He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Rusev from 2010 to 2020 and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Miro from 2020 to 2025. In 2010, Barnyashev signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), which was rebranded as NXT in 2012.

1 day ago · On Monday, Miro, along with Malakai Black and Ricky Starks exited AEW.. The former TNT Champion (formerly Rusev in WWE) was released by the company with a year left on his contract, signing a long ...

1 day ago · Rusev was one of three stars recently released from their contracts in AEW. Ricky Starks was also let go and has already signed with WWE, appearing on this week's episode of NXT. Meanwhile ...

3 days ago · Veteran wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer recently commented on whether Miro (FKA Rusev) will return to WWE following his departure from AEW. He also speculated on another recently departed star ...

4 days ago · The "Rusev Day" stuff was over. A little too over, according to Vince McMahon at the time . Having another stab at that without McMahon's involvement might appeal to the Bulgarian, but he'll ...

2 days ago · Rusev (AKA Miro) is now a free agent after leaving AEW, and he could return to WWE nearly five years after leaving the company. The former United States Champion moved to AEW in 2020 and initially ...

On November 3, Rusev gained his first professional wrestling championship and became the first Bulgarian-born champion in WWE history when he won WWE United States Championship by defeating then-champion Sheamus in a post- Raw match that aired on the WWE Network.

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Full wrestling profile of Rusev / Miro, with Career History, Real Name, Height, Weight, Age, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams, appearance changes, and more.

Also known as Alexander Rusev, Rusev, Miroslav Makaraov, Miroslav The Bulgarian, Bashing Bulgarian