Charles Ashenoff
Acting
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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tvWWE This Is Awesome
2022
Konnan (archive footage)
movieNWA 73
2021
Konnan
movieAEW Road Rager
2021
Konnan
tvThe Wrestlers
2019
Himself
tvMLW Fusion
2018
Konnan
tvLucha Underground
2014
Konnan
movieAAA - The Movie
2010
Konnan (voice)
movieTNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Destination X 2007
2007
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Against All Odds 2007
2007
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Turning Point 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Genesis 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA No Surrender 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Hard Justice 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Victory Road 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Against All Odds 2006
2006
Konnan (Ringside)
movie101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
2005
Himself (Konnan)
movieTNA Against All Odds 2005
2005
Konnan (Ringside)
movieTNA Turning Point 2004
2004
Konnan (Ringside)
movieHard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
2004
Konnan (archive footage)
tvTNA iMPACT!
2004
Konnan
movieWCW Greed
2001
Konnan
movieWCW Sin
2001
Konnan
movieReady to Rumble
2000
Konnan
movieWCW Mayhem 1999
1999
Konnan
tvWCW Thunder
1998
Konnan
