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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 25, 1985
Place of Birth
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Also Known As
- Мирослав Барняшев
- Rusev
- Alexander Rusev
- Miroslav
- Miroslav Makarov
- The Bulgarian Brute
- Miro Barnyashev
- Miroslav Barnyashev
- Miro
- Miroslav Petrov Barnyashev
Miroslav Barnyashev
0.4 Popularity
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
6.5
Rusev
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
2025
7.1
Rusev
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025
6.6
Harry the Hammer
Guns Up
2025
7.4
Miro
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023
6.7
Miro
AEW All Out 2023
2023
6.5
Miro
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023
7.7
Miro
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
7.1
Dad (voice)
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
2023
0.0
Dad
Yellowbird
2023
7.1
Nickie Dushkin
East New York
2022
Credits
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
as Rusev
2025
6.5
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
as Rusev
2025
7.1
Guns Up
as Harry the Hammer
2025
6.6
AEW Worlds End 2023
as Miro
2023
7.4
AEW All Out 2023
as Miro
2023
6.7
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
as Miro
2023
6.5
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Miro
2023
7.7
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
as Dad (voice)
2023
7.1
Yellowbird
as Dad
2023
0.0
East New York
as Nickie Dushkin
2022
7.1
AEW All Out 2022
as Miro
2022
7.6
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Miro
2022
8.9
Hey! (EW)
as Miro
2022
0.0
AEW Full Gear 2021
as Miro
2021
7.5
AEW All Out 2021
as Miro
2021
8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Miro
2021
7.1
AEW Fyter Fest
as Miro
2021
8.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Miro
2021
6.9
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Miro
2021
6.6
AEW Revolution 2021
as Miro
2021
7.0
AEW Beach Break
as Miro
2021
8.0
AEW Winter is Coming
as Miro
2020
8.7
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Miro
2020
7.5
AEW Unrestricted
as Miro
2020
6.5
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
as Rusev
2019
7.1
WWE Crown Jewel
as Rusev
2019
5.0
AEW Dark
as Miro
2019
6.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Miro
2019
7.9
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Rusev
2019
6.0
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Rusev
2019
7.3
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Rusev (Preshow)
2019
7.2
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Rusev
2019
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Rusev (Preshow)
2019
7.4
WWE Starrcade 2018
as Rusev
2018
7.8
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
as Rusev
2018
6.9
WWE SummerSlam 2018
as Rusev
2018
7.3
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
as Rusev
2018
6.0
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
as Rusev
2018
8.0
Another Version of You
as Kiril
2018
6.2
WWE Backlash 2018
as Rusev (Appearance)
2018
5.4
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Rusev
2018
6.0
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Rusev
2018
7.2
WWE Fastlane 2018
as Rusev
2018
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Rusev
2018
7.3
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
as Rusev
2017
6.6
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
0.0
Drop the Mic
as Self - Rusev
2017
6.1
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
as Rusev
2017
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Rusev
2017
7.1
WWE Battleground 2017
as Rusev
2017
6.3
Southpaw Regional Wrestling
as Big Bartholomew
2017
9.0
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Rusev
2017
5.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Rusev
2017
7.4
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
as Rusev (Preshow)
2016
6.5
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
as Rusev
2016
7.3
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
as Rusev
2016
7.0
WWE SummerSlam 2016
as Rusev
2016
6.5
WWE Battleground 2016
as Rusev
2016
5.8
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
as Rusev (voice)
2016
7.6
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
as Rusev
2016
7.8
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
as Rusev
2016
6.7
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Rusev (archive footage)
2016
9.2
Countdown
as Self
2016
5.1
WWE WrestleMania 32
as Rusev
2016
7.1
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Rusev
2016
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
as Rusev
2016
7.1
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Rusev
2016
10.0
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015
as Rusev
2015
0.0
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.3
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as Rusev
2015
7.5
WWE Live From MSG 2015
as Rusev
2015
7.2
WWE Night of Champions 2015
as Rusev
2015
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as Rusev
2015
7.4
Swerved
as Rusev
2015
7.2
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.9
WWE Payback 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.9
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.6
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Rusev
2015
8.0
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Rusev
2015
6.1
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as Rusev
2014
6.3
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Rusev
2014
6.8
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Rusev
2014
6.9
WWE Night of Champions 2014
as Rusev
2014
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as Rusev
2014
7.5
WWE Battleground 2014
as Rusev
2014
6.8
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Rusev
2014
7.6
WWE Payback 2014
as Alexander Rusev
2014
7.5
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Alexander Rusev
2014
7.0
NXT ArRIVAL
as Alexander Rusev
2014
7.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Alexander Rusev
2014
5.8
WWE NXT
2010
6.8
WWE SmackDown
as Rusev
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
as Alexander Rusev
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
1999
7.5
Raw
as Rusev
1993
6.8
Raw
as Alexander Rusev
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.4