Early Life
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah was born near the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana on August 14, 1981. His family emigrated to the United States in 1982. Upon graduating from Boston College, Sarkodie-Mensah initially worked in an office before deciding to train as a professional wrestler.
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