Miroslav Barnyashev is a Bulgarian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Alexander Rusev. He is signed to WWE, and works in the developmental territory NXT Wrestling. He was trained in Knokx Pro. he has not had much success in WWE, but he is one of the most feared developmental wrestlers due to his size. Professional wrestling career Before joining WWE, he appeared for many independent wrestling promotions on the Independent Circuit. He worked for TNA as a camera man for the show. This was short lived, as he left to sign with WWE in 2010. World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2010-present) Florida Championship Wrestling (2010-2012) In late 2009, he left TNA as a camera man to pursue a wrestling career. He was signed by WWE to a developmental contract in early to mid 2010. He debuted full time in mid 2011 on July 17th. NXT (2012-present) After the closure of FCW, they re-vamped NXT and made it the official developmental territory for WWE, and all the FCW employees made the switch. He still has not had any matches yet, but he wrestled a dark match prior to the September 11th edition of Smackdown and before the September 17th edition of Raw. He defeated Tyson Kidd in both matches. In wrestling *Finishing moves **The End / The Closure (WWE) - (2011) **Body Smash (WWE) - (2011-present) *Signature moves **Spear, with theatrics **Brainbuster **Cliffhanger (Crucifix hold) **DDT *Managers **Jiro *Nicknames **"The Russian Gladiator" Championships and accomplishments *Pro Wrestling Illustrated **PWI 500 for 2011's 338 (2011)
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