Miroslav Barnyashev , known by his former ring name Alexander Rusev and currently performing as Rusev , is a Bulgarian professional wrestler and former powerlifter and rower. He works for the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he is the current WWE United States Champion in his second reign. Barnyashev is the first Bulgarian to have wrestled for WWE.
Rusev was born on December 25, 1985 in the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria. He attended a sports school while growing up and competed in rowing and powerlifting as an adult.
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