Kofi Kingston
Awards & Honours
18
Awards Won
3
Honours
1
Rankings
1
Covers
4
Records
Kofi Kingston's career is defined by historic firsts. He became the first African-born world champion in WWE history when he won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. He holds the record for the most WWE-branded tag team championship reigns at 16, and was the first wrestler to complete both the traditional and tag team Triple Crown. His 483-day Raw Tag Team Championship reign with The New Day remains the longest in WWE history. These achievements place him among the most decorated tag team wrestlers of all time.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
First African-born world champion in WWE history
Defeated Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.
First wrestler to win both traditional and tag team Triple Crown
Won the NXT Tag Team Championship to achieve this milestone.
Most WWE-branded tag team championship reigns (16)
Holds the record for the most tag team championship wins in WWE history.
Rankings & Lists
PWI 500
Magazine Covers
WWE Magazine
2015
The New Day: Power of Positivity
Records & Feats
First African-born world champion in WWE history
Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship, becoming the first world champion born in Africa.
Most WWE-branded tag team championship reigns (16)
Kingston holds the record for the most tag team championship wins across all WWE brands.
First wrestler to win both traditional and tag team Triple Crown
By winning the NXT Tag Team Championship, Kingston became the first to achieve both the traditional WWE Triple Crown and the tag team version.
Longest Raw Tag Team Championship reign (483 days)
The New Day held the Raw Tag Team Championship from August 2015 to December 2016, the longest reign for those titles.