
Charles Ashenoff
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-01-06 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Charles Ashenoff
Biography
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.
Acting
(2023)
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
as Konnan
(2022)
Biography: Rey Mysterio
as Self - Rey's Friend
(2021)
NWA 73
as Konnan
(2021)
AEW Double or Nothing
as Konnan
(2021)
Triplemania XXIX
as Konnan
(2021)
AEW Road Rager
as Konnan
(2021)
AAA TripleMania Regia II
as Konnan
(2019)
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
as Konnan
(2019)
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII
as Konnan
(2019)
AAA Triplemania XXVII
as Konnan
(2018)
(2018)
MLW War Games 2018
as Konnan
(2017)
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
as Konnan
(2017)
(2016)
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
as Konnan
(2012)
(2010)
AAA - The Movie
as Konnan (voice)
(2009)
A Hart Still Pounding
as Self
(2007)
TNA Destination X 2007
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2007)
TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2007)
TNA Slammiversary 2007
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Against All Odds 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Destination X 2006
as Konnan
(2006)
TNA Hard Justice 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Lockdown 2006
as Konnan
(2006)
TNA Victory Road 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Genesis 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA No Surrender 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2006)
TNA Turning Point 2006
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2005)
TNA Unbreakable 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA No Surrender 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Slammiversary 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Genesis 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Against All Odds 2005
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2005)
TNA Final Resolution 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Destination X 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Sacrifice 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
TNA Turning Point 2005
as Konnan
(2005)
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
as Himself (Konnan)
(2005)
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
as Konnan
(2004)
TNA Victory Road 2004
as Konnan
(2004)
TNA Turning Point 2004
as Konnan (Ringside)
(2003)
WWA The Reckoning
as Konnan
(2003)
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
as Konnan
(2002)
WWA The Retribution
as Konnan
(2001)
WCW Greed
as Konnan
(2001)
WCW Sin
as Konnan
(2001)
WWA The Inception
as Konnan
(2000)
Ready to Rumble
as Konnan
(2000)
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
as Konnan
(2000)
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
as Konnan
(2000)
WCW Starrcade 2000
as Konnan
(2000)
WCW Millennium Final
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Slamboree 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Souled Out 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW SuperBrawl IX
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Mayhem 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
as Konnan
(1999)
Goldberg - Who's Next?
as Konnan
(1999)
(1999)
(1998)
WCW World War 3 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Souled Out 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Road Wild 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Uncensored 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW Starrcade 1998
as Konnan
(1998)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW Road Wild 1997
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW SuperBrawl VII
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW Slamboree 1997
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
as Konnan
(1997)
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Uncensored 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Slamboree 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW World War 3 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
ECW House Party 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
as Konnan
(1996)
WCW SuperBrawl VI
as Konnan
(1996)
(1995)
ECW November to Remember 1995
as Konnan
(1995)
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995
as Konnan
(1995)
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
as Konnan
(1994)
AAA When Worlds Collide
as Konnan
(1994)
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
as Konnan
(1993)
AAA TripleMania I
as Konnan
(1990)
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
as Konnan
Crew
(2015)
AAA TripleMania XXIII
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