Charles Ashenoff
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
AAA Triplemania XXIX
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Bound for Glory 2026
Movie · as Konnan
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
Movie · as Konnan
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
Movie · as Konnan
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
Movie · as Konan
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
Movie · as Konnan
WWE This Is Awesome
TV · as Konnan (archive footage) · 1 ep
AAA TripleMania Regia II
Movie · as Konnan
NWA 73
Movie · as Konnan
AEW Road Rager
Movie · as Konnan
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as Konnan
Triplemania XXIX
Movie · as Konnan
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
Movie · as Konnan
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII
Movie · as Konnan
AAA Triplemania XXVII
Movie · as Konnan
Triplemania XXVII
Movie · as Konnan
The Wrestlers
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Konnan · 4 eps
MLW War Games 2018
Movie · as Konnan
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Movie · as Konnan
MLW Fusion
TV · as Konnan · 1 ep
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
Movie · as Konnan
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Movie · as Konnan
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
Movie · as Konnan
Lucha Underground
TV · as Konnan · 39 eps
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Movie · as Konnan
AAA - The Movie
Movie · as Konnan (voice)
A Hart Still Pounding
Movie · as Self
TNA Slammiversary 2007
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Destination X 2007
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Turning Point 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Genesis 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA No Surrender 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Hard Justice 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Victory Road 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Against All Odds 2006
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Lockdown 2006
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Destination X 2006
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Against All Odds 2005
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA No Surrender 2005
Movie · as Konnan
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Movie · as Himself (Konnan)
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Destination X 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Sacrifice 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Genesis 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Slammiversary 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Turning Point 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Unbreakable 2005
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Turning Point 2004
Movie · as Konnan (Ringside)
TNA Victory Road 2004
Movie · as Konnan
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Movie · as Konnan
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Movie · as Konnan (archive footage)
TNA iMPACT!
TV · as Konnan · 21 eps
WWA The Reckoning
Movie · as Konnan
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
Movie · as Konnan
WWA The Retribution
Movie · as Konnan
TNA Xplosion
TV · 1 ep
WWA The Inception
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Sin
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Greed
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Millennium Final
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Starrcade 2000
Movie · as Konnan
Ready to Rumble
Movie · as Konnan
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
Movie · as Konnan
2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Souled Out 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW SuperBrawl IX
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Slamboree 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Mayhem 1999
Movie · as Konnan
Goldberg - Who's Next?
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Souled Out 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Uncensored 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Road Wild 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW World War 3 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Starrcade 1998
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Thunder
TV · as Konnan · 8 eps
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Slamboree 1997
Movie · as Konnan
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Road Wild 1997
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
Movie · as Konnan
World Wrestling Peace Festival
Movie
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW SuperBrawl VI
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Uncensored 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Slamboree 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW World War 3 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Movie · as Konnan
ECW House Party 1996
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
Movie · as Konnan
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
Movie · as Konnan
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995
Movie · as Konnan
ECW November to Remember 1995
Movie · as Konnan
AAA When Worlds Collide
Movie · as Konnan
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Movie · as Konnan
AAA TripleMania I
Movie · as Konnan
WCW Starrcade 1990
Movie · as Konnan
Clash of the Champions
TV · as Konnan · 4 eps