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Charles Ashenoff

Born · January 6, 1964 (61 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba

Bio

Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises) better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestling personality, manager and former professional wrestler. In Impact he was formerly the manager of The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and currently served as a member of the creative team. During a career spanning almost three decades, he has wrestled for independent and national promotions in the United States and Mexico, and held fifteen title belts in nine promotions. He has also worked as a manager, color commentator, booker, and creative consultant, primarily for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Outside of wrestling, Konnan is also an occasional rapper. He is best known to United States audiences for his run in World Championship Wrestling as part of the nWo stable and as part of The Filthy Animals. He also created The 3Live Kru for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the early 2000s and later the Latin American Xchange (LAX) stable there as well. In Mexico, Konnan was the first-ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, and was the leader of the Foreign Legion in AAA when they were the top stable. At one point he was referred to as "The Mexican Hulk Hogan" for breaking attendance records across the country, and Konnan still holds the all-time attendance record in Mexico City as well as cities including Tijuana, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Torreon, Hermosillo and Nuevo Laredo. Konnan also broke the pro wrestling attendance record in Los Angeles when he headlined AAA's first Los Angeles event and the company had a sell-out, turn-away crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. He was also involved in the creation of Lucha Underground, where he was supposed to serve as a writer and producer, but ended up in an on-camera role as manager to Prince Puma throughout the first season. Konnan is known to be outspoken, and in the last decade, he has been openly critical of promotions that he feels have mistreated either him personally or the talent in general. He has been particularly outspoken against what he sees as racism against Latino wrestlers in United States promotions – he butted heads with TNA over treatment of himself and Ron "The Truth" Killings, and WWE over issues regarding Latino wrestlers Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio, but he has also come into conflict with AAA over what he alleged was non-payment of talent.

Known for

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TNA iMPACT!

TNA iMPACT!

TNA iMPACT!

TNA iMPACT!

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

Konnan

2023

Biography: Rey Mysterio

Self - Rey's Friend

2022

WWE This Is Awesome

Konnan (archive footage) · (1 episode)

2022

AAA TripleMania Regia II

Konnan

2021

NWA 73

Konnan

2021

Triplemania XXIX

Konnan

2021

AEW Road Rager

Konnan

2021

AEW Double or Nothing

Konnan

2021

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

Konnan · (4 episodes)

2019

AAA Triplemania XXVII

Konnan

2019

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII

Konnan

2019

The Wrestlers

Himself · (1 episode)

2019

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019

Konnan

2019

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

Konnan

2018

MLW War Games 2018

Konnan

2018

MLW Fusion

Konnan · (1 episode)

2018

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

Konnan

2017

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

Konnan

2017

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

Konnan

2016

Lucha Underground

Konnan · (39 episodes)

2014

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

Konnan

2012

AAA - The Movie

Konnan (voice)

2010

A Hart Still Pounding

Self

2009

TNA Slammiversary 2007

Konnan (Ringside)

2007

TNA Destination X 2007

Konnan (Ringside)

2007

TNA Against All Odds 2007

Konnan (Ringside)

2007

TNA Turning Point 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Genesis 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA No Surrender 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Hard Justice 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Victory Road 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Lockdown 2006

Konnan

2006

TNA Destination X 2006

Konnan

2006

TNA Against All Odds 2006

Konnan (Ringside)

2006

TNA Turning Point 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Genesis 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Unbreakable 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Sacrifice 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA No Surrender 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Slammiversary 2005

Konnan

2005

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

Himself (Konnan)

2005

TNA Destination X 2005

Konnan

2005

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

Konnan

2005

TNA Against All Odds 2005

Konnan (Ringside)

2005

TNA Final Resolution 2005

Konnan

2005

TNA Turning Point 2004

Konnan (Ringside)

2004

TNA Victory Road 2004

Konnan

2004

TNA iMPACT!

Konnan · (14 episodes)

2004

TNA iMPACT!

(1 episode)

2004

WWA The Reckoning

Konnan

2003

ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy

Konnan

2003

WWA The Retribution

Konnan

2002

WWA The Inception

Konnan

2001

WCW Greed

Konnan

2001

WCW Sin

Konnan

2001

WCW Starrcade 2000

Konnan

2000

WCW Millennium Final

Konnan

2000

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

Konnan

2000

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

Konnan

2000

Ready to Rumble

Konnan

2000

WCW Mayhem 1999

Konnan

1999

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

Konnan

1999

Goldberg - Who's Next?

Konnan

1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

Konnan

1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

Konnan

1999

2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

Konnan

1999

WCW Slamboree 1999

Konnan

1999

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

Konnan

1999

WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!

Konnan

1999

WCW SuperBrawl IX

Konnan

1999

WCW Souled Out 1999

Konnan

1999

WCW Starrcade 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW World War 3 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Road Wild 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Bash at the Beach '98

Konnan

1998

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Uncensored 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Souled Out 1998

Konnan

1998

WCW Thunder

Konnan · (8 episodes)

1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

Konnan

1997

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

Konnan

1997

WCW Road Wild 1997

Konnan

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

Konnan

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997

Konnan

1997

WCW SuperBrawl VII

Konnan

1997

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV

Konnan

1997

WCW World War 3 1996

Konnan

1996

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

Konnan

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

Konnan

1996

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

Konnan

1996

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

Konnan

1996

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996

WCW Slamboree 1996

Konnan

1996

WCW Uncensored 1996

Konnan

1996

WCW SuperBrawl VI

Konnan

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

Konnan

1996

ECW House Party 1996

Konnan

1996

ECW November to Remember 1995

Konnan

1995

ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995

Konnan

1995

ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995

Konnan

1995

NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3

Konnan

1994

AAA When Worlds Collide

Konnan

1994

AAA TripleMania I

Konnan

1993

WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course

Konnan

1990