Name | Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (Kofi Kingston) |
Age | 41 (as of April 2023) |
Residence | Ghana, West Africa |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Kori Campfield (married in 2010) |
Net Worth (2023) | $3 million |
Source of Wealth | Wrestling |
Salary | $500,000 per year |
Endorsements | WWE Merchandise, Booty O’s |
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah, popularly known by his WWE in-ring name Kofi Kingston is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler and he is currently signed with WWE. He was born in Ghana, West Africa and moved with his family to the U.S. and settled in Boston. Kofi started his professional wrestling training in late 2005, after graduating from Boston College. Kofi Nahaje Kingston made his wrestling debut for the Chaotic Wrestling independent circuit in 2006. Kofi has worked with multiple independent circuits, before being signed by the WWE in 2006. He wrestled for New Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF), New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA), and Chaotic Wrestling under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston. He signed a development contract with WWE as a part of Deep South Wrestling (DSW) in Georgia. He also appeared in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Kentucky. He made his first WWE appearance in 2007, in two dark matches on Raw. He then shortened his ring name to Kofi Kingston and had his television debut in 2008 as a part of ECW. He performed as a Jamaican character at the initial stage and dropped it in 2009.
In 2014, Kofi along with Big E and Xavier Woods formed a Trio under the name “The New Day” and he is still a part of it. Over the years, Kofi had reached great heights in his pro-wrestling career. He is a four-time Intercontinental Champion, three-time United States Champion, One time World Tag Team Champion, six-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champion, seven-time WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion, and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion. After a decade of hard work, Kofi won his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the main event of WrestleMania 34, in 2018.
With this monumental win, he became the first ever African-born WWE Champion in the history of WWE. He also became WWE’s 30th Grand Triple Crown Champion and 20th Grand Slam Champion. Kofi had no trouble reaching the paradise of a successful career. Kofi not only earned a lot of success, he also earned a lot of wealth. Here is a detailed view on the net worth of Kofi Nahaje Kingston.
How much is Kofi Kingston's Net Worth in 2023?
According to various reports, Kofi is now estimated to have a net worth of approximately $3 million as of 2023. It was reported that Kofi's long successful professional wrestling career had helped him gain most of his wealth. He also gains revenue from various sources. Kofi has a good fortune but prefers to live a modest life.
Kofi Kingston Salary
Kofi Kingston’s base salary is expected to be around $500,000 per annum, as of 2023. He also gains additional income from featuring in big pay-per-views and merchandise sales. It is also reported that Kofi’s in-hand salary after tax deductions will be $340,000.
Kofi Kingston Endorsements
Kofi Kingston is one of the people's favourite WWE superstars, and this helps him to earn a marginal amount of money by selling his merchandise. His New Day merchandise is one of the highly sold-out products. Kofi and his New Day crew members, Big E & Xavier Woods, introduced Booty O’s Cereals to the WWE Universe. Booty O’s is a highly-sold breakfast cereal that costs approximately $13. Booty O’s also sells marshmallows of different shapes, such as "stars, smiles, unicorn horns, rainbow hearts, booty crowns, tag titles, and magic!". The New Day Trio has also hosted WrestleMania.
Kofi Kingston House
Kofi Kingston owns a modest (but sizable) house in Tampa, Florida. He purchased this property in 2009 for $400,000. This villa occupies an area of 3,849 square feet and is padded with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a pool, and a garage with the capacity to park two cars.
Kofi Kingston Cars
Though Kofi is known for his simple and modest lifestyle, he owns some of the coolest cars. His collection of cars includes a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Toyota Sequoia, Range Rover Evoque and an Acura NSX.
Kofi Kingston Other Source of Income
Movies
Year | Title | Role |
2016 | Countdown | Himself |
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon | Himself | |
2021 | The Main Event | Himself |
Escape the Undertaker | Himself |
Video Games
Year | Title |
---|---|
2008 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 |
2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 |
2010 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 |
2011 | WWE All Stars |
WWE '12 | |
2012 | WWE '13 |
2013 | WWE 2K14 |
2014 | WWE 2K15 |
WWE SuperCard | |
2015 | WWE 2K16 |
2016 | WWE 2K17 |
2017 | WWE 2K18 |
WWE Champions | |
WWE Mayhem | |
WWE Tap Mania | |
2018 | WWE 2K19 |
2019 | WWE 2K20 |
2020 | The King of Fighters All Star |
WWE 2K Battlegrounds | |
Gears 5 | |
2022 | WWE 2K22 |
2023 | WWE 2K23 |
Youtube: UpUpDownDown
UpUpDownDown is a gaming youtube channel founded by his New Day teammate Xavier Woods aka Austin Creed. Kofi had featured on this Youtube under the name Mr. 24/7 and had also won the UpUpDownDown Championship.
Kofi Kingston Charity Works
Kofi Kingston has been a part of several charity works such as the Boys and Girls Club, Make A Wish, etc. He also announced a huge Ghana charity initiative to develop the people of Ghana and promote the education of children.
FAQs
A. Kofi Kingston’s Championship lasted for 180 days. Kofi lost his title to Brock Lesnar in 8 seconds.
A. Kofi Kingston uses Trouble in Paradise (Roundhouse kick) and S.O.S as a signature move to win against opponents.
A. Kofi Kingston’s sunken chest is due his genetics, it is called a pectus excavatum or concave chest.
A. Kori Campfield is Kofi Kingston’s wife. They both got married in 2010.
A. Kofi and Kori have two sons and a daughter, named Khi, Orion and Lotus.