Alex Koslov

Alex Koslov
Koslov in 2013
Birth nameAlex Sherman[1][2][3]
Born (1984-01-21) January 21, 1984 (age 40)[4][5]
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union[6]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aleksandr Vladimirovich[4]
Alex Koslov[4]
Alex Pincheck[4]
Alex Sherman[7]
Cárlos Sanchez[8]
Peter Orlov[1][9][10]
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[9][5]
Billed weight190 lb (86 kg)[9][5][11]
Billed fromMoscow, Russia[9][5][11][12]
Trained byJesse Hernandez[3][12]
Skayde[13]
Ricky Reyes[12]
Kendo Kashin[12]
Shinsuke Nakamura[12]
Minoru Tanaka
Rocky Romero[12]
Toru Yano[12]
Bryan Danielson[12]
Negro Navarro
Inoki Dojo
DebutMay 23, 2003[4]

Alex Sherman[1][2][3] (born January 21, 1984)[4][5] is a Moldovan-born Russian semi-retired professional wrestler and color commentator, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Alex Koslov.

Koslov has mainly worked in Mexico from 2005 until 2008 for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), but in October 2008 he made a surprise jump to rival promotion AAA, where he worked until October 2010. In AAA he is a two–time AAA Cruiserweight Champion and a one–time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion with partner Christina Von Eerie. From August 2010 to February 2012 he was signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Peter Orlov. After his release from WWE, Sherman resumed working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), while also making his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Sherman formed a tag team with Rocky Romero known as Forever Hooligans and would go on to win IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference FCWPeterOrlovWrestleview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Alex Koslov liberado" (in Spanish). AAA. 2010-10-07. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  3. ^ a b c Oliver, Greg (2013-07-31). "Forever Hooligans basking in championship glory". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Alex Koslov". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e アレックス・コズロフ. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  6. ^ Krasilnikov, Aleksei (21 December 2020). "Алекс Козлов: о Японии, Мексике и России, о межполовых матчах, о WWE - VSplanet.net". VSplanet.net (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference FCWSherman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference SmackDown082710 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b c d "Peter Orlov profile". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
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  11. ^ a b "Alex Koslov". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Estrellas". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  13. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2008: 269 Alex Koslov". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United Statesid=October 2008: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 2008. p. 106.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)