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. 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.
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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Who Killed WCW?
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
Biography: Rey Mysterio
WWE This Is Awesome
AAA TripleMania Regia II
Triplemania XXIX
AEW Road Rager
AEW Double or Nothing
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
AAA Triplemania XXVII
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII
The Wrestlers
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
MLW War Games 2018
MLW Fusion
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
AAA TripleMania XXIII
Lucha Underground
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
AAA - The Movie
TNA Slammiversary 2007
TNA Destination X 2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007
TNA Turning Point 2006
TNA Genesis 2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
TNA No Surrender 2006
TNA Hard Justice 2006
TNA Victory Road 2006
TNA Lockdown 2006
TNA Destination X 2006
TNA Against All Odds 2006
TNA Turning Point 2005
TNA Genesis 2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
TNA Unbreakable 2005
TNA Sacrifice 2005
TNA No Surrender 2005
TNA Slammiversary 2005
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
TNA Destination X 2005
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
TNA Against All Odds 2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005
TNA Turning Point 2004
TNA Victory Road 2004
TNA iMPACT!
ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy
WCW Greed
WCW Sin
WCW Starrcade 2000
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
Ready to Rumble
WCW Mayhem 1999
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WCW Slamboree 1999
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
WCW SuperBrawl IX
WCW Souled Out 1999
WCW Starrcade 1998
WCW World War 3 1998
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
WCW Uncensored 1998
WCW Souled Out 1998
WCW Thunder
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
WCW Road Wild 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
WCW SuperBrawl VII
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
WCW World War 3 1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival
WCW Slamboree 1996
WCW Uncensored 1996
WCW SuperBrawl VI
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
ECW House Party 1996
ECW November to Remember 1995
AAA When Worlds Collide
AAA TripleMania I
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course