Xavier Woods
    - Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) – with Team SmackDown <small>(Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge and Tyler Reks)</small>
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)
    - WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament (2018) – with Big E and Xavier Woods
    - Slammy Award (2 times)
        - "Tell Me I Did Not Just See That" Moment of the Year (2012) –
        - Ring Gear of the Year (2020) – with Big E and Xavier Woods
    - WWE Year-End Award (2 times)
        - Men's Tag Team of the Year (2019) – with Big E and Xavier Woods
        - Moment of the Year (2019) –

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (wrestler)

- **name**: Kofi Kingston
- **image**: Kofi Kingston April 2014.jpg
- **caption**: Kingston on _WWE Raw, Raw_ in April 2014
- **birth name**: Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah
- **birth place**: Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ashanti, Ghana
- **alma mater**: Boston College
- **children**: 3
- **names**: **Kofi Kingston**
Sir Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Kingston
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah
- **height**: 6 ft 0 in
- **weight**: 212 lb
- **billed**: **Ghana, West Africa**
Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
- **trainer**: Chaotic Wrestling
Killer Kowalski
Ohio Valley Wrestling
- **debut**: 2006