Starting in 2018 Konnan began appearing in Major League Wrestling as a manager for Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, among other AAA wrestlers. Konnan then became the first-ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion later that year by winning a tournament consisting of four matches at four events: an eight-man elimination match for the first round on May 24, 1991; a four-man battle royal quarterfinal on May 31; a two-out-of-three falls semifinal match on June 7; and finally, a two-out-of-three falls match against Cien Caras at EMLL Super Viernes in Mexico City on June 9, 1991.[15]. He had set a goal to qualify for the Junior Olympics in boxing, but he injured his shoulder in training, and was then deployed to the Middle East subsequent to the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut on April 18, 1983. During his first stint in the nWo, Konnan feuded with the Luchadores whom he had brought to WCW. [51] He was named Crash' Head of creative until December 2017, when he was released. [13], Billed as El Centurión ("The Centurion"), Ashenoff debuted for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) on January 6, 1988. Creo que se llama chic o algo asi pero no encuento nada en San Google, si pueden porner telefono, web o direccion del negocio, pues mejor. On October 7, 2011, Konnan and Nicho el Millonario, wrestling as La Sociedad lost by DQ to El Mesias and Extreme Tiger in an event for Promociones MV held at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. On the November 26 episode of Impact!, B.G. [15] From March 2005 onwards, Konnan was also feuding with Vampiro and La Parka in AAA. 25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. 's father, Bob Armstrong, that he was a "hothead" and invited Armstrong to accompany him backstage for an apology. After meeting Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) booker Paul Heyman while on a wrestling tour of Singapore, Konnan joined ECW in 1995 and feuded with The Sandman. [2] He also wrestled at an event co-promoted by ECW and the AAA in Chicago, Illinois. [58], Konnan has appeared in the video game WCW Nitro, WCW/nWo Revenge, WCW/nWo Thunder, WCW Mayhem, WCW Backstage Assault, Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring. He wrestled Steele again on November 24, 2001 in a "Loser Leaves XPW" match at XPW Revolution at Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. [9][note 1]. After feuding with nWo member Lex Luger, Konnan and Mysterio, Jr. were defeated by The Outsiders at SuperBrawl IX, with The Outsiders removing Mysterio's mask in the process. [15], On July 3, 2011, Konnan, together with El Canek and El Rayo de Jalisco Jr, defeated Los Hermanos Dinamita (Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000, and Universo 2000) by disqualification at International Wrestling Revolution Group's Festival De Las Mascaras 2011 at Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. On the November 30, 1998 episode of Nitro, Konnan defeated Chris Jericho for the World Television Championship. [32] When the two halves of the nWo reunited in January 1999, Konnan was thrown out of the nWo for standing up for Rey Misterio, Jr and was attacked by Lex Luger. In Mexiko wird sie meist als "Junior Heavyweight" … Konnan later criticized WCW for not respecting Mexican wrestling culture by writing storylines that saw several Mexican wrestlers unceremoniously unmasked (Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, and Mysterio). Within a month of his debut Konan Big had already won the mask of "Latin Heart" when he defated him in a Luchas de Apuesta (bet match). [15] He lost the United States Title to Ric Flair on July 7, 1996 at Bash at the Beach following interference from Flair's valets, Miss Elizabeth and Woman. The match was eventually won by The Godfather. 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He would win two further matches against Gangrel during his time at the promotion, but his singles record was generally poor: he lost in the first round of the WWA Heavyweight Championship title in a dog collar match against Road Dogg on October 26, 2001, and lost three tables matches against Norman Smiley on December 8, 9, and 11, 2001. On March 11, 2007 Konan Big and Axel lost a tag team match to El Hijo del Aníbal and El Hijo del Solitario, after which the two faced off in a match where Konan Big put the Middleweight title on the line and Axel put his mask on the line. [27] Konnan defeated Killer on February 2, 1996 in Querétaro to become the first ever AAA Heavyweight Champion. In June, Konnan left TNA, as did Ron Killings. [9] By 1984, the Cape Cod was rotated out of the Persian Gulf. [17] In the end, the Max Moon character was given to Paul Diamond, who appeared as the character on the first episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993. Konnan was teamed with Rikishi and lost to Cibernetico and La Parka by disqualification. [2] They were scheduled to defend the titles against Harlem Heat in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 24, 1999 at Halloween Havoc, but on the night of the event Mysterio was announced as being injured. Despite having left TNA in June 2007, Konnan did not wrestle for AAA until October, and only wrestled in four matches during the remainder of the year, due to his aforementioned surgeries. Konnan was not showing up for WWF events due to his rising fame in Mexico, and his supposed "bad attitude" and heat from fellow WWF workers lead to a very strained relationship with McMahon, who had invested heavily in the Max Moon character, both financially and creatively, up until that point. Ashenoff returned to San Diego, and received an honorable discharge. [15][30], Several months after losing the United States Championship, Konnan became a villain and joined The Dungeon of Doom. He and his clients engaged in a feud with MLW World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki. and Kip James. On his 24th birthday, he had his official debut match at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana....within 14 months, he had already won his first mask versus, Konnan defended the title with either James or Killings under the, This was a triangle match that also included. Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),[1][9] better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestling personality, manager and former professional wrestler. Matt Benaka, Earl Oliver, Andrew Zadarnowski, John Solo and Joe Dean. [17] After a brief run, the character was abandoned. Back in EMLL, Konnan lost his mask to Perro Aguayo in a Lucha de Apuesta mask versus hair match. [2][9][note 2] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter then details Ashenoff's first foray in to professional wrestling: Carlos traveled to Tijuana on Wednesday, January 6, 1988, (his 24th birthday), where he was led to the dressing area and introduced to Manuel de los Santos, the promoter of the show, and who also wrestled in the main event as “Kiss”. I write, produce, act as agent, and international liaison for talent. His first match with the promotion was October 19, 2001, where he defeated Gangrel. [25], Back in AAA, following interference from Jake Roberts, Konnan lost a two out of three falls retirement match by count-out to Caras at Triplemanía I on April 30, 1993 in front of 48,000 fans in Mexico City, setting the all-time attendance record for a Mexican wrestling event. Konnan's Mexican wrestling career was hampered in the late-1990s by his American wrestling commitments, and Promo Azteca closed in 1998. James brought Kip James and the 3Live Kru to ringside, then asked Killings and Konnan whether James could join the stable. Debut In 1991, EMLL changed its name officially to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). [15][note 3], Konnan's first stint with World Championship Wrestling lasted only a few weeks. Teaming with his trainer and mentor, Rey Mysterio, Sr., Konnan entered the Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament held at the event. [18] Konnan returned again on January 7, 1992 at a WWF Superstars taping in Daytona Beach, FL. Torres competes primarily in the Monterrey-based Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre (FILL) as well as make occasional appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The championship was held by all three members of the Kru,[2] until January 28, 2004, when they were defeated by Kevin Northcutt and Legend in Nashville. It was like when Raw and Nitro were going head-to-head and there was work for everybody. [15] After the match, a young boy—introduced as Konnan's brother—entered the ring crying and handed Konnan his mask back, generating considerable bonhomie towards Konnan from the sympathetic crowd. Konnan's team lost the match. 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. I was wrestling three times in one day on many weekends. [57], On November 17, 2020, Konnan returned to TNT for the first time in two decades when he appeared on an episode of AEW Dynamite. [15], On July 14, 2004, the 3Live Kru, Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko defeated Jarrett, Ken Shamrock and the Elite Guard in a ten-man tag team match. [2] The title was then contested in a three-way tag match pitting Konnan and Billy Kidman, representing the Filthy Animals, against Harlem Heat and the First Family (Hugh Morrus and Brian Knobs). When the nWo divided into two rival factions on the May 4, 1998 episode of Nitro, Konnan sided with the nWo Wolfpac, led by Kevin Nash. After making his debut for UWA, Konnan wrestled for the UWA Heavyweight title against El Canek at UWA 14 on January 29, 1989, and wrestled six- and eight-man tag matches intermittently for the promotion until 1994, with the likes of Dos Caras, Mascara Sagrada, and others. [35] After several abortive attempts to regain the tag title, the Kru began supporting Ron Killings's bid to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion. In San Diego, Konnan met John Roberts. So far Konan Big has only wrestled one match for AAA since then, teaming with Latin Lover and X-Pac to defeat Konnan, Kenzo Suzuki and Nicho el Millonario. Der AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (spanisch: Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA) ist ein Wrestlingtitel der mexikanischen Lucha-LibrePromotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). [15] He returned again on March 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada, defeating Louie Spicolli in a WWF Superstars dark match. Torres competes primarily in the Monterrey-based Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre (FILL) as well as make occasional appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). [2] He eventually became the AAA booker. [15] 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). During this storyline, he wrestled in a Mexican Death match at Road Wild against Rey Mysterio, Jr. and a match against Juventud Guerrera at Uncensored in March 1998. Konnan developed an increasingly hip-hop based gimmick and was nicknamed "K-Dogg." In Impact he was formerly the manager of The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and currently serves as a member of the creative team. He used Konnan El Barbaro with EMLL as well. On June 9, 2009 Konan Big faced Cibernético in a match where Cibernético stated before the match that Konan Big was used to facing "Clowns and TV presenters" but now had to face a real wrestler. Lucha Libre (span. Wrestling that he is "kind of a jack-of-all-trades with Triple AAA. Konnan introduced himself and explained how he was brought here by his manager/agent, John Roberts. Konnan returned to WCW on a full-time basis on the January 22, 1996 edition of Nitro. Last edited on 25 November 2020, at 01:20, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, "KONNAN Talks AEW, WWE, Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre & More! Eugenio Torres Villarreal is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, television host and rapper best known under his ring name Konan Big. [9] He was given a choice of either going to jail or entering the military. [59], Konnan had a weekly podcast on MLW Radio which moved to The Jericho Network in July 2016. 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[17] Konnan recollected later that the costs associated with the costume led to problems between himself and the promotion right from the start. The statement was backed up with a victory over Konan Big after only just eight minutes. 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 learned how to drive at 12, learned to box and was an "avid weightlifter". für Freistilkampf) ist eine Form des professionellen Wrestling, die in Mexiko entwickelt wurde. [15] Konnan joined Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL) later that year. May 2006 was very busy for Konnan. [2], On the December 31, 2005, episode of Impact!, Konnan told B.G. In 2005 Konan Big won his first championship, the FILL World Heavyweight Championship. On March 15, 2009, Konnan lost a Hair vs. Eine Person, die Lucha Libre betreibt, wird Luchador (männlich, Pluralform Luchadores) bzw. [2] Shortening his ring name to simply "Konnan", he feuded with Cien Caras. [52] He then levelled several accusations at AAA regarding non-payment of talent. He entered the Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship,[2] but he was chokeslammed and subsequently eliminated by Malice. He defeated Johnny Webb and Vic Grimes in the first and second rounds, respectively, and then lost the final to Kaos. Two days after the announcement Torres revealed that he was planning to retire from professional wrestling at the end of 2011.