Jason Espada
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| Konnan | ||
| Ring name(s) | Conan the Barbarian El Centurión K-Dogg Jayson Konnan Konnan el Barbaro El Relámpago Max Moon The Latin Fury | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) | |
| Born | January 6, 1964 (age 47) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |
| Resides | Chula Vista, California | |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Trained by | Super Astro Negro Casas Brian McAlmond Scott Wright, Sr. | |
| Debut | January 6, 1987 | |
Jason Espada (born Carlos Santiago Espada January 6, 1964), better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper of Puerto Rican descent. Jason 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.
After serving in the United States Navy, Konnan began his professional wrestling career in Mexico, wrestling in both Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. In the latter, he also acted as a booker and the first AAA Americas Heavyweight Champion. From 1992 to 1993, he worked in the International Wrestling Federation as Max Moon, and in 1996, he began working full time for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In WCW, he helped bring in other Mexican wrestlers to the promotion, as well as being a member of the Filthy Animals alliance. In 2002, he joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a part of two major alliances: 3Live Kru and The Latin American Xchange. He left the company in 2007 after filing a lawsuit against it, which was eventually resolved.
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[edit] Early life
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1996)
[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1992–1993)
[edit] Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995)
[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1990–2001)
[edit] United States Heavyweight Championship; Dungeon of Doom (1996–1997)
- Main article: Dungeon of Doom
[edit] nWo (1997–1999)
- Main article: New World Order
[edit] No Limit Soldiers; Filthy Animals (1999–2001)
- Main article: No Limit Soldiers and Filthy Animals
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2007)
[edit] The 3Live Kru
- Main article: 3Live Kru
[edit] The Latin American Xchange
- Main article: The Latin American Xchange
[edit] Return to AAA (2004–present)
[edit] Personal life
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- AAA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- AAA Parejas Increibles Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cibernético
- Championship Wrestling USA Northwest
- Championship Wrestling USA Northwest Tag Championship (1 time) – with Beetlejuice
- International Wrestling All-Stars
- IWAS World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWAS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Wright, Jr.
- International Wrestling Council
- IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Latin American Wrestling Association
- LAWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with B.G. James and Blake Wheeler (1) and B.G. James (1)
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scott Wright, Jr. (1) and Kevin Kidman (1)
- WCW World Television Championship (1 time)
