Miroslav Barnyashev
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
100
Gender
Male
Birthday
1985-12-25 (39 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 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.
Known For
Raw
Raw
Raw
WWE NXT
Guns Up
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hey! (EW)
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Drop the Mic
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Saturday Night's Main Event
AEW Dark: Elevation
WWE Live From MSG 2015
Countdown
AEW Dark
AEW Revolution 2021
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
East New York
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Unrestricted
WWE Survivor Series 2014
AEW All Out 2022
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
AEW All Out 2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
NXT ArRIVAL
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
AEW Full Gear 2021
WWE Starrcade 2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
AEW Worlds End 2023
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015
WWE Fastlane 2015
AEW Fyter Fest
WWE WrestleMania 31
AEW Beach Break
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
WWE Backlash 2018
WWE Battleground 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2017
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE Fastlane 2018
WWE Night of Champions 2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
WWE WrestleMania 34
Swerved
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
WWE Battleground 2017
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
WWE Night of Champions 2015
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Another Version of You
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
WWE Fastlane 2017
WWE SummerSlam 2018
WWE Payback 2014
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
WWE Fastlane 2019
WWE Payback 2015
Southpaw Regional Wrestling
WWE Battleground 2014
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Crown Jewel
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
AEW Winter is Coming
AEW All Out 2023
Yellowbird
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
