Alex Koslov
Encyclopedia
Alex Sherman is a Moldovan
-born professional wrestler
, better known by the ring name
Alex Koslov. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling
under the ring name Peter Orlov. 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
.
and made his professional wrestling debut in Covina, California on May 23, 2003 against Kid Karnage working as "Alex Pincheck". From 2003 until 2006 Koslov worked exclusively on the west coast of the United States, making appearances for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
, Empire Wrestling Federation and local National Wrestling Alliance
affiliated groups. From 2005 and forward Koslov began working in Mexico and later on started making appearances all over the United States. On June 11, 2006 Koslov won the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
in Santa Monica, California
from Karl Anderson
, less than a month later he lost the title to Justin White
.
In 2008 Koslov participated in the annual ECWA Super 8 tournament working with other young "high flyers". In the first round he defeated Shannon Moore
in what was considered an upset, then he defeated Chase del Monte in the second round before losing to Aden Chambers in the finals. Koslov's performance earned him positive reviews. Koslov did not win the tournament but he stole the show, working as a villain
he riled up the crowd enough for one audience member to threaten him with a chair.
promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
as a villain
, or a "Rudo" in Mexico. He was the first Russian to ever wrestle in Arena Coliseo in its 72 year history. Shortly after starting with CMLL, Koslov participated in their annual Leyenda de Plata tournament, losing to Místico
in the quarter final. He also participated in the 2006 Leyenda de Azul tournament defeating Hirooki Goto
in the first round but losing to Dr. Wagner Jr. in the second round. In November, 2006 Koslov won an 8-man torneo cibernetico
to earn a shot at the World Middleweight Championship
, but lost against champion Averno. Over the next year, Koslov worked mid-card to semi-main event matches, usually in six-man tag team matches that is the most common match format in lucha libre. In May 2007, Koslov unsuccessfully challenged NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
Atlantis
for the title.
Having turned into a crowd favorite
, or "technico", in mid-2007, Koslov joined forces with Marco Corleone
, Rey Bucanero
and Shocker to form a group called High Society, a group of self-professed metrosexual
s. The group saw limited success and by the start of 2008 rarely teamed together, when Rey Bucanero returned to Los Guerreros de Atlantida
the stable dropped all together. Throughout 2008 Koslov kept working mid-card matches, rarely working any kind of storyline, with the odd unsuccessful title match here and there.
(TNA) meant that he was able to participate in the 2008 World X Cup Tournament
that took place in June and July 2008. Koslov was part of Team International
along with Canadian
Tyson Dux
, Brit
Doug Williams
, and Iranian American Daivari
. Koslov made a couple of "pre-tournament" appearances defeating Curry Man
one week and losing to Team USA captain Kaz
. In tournament action Koslov lost to fellow CMLL worker Rey Bucanero
representing Team Mexico. In the finals of the tournament, held at the Victory Road
Pay-Per-View
, Koslov took part in a four team triple elimination battle royal
. He eliminated another fellow CMLL worker Último Guerrero
and Chris Sabin
from the match, before tapping out to Masato Yoshino
in the second to last elimination of the match. Team International ended up with just three points finishing last in the tournament.
(AAA) and offered a deal. According to Koslov he decided to take the deal with AAA because he was unhappy with CMLL's direction.
Only a few people knew that Koslov had signed with AAA before he made his surprise debut on October 10, 2008 at a AAA Television taping in Querétaro
, Mexico. To avoid spoiling the surprise Koslov had covered his face as he travelled to the arena, then stayed out of sight during the show. Koslov's defection to AAA made front page news on newspapers and wrestling magazines, liking it to the Monday Night Wars
between World Championship Wrestling
and the World Wrestling Federation
. Koslov helped found the stable "D-Generation Mex" together with Sean Waltman
and Rocky Romero
.
On March 20, 2009 Koslov was one of thirteen wrestlers in a "Dome of Death" cage match to qualify for a tournament to establish the AAA Cruiserweight Championship
where he qualified for the tournament itself. In the first round Koslov defeated his D-Generation-Mex partner Rocky Romero on April 17, 2009. After the match the two partners hugged without showing any animosity between them. In the semi final Koslov defeated Nicho el Millonario to qualify for the final. On May 21 Koslov defeated Extreme Tiger
and Alan Stone
to become the first ever AAA Cruiserweight Champion. Alex Koslov's run with the Cruiserweight title only lasted 23 days as he lost to Extreme Tiger at Triplemania XVII
on June 13, 2009. Following the title loss Koslov turned Rudo attacking his D-Generation-Mex partners after a match. On August 21, 2009 Koslov regained the Cruiserweight championship by winning a five-way elimination match at the 2009 Verano de Escándalo
defeating Extreme Tiger, Jack Evans
, Teddy Hart
and Rocky Romero. On August 30 Koslov lost a six man steel cage match and as a result was forced out of AAA. Koslov confirmed on his twitter
page that he was done with the company. AAA later vacated his Cruiserweight Championship.
On September 26, 2009, at Heroes Inmortales III
Konnan
kidnapped AAA owner Dorian Roldán and on the October 17 tapings of AAA's television show offered to return him if his father Joaquín reinstated Alex Koslov. Later in the evening, during a match between Marco Corleone and Chessman
, a masked man entered the ring and attacked Corleone. The masked man was caught and unmasked to reveal Koslov, whom Konnan then saved by threatening Dorian with violence if Koslov wasn't freed. After Koslov was reinstated he joined Konnan's La Legión Extranjera
and at Rey de Reyes
unsuccessfully challenged Extreme Tiger for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. On June 2, 2010 Koslov teamed up with fellow La Legión member Christina Von Eerie
to defeat Aero Star
and Faby Apache
to win the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
. On October 1 at Héroes Inmortales IV
Koslov and Von Eerie lost the titles to Faby Apache and Pimpinela Escarlata
. Afterwards Koslov announced that Héroes Inmortales IV had been his last night with AAA, before leaving for WWE.
(ROH) when they promoted a couple of shows in Houston, Texas
. Koslov first worked a singles match, losing to Bryan Danielson
on the April 3 show Supercard of Honor IV. The following day at the tapings of the Take No Prisoners
pay-per-view, Koslov was defeated by Roderick Strong
in another singles match. Koslov returned to ROH in December 2009, losing to the Briscoe Brothers
and Rocky Romero in a six man tag team match, where he teamed with Davey Richards
and Eddie Edwards
, on the 18 and to Romero in a singles match on the 19 at Final Battle 2009
, ROH's first live pay-per-view. Due to the controversy surrounding the Final Battle 2009 match, Koslov and Romero were booked in a rematch on March 26, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona
, which Koslov won.
's SmackDown television program, Koslov, using the ring name Cárlos Sanchez, wrestled in a match, where he was defeated by Alberto Del Rio. It was later reported that Koslov had signed a developmental contract with the WWE and would report to their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
in October 2010, when his AAA contract would expire.
in Punta Gorda, Florida
in a losing effort against Bo Rotundo
. Sherman made his televised debut on the November 28 edition of FCW TV, wrestling under the ring name Peter Orlov in a match, where he and AJ were defeated by Lucky Cannon and Naomi
.
Moldovans
Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...
-born professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, better known by the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Alex Koslov. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
under the ring name Peter Orlov. Koslov has mainly worked in Mexico from 2005 until 2008 for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL), but in October 2008 he made a surprise jump to rival promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA), where he worked until October 2010. In AAA he is a former two–time AAA Cruiserweight Champion
AAA Cruiserweight Championship
The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of and below...
and a one–time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship is exclusively for teams composed of one male wrestler and one female wrestler...
with partner Christina Von Eerie
Christina Von Eerie
Christina Maria Kardooni is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Christina Von Eerie. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Toxxin and is also known for working for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Asistencia Asesoría y...
.
Professional wrestling career
Koslov was trained by Jesse HernandezJesse Hernandez
Jesse Lizarraga is a Mexican American Pro Wrestler, Pro Wrestling Referee, trainer, Actor and owner of the School of Hard Knocks pro-wrestling training facility. He also promotes an independent wrestling organization called Empire Wrestling Federation in San Bernardino, California, performing...
and made his professional wrestling debut in Covina, California on May 23, 2003 against Kid Karnage working as "Alex Pincheck". From 2003 until 2006 Koslov worked exclusively on the west coast of the United States, making appearances for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is a professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers Disco Machine, Excalibur, Joey Ryan, Scott Lost, Super Dragon, and Top Gun Talwar...
, Empire Wrestling Federation and local National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
affiliated groups. From 2005 and forward Koslov began working in Mexico and later on started making appearances all over the United States. On June 11, 2006 Koslov won the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
The NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major title in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion...
in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
from Karl Anderson
Karl Anderson
Chad Allegra is an American professional wrestler better known by his stage name Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is currently one half of the IWGP and GHC Tag Team Champions with partner Giant Bernard.-Personal life:Allegra grew up in Asheville,...
, less than a month later he lost the title to Justin White
Justin White
Justin White is a Canadian professional wrestler who has competed in North American and European independent promotions including the International Wrestling Syndicate and NWA Quebec Pro Wrestling...
.
In 2008 Koslov participated in the annual ECWA Super 8 tournament working with other young "high flyers". In the first round he defeated Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore is an American professional wrestler, who is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling between 1999 and 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment for several years in the 2000s.Moore befriended Matt and Jeff Hardy...
in what was considered an upset, then he defeated Chase del Monte in the second round before losing to Aden Chambers in the finals. Koslov's performance earned him positive reviews. Koslov did not win the tournament but he stole the show, working as a villain
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
he riled up the crowd enough for one audience member to threaten him with a chair.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2006–2008)
In August 2006, Koslov began working for the Mexican lucha libreLucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
as a villain
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
, or a "Rudo" in Mexico. He was the first Russian to ever wrestle in Arena Coliseo in its 72 year history. Shortly after starting with CMLL, Koslov participated in their annual Leyenda de Plata tournament, losing to Místico
Místico
Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara...
in the quarter final. He also participated in the 2006 Leyenda de Azul tournament defeating Hirooki Goto
Hirooki Goto
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He has wrestled primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling since his debut.-Career:Goto attended Kokushikan University, where he took part in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Upon graduating, Goto qualified to join New Japan Pro Wrestling, but left the...
in the first round but losing to Dr. Wagner Jr. in the second round. In November, 2006 Koslov won an 8-man torneo cibernetico
Torneo cibernetico
A Torneo Cibernetico is a type of elimination tag-team match that frequently appears in Lucha Libre promotions.The match is a 16-man elimination tag team match consisting of 2 teams of 8. It uses standard Lucha Libre tag-team rules with elimination occurring with a pinfall, submission,...
to earn a shot at the World Middleweight Championship
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
The CMLL World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
, but lost against champion Averno. Over the next year, Koslov worked mid-card to semi-main event matches, usually in six-man tag team matches that is the most common match format in lucha libre. In May 2007, Koslov unsuccessfully challenged NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship is a currently inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance . For the majority of its existence it has been promoted by Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where it was known as the Campeonato...
Atlantis
Atlantis (wrestler)
Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...
for the title.
Having turned into a crowd favorite
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
, or "technico", in mid-2007, Koslov joined forces with Marco Corleone
Mark Jindrak
Mark Robert Jindrak is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
, Rey Bucanero
Rey Bucanero
Arturo García Ortiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Rey Bucanero . Outside of lucha libre, he has also worked in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, Toryumon and Dragondoor...
and Shocker to form a group called High Society, a group of self-professed metrosexual
Metrosexual
Metrosexual is a neologism derived from metropolitan and heterosexual coined in 1994 describing a man who spends a lot of time and money on shopping for his appearance...
s. The group saw limited success and by the start of 2008 rarely teamed together, when Rey Bucanero returned to Los Guerreros de Atlantida
Los Guerreros del Infierno
Los Guerreros del Infierno is a Lucha Libre stable based in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico that has existed since 2000...
the stable dropped all together. Throughout 2008 Koslov kept working mid-card matches, rarely working any kind of storyline, with the odd unsuccessful title match here and there.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008)
In 2008 CMLL's working relationship with Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
(TNA) meant that he was able to participate in the 2008 World X Cup Tournament
TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament
The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2008 World X Cup Tournament was the 3rd World X Cup that was hosted by TNA in the months of June and July 2008. The tournament featured four Teams: Team TNA, Team Mexico, Team Japan, and Team International...
that took place in June and July 2008. Koslov was part of Team International
Team International
Team International is a professional wrestling stable that has been brought together to compete in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's 2008 World X-Cup Tournament.-2008:...
along with Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Tyson Dux
Tyson Dux
Tyson Moody is a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tyson Dux , and is currently wrestling for various independent promotions. He is the nephew of martial artist Frank Dux-Career:...
, Brit
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
Doug Williams
Doug Williams (wrestler)
Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams...
, and Iranian American Daivari
Shawn Daivari
Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...
. Koslov made a couple of "pre-tournament" appearances defeating Curry Man
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
one week and losing to Team USA captain Kaz
Frankie Kazarian
Frank B. Gerdelman is an Armenian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Kazarian or simply Kazarian. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
. In tournament action Koslov lost to fellow CMLL worker Rey Bucanero
Rey Bucanero
Arturo García Ortiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Rey Bucanero . Outside of lucha libre, he has also worked in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, Toryumon and Dragondoor...
representing Team Mexico. In the finals of the tournament, held at the Victory Road
Victory Road (2008)
Victory Road was the fourth Victory Road professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by American promotion, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
Pay-Per-View
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
, Koslov took part in a four team triple elimination battle royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
. He eliminated another fellow CMLL worker Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero is a Mexican currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is also part of the booking committee and former CMLL World Heavyweight Championship...
and Chris Sabin
Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...
from the match, before tapping out to Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...
in the second to last elimination of the match. Team International ended up with just three points finishing last in the tournament.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2008–2010)
After having worked on a handshake deal with CMLL for two years Koslov was approached by rival promotion Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) and offered a deal. According to Koslov he decided to take the deal with AAA because he was unhappy with CMLL's direction.
Only a few people knew that Koslov had signed with AAA before he made his surprise debut on October 10, 2008 at a AAA Television taping in Querétaro
Querétaro
Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....
, Mexico. To avoid spoiling the surprise Koslov had covered his face as he travelled to the arena, then stayed out of sight during the show. Koslov's defection to AAA made front page news on newspapers and wrestling magazines, liking it to the Monday Night Wars
Monday Night Wars
Monday Night Wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4, 1995, to March 26, 2001. During this time, the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling's Monday Nitro in a...
between World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
and the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. Koslov helped found the stable "D-Generation Mex" together with Sean Waltman
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
and Rocky Romero
Rocky Romero
John R. Rivera is a Cuban American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls , along with Ricky Reyes...
.
On March 20, 2009 Koslov was one of thirteen wrestlers in a "Dome of Death" cage match to qualify for a tournament to establish the AAA Cruiserweight Championship
AAA Cruiserweight Championship
The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of and below...
where he qualified for the tournament itself. In the first round Koslov defeated his D-Generation-Mex partner Rocky Romero on April 17, 2009. After the match the two partners hugged without showing any animosity between them. In the semi final Koslov defeated Nicho el Millonario to qualify for the final. On May 21 Koslov defeated Extreme Tiger
Extreme Tiger
Extreme Tiger is a Mexican professional wrestler currently competing in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is currently the 2011 Rey de Reyes.-Professional wrestling career:...
and Alan Stone
Alan Stone (wrestler)
Alan Stone is a Mexican professional wrestler who has competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the late 1990s...
to become the first ever AAA Cruiserweight Champion. Alex Koslov's run with the Cruiserweight title only lasted 23 days as he lost to Extreme Tiger at Triplemania XVII
Triplemania XVII
TripleManía XVII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion, which took place on June 13, 2009 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the twenty-third event under the Triplemanía chronology...
on June 13, 2009. Following the title loss Koslov turned Rudo attacking his D-Generation-Mex partners after a match. On August 21, 2009 Koslov regained the Cruiserweight championship by winning a five-way elimination match at the 2009 Verano de Escándalo
Verano de Escandalo (2009)
Verano de Escándalo 2009 was a professional wrestling event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , which took place on August 21, 2009 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico...
defeating Extreme Tiger, Jack Evans
Jack Evans
Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...
, Teddy Hart
Teddy Hart
Teddy Annis , is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He is currently working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA...
and Rocky Romero. On August 30 Koslov lost a six man steel cage match and as a result was forced out of AAA. Koslov confirmed on his twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
page that he was done with the company. AAA later vacated his Cruiserweight Championship.
On September 26, 2009, at Heroes Inmortales III
Heroes Inmortales III
Héroes Inmortales III: Homenaje a Don Antonio Peña was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración that took place on September 26, 2009 in Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, commemorating the third anniversary of the death of AAA founder Antonio...
Konnan
Konnan
Carlos Santiago Espada Moises , also known as Charles Ashenoff and better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper of Puerto Rican descent...
kidnapped AAA owner Dorian Roldán and on the October 17 tapings of AAA's television show offered to return him if his father Joaquín reinstated Alex Koslov. Later in the evening, during a match between Marco Corleone and Chessman
Chessman (wrestler)
Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss...
, a masked man entered the ring and attacked Corleone. The masked man was caught and unmasked to reveal Koslov, whom Konnan then saved by threatening Dorian with violence if Koslov wasn't freed. After Koslov was reinstated he joined Konnan's La Legión Extranjera
Foreign Legion (wrestling)
La Legión Extranjera is the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It's a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Rudós...
and at Rey de Reyes
Rey de Reyes (2010)
Rey de Reyes 2010 was a major professional wrestling event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración that took place on March 12, 2010 in Querétaro, Mexico at Plaza de Toros Santa Maria in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. The event was the 14th event produced under the Rey de Reyes name and...
unsuccessfully challenged Extreme Tiger for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. On June 2, 2010 Koslov teamed up with fellow La Legión member Christina Von Eerie
Christina Von Eerie
Christina Maria Kardooni is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Christina Von Eerie. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Toxxin and is also known for working for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Asistencia Asesoría y...
to defeat Aero Star
Aero Star
Aero Star is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work in the professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a tecnico . He is a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea along with Laredo Kid and Argenis...
and Faby Apache
Faby Apache
Fabiola Balbuena Torres is a Mexican Luchadora, or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Faby Apache...
to win the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship is exclusively for teams composed of one male wrestler and one female wrestler...
. On October 1 at Héroes Inmortales IV
Héroes Inmortales IV
Héroes Inmortales IV was a major professional wrestling show event produced by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , which took place on October 1, 2010 at the Centro de Convenciones in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, commemorating the fourth anniversary of the death of AAA founder Antonio...
Koslov and Von Eerie lost the titles to Faby Apache and Pimpinela Escarlata
Pimpinela Escarlata
Mario González Lozano is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who works as an Exotico for the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As Escarlata he is the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and a former Mexican National...
. Afterwards Koslov announced that Héroes Inmortales IV had been his last night with AAA, before leaving for WWE.
Ring of Honor (2009, 2010)
In April 2009, Koslov made a couple of appearances for Ring of HonorRing of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
(ROH) when they promoted a couple of shows in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Koslov first worked a singles match, losing to Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
on the April 3 show Supercard of Honor IV. The following day at the tapings of the Take No Prisoners
Take No Prisoners (2009)
Take No Prisoners was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor. It took place on April 4, 2009 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, and aired on pay-per-view on June 12, 2009...
pay-per-view, Koslov was defeated by Roderick Strong
Roderick Strong
Chris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro , and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla .He initially debuted as The Jester on the Floridian...
in another singles match. Koslov returned to ROH in December 2009, losing to the Briscoe Brothers
Briscoe Brothers
The Briscoe Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of Jay and Mark Briscoe. They are currently wrestling for the American promotions Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, Combat Zone Wrestling, as well as occasionally for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.Their wrestling careers have...
and Rocky Romero in a six man tag team match, where he teamed with Davey Richards
Davey Richards
Wesley David Richards is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Davey Richards.Richards is currently under contract with Ring of Honor, where he is the current ROH World Champion, but also wrestles for several companies on the independent circuit, including Pro Wrestling...
and Eddie Edwards
Eddie Edwards (wrestler)
Eddie Edwards is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with Ring of Honor , where he is a former ROH World Champion. He also had previous reigns as a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with his partner Davey Richards as The American Wolves and as the inaugural ROH World...
, on the 18 and to Romero in a singles match on the 19 at Final Battle 2009
Final Battle 2009
Final Battle 2009 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor , which was only available online. It took place on December 19, 2009 from the Manhattan Center in New York City...
, ROH's first live pay-per-view. Due to the controversy surrounding the Final Battle 2009 match, Koslov and Romero were booked in a rematch on March 26, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, which Koslov won.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2010–present)
On the August 27, 2010, edition of World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's SmackDown television program, Koslov, using the ring name Cárlos Sanchez, wrestled in a match, where he was defeated by Alberto Del Rio. It was later reported that Koslov had signed a developmental contract with the WWE and would report to their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
in October 2010, when his AAA contract would expire.
Florida Championship Wrestling
Sherman, using his real name, made his FCW debut on November 20, 2010, at a house showHouse show
A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and...
in Punta Gorda, Florida
Punta Gorda, Florida
Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...
in a losing effort against Bo Rotundo
Taylor Rotunda
Taylor Rotunda is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE and wrestles in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling , as Bo Rotundo. He is a former two time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and has previously held the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship...
. Sherman made his televised debut on the November 28 edition of FCW TV, wrestling under the ring name Peter Orlov in a match, where he and AJ were defeated by Lucky Cannon and Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Crossface
- Double underhook piledriver
- Red ScareRed ScareDurrell Blackwell Durrell Blackwell The term Red Scare denotes two distinct periods of strong Anti-Communism in the United States: the First Red Scare, from 1919 to 1920, and the Second Red Scare, from 1947 to 1957. The First Red Scare was about worker revolution and...
(Russian legsweep floated over into a bridging cobra clutch) - Red Scare II (Fisherman buster followed into a guillotine choke)
- Russian Frog Elbow (Frog splash transitioned into an elbow drop)
- Soviet Strike (Superkick)
- Springboard splash – TNATotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
; used as a regular move on the independent circuitIndependent circuitIn professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
- Signature moves
- Death Valley driver
- Double knee backbreaker
- Multiple kicks to the back and head of a seated opponent, with theatrics
- PerestroikaPerestroikaPerestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
(Rope hung surfboard) - Russian legsweep
- Scoop brainbuster
- Wheelbarrow driver
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s - "El Hooligan Ruso"
- "The Russian Hooligan"
- "12 Corazones"
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "Вторжение" by Серега
- "Перемен" by Dino MC 47 featuring КИНО
- "Break it Down" by The DX BandChris Warren (musician)Christopher Warren is an American musician who has performed in numerous bands. He is currently the singer in...
(AAAAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
; used while a part of D-Generation MEX) - "Heretic Humping" (FCWFlorida Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
; November 20, 2010–present)
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- AAA Cruiserweight ChampionshipAAA Cruiserweight ChampionshipThe AAA World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of and below...
(2 times) - AAA World Mixed Tag Team ChampionshipAAA World Mixed Tag Team ChampionshipThe AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship is exclusively for teams composed of one male wrestler and one female wrestler...
(1 time) – with Christina Von EerieChristina Von EerieChristina Maria Kardooni is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Christina Von Eerie. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Toxxin and is also known for working for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Asistencia Asesoría y...
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him #145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- NWA UK HammerlockNWA UK HammerlockNWA UK Hammerlock was a British professional wrestling promotion based in Kent.-History:Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories...
- NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major title in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion...
(1 time)