Cast
Miroslav Barnyashev
Acting
Cast
Miroslav Barnyashev
Known for
Acting
Born
1985-12-25
From
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Also known as Мирослав Барняшев, Rusev, Alexander Rusev
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.
Guns Up
as Harry the Hammer
AEW Full Gear 2021
as Miro
Countdown
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
as Rusev (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Rusev
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
as Rusev
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Rusev
WWE Fastlane 2018
as Rusev
WWE Battleground 2016
as Rusev
WWE Night of Champions 2014
as Rusev
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Rusev
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Miro
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
as Rusev
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Rusev
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Rusev (archive footage)
WWE Crown Jewel
as Rusev
Royal Rumble 2026
as Rusev
WWE WrestleMania 32
as Rusev
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as Rusev
WWE Payback 2015
as Rusev
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as Rusev
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Rusev
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Alexander Rusev
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Rusev
WWE Battleground 2014
as Rusev
AEW Revolution 2021
as Miro
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Rusev
WWE Live From MSG 2015
as Rusev
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Alexander Rusev
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Rusev
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
as Rusev
WWE Payback 2014
as Alexander Rusev
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
as Rusev
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Rusev
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015
as Rusev
AEW Worlds End 2023
as Miro
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Rusev
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Rusev
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
as Rusev
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Rusev (Preshow)
AEW All Out 2021
as Miro
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
as Rusev
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
as Rusev
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Rusev
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Rusev
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as Rusev
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
as Rusev
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Rusev
AEW All Out 2022
as Miro
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Miro
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Rusev (Preshow)
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Rusev
WWE SummerSlam 2016
as Rusev
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Rusev
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Rusev
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
as Rusev
WWE Night of Champions 2015
as Rusev
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
as Rusev
WWE Battleground 2017
as Rusev
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
as Rusev (Preshow)
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
as Rusev
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Rusev
Another Version of You
as Kiril
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Rusev
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
as Miro
WWE Backlash 2018
as Rusev (Appearance)
NXT ArRIVAL
as Alexander Rusev
WWE Starrcade 2018
as Rusev
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
as Rusev
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as Rusev
WWE SummerSlam 2018
as Rusev
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
as Rusev
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
as Rusev
Yellowbird
as Dad
AEW Winter is Coming
as Miro
AEW Fyter Fest
as Miro
AEW All Out 2023
as Miro
AEW Beach Break
as Miro
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Miro
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015
as Rusev