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Alex Sherman (January 21, 1984) is a Moldovan-born professional wrestler, better known by 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 Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), where he worked until October 2010. In AAA he is a former 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 (FCW) 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 (NJPW), where he and Rocky Romero went on to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in July 2012.

In wrestling[]

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Double underhook piledriver
  • Red Scare (Russian legsweep floated over into a bridging cobra clutch)
  • Red Scare II (Fisherman buster followed into a guillotine choke)
  • Soviet Strike (Superkick)
  • Death Valley driver
  • Double knee backbreaker
  • Perestroika (Rope hung surfboard)
  • Russian legsweep
  • Scoop brainbuster
  • Springboard splash
  • Wheelbarrow driver
  • Nicknames
  • The Russian Hooligan
  • El Hooligan Ruso

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWI ranked him #145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009

External links[]

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