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.
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- 2023 · AEW Worlds End as Miro
- 2023 · AEW All Out as Miro
- 2023 · AEW All In: London - Zero Hour as Miro
- 2023 · All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Miro
- 2023 · Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection as Dad (voice)
- 2023 · Yellowbird as Dad
- 2022 · East New York as Nickie Dushkin
- 2022 · AEW All Out as Miro
- 2022 · AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door as Miro
- 2022 · Hey! (EW) as Miro
- 2021 · AEW Full Gear as Miro
- 2021 · AEW All Out as Miro
- 2021 · All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Miro
- 2021 · AEW Fyter Fest as Miro
- 2021 · AEW Double or Nothing as Miro
- 2021 · AEW Dark: Elevation as Miro
- 2020 · AEW Winter is Coming as Miro
- 2020 · AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show as Miro
- 2020 · AEW Unrestricted as Miro
- 2019 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 as Rusev
- 2019 · WWE Crown Jewel 2019 as Rusev
- 2019 · AEW Dark as Miro
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Miro
- 2019 · WWE Super ShowDown 2019 as Rusev
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Rusev
- 2019 · WWE Fastlane 2019 as Rusev (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 as Rusev
- 2019 · WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Rusev (Preshow)
- 2018 · WWE Starrcade 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE SummerSlam 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE Extreme Rules 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE Money in the Bank 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · Another Version of You as Kiril
- 2018 · WWE Backlash 2018 as Rusev (Appearance)
- 2018 · WWE Greatest Royal Rumble as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE WrestleMania 34 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE Fastlane 2018 as Rusev
- 2018 · WWE Royal Rumble 2018 as Rusev
- 2017 · WWE Clash of Champions 2017 as Rusev
- 2017 · NXT: From Secret To Sensation as
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self - Rusev
- 2017 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 as Rusev
- 2017 · WWE SummerSlam 2017 as Rusev
- 2017 · WWE Battleground 2017 as Rusev
- 2017 · Southpaw Regional Wrestling as Big Bartholomew
- 2017 · WWE Fastlane 2017 as Rusev
- 2017 · WWE Royal Rumble 2017 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 as Rusev (Preshow)
- 2016 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Clash of Champions 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE SummerSlam 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Battleground 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon as Rusev (voice)
- 2016 · WWE Money in the Bank 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Extreme Rules 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Rusev (archive footage)
- 2016 · Countdown as Self
- 2016 · WWE WrestleMania 32 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Royal Rumble 2016 as Rusev
- 2016 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Live from Madison Square Garden as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Night of Champions 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE SummerSlam 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · Swerved as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Payback 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Extreme Rules 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Fastlane 2015 as Rusev
- 2015 · WWE Royal Rumble 2015 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Survivor Series 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Hell In A Cell 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Night of Champions 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE SummerSlam 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Battleground 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Money in the Bank 2014 as Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Payback 2014 as Alexander Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Extreme Rules 2014 as Alexander Rusev
- 2014 · NXT ArRIVAL as Alexander Rusev
- 2014 · WWE Royal Rumble 2014 as Alexander Rusev
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Rusev
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Alexander Rusev
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Rusev
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Alexander Rusev
- 1993 · WWE Raw as