Miroslav Barnyashev

Miroslav Barnyashev

Actor · Producer

Plovdiv, Bulgaria
December 25, 1985

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.

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Representative Works

Guns Up
Guns Up
6.5
/ English
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
8.8
/ English
Countdown
Countdown
5.0
/ English
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
7.5
/ English
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
7.2
/ English
Royal Rumble 2026
Royal Rumble 2026
7.1
/ English
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
5.0
/ English
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE WrestleMania 31
8.0
/ English
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE WrestleMania 35
7.2
/ English
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
6.0
/ English
AEW All Out 2022
AEW All Out 2022
7.7
/ English
WWE WrestleMania 34
WWE WrestleMania 34
7.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Guns Up
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Guns Up

AEW Winter is Coming 2020
2020Winner

Best Performance

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

Countdown
2016Nominee

Best Performance

Countdown

Career Highlights

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
2016Highlight

Best Performance

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
2026Highlight

Best Performance

WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday

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