Kofi Kingston life and biography

Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, is a Ghanaian born-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), working on the SmackDown brand.

Career Highlights:

2008
6/29 Night of Champions - beat Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental Championship
8/17 SummerSlam - Winners Take All: Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix beat Kofi Kingston & Mickie James to win both the Intercontinental & Women’s Championships
10/27 RAW - w/CM Punk won the World Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
11/23 Survivor Series - Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, William Regal beat Batista, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy & R-Truth
12/13 House Show - w/CM Punk lost the tag team titles to The Miz & John Morrison

2009
4/5 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania – Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk beat Christian, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Mark Henry, Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP
6/1 RAW - beat MVP to win the US Championship
6/7 Extreme Rules – beat MVP, William Regal, and Matt Hardy
7/26 Night of Champions - US Champion Kofi Kingston beat Jack Swagger, MVP, The Miz, Carlito, and Primo Colon in a Six Pack Challenge
9/13 Breaking Point - beat The Miz
10/4 Hell in a Cell - beat The Miz and Jack Swagger
10/5 RAW - lost the US Championship to The Miz
10/25 Bragging Rights - Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, R-Truth, David Hart Smith, & Tyson Kidd) beat Team RAW (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, & Mark Henry)
11/22 Survivor Series - Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, MVP, Mark Henry, & Christian beat Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, William Regal, & CM Punk
12/13 TLC - lost to Randy Orton

2010
2/21 Elimination Chamber - John Cena beat WWE Champion Sheamus, Triple H, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber Match to win the title
3/28 WrestleMania XXVI - Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Jack Swagger beat Christian, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, Dolph Ziggler, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Drew McIntyre, MVP, & Kofi Kingston
5/23 Over the Limit - won the Intercontinental Championship from Drew McIntyre
6/20 Fatal 4 Way - beat Drew McIntyre
7/18 Money in the Bank - Kane beat Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, Drew McIntyre, and The Big Show in a Money in the Bank Match
8/6 SmackDown - lost the Intercontinental Championship to Dolph Ziggler
8/15 SummerSlam - fought Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler to a no contest
9/19 Night of Champions - lost to Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler
10/24 Bragging Rights - Elimination Match: Team SmackDown (Big Show, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston & Tyler Reks) beat Team RAW (The Miz, CM Punk, John Morrison, Sheamus, Santino Marella, R-Truth, & Ezekiel Jackson)
11/21 Survivor Series - Rey Mysterio, Big Show, MVP, Kofi Kingston, & Chris Masters beat Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, & Tyler Reks
12/19 TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs - Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler beat Jack Swagger & Kofi Kingston in a Ladder Match

2011
1/7 SmackDown - won the Intercontinental Championship from Dolph Ziggler
2/20 Elimination Chamber - lost to Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match
3/25 SmackDown - lost the Intercontinental Championship to Wade Barrett
4/3 WrestleMania XXVII - Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella, & Kofi Kingston beat Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, & Justin Gabriel

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