Talk:Miroslav Barnyashev

BAD Gimmick. BAD Message: No Big Deal on Miroslav Baryashev
I have struggled to figure out WWE's purpose with Miroslav since the day they brought him to the main roster. His wrestling is limited and boring as hell, although I'm sure there'd be more entertainment from hell than what "Rusev" produces in the ring. He possesses painfully-weak mic skills, not terribly uncommon with most wrestlers his age and not terribly uncommon with most powerhouse-class wrestlers (I use the term lightly with Rusev).

Now I understand his gimmick is loosely based on or inspired from the Ivan Drago character from Rocky IV: being the invincible, monosyllabic Goliath, whose beautiful sidekick female is also his "brains" and "voice". Fine, whatever. But with this Rusev and Lana gimmick and story, it's a dangerously politically-sensitive topic regarding relations between the United States and Russia. And as I watched this tragic, tasteless tale unfold, I saw a young, depthless big man struggling for a footing in the flow of WWE story-play. His rivalries have all been random and pointless. He goes from Mark Henry, to Big Show and recently Sheamus. And as of November 3rd, 2014, I am disgusted with the fact he's now become the US Champion. This has only reinforced my theory, my question towards WWE that they are promoting some kind of "Anti-America! Pro-Russia! Pro-Putin!" message. Barnyashev, the Bulgarian pro-wrestler, playing the part of an alleged "Russian powerhouse", defeating names he shouldn't be beating regularly-all mostly American-derived wrestlers. Lana ranting on and on about the glory and "strength" of Russia--so again, it begs the question "what kind of message is WWE sending out with Rusev"? If WWE is so sympathetic with Russia, perhaps they should move their operations over to Russia, keep Edward Snowden company.

Returning my original point, Barnyashev is really no big deal as a wrestler. Simply put, he is overrated. He may be big, but not in an impressive way; 300 pounds of shapeless mass and no wrestling athleticism. His finisher is as basic as they come and honestly not at all convincingly devastating. If all he can do is sit his ass on somebody's back and wrench back on their head and neck, without doing any more wrestling leading to his alleged "finisher" than he needs to be shipped back to NXT or shipped back home. He needs a serious makeover. (The 7th Scribe (talk) 15:21, November 4, 2014 (UTC))