Darren Young

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Frederick Rosser
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Data
Ring name Darren Young
Fred Rosser
Fred Sampson
Fred Sanford
Additions to names Bonecrusher
height 185 cm
Fighting weight 108 kg
birth November 2, 1983 (age 36)
Union , New Jersey , United States
Announced from Miami , Florida
Trained by Dennis Condrey, Florida Championship Wrestling
debut 2002

Frederick Rosser (born November 2, 1983 in Union , New Jersey ), better known by his ring name Darren Young , is a former American wrestler . Young was under contract with the WWE .

Life

Youth and Beginnings

Rosser grew up in Union, New Jersey and attended Union High School , where he played American football . As a teenager he began to be interested in wrestling and tried what is known as backyard wrestling . He then studied at Fairleigh Dickinson University . There he continued his football career for a year. However, while studying, he decided to become a professional wrestler. After an intensive search, he decided to attend the wrestling school Camp IWF in West Paterson , New Jersey. His wrestling debut in the independent scene took place in 2002. Rosser appeared, among others, for Chaotic Wrestling and the Independent Wrestling Federation . With the latter promotion he won his first title with the IWF Heavyweight Championship. There he was discovered by promoter Jim Kettner and brought to the East Coast Wrestling Association in 2004 . There he was allowed to win the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Darren Young 2012

After Rosser had appeared in the WWE shows Sunday Night Heat and Velocity between 2005 and 2006 and had played a few dark matches for SmackDown and Raw , he signed a development contract with WWE in 2009. Like most new wrestlers, he completed the training program of the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) Development League for a year and first appeared as Darren Young. With Percy Watson he maintained a tag team there.

Rosser took part in the first season of the wrestling show WWE NXT , where he was assigned wrestler CM Punk as a mentor. Rosser was eliminated in week 13 and ended up in fifth place.

With the rest of the participants in the first season of WWE NXT, Rosser formed the heel wrestling table The Nexus , which debuted on Raw in June 2010. After his face-turn in September of the same year, Rosser entered the ring as a lone fighter.

From March 2011, Rosser appeared in the fifth season of WWE NXT, where he was given Chavo Guerrero as a mentor this time . In April 2012 Rosser moved to SmackDown together with Thaddeus Michael Bullard, better known under the ring name Titus O'Neil . The tag team, which was named The Prime Time Players , initially appeared as heels. In August 2013 the duo faceturned.

On January 31, 2014, according to the storyline, Bullard turned against his tag team partner, which led to the breakup of Prime Time Players . Rosser temporarily stepped back into the ring as a lone fighter.

On April 12, 2014, Rosser injured his knee in a match against Fandango . After an eight-month injury break, Young made his WWE comeback in December 2014 at a live event in Winnipeg. He returned to television in February of the following year. A little later he formed a tag team with Titus O'Neil again - the new edition of the Prime Time Players . The two stepped into the ring as faces and regularly made fun of the gimmicks of the tag team competition. At the Money in the Bank PPV event on June 14, 2015, the Prime Time Players defeated The New Day stable and were named WWE Tag Team Champions for the first time in their careers . They later gave the title to the tag team The New Day . The tag team was then separated again.

In 2016, Bob Backlund took on the role of Young's "Life Coach". The two alluded to Donald Trump's “ Make America Great Again ” with satirical clips under the campaign name “ Make Darren Young Great Again ” . Later that year he became a candidate for the WWE Intercontinental Championship . However, his title match at WWE Battlegrounds ended in a draw. At the big WWE Draft , he moved to WWE Raw , where he started a feud with old tag team partner Titus O'Neil.

On October 29, 2017, Rosser was fired from the WWE .

Outing

In 2013, Rosser came out as homosexual . This makes him the first out wrestler who is also under contract with the WWE and is also supported by an official statement. Before him, other wrestlers, such as Pat Patterson and Orlando Jordan , came out, but this took place after their careers at WWE ended.

successes

  • Chaotic wrestling
    1 × Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship
    1 × Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (with Rick Fuller)
  • East Coast Wrestling Association
    2 × ECWA Heavyweight Championship
    1 × ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship
  • Independent Wrestling Federation
    2 × IWF Heavyweight Championship
    Commissioner's Cup Tag Team Tournament (2003, with Hadrian)
    Commissioner's Cup Tag Team Tournament (2004, with Kevin Knight)
    Commissioner's Cup Tag Team Tournament (2006, with Franciz)
    Tournament of Champions (2004)
  • National Wrestling Superstars
    1 × NWS Tag Team Championship (with Bulldog Collare)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    Feud of 2010 (as part of The Nexus )
    Most Hated Wrestler 2010 (as part of The Nexus )
    Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2013)
    89th place of the 500 best wrestlers 2013
  • WWE
    1 × WWE Tag Team Champion (with Titus O'Neil )
    Slammy Award 2010 (as part of The Nexus )
    1 × Battle Royal winner

See also

Web links

Commons : Frederick Rosser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Darren Young ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Online World of Wrestling @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.onlineworldofwrestling.com
  2. ↑ Jim Varsallone: Young believes he's NXT. Miami Herald , archived from the original on July 23, 2010 ; accessed on September 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Josh Martin: Superstar Spotlight on Frederick of Hollywood. ECWAProWrestling.com, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Frederick of Hollywood. (No longer available online.) In: ECWA Current Roster Biographies & Photo Gallery. ECWAProWrestling.com, archived from the original on December 20, 2008 ; accessed on September 4, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ecwaprowrestling.com
  5. ↑ Darren Young. Online World of Wrestling, accessed April 27, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Jim Varsallone: Young believes he's NXT. The Miami Herald , April 27, 2010, archived from the original on July 23, 2010 ; Retrieved July 23, 2010 .
  7. ↑ James Caldwell: WWE News: Complete cast of the NXT show revealed including The Miz mentoring Bryan Danielson. Pro Wrestling Torch, February 16, 2010, accessed February 19, 2014 .
  8. ↑ James Caldwell: CALDWELL'S WWE NXT TV REPORT 5/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of NXT on Syfy Week 13th Pro Wrestling Torch, May 18, 2010, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Wade Keller: WWE RAW RESULTS 6/28: Keller's ongoing report on NXT-McMahon attack fallout, Sheamus-Cena confrontation. Pro Wrestling Torch, June 28, 2010, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Dale Plummer: RAW: Edge, Jericho fight to keep PPV spots. Slam! Wrestling, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Matt Bishop: WWE NXT: Redemption begins for 6 former rookies. Slam! Wrestling, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Prime Time Players Wrestle as Babyfaces on Raw; Video of Their Match Against Real Americans. Wrestlezone.com, August 20, 2013, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Greg Parks: PARKS'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 01/31: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Friday show, Including The Shield vs. Daniel Bryan & Sheamus & Rey Mysterio. Pro Wrestling Torch, January 28, 2014, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  14. ↑ James Caldwell: CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 2/16: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Fast Lane final hype, Cena opens Raw, Bryan and Reigns brawl, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, more. Pro Wrestling Torch, February 16, 2015, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  15. ^ Nicholas A. Marsico: Prime Time Players Are Money For The WWE Tag Team Division. Rant Sports, April 18, 2015, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  16. ↑ WWE Network: The Prime Time Players celebrate winning the WWE Tag Team Titles: WWE Money in the Bank 2015. de.WWE.com , accessed September 4, 2016 .
  17. ↑ Star wrestler comes out as gay. queer.de, accessed on September 5, 2016 .
  18. ^ WWE releases statement in support of Darren Young. WWE.com, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Cena comments on Darren Young. Pwinsider.com, accessed September 5, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Young, Darren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosser, Frederick (real name); Rosser, Frederick Douglas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 2nd 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Union , New Jersey