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Miroslav Barnyashev, better known by his ring name (Alexander) Rusev, is one of the most iconic Superstars that WWE has produced in this decade.



3-time WWE United States Champion, Rusev belongs to that category of wrestlers who had their names changed/shortened either due to a particular (creative) reason or just because Vince McMahon wanted so to do.


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During a recent appearance on At Cafe, Rusev revealed the reason why The Chairman shortened his name immediately after his main roster debut.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">“[WWE] gives you an option to submit names you like. And I was thinking about it. Then to make a joke with my friend Vasil, Vasil Rusev, who I used to share a rowing boat with, I chose Rusev. And I was Alexander Rusev with Alexander later being dropped. I liked Alexander because it sounded [mighty] and Bulgarian. But then it got dropped because Vince Mcmahon said ‘Ugh, Alexander, they’ll start calling you Alex as a nickname and you have to be a Russian/Bulgarian villain, we’re dropping it.&#8217;”</blockquote>


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As it turns out, The Bulgarian Brute himself coined the iconic catchphrase that WWE plays during his entrance. Rusev&#8217;s wife Lana also screams those four words to boost him up during matches.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">“I made [the catchphrase ‘Rusev udrya, Rusev machka’] myself. Our character, mine and Lana’s, that we present in the ring was very [inspired] by&nbsp;Rocky IV, we took a lot from there. And I remember a scene where Rocky’s trainer says that whatever Drago hits, he destroys. And I was thinking how something similar can work for me. And one day we had to record it in studio and that’s when ‘Rusev udrya, Rusev machka’ was born.”</blockquote>


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Rusev and Lana&#8217;s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="contracts are set to expire &quot;relatively soon&quot; (opens in a new tab)" href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/wwe/rusev-wwe-contract-reportedly-coming-to-an-end-relatively-soon/" target="_blank">contracts are set to expire &#8220;relatively soon&#8221;</a> and at this point, there&#8217;s no solid word on whether the real-life couple has renewed their contracts amidst frustrations with the creative.



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Rusev Reveals Why Vince McMahon Dropped His First Name, How His Catchphrase Was Born

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