Rusev

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rusev
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1985(1985-12-25)
Age	39
Birthplace	Plovdiv
Country	Bulgaria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Rusev Biography

Rusev is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on December 25, 1985 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Formerly a powerlifter, and rower, he is now a professional wrestler. In 2010, he became the first Bulgarian wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment. He is also known professionally as Miroslav, Alexander Rusev and Miroslav.

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Miroslav “Miro” Barnyashev (Bulgarian: Мирослав Барняшев , [miroˈslɑf bɑrˈnjɑʃɛf] ; born December 25, 1984) is a Bulgarian-American professional wrestler. He is best best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion WWE under the ring name Rusev. In WWE, he was a three-time United States Champion, and he was the first and only Bulgarian wrestler to have worked for WWE.

Rusev proceeded to adopt Lana as his “social ambassador”, a pairing compared by WWE to Ivan and Ludmilla Drago from the 1985 film Rocky IV. In matches taped before his main roster debut, Rusev defeated main roster wrestlers Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Sin Cara in singles matches, which aired on NXT in January and February. Rusev continued to appear sporadically on NXT after joining the main roster in April 2014, making his final appearance on July 24, getting disqualified against NXT Champion Adrian Neville in a non-title match.

He immigrated from Bulgaria to the USA and lived in Virginia, California and Florida. In 2016, he married He emigrated from Bulgaria to the US and lived in Virginia, California, and later Florida. He married CJ Perry in 2016..

Rusev Net Worth

Rusev is one of the richest Wrestler from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rusev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career in wrestling as part of an independent circuit that started in 2008, and he won his first match against Aerial Star.

He’s been called The Bashing Bulgarian and The Bulgarian Brute as well as The Super-Athlete.

Miroslav Barnyashev was born on December 25, 1984, in Plovdiv, which was then part of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. He attended a sports school while growing up and competed in rowing and powerlifting as an adult.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rusev height 6 ft 0 in Rusev weight 138 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rusev Dating?

According to our records, Rusev married to C.J. Perry. As of December 1, 2023, Rusev’s is not dating anyone.

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After his neck healed, Rusev made his NXT television debut on the May 30, 2013, episode, competing in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to the NXT Championship that was won by Bo Dallas. Rusev wrestled his first singles match on the August 21 edition of NXT, losing to Dolph Ziggler. Shortly thereafter, Rusev adopted Sylvester Lefort as his manager and formed a short-lived tag team with Scott Dawson named “The Fighting Legionnaires”; they feuded with the team of Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. On the October 30 episode of NXT, Rusev ended his affiliation with Lefort by attacking him during a tag team bout.

Facts & Trivia

Rusev Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Rusev celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Rusev made his main roster debut at the Royal Rumble on January 26, 2014, where he was the sixth entrant in the Royal Rumble match, where he was eliminated by the joint effort of four other wrestlers. After months of self- promotional videos and speeches by Rusev and his manager Lana, Rusev’s return match on the main roster came on the April 7 episode of Raw, where he squashed Zack Ryder. In May, Rusev adopted a Russophillic, anti-American gimmick that saw him announced as having relocated to Russia, and as having been named “Hero of the Russian Federation”. This angle brought Barnyashev much legitimate heat in his native Bulgaria. In the same month, his ring name was shortened to simply Rusev. Over the next several months, Rusev feuded with Xavier Woods and R-Truth (whom Rusev defeated at Extreme Rules in a two-on-one handicap match) and Big E (whom he defeated at Payback and at Money in the Bank), Jack Swagger (whom he defeated at Battleground and again at SummerSlam), Mark Henry (whom he defeated at Night of Champions) and Big Show (whom he defeated at Hell in a Cell). Lana dedicated Rusev’s string of victories to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, drawing attention from the mainstream press – including The Washington Post and The Daily Beast – and criticism after she was interpreted as having referred to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before Rusev’s match at Battleground in an attempt to generate heat. On the October 6 episode of Raw, Rusev and Lana were confronted by The Rock in a surprise appearance, with The Rock driving Rusev from the ring after a verbal exchange.

Why is Rusev no longer with WWE?

Miroslav Barnyashev received a call on April 15 that changed his life. His character, Rusev, was no more. He was informed that he was one of many performers being released by WWE in a cost-cutting measure as a result of the pandemic.

Is Rusev married to Lana still?

In real life, Lana and Rusev are still married , but the duo is no longer part of the company together.

Is Miro still married to Lana?

She subsequently divorced her husband and married Lashley, setting the stage for an unforgettable storyline featuring a series of brawls and matches between her former and present on-screen husbands. In real life, however, Lana is happily married to Miro.

What happened to Rusev?

Rusev was released by WWE in April 2020 as part of a cost-cutting measure brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. He would debut for AEW later that year at Miro, and has gone on to become one of the promotion’s most valuable players after a rocky start.

Where is Miro now?

All Elite Wrestling star Miro has revealed that he is currently living in Brooklyn, New York while working on an unnamed pilot.