Prince Nana

Prince Nana is an American professional wrestler of Ghanaian extraction, currently working for Ring of Honor. He is also an Ashanti prince, a nephew of King Otumfuo Osei Tutu the Asantehene, ceremonial ruler of the Ashanti region.

Career

Although Nana was born in the United States, he is 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.

Though Nana was a trained wrestler, he quickly found a niche as a manager. Drawing from the character of Ric Flair and from his own legitimate royal roots, Nana developed the gimmick of a wealthy, supercilious African prince.

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 2003 he formed a heel stable known as The Embassy.

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

Wrestlers managed by Prince Nana

Championships and accomplishments

Cyberspace Wrestling Federation

1-time CSWF Tag Team Champion (with Sonjay Dutt)
- East Coast Wrestling Association

1-time ECWA Heavyweight Champion
2-time ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
- USA Pro Wrestling

2-time USA Pro New York State Champion

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