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{{Infobox Wrestler
|name=Charles Ashenoff
|image=
|names=El Centurión<br />Konan<br />'''Konnan'''<br />Konnan el Barbaro<br />K-Dawg<br />El Relámpago<br />Max Moon
|height=5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
|weight=260 lb (118 kg)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|6|6}}
|death_date =
|birth_place =[[Santiago de Cuba]]
|resides=[[San Diego, California]]
|billed='''[[Mexico City]]'''<br />[[Outer space]]<br />(as Max Moon)
|trainer=Super Astro<br />[[Negro Casas]]<br />[[Eddie Guerrero]]<br />[[Rey Misterio, Sr.]]
|debut=[[January 6]], [[1987]]
|retired=
|}}
'''Charles Ashenoff''' (sometimes seen [[Hispanic|Hispanicized]] as '''Carlos Ashenoff'''), (born [[June 6]], [[1964]] in [[Santiago de Cuba]]) better known by his [[ring name]], '''Konnan''', is a semi-retired [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Rapping|rapper]] of [[Cuban]] and [[Puerto Rican]] descent.{{ref|BorninCuba}}
Konnan is well-known in [[Mexico]] due to his appearances on Mexican television, particularly with the [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]], and has in the past been described as "the Mexican [[Hulk Hogan]]", reflecting his mainstream popularity.{{ref|HulkHogan}} He has also wrestled for major [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotions]] such as the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]], [[World Championship Wrestling]], [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]].
==Early life==
Born in [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cuba]], Ashenoff's family relocated to the [[United States|United States of America]] while he was a child. He had a troubled childhood in [[Miami, Florida]], during which he was [[Expulsion|expelled]] from several schools before graduating from Southwest Miami Senior High School in 1982. Ashenoff went on to serve time in [[prison]] after joining a [[Gang|street gang]].{{ref|Expelled}} After his incarceration was over, Ashenoff fled Miami due to conflicts with other drug dealers. He was given a choice of either going to jail, or entering the Military. He decided to join the [[United States Navy]], and served in it for four years.{{ref|Navy}} While in the Navy, he trained as a [[Boxing|boxer]], and became the Californian [[Middleweight]] [[Amateur]] Boxing Champion in 1982 and 1983, and represented the US in fights around the world.{{ref|Boxing}}
During his residence in San Diego, Ashenoff became a [[Bodybuilding|bodybuilder]]{{ref|f4w}} then later a wrestler, following a meeting with [[professional wrestling promotion|wrestling promoter]] John Roberts. Comparing the masked and caped wrestlers he met to "[[superhero]]s", Ashenoff was impressed by the colorful Mexican wrestling culture.{{ref|Hero}} He subsequently traveled to [[Tijuana]] in [[Mexico]] where, alongside [[Dionicio Castellanos|Psicosis]], [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio, Jr.]], [[Manuel Ortiz Partida|Halloween]] and [[Leonardo Carrera|Damián 666]], he trained under the tutelage of various veteran [[Lucha libre|luchadores]].{{ref|Training}} Wearing a [[wrestling mask|mask]] and billed as '''El Centurión''' ("The Centurion"), Ashenoff debuted in the Universal Wrestling Alliance on [[January 6]], [[1987]]. He competed in an eight man tag team match{{ref|Debut}} for the sum of $200 [[Mexican peso|MXP]] ($19.13 [[United States dollar|USD]] / €16.03 [[Euro|EUR]]){{ref|Pesos}}.
Feeling that he was being held back, Ashenoff departed the UWA for [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre]], where he was [[push (professional wrestling)|pushed]] into the main event. In the EMLL, Ashenoff adopted the ring name '''Konnan El Barbaro''' ("The Barbarian"). He lost his mask in 1991 to [[Perro Aguayo]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hair v. Mask Match|mask versus hair match]] after the referee took the side of Aguayo. After the match, a young boy who was introduced as Konnan's brother entered the ring [[tears|crying]] and handed Konnan his mask back, generating considerable bonhomie towards Konnan from the sympathetic crowd (in [[lucha libre]], losing one's mask is a major, career shaping event).{{ref|Mask}} Konnan went on to become the first ever [[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship|CMLL World Heavyweight Champion]] by winning a tournament in [[Mexico City]] on [[June 9]], [[1991]]. However, he lost the title to [[Cien Caras]] in his first title defense on [[August 18]], [[1991]].
==The Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992-1996)==
{| class="wikitable" align="right" style="margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"
<caption>'''Finishing and signature moves'''</caption>
! Move name
! Description
|-
| '''''[[Tequila Sunrise (cocktail)|Tequila Sunrise]]'''''
| [[Boston crab#Single leg Boston crab with armlock|Single leg crab with armlock]]
|-
| '''''[[187 (murder)|187]]''''' / '''''[[Montezuma's Revenge]]'''''
| [[Brainbuster#Cradle brainbuster|Cradle DDT]]
|-
| '''''Facejam''''' / '''''K-Factor'''''
| [[Facebuster#Sitout facebuster|Sitout facebuster]]
|-
| ''Niagra Driver'' / ''Power Drop''
| [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|Second rope]] [[Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb|crucifix powerbomb]]
|-
| ''Spider German Suplex''
| [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|Second rope]] [[Suplex#German suplex|bridging German suplex]]
|-
| ''Zip Lock''
| Armtrap standing leglock
|-
| Crucifix powerbomb
| [[Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb|Crucifix powerbomb]]
|-
| DDT
| [[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT]]
|-
| Double leg slam
| [[Professional wrestling throws#Alabama slam|Double leg slam]]
|-
| Rolling thunder lariat
| [[Professional wrestling attacks#Rolling thunder|Rolling thunder]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]
|}
In 1992, with the EMLL allegedly plagued by [[Political corruption|corruption]] and the wrestlers' [[trade union|union]] fraught with [[embezzlement]], Konnan, along with several other EMLL wrestlers, joined [[Antonio Peña]]'s upstart [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]]. Shortening his ring name to simply "'''Konnan'''", he [[feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with Cien Caras.{{ref|AAA}} Following interference from [[Jake Roberts]], Konnan lost a two out of three falls [[Professional wrestling match types#Retirement match|retirement match]] by count-out to Caras at TripleMania on [[April 30]], [[1993]] in front of 48,000 fans in Mexico City, setting the all-time attendance record for a Mexican wrestling event.{{ref|TripleMania}} Konnan did not comply with the stipulations of the match, and returned to defeat Roberts in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hair v. Mask Match|hair versus hair match]] at TripleMania II on [[May 27]], [[1994]] in Tijuana.{{ref|Hair}}
Later in 1994, Konnan entered into an [[Angle (professional wrestling)|angle]] where he betrayed his [[tag team]] partner, Perro Aguayo, and formed a [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] known as [[Los Gringos Locos]] with [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Art Barr]] and [[Louie Spicolli|Madonna's Boyfriend]]. Aguayo gained his revenge on Konnan by defeating him in the first, and, to date, only, AAA [[pay-per-view]], "[[When Worlds Collide (wrestling)|When Worlds Collide]]", in a [[steel cage match]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] on [[November 6]], [[1994]]. By this point, Konnan was among the most prominent wrestlers in Mexico, and had achieved a significant degree of crossover popularity, was often featured on Mexican television, and had been offered a part in a Mexican [[soap opera]]. He eventually became the AAA [[booker (professional wrestling)|booker]].
Konnan defeated Killer on [[February 2]], [[1996]] in [[Queretaro]] to become the first ever AAA Heavyweight Champion.{{ref|Champion}} He vacated the title after leaving AAA in October 1996 to form his own promotion, ''Promo Azteca'', and the title remained inactive until 2004. Konnan's Mexican wrestling career was hampered in the late-1990s by his American wrestling commitments, and ''Promo Azteca'' closed in 1998. He made a return to the Mexican wrestling circuit in the 2000s after a six year absence, selling-out arenas in Mexico City and [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]]. {{ref|Sellout}}
==The World Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993, 1995)==
{| class="wikitable" align="right" style="margin: 1em 0 1em 1em"
<caption>'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''</caption>
! Name
! Dates of service
|-
| [[Jimmy Hart]]
| 1996-1997
|-
| [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]]
| 1996-1997
|-
| [[Torrie Wilson]]
| 1998-1999
|-
| [[Vanessa Sanchez|Tygress]]
| 2000
|-
|}
After he was approached by talent scout [[Pat Patterson]], Konnan spent eight months in the American [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] as '''Max Moon''' in 1993. The Moon [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|character]], created by Konnan,{{ref|Moon1}} was based on a [[Japan]]ese [[cartoon]] he had watched, was that of a [[cyborg]], and saw Konnan wear an outfit (purchased by the WWF at the cost of [[United States dollar|$]]1,300) bedecked with [[Electrical network|circuitry]] and a [[Explosive material|pyrotechnic]] [[gun]] during his approach to the ring. Konnan left the WWF following a disagreement with WWF owner [[Vince McMahon]], believing that he was being [[Racism|discriminated]] against and resenting McMahon's refusal to give him a guaranteed contract. The Max Moon gimmick was subsequently given to [[Tom Boric|Paul Diamond]], before being abandoned. {{ref|Moon2}}
Konnan once again attempted to expand his activities out of Mexico in the mid-1990s. After meeting [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] booker [[Paul Heyman]] while on a wrestling tour of [[Singapore]], Konnan joined ECW in 1995, and feuded with [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]]. He appeared at [[ECW November to Remember|November To Remember 1995]] on [[November 18]], [[1995]], [[squash (professional wrestling)|squashing]] [[Jason Knight|Jason]], and wrestled at an event co-promoted by ECW and the AAA in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. {{ref|ECW}}
==World Championship Wrestling (1990, 1996-2001)==
Konnan's first appearances with [[World Championship Wrestling]] came after WCW employee Jim Barnett offered him a tryout match with [[Bobby Eaton]]. The match was well-received by WCW management, and Konnan was [[booking (professional wrestling)|booked]] at [[Starrcade#1990|Starrcade 1990]] on [[December 16]], [[1990]] in the [[Kiel Auditorium]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. Teaming with his trainer and mentor, [[Rey Misterio, Sr.]], Konnan entered the [[Pat O'Connor (wrestler)|Pat O' Connor]] Memorial Tag Team Tournament. He and Mysterio defeated [[Norman Smiley]] and [[Christopher Adams|Chris Adams]] in the quarter-finals, but lost to [[Steiner Brothers|the Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) in the semi-finals.
Feeling that he had accomplished all that he could in Mexico, and desiring to expand his popularity north of the border, Konnan returned to WCW on a full-time basis in January 1996. {{ref|USA}} As a WCW employee, he was largely responsible for the hiring of several prominent Mexican wrestlers by WCW, including Rey Misterio, Jr., Psicosis, [[Juventud Guerrera]] and [[La Parka]]. Konnan defeated [[George Gray (wrestler)|The One Man Gang]] for the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]] in [[Canton, Ohio]] on the [[January 28]], [[1996]] episode of [[WCW Monday Nitro]]. During his reign, he continued to defend his IWAS and AAA Heavyweight Championships in Mexico (these championships were billed as a "Mexican Heavyweight Title" wherever Konnan wore one or the other to a WCW ring). He lost the title to [[Ric Flair]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]] on [[July 7]], [[1996]] at [[Bash At The Beach 1996]] following interference from Flair's [[manager (professional wrestling)|valets]], [[Miss Elizabeth]] and [[Nancy Daus|Woman]].{{ref|US}} Several months after losing the United States Championship, Konnan [[turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] heel and joined the [[Dungeon of Doom]].
Konnan joined the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] on [[July 14]], [[1997]]. When the nWo divided into two rivals factions on the [[May 4]], [[1998]] episode of Nitro, Konnan sided with the nWo Wolfpac, led by [[Kevin Nash]]. The Wolfpac feuded with nWo Hollywood, led by [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]], and became [[tweener (professional wrestling)|tweeners]]. Konnan developed an increasingly [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] based gimmick, and was nicknamed '''K-Dawg'''. On the [[November 30]], [[1998]] episode of Nitro in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], Konnan defeated [[Chris Jericho]] for the [[WCW World Television Championship]]. His reign lasted until [[December 28]], [[1998]], when he lost to nWo Hollywood member Scott Steiner on Nitro in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] following interference from [[Buff Bagwell]].{{ref|TV}}
When the two halves of the nWo reunited in January 1999, Konnan was thrown out of the nWo and attacked. He thus became a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]], and teamed with Rey Misterio, Jr. to fight the nWo. After feuding with nWo member [[Lex Luger]], Konnan and Mysterio, Jr. were defeated by [[The Outsiders (nWo)|The Outsiders]] at [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl IX|SuperBrawl IX]], with The Outsiders removing Mysterio's mask in the process. Konnan later criticized WCW for not respecting Mexican wrestling culture by writing storylines that saw several Mexican wrestlers unceremoniously unmasked. He compared asking a luchadore to remove their mask to "going to Japan and telling the Japanese they have to eat with a [[fork]] instead of [[chopsticks]]."{{ref|Unmasked}}
Konnan spent several months feuding with [[Glenn Gilberti|Disco Inferno]], then began a rivalry with [[Lane Huffman|Stevie Ray]]. He and Mysterio then formed an alliance with [[Master P]] and his "No Limit Soldiers" and fought with the [[West Texas Rednecks]]. After Master P left WCW, Konnan formed a stable known as the [[Filthy Animals]]. He and Mysterio, representing the Filthy Animals, defeated [[Harlem Heat]] ([[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] and Stevie Ray) for the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]]s on [[October 18]], [[1999]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with the assistance of [[Peter Gruner|Billy Kidman]] and [[Eddie Guerrero]]. They were scheduled to defend the titles against Harlem Heat in the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] on [[October 24]], [[1999]] at [[Halloween Havoc#1999|Halloween Havoc 1999]], but on the night of the event Misterio was announced as being injured. The titles were then contested in a three way tag match pitting Konnan and Billy Kidman, representing the Filthy Animals, against Harlem Heat and the [[The First Family (professional wrestling)|First Family]] ([[William DeMott|Hugh Morrus]] and [[Brian Knobbs]]). Harlem Heat regained the titles after Stevie Ray pinned Morrus. Konnan and Kidman defeated Harlem Heat for the titles the next night on Nitro in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], but lost to [[Harris Brothers|Creative Control]] ([[Harris Brothers|Patrick]] and [[Harris Brothers|Gerald]]) on [[November 22]], [[1999]] at [[Palace of Auburn Hills|the Palace]] of [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]].{{ref|Tag}}
Konnan was inactive throughout early 2000, as he was suspended for three months by Bill Busch after requesting his release from WCW, unhappy with the way he was being used.{{ref|Suspended}} It was rumored that he might jump to the WWF with [[The Radicalz]], but this did not come to pass. Shortly after returning from suspension and reforming the Filthy Animals, Konnan was sidelined once again, this time with a legitimately torn [[Triceps brachii muscle|tricep]], damaged when [[Mark Hildreth|Van Hammer]] threw Juventud Guerrera at him during a match and Guerrera's elbow connected with Konnan's upper arm as he attempted to catch him.{{ref|Arm}} Throughout 2000, the Filthy Animals feuded with other stables, including the [[Misfits In Action]], the [[Natural Born Thrillers]] and [[Team Canada (WCW)|Team Canada]]. At [[WCW Greed]] on [[March 18]], [[2001]], [[Lance Storm]] and [[Mike Awesome]] (representing Team Canada) defeated [[Hugh Morrus]] and Konnan in one of his last appearances with the promotion before it was sold to the WWF in March 2001.
Following the sale of WCW, Konnan toured [[Australia]] and [[Europe]] throughout 2001 with the newly-formed [[World Wrestling All-Stars]] promotion. In addition to wrestling, Konnan acted as a [[color commentator]]. He also studied [[criminology]] during a period in which he briefly considered working alongside his father as a [[private investigator]]. {{ref|Criminology}}
==Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002, 2003-2007)==
Konnan appeared on the inaugural [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] on [[June 19]], [[2002]] in the [[Von Braun Center]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]. He entered the [[Professional wrestling match types#Gauntlet match (TNA)|Gauntlet for the Gold match]] for the vacant [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]], but was [[Chokeslam|chokeslammed]] and subsequently eliminated by [[Jerry Tuite|Malice]]. He returned to TNA on [[February 12]], [[2003]] and formed a heel stable, the Authentic Luchadores, with fellow Latino wrestlers [[Juventud Guerrera]], [[Francisco Pantoja Islas|Super Crazy]] and the [[The S.A.T.|Spanish Announce Team]]. The stable feuded with [[Jerry Lynn]] until [[April 2]], [[2003]], when Lynn claimed that he had been heavily influenced by lucha libre and that he respected his Mexican opponents, thus earning the friendship of Konnan. {{ref|TNA}}
===The 3Live Kru===
In May and June 2003, Konnan began teaming with [[Brian Gerard James|B.G. James]] and [[Ron Killings]], and in July 2003 the trio formed a face stable known as the [[3Live Kru]]. The Kru first wrestled as a unit on [[August 13]], [[2003]], defeating the [[The New Church|New Church]] ([[Nick Cvjetkovich|Sinn]], [[David Heath (wrestler)|Vampire Warrior]] and [[Devon Storm]]). On [[November 26]], [[2003]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], the Kru defeated [[Pat Kenney|Simon Diamond]], [[Joseph Dorgan|Johnny Swinger]] and [[Glenn Gilberti]] in a six man tag team match with the vacant [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]s on the line. The NWA World Tag Titles were thus held by all three members of the Kru, until [[January 28]], [[2004]], when they were defeated by [[Kevin Northcutt]] and [[Joe Hitchen|Legend]] in Nashville.{{ref|NWATag1}}
After several abortive attempts to regain the tag titles, the Kru began supporting Ron Killings's bid to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion. On [[June 9]], [[2004]], NWA World Heavyweight Champion [[Jeff Jarrett]] took part in a "3Live Kru Challenge" which saw him face Konnan, James and Killings in three subsequent matches. Jarrett defeated Konnan in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|strap match]] and James in a "[[trailer park trash]] match" ([[hardcore wrestling|hardcore]] match), but lost to Killings in a "[[Ghetto]] Justice match". The Kru would later feud with Jarrett's [[Mercenary|mercenaries]], [[The Elite Guard]] ([[Chad Collyer]], [[Shawn Hernandez|Hotstuff Hernandez]] and [[Onyx (disambiguation)|Onyx]]). On [[July 14]], [[2004]], the 3Live Kru, [[Virgil Runnels, Jr.|Dusty Rhodes]] and [[Larry Zbyszko]] defeated Jarrett, [[Ken Shamrock]] and the Elite Guard in a ten man tag team match.
The Kru began feuding with [[Team Canada (professional wrestling)|Team Canada]] in August 2004, and at the inaugural three hour TNA pay-per-view, [[TNA Victory Road#2004|TNA Victory Road 2004]], on [[November 7]], [[2004]] in [[Universal Orlando Resort]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], Konnan and James defeated Team Canada members [[Bobby Roode]] and [[Eric Young|"Showtime" Eric Young]] for the NWA World Tag Team Championships. Their reign lasted one month, with Team Canada regaining the titles in Orlando on [[December 5]], [[2004]] at [[TNA Turning Point#2004|TNA Turning Point 2004]] with the help of the injured [[Johnny Devine]].{{ref|NWATag2}}
Throughout early-2005, the Kru feuded with [[Matt Bentley|Michael Shane]] and [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]], Team Canada and [[The Naturals]]. Dissension arose after James's former tag team partner from the WWF, [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]], joined TNA as "The New Age Outlaw" and began trying to convince James to reform their highly-successful tag team, the [[New Age Outlaws]]. Konnan and Killings feuded with The Outlaw and [[Monty Brown|"The Alpha Male" Monty Brown]], with James's loyalties divided. Brown and The Outlaw, who had by now renamed himself "Kip James" as a psychological ploy, defeated Konnan and Killings at [[TNA No Surrender#2005|TNA No Surrender 2005]] on [[July 17]], [[2005]], with James declining to help either team. Konnan and Killings became increasingly frustrated, at one point referring to themselves as the "2Live Kru". The two teams faced one another in a No Surrender rematch on [[August 14]], [[2005]] at [[TNA Sacrifice#2005|TNA Sacrifice 2005]], with James appointed guest referee by [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling|Director of Authority]] Larry Zbyszko, and James reaffirmed his loyalty to the Kru by attacking Kip, enabling Konnan to pin him and win the match. The Kru, apparently undivided, celebrated together following the match.{{ref|Kru}}
Over the following weeks, Kip James began assisting the 3Live Kru, and on [[October 23]], [[2005]] at [[TNA Bound For Glory 2005]] he saved Konnan from a beating at the hands of Team Canada. On the November 26 episode of iMPACT!, B.G. James brought Kip James and the 3Live Kru to ringside, then asked Killings and Konnan whether James could join the stable. Following a heated argument between the still sceptical Konnan and B.G., both Killings and Konnan gave their assent, and the "Four Live Kru" was born.
At [[TNA Turning Point#2005|TNA Turning Point 2005]] the Four Live Kru faced Team Canada in an eight man tag match. In the course of the match, Konnan struck Kip James with a chair, then instructed Bobby Roode to pin James. Following the match, B.G. James demanded an explanation, only to have Konnan hit him as well. Killings then angrily asked Konnan if he intended to hit him also, but Konnan dropped the chair and attempted to hug Killings. The incident appeared to spell the end of the short lived 4Live Kru.
===The Latin American Exchange===
On the [[December 31]], [[2005]], episode of iMPACT!, Konnan told B.G.'s father, [[Bob Armstrong]], that he was a "hothead" and invited Armstrong to accompany him backstage for an apology. However, instead of apologizing, Konnan led Armstrong into an ambush at the hands of [[Germán Figueroa|Apolo]] and the debuting [[Nelson Erazo|Homicide]]. The trio, later identified as the [[Latin American Exchange]] then instructed an [[Unconsciousness|unconscious]] Armstrong to tell B.G. and Kip to "take care of their own business". At [[TNA Final Resolution#2006|TNA Final Resolution 2006]] on [[January 15]], [[2006]], Konnan and Homicide defeated [[The Naturals]]. After Apolo was released by TNA, he was replaced by [[Ricky Vega|Machete]], who was in turn evicted from the LAX by Konnan and Homicide. In subsequent weeks, Konnan began feuding with Bob Armstrong. On the [[April 8]], [[2006]] episode of ''iMPACT!'', Konnan faced Armstrong in a "Arm Wrestling Challenge"; the contest ended in a no-contest after LAX member [[Shawn Hernandez|Hernandez]] attacked Armstrong. At [[TNA Lockdown#2006|TNA Lockdown 2006]] on [[April 23]], [[2006]], Konnan was decisively defeated by Armstrong in an arm wrestling contest held within the confines of a steel cage; following the bout, each member of the LAX received ten [[Whip|lashes]] from the [[New Age Outlaws|James Gang]].
In May 2006, Konnan became the ''iMPACT!'' Spanish [[color commentator]]. In the same month, he and the LAX began a storyline that saw them refuse to wrestle, claiming that [[Latino]]s were discriminated against within TNA. After the LAX were forced to resume wrestling by [[Jim Cornette]], they began feuding with [[A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels]], who Homicide and Hernandez traded back and forth the NWA World Tag Team Championship with. LAX went on to feud with [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] and [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]], losing the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Team 3D at [[TNA Lockdown#2007|Lockdown 2007]].
In early 2007, Konnan underwent [[hip replacement]] surgery. His appearances in TNA from then on saw him frequently [[wheelchair]] bound. Konnan is also in need of a [[Kidney transplantation|kidney transplant]]. {{ref|Kidney}}
In June 2007, Konnan left TNA. {{ref|Quit}}
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]]'''
**AAA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Championship Wrestling USA'''
**CW-USA Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Art Barr|Beetlejuice]]
*'''[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]]'''
**[[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
*'''International Wrestling All-Stars'''
**IWAS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**IWAS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio, Jr.]]
*'''International Wrestling Council'''
**IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Latin American Wrestling Association'''
**LAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Brian Gerard James|B.G. James]] and [[Ron Killings]] as the [[3Live Kru]]
*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|1 time]])
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] (1), and [[Peter Gruner|Billy Kidman]] (1)
*'''[[World Wrestling Council]]'''
**[[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[WWC Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWC Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Carly Colon]]
==Trivia==
{{Trivia|date=June 2007}}
[[Bret Hart]] credits Ashenoff for teaching him the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]] submission move which became closely associated with Hart as his [[Finisher (professional wrestling)|signature finishing move]] throughout the rest of his career.{{ref|Sharpshooter}}
Konnan made two music videos, "Psyko" and "Bow Wow Wow".
==Notes==
<div class="references-small">
# {{note|BorninCuba}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at TNAWrestling.com) | url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/konnan/index.html | accessdate = March 2 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|HulkHogan}} {{cite book
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| first =
| authorlink = World Wrestling All-Stars
| coauthors =
| year = 2001
| title = World Wrestling All-Stars: Official Souvenir Programme
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# {{note|Expelled}} {{cite news | last=Walsh | first=James | title=Konnan talks about Hogan, Luger, Bischoff, Nash | date=1 October 2003 | publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch | url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/20/5498 }}
# {{note|Navy}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at Canoe.ca) | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html | accessdate = January 22 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Boxing}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at Canoe.ca) | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html | accessdate = February 18 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|f4w}} {{cite web | title=Konnan audio interview for f4wonline.com [[May 4]], [[2006]] (Restricted members only access)| url=http://www.f4wonline.com | accessdate = August 20 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Hero}} {{cite news | last=Apter | first=Bill | title=Konnan the Creator | date=June 2001 | publisher=Wrestling Digest | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_3/ai_74010843 }}
# {{note|Training}} {{cite web | title=Konnan Shoot Interview (recap) | url=http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 | accessdate = January 22 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Debut}} {{cite news | last=Varsallone | first=Jim | title=Renaissance wrestler | date=22 January 2001 | publisher=St. Petersburg Times | url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/012201/news_pf/Floridian/JIM_VARSALLONE.shtml }}
# {{note|Pesos}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at TNAWrestling.com) | url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/konnan/index.html | accessdate = January 22 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Mask}} {{cite web | title=Konnan Shoot Interview (recap) | url=http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 | accessdate = January 22 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|AAA}} {{cite web | title=Konnan Shoot Interview (recap) | url=http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|TripleMania}} {{cite news | last=Molinaro | first=John | title=TripleMania: Mexico's answer to WrestleMania | date=5 July 2000 | publisher=Canadian Online Explorer | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/10/20/1270876.html }}
# {{note|Hair}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at Canoe.ca) | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html | accessdate = February 18 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Champion}} {{cite web | title=AAA World Heavyweight / Americas Title history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtaaa.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Sellout}} {{cite news | last=Kapur | first=Bob | title=Veterans relishing time in TNA | date=20 October 2005 | publisher=Canadian Online Explorer | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/10/20/1270876.html }}
# {{note|Moon1}} {{cite news | last=Apter | first=Bill | title=Konnan the Creator | date=June 2001 | publisher=Wrestling Digest | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_3/ai_74010843 }}
# {{note|Moon2}} {{cite news | last=Walsh | first=James | title=Konnan talks about Hogan, Luger, Bischoff, Nash | date=1 October 2003 | publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch | url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/20/5498 }}
# {{note|ECW}} {{cite web | title=Konnan Shoot Interview (recap) | url=http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|USA}} {{cite news | last=Walsh | first=James | title=Konnan talks about Hogan, Luger, Bischoff, Nash | date=1 October 2003 | publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch | url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/20/5498 }}
# {{note|US}} {{cite web | title=WCW United States Heavyweight Title history / Americas title history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/uswcw.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|TV}} {{cite web | title=World Television Title history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tvwcw.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Unmasked}} {{cite news | last=Apter | first=Bill | title=Konnan the Creator | date=June 2001 | publisher=Wrestling Digest | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_3/ai_74010843 }}
# {{note|Tag}} {{cite web | title=WCW World Tag Team Title history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tvwcw.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Suspended}} {{cite news | last=Walsh | first=James | title=Konnan talks about Hogan, Luger, Bischoff, Nash | date=1 October 2003 | publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch | url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/20/5498 }}
# {{note|Arm}} {{cite web | title=Konnan Shoot Interview (recap) | url=http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Criminology}} {{cite news | last=Molinaro | first=John | title=Konnan: Politics killed WCW | date=19 March 2001 | publisher=Canadian Online Explorer | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosK/mar19_konnan-can.html }}
# {{note|TNA}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at onlineworldofwrestling.com) | url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/konnan.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|NWATag1}} {{cite web | title=NWA World Tag Team Titles history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttnwa.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|NWATag2}} {{cite web | title=NWA World Tag Team Titles history | url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttnwa.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Kru}} {{cite web | title=Konnan (online biography at onlineworldofwrestling.com) | url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/konnan.html | accessdate = January 26 | accessyear=2006 }}
# {{note|Kidney}} {{cite web | title=Konnan's Kidney Transplant information (from wrestleattitude.com) | url=http://www.wrestleattitude.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1173 | accessdate = January 25 | accessyear=2007 }}
# {{note|Quit}} {{cite web | title=2 stars quit TNA before tonight's TV tapings | url=http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19940 | accessdate = June 20 | accessyear=2007 }}
# {{note|Sharpshooter}} {{cite video | people = Hart, Bret | title = "The Best There Is...The Best There Was...The Best That There Ever Will Be" | medium = DVD | publisher = Silvervision | date = 2005 }}
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==References==
* [http://www.pwmania.com/post/specials/headlines/185516949.php Video: Konnan Discusses Chris Benoit On Nancy Grace]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_3/ai_74010843 An interview with Konnan, conducted by Bill Apter]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosK/mar19_konnan-can.html An interview with Konnan, conducted by Canoe.ca (March 19, 2001)]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/10/20/1270876.html An interview with Konnan, conducted by Canoe.ca (October 20, 2005)]
* [http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/20/5498 An interview with Konnan, conducted by Daniel Edler and James Walsh]
* [http://www.sptimes.com/News/012201/news_pf/Floridian/JIM_VARSALLONE.shtml An interview with Konnan, conducted by Jim Varsallone]
* [http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=34950 An interview with Konnan, conducted by Rob Feinstein]
* [http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_14282.shtml An interview with Konnan, conducted by Shawn Walters]
* [http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/konnan.html Konnan at Accelerator3359.com]
* [http://bodyslamming.com/nwa/konnan.html Konnan at Bodyslamming.com]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html Konnan at Canoe.ca]
* [http://www.gerweck.net/carlosashenoff.htm Konnan at Gerweck.net]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/konnan.html Konnan at onlineworldofwrestling.com]
* [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ Solie's title histories]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/10/20/1270876.html TripleMania: Mexico's answer to WrestleMania (by John Molinaro)]
* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/home.html Wrestling-Titles.com]
==External links==
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* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/konnan/index.html TNA profile]
* {{imdb name|id=0038849|name=Konnan}}
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