Kofi Kingston

Stats

• Height: 6’0”
• Weight: 212 pounds
• From: Ghana, West Africa
• Career Highlights: Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; United States Champion; WWE Tag Team Champion

Signature Moves

Boom Drop 2

Grounded opponent near side

Hanging Overhead Kick

Corner opponent front

Finishers

Trouble in Paradise

Standing front or Irish Whip rebound

S.O.S.

Standing front or Irish Whip rebound (pin combo)

Attributes

• Strike Power: 75
• Grapple Power: 75
• Submission: 65
• Strike Defense: 85
• Grapple Defense: 75
• Speed: 95
• Jump: 100
• Agility: 95
• Adrenaline: 95
• Recovery: 85
• Toughness: 70
• Durability: 75
• Charisma: 80
• Tag Team: 95
• Overall: 87

Abilities

• Comeback
• Outside Dives
• Springboard Dives
• Leverage Pin

WWE Bio

The energy contained within one Kofi Kingston could power a major city for several years. A Ghanaian grappler with a beaming smile, Kingston’s boundless enthusiasm is only rivaled by his limitless athleticism, which he displays fearlessly every time he steps in the ring to the delight of the entire WWE Universe. In fact, the only people who don’t like Kofi Kingston are the Superstars he faces each week—and that’s only because they can rarely catch him. The leader of the Boom Squad’s dazzling aerials only belie what is actually a truly fierce fighter, who can curtail the smiles to kick it up in intensity if an opponent is foolish enough to set him off. Randy Orton, for example, tested Kofi’s patience in late 2009, and paid for it when Kofi defaced The Viper’s customized NASCAR before targeting Orton himself, leaping off of a balcony at Madison Square Garden and splintering him through a table. Kofi’s determination makes him a legitimate threat, and repeated favorite, in the annual Money in the Bank Ladder Matches, even though he’s yet to snag the coveted briefcase amid his rampant boom-dropping. Boasting reigns as Intercontinental Champion and United States Title holder, Kofi has recently taken over the tag ranks as he formed championship tandems with Evan Bourne and R-Truth. It’s no surprise these dynamic duos have drawn comparisons to classic tandems like The Rockers and The British Bulldogs. Most recently, Kofi’s run with R-Truth has proved particularly fruitful after the duo claimed the Tag Team Championships from Primo & Epico, defending them with style against mouthy newcomers The Prime Time Players on both Monday Night Raw and SummerSlam 2012. On the August 24 episode of SmackDown, Kofi & Truth defeated Primo & Epico in a non-title match, and later partook in an impromptu brawl between all the tag teams in the division while they argued amongst themselves who would be next in line for the twin championships. With the capacity to succeed on singles and tag team levels, this young Superstar’s future continues to get brighter, probably because he actually keeps leaping closer and closer to the sun.

Breakdown

Kofi Kingston is known for his dynamic attack of the squared circle and his attribute rating reflect that. Even his reversal of a reversal inspires awe from the crowd—if the opponent catches your kick, hit the reversal button to execute a Rolling Kick Reversal (front flip kick to the head). He’s got a 95 or above in the “energy” attributes (Speed, Jump, Agility and Adrenaline) and he’s a good defender. Stick to a high-energy offense full of aerial attacks. Even his chain grapples have a bit of striking flash—see the jumping headbutt from the Side Headlock. Pull off an S.O.S. for a pin combo, but if you miss it use a Wake Up Taunt and groggy grapple holding down on the left stick to lock in a Crucifix pin combo instead.

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