Miro
Titles Won:
- AEW TNT Championship
- WWE United States Championship (3 times)
Miroslav 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 former 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.
Notable Matches
vs. Sheamus on Post-Raw show, November 3rd 2014
vs. Big Show at Hell in a Cell 2014
vs. Mark Henry at Night of Champions 2014
vs. John Cena at Fast Lane 2015
Notable Feuds
vs. Big Show
vs. Mark Henry
vs. Jack Swagger
vs. Big E
vs. John Cena
