Charles Ashenoff

Acting

Born Jan 06, 1964

From 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.

Charles Ashenoff

Known For

Ready to Rumble

TNA Against All Odds 2005

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

WCW Souled Out 1998

TNA No Surrender 2005

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

WCW Road Wild 1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

Filmography — Acting

Ready to Rumble

TNA Against All Odds 2005

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

WCW Souled Out 1998

TNA No Surrender 2005

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

WCW Road Wild 1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

WCW Road Wild 1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

WCW Starrcade 1998

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

WCW Souled Out 1999

WCW World War 3 1998

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

World Wrestling Peace Festival

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

AAA TripleMania Regia II

TNA Slammiversary 2005

TNA Turning Point 2005

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

TNA Turning Point 2006

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

TNA Unbreakable 2005

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

WCW Slamboree 1996

TNA Genesis 2005

WCW World War 3 1996

WCW Uncensored 1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

ECW House Party 1996

WCW Greed

TNA Final Resolution 2005

Goldberg - Who's Next?

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

WCW Mayhem 1999

TNA Turning Point 2004

TNA Slammiversary 2007

TNA Destination X 2007

TNA Against All Odds 2006

TNA Genesis 2006

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

WCW Sin

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV

TNA Sacrifice 2005

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

AAA Triplemania XXVII

TNA Destination X 2005

WCW SuperBrawl IX

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

WCW SuperBrawl VI

WCW Slamboree 1997

TNA Victory Road 2006

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

ECW November to Remember 1995

NWA 73

WCW Starrcade 2000