Miroslav Barnyashev

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1985-12-25 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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 N...

Acting

2021

2023

2023

2017

2014

WWE Royal Rumble 2014

as Alexander Rusev

2014

WWE Payback 2014

as Alexander Rusev

2014

WWE Extreme Rules 2014

as Alexander Rusev

2016

Countdown

as Self

2022

2023

2015

2015

2018

WWE Backlash 2018

as Rusev (Appearance)

2019

WWE Fastlane 2019

as Rusev (Preshow)

2018

2018

2019

WWE Royal Rumble 2019

as Rusev (Preshow)

2019

2014

NXT ArRIVAL

as Alexander Rusev

2021

2021

2021

2025

Guns Up

as Harry the Hammer

Production

2018

Another Version of You

as Executive Producer

2015

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