Prince Nana
American professional wrestler and manager
Nana Osei Ankrah Bandoh (born August 1, 1979), better known as Prince Nana, is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestling manager and former wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as the on-screen manager of Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and Austin Creed). He is also known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was the founder and on-screen manager of The Embassy.
Early life
Although Nana was born in the United States, he claims that 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 twelve, Nana watched WrestleMania VIII, and was inspired by the WWF Championship match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Ric Flair to become a wrestler. A year later, he wrote to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002) and asked their advice as to which professional wrestling school he should attend. The WWF recommended that he train under Larry Sharpe in New Jersey, but Nana felt that Sharpe's school was too far away. Instead, Nana became a photographer for Johnny Rodz, who operated Gleason's Gym in New York.
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