Miroslav Barnyashev (Bulgarian: Мирослав Барняшев, born December 25, 1985) is a Bulgarian professional wrestler and former powerlifter and rower.
He is currently working for the United States-based professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he wrestles under the ring name Alexander Rusev. (Bulgarian: Александър Русев)
Barnyashev is the first Bulgarian to have wrestled for WWE.
Barnyashev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
He attended a sports school while growing up, ultimately becoming a professional rower.
Barnyashev also took part in powerlifting, and was considered for the Bulgarian team in the 2012 Summer Olympics.