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Kofi Kingston Timeline

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Kofi Kingston battles Chuck Palumbo during a 2008 match in Australia.

Kofi Kingston battles Chuck Palumbo during a 2008 match in Australia.

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The following is a timeline of the WWE career of Kofi Kingston. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

2008
6/29 Night of Champions - beat Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental Championship
8/17 SummerSlam - Winners Take All: Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix beat Kofi Kingston & Mickie James to win both the Intercontinental & Women’s Championships
10/27 RAW - w/CM Punk won the World Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
11/23 Survivor Series - Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, William Regal beat Batista, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy & R-Truth
12/13 House Show - w/CM Punk lost the tag team titles to The Miz & John Morrison

2009
4/5 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania – Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk beat Christian, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Mark Henry, Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP
6/1 RAW - beat MVP to win the US Championship
6/7 Extreme Rules – beat MVP, William Regal, and Matt Hardy
7/26 Night of Champions - US Champion Kofi Kingston beat Jack Swagger, MVP, The Miz, Carlito, and Primo Colon in a Six Pack Challenge
9/13 Breaking Point - beat The Miz
10/4 Hell in a Cell - beat The Miz and Jack Swagger
10/5 RAW - lost the US Championship to The Miz
10/25 Bragging Rights - Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, R-Truth, David Hart Smith, & Tyson Kidd) beat Team RAW (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, & Mark Henry)

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