5 things you should know about Kofi Kingston 

#1. His return to Ghana was marked by destiny

Kofi Kingston

After winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, Kofi Kingston returned home. Kingston had not visited Ghana in 26 years, but it was reaching the pinnacle of success in WWE that brought him back.

Ironically, Ghanaian President Nana Akufoo-Addo had previously declared 2019 the year of return and encouraged the Ghanaian diaspora to return and become reacquainted with the country.

Kingston told Lilian Garcia,

"This just so happened to be the year that after 11 years of grinding on the WWE roster that I end up winning [the WWE Championship] and now I can go back to Ghana after 26 years, as the WWE Champion, the highest level in this industry. If I had won, when I first debuted - it would have still been cool to go back - but the story wouldn't have been there.....Everything happened exactly the way it was supposed to. If it happened any other way, it wouldn't have meant nearly as much."

The former WWE champion had the opportunity to spend time with family and to see his grandmother after leaving her a quarter-century ago. While Kingston's grandma was able to celebrate her grandson's long-awaited return, she passed away shortly thereafter,

"I'm not sad about it, but again with everything happening for a reason, I got to go see her, and spend a little time with her. It was almost like she was waiting for us (my brother went too) to come back and see us one last time, and then let herself go."

Readers may listen to Lilian Garcia's interview with Kofi Kingston in its entirety below:

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