
Charles Ashenoff
Born: 1964-01-06
Place of Birth: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
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.
Known For

World Wrestling Peace Festival

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019

AAA - The Movie

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

AAA TripleMania Regia II

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

AAA When Worlds Collide

WCW Greed

NWA 73

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

WCW Sin

WCW Starrcade 1990

Ready to Rumble

WCW Millennium Final

AAA TripleMania I

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

WCW Starrcade 1998

TNA Victory Road 2004

TNA Victory Road 2006

WCW SuperBrawl VII

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII

TNA Destination X 2006

TNA Destination X 2005

TNA Final Resolution 2005

MLW War Games 2018

WCW Starrcade 2000

ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy

TNA Lockdown 2006

AAA Triplemanía XXXIII

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

TNA Genesis 2005

TNA No Surrender 2005

TNA Genesis 2006

TNA Turning Point 2004

TNA Turning Point 2005

WCW Slamboree 1996

WCW Uncensored 1996

TNA Unbreakable 2005

TNA No Surrender 2006

Triplemania XXIX

TNA Slammiversary 2005

TNA Against All Odds 2005

TNA Turning Point 2006

TNA Slammiversary 2007

TNA Against All Odds 2006

ECW House Party 1996

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

WCW World War 3 1998

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

WCW World War 3 1996

TNA Hard Justice 2006

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

AEW Road Rager

WCW Road Wild 1998

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

TNA Against All Odds 2007

WCW Souled Out 1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

WCW SuperBrawl VI

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

AAA Triplemania XXVII

ECW November to Remember 1995

TNA Sacrifice 2005

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

WCW Slamboree 1997

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

WCW Mayhem 1999

WCW Uncensored 1998

WCW Slamboree 1999

WCW Souled Out 1998

WCW SuperBrawl IX

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

WCW Road Wild 1997

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

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

WWA The Retribution

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
