Miroslav Barnyashev
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.
Acting
TV
Raw
as Rusev
1993
TV
Raw
as Alexander Rusev
1993
TV
Raw
1993
Movie
Guns Up
as Harry the Hammer
2025
Movie
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
as Rusev (voice)
2016
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Rusev
1999
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Alexander Rusev
1999
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
TV
WWE NXT
2010
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Rusev
2015
Movie
Countdown
as Self
2016
TV
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
TV
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Miro
2019
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 32
as Rusev
2016
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Rusev
2018
TV
WWE Main Event
2012
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Rusev
2017
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Rusev
2019
TV
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
TV
East New York
as Nickie Dushkin
2022
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
as Rusev
2016
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Rusev
2018
Movie
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
as Rusev
2018
Movie
AEW Revolution 2021
as Miro
2021