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 onetime AEW TNT Champion He is also known for his decadelong 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 WWEs developmental territories He performed on NXT until 2014 when he and his manager Lana were called to WWEs main roster He is a threetime WWE United States Champion He was released by WWE in April 2020 debuting in AEW as Miro in September of that year