Konnan
Charles Rudy Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964), better known by his ring name Konnan, is a Cuban-born American professional wrestling personality, manager, and former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). In Impact, he was the manager of The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and currently serves 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 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. Outside of wrestling, Konnan is an occasional rapper.
| Konnan | |
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Konnan in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Carlos Santiago Espada Moises |
| Born | January 6, 1964 Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba |
| Relatives | Dominik Mysterio (godson) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Comet Kid Conan the Barbarian El Centurión The Incredible Hulk K-Dawg Konan Konnan Konnan el Barbaro Konnan the Great The Latin Fury Max Moon El Relámpago Speedy Gonzales |
| Billed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 113.5 kg (250 lb) |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Trained by | Super Astro Negro Casas Eddie Guerrero Rey Misterio Sr. |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Unit | USS Cape Cod (AD-43) |
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 formed the 3 Live Kru for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the early 2000s and later the Latin American Xchange (LAX) stable there. In Mexico, Konnan was the first-ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, and the leader of the Foreign Legion in AAA when they were the top stable.