1964-01-06 ( 61 years old ) in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
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.
Movies
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
2023-03-31
Biography: Rey Mysterio
2022-08-28
AAA TripleMania Regia II
2021-12-04
NWA 73
2021-08-29
Triplemania XXIX
2021-08-14
AEW Road Rager
2021-07-07
AEW Double or Nothing
2021-05-30
AAA Triplemania XXVII
2019-08-03
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII
2019-07-07
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
2019-04-28
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018-10-14
MLW War Games 2018
2018-09-14
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017-11-05
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017-07-02
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
2016-02-28
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012-02-24
AAA - The Movie
2010-02-16
A Hart Still Pounding
2009-02-19
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007-06-17
TNA Destination X 2007
2007-03-11
TNA Against All Odds 2007
2007-02-11
TNA Turning Point 2006
2006-12-10
TNA Genesis 2006
2006-11-19
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006-10-22
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006-09-24
TNA Hard Justice 2006
2006-08-13
TNA Victory Road 2006
2006-07-16
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006-04-23
TNA Destination X 2006
2006-03-12
TNA Against All Odds 2006
2006-02-12
TNA Turning Point 2005
2005-12-11
TNA Genesis 2005
2005-11-13
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
2005-10-23
TNA Unbreakable 2005
2005-09-11
TNA Sacrifice 2005
2005-08-14
TNA No Surrender 2005
2005-07-17
TNA Slammiversary 2005
2005-06-19
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
2005-06-01
TNA Destination X 2005
2005-03-13
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
2005-02-15
TNA Against All Odds 2005
2005-02-13
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005-01-16
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004-12-05
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004-11-07
WWA The Reckoning
2003-05-25
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
2003-01-11
WWA The Retribution
2002-12-06
WWA The Inception
2001-10-26
WCW Greed
2001-03-18
WCW Sin
2001-01-14
WCW Starrcade 2000
2000-12-17
WCW Millennium Final
2000-11-16
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
2000-10-29
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
2000-09-17
Ready to Rumble
2000-04-07
WCW Mayhem 1999
1999-11-21
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
1999-10-24
Goldberg - Who's Next?
1999-08-08
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999-07-11
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999-06-13
2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
1999-05-19
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999-05-09
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
1999-04-11
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999-02-21
WCW Souled Out 1999
1999-01-17
WCW Starrcade 1998
1998-12-27
WCW World War 3 1998
1998-11-22
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998-09-13
WCW Road Wild 1998
1998-08-08
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
1998-07-12
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998-06-14
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998-03-15
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998-01-24
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
1997-09-14
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
1997-08-21
WCW Road Wild 1997
1997-08-09
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997-06-15
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997-05-18
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997-02-23
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
1997-01-21
WCW World War 3 1996
1996-11-24
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996-09-15
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996-08-15
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
1996-07-06
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996-06-16
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996-06-01
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996-05-19
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996-03-24
WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996-02-11
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996-01-23
ECW House Party 1996
1996-01-05
ECW November to Remember 1995
1995-11-18
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995
1995-10-27
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
1995-10-06
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
1994-11-21
AAA When Worlds Collide
1994-11-06
AAA TripleMania I
1993-04-30
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
1990-12-16
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