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Frederick Douglas Rosser III[1] (born November 2, 1983)[1] is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former Strong Openweight Champion. He is also known for him time in WWE where he wrestled as Darren Young and was one half of the tag team, The Prime Time Players with Titus O'Neil. Together they won the WWE Tag Team Championship once.
Darren Young | |
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Born | [1][2] Union City, New Jersey[1] | 2 November 1983
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Darren Young[1] Fred Rossen[3] Fred Rosser[1] Fred Sampson[1] Fred Sanford[1] Frederick of Hollywood[3] Officer Sampson[3] |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4] |
Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[4] |
Billed from | Hollywood, California[2] Miami, Florida[4] |
Trained by | Kevin Knight[3] |
Debut | 2002[5] |
He was in the first season of NXT in early 2010. He was a part of The Nexus when they debuted on the June 7 episode of Raw, but was kicked out after he lost a match against John Cena and was attacked by the rest of the Nexus.
Before signing with WWE, Rosser wrestled under several ring names, including Frederick of Hollywood, Fred Sanford, and "Bonecrusher" Fred Sampson. He has competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including Chaotic Wrestling,[6] East Coast Wrestling Association,[7] Independent Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance.
On August 15, 2013, he announced during a TMZ interview that he was gay.[8] In doing this, Young became the first WWE performer to disclose that he is gay while still actively signed with a major promotion. WWE released a statement in support of Young and fellow wrestlers tweeted their support for him.[9]
On September 4, 2020, Rosser made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) on an episode of Strong. He teamed with Alex Zayne and they beat The DKC and Clark Connors.[10]
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