Miroslav Barnyashev
Acting
Born December 25, 1985 · Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Biography
Miroslav Barnyashev is a Bulgarian professional wrestler who holds both Bulgarian and American citizenship. He is known for his time with wrestling promotions WWE and AEW. Under his ring name 'Rusev', Barnyashev became the first Bulgarian wrestler to have worked for WWE.
Known For · 40 titles
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Raw
WWE NXT
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
WWE Main Event
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Dark
AEW Dark: Elevation
AEW Unrestricted
East New York
Hey! (EW)
Drop the Mic
Swerved
Guns Up
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
Southpaw Regional Wrestling
Royal Rumble 2026
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
WWE WrestleMania 31
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Countdown
WWE WrestleMania 34
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE Night of Champions 2014
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE Battleground 2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018