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Charles Ashenoff

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. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Impact Wrestling. In Impact he was formerly the manager of The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and currently serves 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.


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Born:
Jan 6, 1964 In Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Movie/TV Credits:
99
First Appeared:
In the movie WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course 1990-12-16
Latest Project:
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2023 2023-03-31
Known For
Poster of AEW Double or Nothing
Poster of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Poster of Lucha Underground
Poster of WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
Filmography
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2023 Konnan 2023-03-31
Movie Biography: Rey Mysterio Self - Rey's Friend 2022-08-28
Movie AEW Road Rager Konnan 2021-07-07
Movie AEW Double or Nothing Konnan 2021-05-30
Movie Triplemania XXIX Konnan 2021-08-14
Movie AAA TripleMania Regia II Konnan 2021-12-04
Series The Wrestlers Himself 2019-05-22
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion Konnan 2019-04-28
Movie AAA Triplemania XXVII Konnan 2019-08-03
Series All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Konnan 2019-10-02
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII Konnan 2019-07-06
Movie MLW War Games 2018 Konnan 2018-09-14
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory Konnan 2018-10-14
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV Konnan 2017-07-02
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory Konnan 2017-10-15
Movie The Essential AJ Styles Collection Konnan 2016-02-28
Series Lucha Underground Konnan 2014-10-28
Movie WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man Konnan 2012-02-24
Movie AAA - The Movie Konnan (voice) 2010-02-16
Movie TNA Slammiversary 2007 Konnan (Ringside) 2007-06-17
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2007 Konnan (Ringside) 2007-02-11
Movie TNA Destination X 2007 Konnan (Ringside) 2007-03-11
Movie TNA Lockdown 2006 Konnan 2006-04-23
Movie TNA Victory Road 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-07-16
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-02-12
Movie TNA Destination X 2006 Konnan 2006-03-12
Movie TNA Bound for Glory 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-10-22
Movie TNA Hard Justice 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-08-13
Movie TNA Turning Point 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-12-10
Movie TNA Genesis 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-11-19
Movie TNA No Surrender 2006 Konnan (Ringside) 2006-09-24
Movie 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler Himself (Konnan) 2005-06-01
Movie TNA Destination X 2005 Konnan 2005-03-13
Movie TNA Final Resolution 2005 Konnan 2005-01-16
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2005 Konnan (Ringside) 2005-02-13
Movie Forever Hardcore: The Documentary Himself 2005-02-15
Movie TNA Slammiversary 2005 Konnan 2005-06-19
Movie TNA Genesis 2005 Konnan 2005-11-13
Movie TNA No Surrender 2005 Konnan 2005-07-17
Movie TNA Bound for Glory 2005 Konnan 2005-10-23
Movie TNA Turning Point 2005 Konnan 2005-12-11
Movie TNA Sacrifice 2005 Konnan 2005-08-14
Movie TNA Unbreakable Konnan 2005-09-11
Movie TNA Victory Road 2004 Konnan 2004-11-07
Movie TNA Turning Point 2004 Konnan (Ringside) 2004-12-05
Movie ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy Konnan 2003-01-11
Movie WWA The Reckoning Konnan 2003-05-25
Movie WWA The Retribution Konnan 2002-12-06
Movie WCW Sin Konnan 2001-01-14
Movie WCW Greed Konnan 2001-03-18
Movie WWA The Inception Konnan 2001-10-26
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 2000 Konnan 2000-09-17
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 Konnan 2000-10-29
Movie Ready to Rumble Konnan 2000-04-07
Movie WCW Millennium Final Konnan 2000-11-16
Movie WCW Starrcade 2000 Konnan 2000-12-17
Movie WCW Spring Stampede 1999 Konnan 1999-04-11
Movie WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! Konnan 1999-03-09
Movie WCW Souled Out 1999 Konnan 1999-01-17
Movie WCW Slamboree 1999 Konnan 1999-05-09
Movie WCW SuperBrawl IX Konnan 1999-02-21
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1999 Konnan 1999-06-13
Movie 2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show Konnan 1999-05-19
Movie WCW Mayhem 1999 Konnan 1999-11-21
Movie Goldberg - Who's Next? Konnan 1999-08-08
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc 1999 Konnan 1999-10-24
Movie WCW Bash at The Beach 1999 Konnan 1999-07-11
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1998 Konnan 1998-06-14
Movie WCW Uncensored 1998 Konnan 1998-03-15
Movie WCW Bash at The Beach 1998 Konnan 1998-07-12
Series WCW Thunder Konnan 1998-01-08
Movie WCW Souled Out 1998 Konnan 1998-01-24
Movie WCW Road Wild 1998 Konnan 1998-08-08
Movie WCW World War 3 1998 Konnan 1998-11-22
Movie WCW Starrcade 1998 Konnan 1998-12-27
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1998 Konnan 1998-09-13
Movie WCW SuperBrawl VII Konnan 1997-02-23
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV Konnan 1997-01-21
Movie WCW Slamboree 1997 Konnan 1997-05-18
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1997 Konnan 1997-06-15
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1997 Konnan 1997-09-14
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV Konnan 1997-08-21
Movie WCW Road Wild 1997 Konnan 1997-08-09
Movie WCW SuperBrawl VI Konnan 1996-02-11
Movie WCW Uncensored 1996 Konnan 1996-03-24
Movie ECW House Party 1996 Konnan 1996-01-05
Movie WCW Slamboree 1996 Konnan 1996-05-19
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII Konnan 1996-01-23
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII Konnan 1996-08-15
Movie World Wrestling Peace Festival Unknown 1996-06-01
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1996 Konnan 1996-09-15
Movie WCW World War 3 1996 Konnan 1996-11-24
Movie WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 Konnan 1996-07-06
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1996 Konnan 1996-06-16
Movie ECW November to Remember 1995 Konnan 1995-11-18
Movie AAA When Worlds Collide Konnan 1994-11-06
Movie NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3 Konnan 1994-11-21
Movie AAA TripleMania I Konnan 1993-04-30
Movie WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course Konnan 1990-12-16