Charles Ashenoff

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-01-06 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba

Also Known As Konnan, Charles Ashenoff, Conan The Barbarian, El Centurión, El Relámpago, K-Dogg, Konan, Konnan el Barbaro, Konnan the Great, The Latin Fury, Max Moon

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.

Known For

Actor

2023
2022
Biography: Rey Mysterio

as Self - Rey's Friend

2022
WWE This Is Awesome

as Konnan (archive footage)

2021
NWA 73

as Konnan

2021
2021
AEW Road Rager

as Konnan

2021
2019
2019
The Wrestlers

as Himself

2018
2018
MLW Fusion

as Konnan

2014
2010
AAA - The Movie

as Konnan (voice)

2007
TNA Slammiversary 2007

as Konnan (Ringside)

2007
TNA Destination X 2007

as Konnan (Ringside)

2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA Turning Point 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA Genesis 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA No Surrender 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA Hard Justice 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
TNA Victory Road 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2006
2006
TNA Against All Odds 2006

as Konnan (Ringside)

2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
TNA Against All Odds 2005

as Konnan (Ringside)

2004
TNA Turning Point 2004

as Konnan (Ringside)

2004
2004
TNA iMPACT!

as Konnan

2003
2002
2001
2001
WCW Greed

as Konnan

2001
WCW Sin

as Konnan

2000
2000
2000
2000
Ready to Rumble

as Konnan

1999
WCW Mayhem 1999

as Konnan

1999
1999
1999
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
WCW Thunder

as Konnan

1997
1997
1997
1997
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1994
1993

Writer

2015