Alex Koslov
Alex Sherman (born January 21, 1984) 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.
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Koslov in November 2013 | |
| Birth name | Alex Sherman |
| Born | January 21, 1984 Chișinău, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Alex Koslov Alex Pincheck Alex Sherman Cárlos Sanchez Peter Orlov |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Billed from | Moscow, Russia |
| Trained by | Jesse Hernandez Skayde Ricky Reyes Kendo Kashin Shinsuke Nakamura Minoru Tanaka Rocky Romero Toru Yano Bryan Danielson Negro Navarro Inoki Dojo |
| Debut | May 23, 2003 |
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.