{"id":34686,"date":"2018-01-22T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T20:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=34686"},"modified":"2018-01-22T14:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T20:42:22","slug":"kofi-kingston-celebrates-ten-years-wwe-main-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/01\/22\/kofi-kingston-celebrates-ten-years-wwe-main-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Kingston celebrates ten years on the WWE main roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1559712763\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kingston marks today as the tenth anniversary of becoming a WWE wrestler. &#8220;I was just a skinny kid from a small town with aspirations of becoming a pro wrestler,&#8221; Kingston wrote in an Instgram post. &#8220;On January 22 of 2008 in Charlottesville, Virginia, I officially became a WWE superstar. I didn\u2019t know where it would lead, but I knew that it was the most important step toward accomplishing my childhood dream.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve seen many people come and go. I\u2019ve even seen a few come back! I\u2019ve made many close friends along the way. Some who\u2019ve been alongside me from the beginning as our careers progressed together. Some who were very close, but through circumstance I have regrettably fallen out of their favor. I\u2019ve made close friends with many who weren\u2019t as fortunate to make it to the grand stage, but I\u2019ve also had the joy of watching other grind relentlessly on their journeys for years and finally get their opportunity to shine.&#8221; Read his full post at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BePce7FDRQI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Kingston has actually been in the WWE system since 2006, but he debuted on the WWE\/ECW roster with a squash match win on January 22, 2008 over David Owen. It&#8217;s definitely worth reading the full Instagram post. Congratulations to Kofi on the ten-year milestone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>NEW:<\/b> Help support Prowrestling.net when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/amazon\">Prowrestling.net\/amazon<\/a>. 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