Miroslav Barnyashev

Biography

Miroslav Barnyashev (Bulgarian: Мирослав Барняшев, [miroˈslɑf bɑrˈnjɑʃɛf]) is a Bulgarian professional wrestler who holds both Bulgarian and American citizenship. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Miro and is a one-time AEW TNT Champion. He is also known for his decade-long career in WWE under the ring name Rusev, where he became the first and so far only Bulgarian wrestler to have worked for WWE. In 2010, Barnyashev signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), which was rebranded as NXT in 2012 (WWE's developmental territories). He performed on NXT until 2014, when he and his manager Lana were called to WWE's main roster. He is a three-time WWE United States Champion. He was released by WWE in April 2020, debuting in AEW as Miro in September of that year.

Most Known For

Raw

as Rusev

Raw

as Alexander Rusev

Raw

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

as Miro

WWE NXT

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

as Rusev

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

as Alexander Rusev

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

as Miro

Saturday Night's Main Event

AEW Dark

as Miro

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

as Miro

AEW Dark: Elevation

as Miro

Hey! (EW)

as Miro

Drop the Mic

as Self - Rusev

AEW Unrestricted

as Miro

Guns Up

as Harry the Hammer

East New York

as Nickie Dushkin

Southpaw Regional Wrestling

as Big Bartholomew