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Carlos Ashenoff better known as Konnan is a professional wrestler who has performed for WCW, ECW, the WWF and TNA. Carlos Ashenoff from http://www. ... Carlos Ashenoff from http://www. ... ... WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a groundbreaking and influential professional wrestling league, and was a stop for many popular wrestlers seen today. ... // World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... // Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett. ...

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Career

Before getting his break at WCW, Ashenoff worked in the WWF as "Max Moon" (originally known as the "Comet Kid"), best known for a pyrotechnic gun he wore on his arm during his approach to the ring. He was a standard face mid-carder, and his career went nowhere. In professional wrestling jargon, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving - that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites. The vast majority of wrestling angles (or storylines) - though not all - place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ...


When he worked in WCW, he turned heel and took the name Konnan, which he uses to this day. He initially aligned with other latino wrestlers, but joined the nWo soon after its inception. He realigned with Kevin Nash when the latter formed nWo Wolfpac and became a tweener. At this point he developed a more hip-hop gimmick, and was often referred to as "K-Dawg". In professional wrestling, a heel is a character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humourously referred to as evil. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often bad guys in professional wrestling storylines. ... The nWo (New World Order) was both a professional wrestling storyline and the stable of wrestlers who were its central players. ... Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional wrestler who has performed in both World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling and now Total Nonstop Action. ... In professional wrestling, a tweener is a character who is portrayed as being morally neutral or ambiguous; that is, they are between a face and a heel. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans, and Hispanics in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ...


Konnan joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2003 and formed the face stable 3Live Kru with Ron Killings and B.G. James. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 3Live Kru - from left to right, B.G. James, Konnan and Ron Killings. ... The 3 Live Kru (B.G. James, Konnan and Ron Killings) Ron Killings is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action wrestling. ... See also Brian James (wrestler). ...


Profile

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Finishing and signature moves

  • Tequila Sunrise
  • Rolling Thunder Lariat
  • DDT
  • Facejam
  • Zip Lock
  • 187

Attacking maneuvers in professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold, or set up for a throw. ... In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive the victims head into the mat. ... Much of the action in professional wrestling involves the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him/her down. ...

Titles/Accomplishments

World Championship Wrestling

WCW logo from 1999-2001. ... The WCW World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, when the promotion closed. ... Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio, better known as Rey Misterio, Jr. ... Peter Gruner (born May 11, 1974 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a professional wrestler on the World Wrestling Entertainments Smackdown! Brand, best known by his stage name of Billy Kidman. ... The WWE United States Championship is formally the WCW United States Championship but is now a WWE title exclusive to the SmackDown! brand. ... The WCW World Television Championship is one of the most unusual belts in the history of wrestling. ...

National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Link titleNWA World Tag Team Title History Revived Version after 1995 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams July 12, 1992 Atlanta, Georgia Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes September 21, 1992 Atlanta, Georgia Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas November 18, 1992 Macon, Georgia Steve Austin and Brian Pillman March 2, 1993 Macon... Brian Gerard James (born May 20, 1970 )[1]) is a professional wrestler, currently wrestling in Total Nonstop Action as part of the 3 Live Kru. ... The 3 Live Kru (B.G. James, Konnan and Ron Killings) Ron Killings is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action wrestling. ...

World Wrestling Council

  • 1-Time WWC Tag-Team Champion with Carly Colon
  • 1-Time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion

The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Ricos two main professional Wrestling organizations, the other one being the International Wrestling Association. ... Carly Colon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

  • 1-Time AAA Heavyweight Champion

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) is a Lucha Libre Professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico. ...

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

  • 1-time CMLL World Heavyweight Champion

The Logo of CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) is a lucha libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara and Puebla. ...

Other Titles

  • 1-Time IWAS Champion
  • 1-Time IWAS Tag-Team Champion with Rey Mysterio Jr.
  • 1-Time IWC Champion

Indy is short for independent and is sometimes spelled indie. ...

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • PWI ranked him # 131 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.


Hulk Hogan on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, November 1994. ...

NWA/WCW/WWE United States Champions
Race | J. Valentine | - | Funk | Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Brazil | R. Flair | Steamboat | Blackjack Mulligan | Wrestling | R. Flair | Steamboat | R. Flair | - | Snuka | R. Flair | G. Valentine | R. Flair | Piper | McDaniel | - | Slaughter | McDaniel | Slaughter | McDaniel | G. Valentine | Piper | G. Valentine | Slater | Steamboat | McDaniel | - | McDaniel | Magnum | Blanchard | Magnum | - | Koloff | Luger | Dusty Rhodes | - | Windham | Luger | Hayes | Luger | Hansen | Luger | - | Sting | Rude | - | Dustin Rhodes | - | Dustin Rhodes | Austin | Steamboat | Austin | Duggan | Vader | - | Sting | Sasaki | Gang | Konnan | R. Flair | - | Guerrero | Malenko | Jarrett | McMichael | Hennig | Page | Raven | Goldberg | - | Hart | Luger | Hart | Page | Hart | Piper | Hall | - | S. Steiner | D. Flair | Benoit | Vicious | Goldberg | Hart | Hall | - | Benoit | Jarrett | - | Jarrett | - | S. Steiner | - | Storm | Funk | Storm | Rection | Storm | Rection | Douglas | R. Steiner | Booker T | Kanyon | Tajiri | Rhyno | Angle | Edge | - | Guerrero | Big Show | Cena | - | Booker T | Cena | Carlito | Cena | Jordan

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Ashenoff did not comply with the stipulations of the match, and returned to defeat Roberts in a hair versus hair match at TripleMania II on May 27, 1994 in Tijuana.
The Moon character, created by Ashenoff based on a gimmick he had seen in Japan, was that of a cyborg, and Ashenoff wore an outfit (purchased by the WWF at the cost of United States dollar13,000) bedecked with circuitry, along with a pyrotechnic gun on his arm during his approach to the ring.
Ashenoff returned to WCW on a full-time basis in January 1996, and was largely responsible for the hiring of several prominent Mexican wrestlers by WCW, including Rey Mysterio, Jr., Psicosis, Juventud Guerrera and La Parka.
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