Portrait of Miroslav Barnyashev

Miroslav Barnyashev

Acting

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.

Born: December 25, 1985

Place of Birth: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Filmography

2025
Guns Up

as Harry the Hammer

2023
2023
2023
2022
East New York

as Nickie Dushkin

2022
2022
Hey! (EW)

as Miro

2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
2020
2019
2019
AEW Dark

as Miro

2019
WWE Fastlane 2019

as Rusev (Preshow)

2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019

as Rusev (Preshow)

2018
2018
WWE Backlash 2018

as Rusev (Appearance)

2018
2017
Drop the Mic

as Self - Rusev

2017
Southpaw Regional Wrestling

as Big Bartholomew

2017
2016
Countdown

as Self

2015
Swerved

as Rusev

2015
2015
2014
WWE Payback 2014

as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014

as Alexander Rusev

2014
NXT ArRIVAL

as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014

as Alexander Rusev

1999
1999
WWE SmackDown

as Alexander Rusev

1993
Raw

as Rusev

1993
Raw

as Alexander Rusev

1993