8 current WWE superstars who come from non-traditional wrestling countries

#4 Rusev

Will you be celebrating Rusev day next year?

I don’t have to tell you that the Bulgarian brute has made his country of origin less obscure.His entire character is based around bringing glory back to his mother country.

He has waved more flags than you can count, he’s often speaking in his native tongue to frustrate the viewing audience, and he even has his own day in celebration of his returning glory to his homeland, alongside a supposed key to the city of Plovdiv, Rusev’s hometown.

Mark it in your diaries, 26th of September is now Rusev Day! It is going to be big!

A nation known for the eerie region of Transylvania, and the brutal medieval leader, known as Vlad the Impaler, Bulgaria now hosts a savage and sadistic crusher of WWE superstars. Once flying the Russian flag out of a more stereotypical gimmick, alongside his real-life partner, Lana, the Balkan now flies the true tricolour of white, green, and red.