It's been a while since we did our regular 'Spirit of Africa' post...i got a link from a friend and i did some researching...i really think, this is worth sharing...check it out....
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (born on August 14, 1981), is a Ghanaian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), working on the SmackDown brand, where he is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion,at his third reign. Since competing for WWE, he has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once, and the World Tag Team Championship once with CM Punk..
Kofi Kingston got married last year, September 11th to his longtime girlfriend Kori Campfield.
After receiving a university degree he initially pursued a career in the corporate world. Sarkodie-Mensah decided to drop his business pursuits and opt to go into professional wrestling. Kisean pushed his brother to join World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and pursue his offer to join. After very hard consideration Kofi joined WWE and was transported to Deep South Wrestling (DSW) while Kisean stayed home and practiced music. Kofi has also mentioned watching Shawn Michaels wrestle in 1996 as an inspiration for his wrestling career.
Kofi Kingston and his tag partners celebrate their victory.
Sarkodie-Mensah began wrestling professionally in 2005, under the ring name of Kofi Nahaje Kingston. Kingston's country of birth was billed as Jamaica. Because, according to Leslie Goffe of the BBC, "[People] would be more likely to embrace a person from the land of Bob Marley and reggae music" than someone from Ghana.(This would later be reconnected in late 2009 when his character became more serious, with the on-screen explanation being his smiling Jamaican gimmick was paying tribute to the Jamaican culture.)
He made his official wrestling debut in 2006, when he faced PWF Mayhem Heavyweight Champion Evan Siks on June 4. He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in National Wrestling Alliance – New England, Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, and Chaotic Wrestling.
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (born on August 14, 1981), is a Ghanaian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), working on the SmackDown brand, where he is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion,at his third reign. Since competing for WWE, he has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once, and the World Tag Team Championship once with CM Punk..
Kofi Kingston got married last year, September 11th to his longtime girlfriend Kori Campfield.
After receiving a university degree he initially pursued a career in the corporate world. Sarkodie-Mensah decided to drop his business pursuits and opt to go into professional wrestling. Kisean pushed his brother to join World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and pursue his offer to join. After very hard consideration Kofi joined WWE and was transported to Deep South Wrestling (DSW) while Kisean stayed home and practiced music. Kofi has also mentioned watching Shawn Michaels wrestle in 1996 as an inspiration for his wrestling career.
Kofi Kingston and his tag partners celebrate their victory.
Sarkodie-Mensah began wrestling professionally in 2005, under the ring name of Kofi Nahaje Kingston. Kingston's country of birth was billed as Jamaica. Because, according to Leslie Goffe of the BBC, "[People] would be more likely to embrace a person from the land of Bob Marley and reggae music" than someone from Ghana.(This would later be reconnected in late 2009 when his character became more serious, with the on-screen explanation being his smiling Jamaican gimmick was paying tribute to the Jamaican culture.)
He made his official wrestling debut in 2006, when he faced PWF Mayhem Heavyweight Champion Evan Siks on June 4. He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in National Wrestling Alliance – New England, Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, and Chaotic Wrestling.
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