Alex Koslov

Real name: Alex Sherman
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 190 lbs.
Date of birth: January 21, 1984
From: Chisinau, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Pro debut: May 23, 2003
Trained by: Jesse Hernandez
Finishing move: Double Underhook Piledriver

Biography

– Sherman began his career for California’s EWF as ‘Alex Pincheck’
– By the end of 2005, Sherman was competing as ‘Alex Koslov’
– In 2006, Koslov joined California’s Inoki Dojo
– On June 11, 2006, Koslov defeated Mikey Nicholls & Karl Anderson to win the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On June 16, Koslov defeated TJ Perkins to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On July 2, Koslov defeated Bino Gambino to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On July 7, Koslov defeated Jason Blade to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– The next day, Koslov defeated Joey Ryan by DQ to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– In August 2006, Koslov joined Mexico’s CMLL
– At CMLL’s 73rd Anniversary Show, Koslov, Averno & Mephisto defeated Ultimo Dragon, El Sagrado & Felino
– At CMLL’s 74th Anniversary Show, Koslov, El Sagrado & La Sombra defeated Sangre Azteca, Toscano & Ephesto
– Koslov represented Team International in the 2008 TNA World X Cup
– Koslov teamed with Ultimo Dragon & Marco Corleone to win the 2008 Toryumon Copa Suzuki
– Koslov reached the final of the 2008 ECWA Super 8 Tournament, losing to Aden Chambers
– Koslov jumped to AAA in November 2008, debuting as a member of ‘D-Generation MEX’
– On May 21, 2009, Koslov defeated Extreme Tiger & Alan Stone in the final of a tournament to become the first AAA Cruiserweight Champion, but would lose it to Extreme Tiger at next month’s TripleMania
– On August 21, Koslov defeated Extreme Tiger, Rocky Romero, Teddy Hart & Jack Evans to regain the AAA Cruiserweight Title
– A week later, Koslov lost a Loser Leaves Town Match, forcing him out of AAA both in storyline and in reality
– Koslov signed a new deal with AAA in October 2009 and returned to the company
– At TripleMania XVIII, La Legion Extranjera (Koslov, Chessman & Hernandez) defeated Heavy Metal, Pimpinela Escarlata & Octagon
– On July 2, 2010, La Legion Extranjera (Koslov & Christina Von Eerie) defeated Aero Star & Faby Apache to win the AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles
– On August 6, La Legion Extranjera defeated Aero Star & Faby Apache to retain the AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles
– On the August 27 Smackdown, Koslov (as Carlos Sanchez) worked as an enhancement talent against Alberto Del Rio. He would sign a WWE development deal, reporting to FCW in November after wrapping up his AAA dates
– In FCW, Koslov would be renamed ‘Peter Orlov’
– Orlov was released by WWE in February 2012 and Alex Koslov would return to the indies a month later
– Koslov competed in the 2012 NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament and would become a regular for the promotion moving forward
– On July 22, 2012, Forever Hooligans (Koslov & Rocky Romero) defeated Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On August 26, Forever Hooligans defeated Alex Shelley & AJ Kirsch to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Yuji Nagata’s 20th Anniversary Show, Forever Hooligans, Low Ki & Averno defeated Alex Shelley, Mascara Dorada, BUSHI & KUSHIDA
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2012, Forever Hooligans defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2013, Forever Hooligans defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Dominion 2013, Forever Hooligans defeated Time Splitters to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 20, Forever Hooligans defeated Suzuki-gun (TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 27, Forever Hooligans defeated reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles, but lost them to The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) a week later at the All Star Extravaganza event
– At Death Before Dishonor XI, Forever Hooligans defeated The American Wolves to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Destruction 2014, Forever Hooligans & Tomohiro Ishii defeated BULLET CLUB (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson & Yujiro Takahashi)
– Koslov announced that he was taking a sabbatical from wrestling in January 2015 that would turn into his retirement
– Koslov returned to New Japan as an English language commentator in August 2020