{"id":747892,"date":"2022-01-13T13:29:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/the-wwe-superstar-you-never-knew-was-from-ghana-and-why-he-told-the-world-he-was-from-jamaica\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:29:59","slug":"the-wwe-superstar-you-never-knew-was-from-ghana-and-why-he-told-the-world-he-was-from-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/the-wwe-superstar-you-never-knew-was-from-ghana-and-why-he-told-the-world-he-was-from-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"The WWE Superstar You Never Knew Was From Ghana And Why He Told The World He Was From Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>Kofi Kingston of the New Day faction is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in WWE history. Kofi Kingston is the most famous Ghanaian Wrestler.\u00a0His biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/0e9f140b8c23438fa95b54b5cdfc0183\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kingston was originally born in Ashanti, Ghana. He had relocated to America after spending childhood in the African nation. Kofi Has Two Children. Had Shortest WWE Championship Match Against Brock Lesnar, Originally From Ghana, Not Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/59a82fcf45744d49ac7f507630f3ba88\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WWE CEO Vince McMahon enjoyed the character but told Kofi that he would need to be 100% Jamaican at all times and warned him to never let his guard down. The WWE superstar was so committed to his new role that if he would answer his phone in his normal voice, he would then pretend to get the Jamaican Kofi Kingston, who would then come to the phone in full Jamaican accent.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/0b380b1bde12475aa5360219395c13ac\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Things came to a head when a BBC reporter found out that Kingston was actually from Ghana. The reporter first grilled Kingston about his background, but the WWE superstar was wholeheartedly committed to his character and refused to budge.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a6b53320df0b4dcaa81c8db432c9b57a\"\/><\/p>\n<p>McMahon didn&#8217;t think the article was a big deal at first, but several months later, Kingston was told to drop the accent. All in all, despite the accent and gimmick change, things seem to work out for Kofi as he won the WWE championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1ebcfd1fcb6940be83f9225063c8737d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kingston may forever be known for his historic WWE Championship run, but he&#8217;s also a Hall of Fame caliber tag team wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Mainooco (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nGhana<br \/>\nJamaica<br \/>\nKofi Kingston<br \/>\nVince McMahon<br \/>\nWWE<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kofi Kingston of the New Day faction is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in WWE history. Kofi Kingston is the most famous Ghanaian Wrestler.\u00a0His biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia. Kingston was originally born in Ashanti, Ghana. He had relocated to America after spending childhood in the African nation. 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