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==== Deep South Wrestling (2006–2007) ====
==== Deep South Wrestling (2006–2007) ====
In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and was assigned to [[Deep South Wrestling]] (DSW), a [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based developmental federation.<ref name=OWoW/> He debuted in the new company, as Kofi Nahaje Kingston, in a [[dark match]] loss to [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] on September 21.<ref name=DSW2006>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/deepsouth/2006.html|title=DSW results – 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, he appeared in DSW, as well as its [[Kentucky]]-based sister promotion [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW), where he was in a [[tag team]] dubbed the Commonwealth Connection with [[David Hart Smith|Harry Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2006/|title=OVW results – 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name=DSW2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/deepsouth/2007.html|title=DSW results – 2007|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="OVW2007">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2007/|title=OVW results – 2007|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and was assigned to [[Deep South Wrestling]] (DSW), a [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based developmental federation.<ref name=OWoW/> He debuted in the new company, as Kofi Nahaje Kingston, in a [[dark match]] loss to [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] on September 21.<ref name=DSW2006>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/deepsouth/2006.html|title=DSW results – 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, he appeared in DSW, as well as its [[Kentucky]]-based sister promotion [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW), where he was in a [[tag team]] dubbed the Commonwealth Connection with [[David Hart Smith|Harry Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2006/|title=OVW results – 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name=DSW2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/deepsouth/2007.html|title=DSW results – 2007|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="OVW2007">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2007/|title=OVW results – 2007|accessdate=December 10, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
In 2007, under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston, he had his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' against [[Charlie Haas]] and [[William Mueller|Trevor Murdoch]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070305.html|title=RAW results – March 5, 2007|accessdate= December 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070326.html|title=RAW results – March 26, 2007|accessdate=December 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When he returned to the developmental federations, he shortened his original ring name to Kofi Kingston and continued to alternate between both ring names throughout his duration there.<ref name=OWoW/> He also worked [[house show|live events]], defeating [[Shelton Benjamin]] on May 5,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/?aID=19457|title=WWE house show report 5-5 Greenville, SC|accessdate=December 9, 2007| last=Simpson|first=Thomas|date=May 6, 2007|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer]]}}{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> and [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] on May 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/?aID=19469|title=WWE house show report 5-6 Roanoke|accessdate=December 9, 2007|date= May 6, 2007|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
In 2007, under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston, he had his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' against [[Charlie Haas]] and [[William Mueller|Trevor Murdoch]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070305.html|title=RAW results – March 5, 2007|accessdate= December 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070326.html|title=RAW results – March 26, 2007|accessdate=December 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When he returned to the developmental federations, he shortened his original ring name to Kofi Kingston and continued to alternate between both ring names throughout his duration there.<ref name=OWoW/> He also worked [[house show|live events]], defeating [[Shelton Benjamin]] on May 5,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/?aID=19457 |title=WWE house show report 5-5 Greenville, SC |accessdate=December 9, 2007 |last=Simpson |first=Thomas |date=May 6, 2007 |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081208100519/http://www.f4wonline.com:80/?aID=19457 |archivedate=December 8, 2008 }}</ref> and [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] on May 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/?aID=19469 |title=WWE house show report 5-6 Roanoke |accessdate=December 9, 2007 |date=May 6, 2007 |publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081208100524/http://www.f4wonline.com:80/?aID=19469 |archivedate=December 8, 2008 }}</ref>
====Florida Championship Wrestling (2007)====
====Florida Championship Wrestling (2007)====
When the [[Florida]]-based developmental territory [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW) opened in June, Kingston was relocated there, appearing at their inaugural show on June 26 where he teamed with [[Eric Pérez]] against [[Keith Walker]] and [[Ezekiel Jackson|Rycklon Stephens]] in a losing effort.<ref name=FCW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/fcw/_2007/|accessdate=December 6, 2007|title=Florida Championship Wrestling results – 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Kingston worked there for most of the remainder of the year.<ref name=FCW />
When the [[Florida]]-based developmental territory [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW) opened in June, Kingston was relocated there, appearing at their inaugural show on June 26 where he teamed with [[Eric Pérez]] against [[Keith Walker]] and [[Ezekiel Jackson|Rycklon Stephens]] in a losing effort.<ref name=FCW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/fcw/_2007/|accessdate=December 6, 2007|title=Florida Championship Wrestling results – 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Kingston worked there for most of the remainder of the year.<ref name=FCW />

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Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston on Raw in April 2014.
Birth nameKofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah[1]
Born (1981-08-14) August 14, 1981 (age 42)
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana[2]
Alma materBoston College
Spouse(s)
Kori Campfield
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(m. 2010)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kofi Kingston[1][3]
Kofi Nahaje Kingston[1]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4]
Billed weight212 lb (96 kg)[4]
Billed fromKingston, Jamaica
Ghana, West Africa[4]
Trained byChaotic Wrestling[1][5]
Killer Kowalski[1][5]
Ohio Valley Wrestling[1]
Debut2006[6]

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah[1] (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under the ring name Kofi Kingston, where he is 1/3 of The New Day stable along with teammates Big E and Xavier Woods. New Day are the current, WWE Tag Team Champions.

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

Background

Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah was born near the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. His family immigrated to the United States in 1984 when he was three years old, and grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts. Upon graduating from Boston College, Sarkodie-Mensah initially worked in an office before deciding to train as a professional wrestler.[2] His father, Kwasi, works as a well respected librarian at the University.[7]

Professional wrestling career

Training and independent circuit (2006)

Sarkodie-Mensah made his official wrestling debut in 2006, when he faced Tony Omega at Chaotic Wrestling (CW) on February 24. He faced Evan Siks on June 4 for the PWF Mayhem Heavyweight Championship.[8] He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) – New England (where he was briefly a member of Barry Ace's "A-List"), Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF), New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), the Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA), and CW.[9]

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Deep South Wrestling (2006–2007)

In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a Georgia-based developmental federation.[1] He debuted in the new company, as Kofi Nahaje Kingston, in a dark match loss to Montel Vontavious Porter on September 21.[10] For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, he appeared in DSW, as well as its Kentucky-based sister promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was in a tag team dubbed the Commonwealth Connection with Harry Smith.[11][12][13] In 2007, under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston, he had his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of Raw against Charlie Haas and Trevor Murdoch, respectively.[14][15] When he returned to the developmental federations, he shortened his original ring name to Kofi Kingston and continued to alternate between both ring names throughout his duration there.[1] He also worked live events, defeating Shelton Benjamin on May 5,[16] and Val Venis on May 6.[17]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007)

When the Florida-based developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) opened in June, Kingston was relocated there, appearing at their inaugural show on June 26 where he teamed with Eric Pérez against Keith Walker and Rycklon Stephens in a losing effort.[18] Kingston worked there for most of the remainder of the year.[18]

ECW (2007–2008)

A series of vignettes for Kingston's television debut began airing on the weekly ECW on Syfy television show starting on December 6, 2007.[19]view During this introduction phase, his videos, the official website and commentators noted he would be the first Jamaican to wrestle for WWE. He debuted on the January 22, 2008 ECW as a face with a win over local wrestler David Owen in Charlottesville, Virginia.[20] After wrestling sporadic matches, Kingston was involved in his first major match, a 24-man battle royal during the WrestleMania XXIV pre-show with the winner receiving an ECW Championship match, but was eliminated by Mark Henry.[21] Kingston remained undefeated in singles competition in ECW for months and was placed into a feud with Shelton Benjamin at the end of April 2008. After two straight losses, Benjamin got a win over Kingston on the May 20 ECW, ending his undefeated streak.[22] On the June 24 ECW, Kingston defeated Benjamin in an Extreme Rules match to end their feud.[23]

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

Kingston as United States Champion.

As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Kingston was drafted to the Raw brand.[24] In his first match as a member of Raw roster, he defeated Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions .[25] The win made him the first Ghanaian wrestler to hold a championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and it was also the first Championship in his wrestling career.[26] Kingston held the championship until SummerSlam, where he and Women's Champion Mickie James both lost their championships in an intergender "winner take all" tag team match to Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella.[27]

At Unforgiven, he appeared backstage, coming to the aid of then-World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, who had been attacked by Manu, Randy Orton, and the World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.[28] Soon after coming to his rescue, Punk and Kingston were paired together more often, and on the October 27 Raw, the duo won the World Tag Team Championship.[29] He was also involved at Survivor Series in the traditional ten-men elimination tag team match on the side of Team Batista, but was eliminated by Orton.[30] Kingston and Punk lost the World Tag Team Championship to John Morrison and The Miz at a WWE live event on December 13.[31]

Kingston wrestling William Regal.

At No Way Out in 2009, Kingston won a spot in the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber by defeating Kane, but was unable to officially enter the match, as he was ambushed by Edge, who took Kingston's place and eventually won the match.[32]

Kingston defeated Chris Jericho, after interference from Ric Flair, to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXV, but the match was won by CM Punk.[33][34] After winning a Triple Threat Number One Contender's match the week before, Kingston defeated Montel Vontavious Porter on the June 1 Raw to win the United States Championship.[35] For the next several months, he went on to defend and retain his title at pay-per-views such as Extreme Rules,[36] Night of Champions,[37] Breaking Point,[38] and WWE Hell in a Cell,[39] until losing the championship to The Miz on the October 5 Raw, ending his four-month reign. On the October 12 Raw, Kingston defeated Evan Bourne to qualify for Team Raw at WWE Bragging Rights.[40] Team Raw lost the match, however, when the Big Show betrayed them by chokeslamming Kingston, allowing Chris Jericho to pick up the win for Team SmackDown.[41]

Kingston in a match against Jack Swagger and The Miz.

During WWE Bragging Rights, Kingston and Raw teammate Cody Rhodes argued about Kingston losing their match. So, when Rhodes and Ted DiBiase interfered on Randy Orton's behalf during his WWE Championship match, Kingston ran out with a chair and chased them out of the arena. Orton later lost the match.[42] On the October 26 Raw, Kingston began a feud with Orton, who believed Kingston cost him the WWE Championship. After Kingston defeated Chris Jericho, Orton attacked him from behind, eventually throwing him against the side of the entrance ramp. Later that night, Kingston destroyed Orton's car[43] On the November 16 Raw, Kingston saved guest host "Rowdy" Roddy Piper from an assault by Orton then performed a Boom Drop from a rail in the crowd onto Orton, through a table.[44] Kingston went on to lead his Survivor Series team to victory against Orton's team, where he was the sole survivor, last eliminating Orton.[45] On the November 30 Raw, Kingston was scheduled to face Orton in a one on one match, only to be assaulted from behind by Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Despite the assault, Kingston still wished to continue, and was quickly defeated by Orton.[46] The following week, Kingston defeated Orton in a rematch where guest host Mark Cuban, who had a grudge against Orton since their encounter at Survivor Series in 2003 when Orton performed an RKO on him, gave Kingston a fast count. With one victory apiece, the two wrestled again at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs,[47] and Orton won.[48] On the December 28 Raw, Orton interfered in Kingston's match for the United States Championship.[49] On the January 4 Raw, Orton once again defeated Kingston.[50] The next week, Kingston and John Cena lost a Triple Threat match, which determined a challenger for Sheamus' WWE Championship at Royal Rumble, to Randy Orton, who pinned Kingston.[51] On the February 1 Raw, Kingston won a qualifying match by defeating the Big Show via disqualification to advance to the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match at the inaugural Elimination Chamber event.[52] Kingston, however, failed to win after being eliminated by Sheamus. The following night on the February 22 episode of Raw, Kingston teamed up with Yoshi Tatsu and Evan Bourne against Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes in a six-man tag team match. During the match, Orton turned face by attacking Rhodes and DiBiase, which Orton allowed Kingston, Tatsu and Bourne to win.

Championship reigns (2010–2011)

On the March 22 episode of Raw, Kingston defeated Vladimir Kozlov to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI. At the event however, Kingston was unsuccessful as the match was won by Jack Swagger. On April 26, as part of the 2010 WWE Draft, Kingston was drafted to the SmackDown brand. In his debut match for the brand, he defeated Chris Jericho.[53] On the following SmackDown, Kingston was entered into a four-man tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Championship after Drew McIntyre had been stripped of the title earlier in the show. He went on to defeat Dolph Ziggler in the first match of the tournament.[54] Christian defeated Cody Rhodes in the second match. As a result, Kingston faced and defeated Christian in the finals of the tournament to seemingly win his second Intercontinental Championship on the May 14 SmackDown. However, moments later, McIntyre came out with a letter, signed by Vince McMahon, saying that Theodore Long was irresponsible and abused his power. The letter also stated that McIntyre was reinstated to the active roster and that Kingston was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship, which returned to McIntyre.[55]

Kingston in December 2010.

At Over the Limit, Kingston defeated McIntyre to win his second official Intercontinental Championship.[56] Kingston mentored Michael McGillicutty on the second season of WWE NXT.[57] At Fatal 4 Way, Kofi defended the Intercontinental Championship against Drew McIntyre.[58] On July 18 at Money in the Bank, Kingston lost the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match when Kane grabbed the briefcase.[59] The following SmackDown, Kingston lost to Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match.[60] On the July 30 SmackDown, Kingston faced Ziggler in a rematch but lost via disqualification, resulting in Ziggler earning a title match.[61] On August 6 SmackDown, Ziggler defeated Kingston to win the Intercontinental Championship. Kingston got his rematch for the title August 15 at Summerslam, which ended in a no contest after The Nexus interfered. On the August 20 Smackdown, Kingston faced Ziggler once again for the Intercontinental Championship defeating Ziggler by disqualification, but by rule, Ziggler retained his Intercontinental Championship.[62] The following week, Kingston faced Ziggler once again for the Intercontinental Championship, with the match stipulation that if Ziggler was disqualified, the title would change hands. Vickie Guerrero intervened during the match and got Ziggler counted out, so he kept the title. At Night of Champions, Ziggler again faced Kingston for the title; if Dolph was either counted out or disqualified, Kofi would win the title. Ziggler retained by pinfall. On the October 15 Smackdown, Kingston defeated Drew McIntyre to earn a spot on Team Smackdown at Bragging Rights. Team SmackDown won the match, with Edge and Rey Mysterio as the sole survivors.

On the December 3 SmackDown, Kingston defeated Jack Swagger to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship but failed to win back the title when Swagger attacked him during the match. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Kingston and Swagger lost a ladder match for the title, as he and Swagger unhooked the belt but dropped it to the mat and Ziggler grabbed it for the win. On the January 7, 2011 SmackDown, Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler to become the Intercontinental Champion for a third time. Immediately following the match, acting General Manager Vickie Guerrero ordered that Ziggler invoke his rematch clause straight away, but Kingston quickly pinned Ziggler again to retain his championship. Kingston then moved into a feud with Alberto Del Rio, which culminated in a non-title match at Elimination Chamber which Kingston lost. On March 22 at the tapings of the March 25 SmackDown, Kingston lost the Intercontinental Championship to Wade Barrett.[63] On April 1 SmackDown, Kingston won his rematch against Wade Barrett by disqualification. After Vladimir Kozlov was injured at the hands of The Corre, Kingston was chosen as Kozlov's replacement in an eight-man tag team match involving Kofi, Kane, Big Show and Santino Marella versus The Corre at WrestleMania 27, which Kingston's team won.[64]

On April 26, 2011, Kingston was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 Supplemental Draft.[65] On May 1, Kingston defeated Sheamus in a Tables Match at Extreme Rules to win his second United States Championship, in the process returning the title to Raw.[66] On the May 9 Raw, Kingston successfully defended his championship against Jack Swagger.[67] At WWE Capitol Punishment, Kingston lost the title to Dolph Ziggler.[68] Kingston faced Ziggler in a rematch for the title on the June 20 Raw in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match, but Ziggler retained the United States Championship as the match ended with Ziggler being disqualified.[69]

WWE Tag Team Champion (2011–2012)

See also: Air Boom

On the August 22 Raw, Kingston won the WWE Tag Team Championship with Evan Bourne when they defeated David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty.[70] On the August 29 Raw, the duo was called "Air Boom", and they had their first successful title defense when they defeated Otunga and McGillicutty in a rematch.[71] At Night of Champions Air Boom retained their titles against The Miz & R-Truth by disqualification after Miz attacked a WWE referee.[72] At Hell in a Cell and Vengeance, Air Boom retained their titles twice against Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.[73][74] Bourne was suspended throughout November for his first violation of the company’s Wellness policy.[75] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Air Boom successfully retained their titles against Primo and Epico.[76] On January 15, 2012, Air Boom lost the Tag Team titles to Primo and Epico at a house show.[77] The following night on Raw, Air Boom were awarded a rematch but failed to regain the titles.[78] The following day, Bourne was suspended again for his second violation of WWE's Wellness Policy.[79]

Kofi Kingston as the WWE Tag Team Champion.

At Royal Rumble, Kingston participated in the Royal Rumble match and although he did not win, he had a stand-out moment when he saved himself from elimination by walking on his hands to reach the ring steps and re-enter the ring.[80] At Elimination Chamber, Kingston failed to capture the WWE Championship after being eliminated third by Chris Jericho.[81] Kingston then began teaming with R-Truth, facing the likes of Primo and Epico and Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger which they both won and lost, respectively. On the February 27 Raw, Kingston and Truth failed to capture the WWE Tag Team Championship from Primo and Epico in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match, also involving Ziggler and Swagger. On the April 30 Raw, Kingston and Truth defeated Primo and Epico to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. At Over the Limit, Kingston and R-Truth successfully defended the titles against Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger and then again in a rematch on the May 28 Raw.[82][83] In the pre-show of Money in the Bank, Kingston and Truth defeated Hunico and Camacho in a non-title match.[84] The following night on Raw, they successfully defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young).[85] At SummerSlam, Kingston and Truth defeated Prime Time Players to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.[86] At Night of Champions, Kingston and Truth lost the Tag Team Championship to the team of Daniel Bryan and Kane[87] and failed to regain the titles from the new champions the following night on Raw.[88] Both Kingston and Truth were defeated by The Primetime Players in the first round of the Tag Team Tournament to determine the number one contenders for the Tag Team Championships, causing both Kingston and Truth to disband as a team and each returning to being single competitors.

Various feuds and championship pursuits (2012–2014)

After defeating Michael McGillicutty on the October 10 episode of Main Event, Kingston was confronted and insulted by commentator and Intercontinental Champion The Miz, prompting Kingston to challenge for the title which Miz accepted.[89] The following week on Raw, Kingston defeated Miz in a non-title match.[90] Two days later on Main Event, Kingston defeated Miz to win the Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time in his career.[91] Kingston then defeated Miz in two rematches, the first on October 28 at Hell in a Cell, and the second on the November 6 SmackDown to retain his title.[92][93] Kingston then began feuding with Wade Barrett when the two were placed on opposing teams in the traditional five-on-five elimination tag team match on November 18 at Survivor Series. Kingston's team, led by Mick Foley, was defeated by Barrett's team, led by Dolph Ziggler, during which he was eliminated by Barrett.[94] The following night on Raw, Kingston was defeated by Barrett in a non-title match.[95] Four days later on SmackDown, Kingston defeated Damien Sandow to retain the Intercontinental Championship whilst Barrett was on commentary.[96] Kingston, still the Intercontinental Champion, received a shot at the United States Championship on the December 3 Raw, against champion Antonio Cesaro, R-Truth, and Wade Barrett in a fatal four-way match, but was unsuccessful after Cesaro pinned Kingston for the win.[97] On December 16 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Kingston successfully defended his title against Barrett.[98] Two weeks later on the December 31 Raw, Kingston lost the Intercontinental Championship to Barrett.[99] Kingston received his rematch four days later on SmackDown, but failed as he was defeated by Barrett again.[100] At the 2013 Royal Rumble event, Kingston had another stand-out moment in the Rumble match. After eliminating Tensai, he was pushed out of the ring but Kingston jumped on Tensai's back, landed on the announce table and used an office chair from John "Bradshaw" Layfield to hop to the ring apron before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes.[80][101]

On the April 12 SmackDown, Kingston defeated United States Champion Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match.[102] Three days later on Raw, Kingston defeated Cesaro to win his third United States Championship.[103] Kingston made his first televised title defense on the May 1 Main Event, defeating Cesaro in a rematch.[104] On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Kingston lost the United States Championship to Dean Ambrose of The Shield, ending his reign at 34 days.[105] Kingston received his rematch on the following SmackDown, defeating Ambrose via disqualification after Shield members Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins interfered, but not regaining the title as a result. The Shield would continue their assault on Kingston until Randy Orton and Sheamus made the save. Theodore Long then came out to set up a six-man tag team match that ended with Ambrose pinning Kingston for the win.[106] Three days later on Raw, Kingston failed again to reclaim the United States Championship from Ambrose.[107] Four days later on SmackDown, Kingston was defeated by Ryback and was afterwards, powerbombed through three tables by him, injuring Kingston in storyline.[108] This was done to write Kingston out, as he was undergoing elbow surgery and was expected to be out for four to eight weeks.[109] Kingston returned from injury, sporting new gear on the August 5 Raw, defeating Fandango.[110] On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, Kingston defeated Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel in a non-title match, thus earning him a future title match.[111] Kingston received his title shot on September 15 at Night of Champions, but was defeated by Axel.[112] In late September, Bray Wyatt would start delivering cryptic messages to Kingston after his matches,[113][114] leading to a match between the two on October 6 at Battleground, which Wyatt won.[115] On the October 18 SmackDown, Kingston and Miz lost to Erick Rowan and Luke Harper in a tag team match. The following week on Raw, Kingston and Miz lost to the Real Americans after Miz turned on Kingston. At Survivor Series, Kofi was defeated by The Miz. In the upcoming weeks, Kingston would lose to The Miz in multiple matches. Kingston would finally win a rematch against The Miz at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in a No Disqualification Match. On the January 13 episode of Raw, Kingston defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton in a non-title match; he faced Orton again the following week, but allowed himself to lose by disqualification by holding Orton in place to allow John Cena to attack Orton for attacking his father.

Kingston entered at #8 at the Royal Rumble, and once again performed an amazing feat of avoiding elimination by landing on the crowd barricade and made an 11-foot jump to get back in the ring. He was later the seventh person eliminated by Roman Reigns. On the February 13 episode of Smackdown, Kingston would tap out to Jack Swagger in a number one contender's match for the Intercontinental Championship in a match also featuring Mark Henry and Rey Mysterio; on the March 21 episode of SmackDown, Kingston was announced in the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal at WrestleMania XXX. Kingston would have a standout moment in the match, getting thrown of over the turnbuckles by Cesaro and to avoid elimination by keeping his toes on the steel steps, he would later be eliminated by Sheamus. At Payback, Kingston would compete in a match against Bo Dallas, but he would be assaulted by Kane for his tweets against Stephanie McMahon. Kingston defeated Cesaro by reversing the Neutralizer into a sunset flip rollup for the win on the June 30 episode of Raw. Kingston was in a rematch with Cesaro, which he won on the July 7 episode of Raw. Kingston competed in the Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal at Battleground where he again avoided elimination by being caught by Big E and rode his shoulders to the ring. Despite this, he did not win.

The New Day (2014–present)

Main article: The New Day
Kingston with Big E and Xavier Woods as The New Day in January 2015.

On the July 21 episode of Raw, after Big E and Kingston suffered another loss as a team, Xavier Woods went to the ring and addressed them. Woods stated that Kingston and Big E could not "get ahead by kissing babies and shaking hands" and offered to form an alliance. The duo accepted Woods' offer,[116] and on the next day's Main Event, Woods managed Big E and Kingston to a decisive victory over Heath Slater and Titus O'Neil.[117] However, Woods' group quickly and quietly disbanded, as on the August 8 episode of SmackDown and on the August 12 episode of Main Event, both Big E and then Kingston reverted to wrestling singles matches with no sign or mention of the other two members of the group.[118][119]

Despite being disbanded on WWE television, Big E, Kingston and Woods continued their alliance at live events. In October, WWE began airing vignettes for Kingston, Woods and Big E, with the stable now being billed as "The New Day".[120][121] The New Day eventually made their in-ring debut on the November 28 episode of SmackDown in a winning effort against Titus O'Neil, Heath Slater and Curtis Axel.[122] The trio started a feud with Gold and Stardust, after their interfering ways cost Kingston and Big E an important tag team turmoil match. A match between the two teams was scheduled for the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs kick-off show on December 14, where Big E and Kingston defeated Gold and Stardust. In March 2015, The New Day participated in two matches on the pre-show to WrestleMania 31 in a losing effort.

The New Day turned heel, which would mark Kingston and Woods' first heel turn in WWE.[123] At Extreme Rules, Kingston and Big E defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.[124] At Payback, The New Day defeated Kidd and Cesaro to retain their titles. At Elimination Chamber, The New Day defeated Kidd and Cesaro, The Lucha Dragons, The Ascension, Los Matadores, and The Prime Time Players to retain their titles in the first ever tag team Elimination Chamber match; all three members were allowed to compete in a pre-match stipulation.[125] At Money in the Bank, Kingston participated in the Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Sheamus. Later in the show, his stablemates Big E and Woods lost the WWE Tag Team Championship titles against The Prime Time Players.[126] On July 4, at The Beast in the East live event in Tokyo, Japan, Kingston was quickly defeated by Brock Lesnar.[127]

New Day would then win the titles for a second time after they defeated the Prime Time Players, Los Matadores, and the Lucha Dragons in a tag team fatal 4-way match at SummerSlam. The following night on Raw, The Dudley Boyz made their WWE return and attacked the New Day with Woods being put through a table with the Dudley Death Drop. New Day lost to the Dudley Boyz via disqualification at Night of Champions but retained their tag team titles. The next month, at Hell in a Cell, they defeated the Dudley Boyz to once again retain their titles.

Near eliminations in battle royals

Kingston is known for multiple occasions in which he has avoided elimination from battle royals and royal rumbles in unique ways.[128]

  • Royal Rumble 2012 Pushed headfirst out of the ring by The Miz, but performed a handstand and walked on his hands to the ring steps.
  • Royal Rumble 2013 Rode Tensai's shoulders to the announce table, then used a swivel chair to hop back towards the ring.
  • Royal Rumble 2014 Dropped over the top rope by CM Punk and slammed onto the barricade by Rusev, Kingston leaped from the barricade to the ring apron.
  • Royal Rumble 2015 Caught by Adam Rose's party troupe and deposited back into the ring.
  • WrestleMania 30 Launched clear over the turnbuckle by Cesaro and landed on the floor, but with his feet on the steps.
  • Battleground (2014) Avoiding a punch from Cesaro, jumped backwards off ring apron onto Big E's shoulders.
  • WWE Raw[when?] Performed a Sunset Flip on Cesaro and held on to him avoiding elimination.

Other media

Sarkodie-Mensah, under the nickname Mr. 24/7, frequently appears in Xavier Woods' YouTube channel UpUpDownDown.

In 2012, he guest-starred in an episode of Disney XD's karate sitcom Kickin' It.

Personal life

Sarkodie-Mensah is married to Kori Campfield and has 1 child.

He was initially billed from Jamaica in part because of his fandom of Damian Marley and reggae music.[1][2][129]

Sarkodie-Mensah has training in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira.[130]

He is a fan of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and New England Patriots.[131]

Sarkodie-Mensah has a tattoo of West-African symbols along his spine with a set of eagle wings around the spine of his scapula.[132]

In wrestling

Kingston performing the Boom Drop on Shelton Benjamin.
Kingston dropkicking Kevin Nash.

Championships and accomplishments

Kingston is a four-time Intercontinental Champion.

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

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