| Nana Osei Bandoh | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Prince Nana |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Born | 1977 |
| Resides | New York, New York, United States |
| Billed from | "Ghana, West Africa" |
| Trained by | Angel Big Vito D-Von Dudley Johnny Rodz Mr. Fabian Street |
| Debut | 1996 |
Prince Nana Osei Bandoh is an American professional wrestler of Ghanaian extraction, better known by his ring name, Prince Nana. He also claims to be an Ashanti prince.[1][2]
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Career
Although Nana was born in the United States, he claims also to be the son of an Ashanti tribe member with royal heritage and the heir to the throne of Ashanti in Ghana. When Nana was three, his family relocated to Ghana for five years, returning so that Nana could be educated in America. As a teenager, he relocated to New York City in America as an exchange student. In 1992, at the age of fifteen, Nana watched WrestleMania VIII, and was inspired by the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Ric Flair to become a wrestler. A year later, he wrote to the World Wrestling Federation and asked their advice as to which professional wrestling school he should attend. The WWF recommended that he train under Larry Sharpe, but Nana felt that Sharpe's school (in Westville, New Jersey) was too far away. Instead, Nana became a photographer for Johnny Rodz, who operated Gleason's Gym in New York. Nana worked for Rodz until he turned eighteen, when Rodz began training him as a wrestler. He debuted in 1996, wrestling Big Vito in a church in Spanish Harlem.[1][3][4][5] Nana worked regularly for the East Coast Wrestling Association in Delaware and USA Pro Wrestling in New York, as well as making appearances with the WWF and with ZERO ONE in Japan. In 2002, he joined the upstart Ring of Honor promotion, where in 2004 he formed a heel stable known as The Embassy. He remained with Ring of Honor until September 2006, when he gave his notice.[6]
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves[7]
- Managers[7]
- Vanessa Harding
- E.S. Easton
- Wrestlers managed by Prince Nana[7]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cyberspace Wrestling Federation
- CSWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sonjay Dutt
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (2 times)
- USA Pro Wrestling
- USA Pro New York State Championship (2 times)
References
- ^ a b Clevett, J. (May 31, 2005). Nana an honorable Prince. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on May 20, 2007. “I was born in the U.S., but when I turned three we went back to Ghana for five years. I came back to go to school. My Father is part of the Ashanti tribe in Ghana, West Africa with Royal Heritage. I am part of that because of my relation to the existing chiefs of the Ashanti tribe. If my uncle is to pass away, because he is the chief uncle, legally I will be the next King.”
- ^ Prince Nana at Cagematch.net. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
- ^ Clevett, J. (May 31, 2005). Nana an honorable Prince. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on May 20, 2007. “...it was the classic feud between Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Flair that culminated at Wrestlemania 8 that changed his life.”
- ^ Clevett, J. (May 31, 2005). Nana an honorable Prince. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on May 20, 2007. “A year later I was looking into schools and I wrote to the WWE, who told me to go to Larry Sharpe's school. It was too far way because I was living in New York City as an exchange student from Ghana. After a few months I found Gleason's gym on Front Street. I started as a photographer for Johnny Rodz...”
- ^ Schwan, B. (2005). Ten Questions With Prince Nana. WrestlingClothesline.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2007.
- ^ Clevett, J. (May 31, 2005). Nana an honorable Prince. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on May 20, 2007.
- ^ a b c Prince Nana. OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2007.
