10 times WWE changed a Superstar's nationality

#2 Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston makes the second place!

Now, the case of Koki Kingston is an incredibly interesting one. He came into WWE with a gimmick of being from a different country and actually switched to his real nationality while in WWE!

Kingston, of course, was originally billed as being from Kingston, Jamaica and spoke with a pretty convincing, if slightly exaggerated, Jamaican accent.

The former WWE Champion, though, is actually from Ghana, and made history as the first-ever African-born WWE Champion. There's still yet to be a Jamaican WWE Champion.

Kofi was however billed as the first Jamaican to wrestle for WWE, despite having absolutely no links to the Caribbean country. The character was finally dropped in 2009, speaking on RAW without an accent and being billed from Ghana.

In a recent segment, The New Day even mocked Kofi's accent with their time machine segment - which was then cut out of the YouTube clip. Kingston had joked that 2009 was his best year on the segment.

Kingston, though, has definitely enjoyed his best year in WWE ten years later, winning the WWE Championship in 2019 from Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania and restoring the eco-friendly belt the Yes Man had introduced to the classic design, which he held.