Jose Serrano

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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Kofi Kingston on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' in April 2014.
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Ring name(s)'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Jose Jamaica <br> Jose Nahaje Kingston <br> '''Kofi Kingston'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Jose Nahaje Serrano-Mensah
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |August 14, 1981 (age 34)<br>[[Kumasi]], [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]], [[Ghana]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Tampa, Florida]], [[United States]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | August 14, 1981 (age 29) <br> Ghana, West Africa
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Boston College]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Resides'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Los Angeles, California
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kori Campfield (m. 2010)
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Resides'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Children'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Jamaica <br> Ghana, West Africa
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |'''Kofi Kingston'''<br>Kofi Nahaje Kingston
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |218 lb (99 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Kingston, Jamaica]]<br />'''[[Ghana]], [[West Africa]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Chaotic Wrestling]] <br> Killer Kowalski <br> [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Chaotic Wrestling]]<br>[[Killer Kowalski]]<br>[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
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'''Jose Serrano''' (born August 14, 1981), is a Ghanian  professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, '''Kofi Kingston'''. He is currently signed to [[IWE]] and works on its [[IWE Raw|Raw]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. Since competing for IWE, he has won the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|three times]], the [[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] [[List of IWE United States Champions|twice]], and the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|once]] with [[Justin Eldridge]].
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'''Jose Nahaje Serrano-Mensah''' (born August 14, 1981) is a [[Ghanaian American|Ghanaian-American]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is signed to [[IWE]] under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Kofi Kingston''', in which he is a member of [[The New Day (wrestling)|The New Day]] along with teammates [[Cory Elliot|Big E]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]]. New Day are the current [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champions]] in their second reign as a team.
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Since debuting in IWE, Kingston has won 12 championships. He is a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|four-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWE Intercontinental Champion]], a [[List of IWE United States Champions|three-time]] [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]], a [[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|record tying four]] [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]] (once with [[Sean Kussman|Evan Bourne]] as [[Air Boom]], once with [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] and twice with [[Cory Elliot|Big E]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]]) and a [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|one time]] [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Champion]] with [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]]. Kingston holds the record for cumulative days spent as a IWE Tag Team Champion. Kofi is also known for his innovative ways of suspending his elimination from [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]] and [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] matches.
==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
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[[File:Kofi Kingston as Intercontinental Champion.jpg|thumb|right|Kingston is a four-time Intercontinental Champion.]]
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**PWI ranked him #'''26''' of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2012) {{small|with [[Blake Wheeler|R-Truth]]}}
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2015) {{small|with [[Corey Elliot|Big E]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]]}}
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**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|4 times]])
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** PWI ranked him #'''20''' of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2013
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**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|3 times]])
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* '''''[[Rolling Stone]]'''''
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**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) – with [[Justin Eldridge]]
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** Comeback of the Year (2015) {{small|As a member of [[The New Day (wrestling)|The New Day]]}}
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**[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|4 times]], current) - with [[Justin Hensen]] (1) and [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] (1), [[Keith Ewen|Big E]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]] (2)<sup>1</sup>
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** Second-Best Heels (2015 {{small|As a member of The New Day}}
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**[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] for "Tell Me" I Didn't Just See That Moment of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2012|2012]]) - {{small|handstands during the [[IWE Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] to avoid elimination at [[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble]]}}
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** IWE Wrestlers of the Year (2015) {{small|As a member of The New Day}}
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* '''''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
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** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2015) <small>The New Day</small>
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* '''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE]]'''
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** [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|4 times]])
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** [[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|3 times]])
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** [[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|4 times, current]]) – with [[Sean Kussman|Evan Bourne]] (1), [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] (1), [[Cory Elliot|Big E]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]] (2, current)<sup>1</sup>
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** [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) – with [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]]
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** [[IWE Bragging Rights (2010)|Bragging Rights Trophy (2010)]] – with Team SmackDown <small>([[Marc Beltran|Big Show]], [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]], [[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]], [[Kevin Copeland (wrestler)|Edge]], and [[Tyler Rask|Tyler Reks]])</small>
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** [[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] (1 time)
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***"Tell Me I Did Not Just See That" Moment of the Year ([[Slammy Award#2012 Slammy Awards|2012]])[[Hand walking]] during the [[Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble match]] to avoid elimination.
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<sup>1</sup> <small>Kingston defended the championship with either Big E or Woods under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].</small>
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Kingston defended the championship with either Big E or Woods under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 02:58, 6 April 2016

Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston on Raw in April 2014.
Birth name Jose Nahaje Serrano-Mensah
Born August 14, 1981 (age 34)
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Residence Tampa, Florida, United States
Alma mater Boston College
Spouse(s) Kori Campfield (m. 2010)
Children 1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Kingston
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Billed from Kingston, Jamaica
Ghana, West Africa
Trained by Chaotic Wrestling
Killer Kowalski
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut June 4, 2006

Jose Nahaje Serrano-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE under the ring name Kofi Kingston, in which he is a member of The New Day along with teammates Big E and Xavier Woods. New Day are the current IWE Tag Team Champions in their second reign as a team.

Since debuting in IWE, Kingston has won 12 championships. He is a four-time IWE Intercontinental Champion, a three-time IWE United States Champion, a record tying four IWE Tag Team Champion (once with Evan Bourne as Air Boom, once with B-Truth and twice with Big E and Xavier Woods) and a one time World Tag Team Champion with CM Punk. Kingston holds the record for cumulative days spent as a IWE Tag Team Champion. Kofi is also known for his innovative ways of suspending his elimination from battle royal and Royal Rumble matches.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career

International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE

Deep South Wrestling (2006–2007)

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007)

XCW (2007–2008)

Early title reigns and feud with Orton (2008–2010)

Championship reigns (2010–2011)

IWE Tag Team Champion (2011–2012)

Various feuds and championship pursuits (2012–2014)

The New Day (2014–present)

Near eliminations in battle royals

Other media

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

File:Kofi Kingston as Intercontinental Champion.jpg
Kingston is a four-time Intercontinental Champion.

Kingston defended the championship with either Big E or Woods under the Freebird Rule.

References

External links

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