20 Facts About Fred Rosser

Frederick Douglas Rosser III was born on November 2,1983 and is an American professional wrestler and trainer.

Fred Rosser is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a trainer at the NJPW Academy and a former Strong Openweight Champion.

Fred Rosser is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Darren Young.

Fred Rosser signed with WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling in 2009 and participated in the first season of NXT in 2010.

Fred Rosser was the first openly gay wrestler to compete in WWE.

Fred Rosser was born in Union and was interested in becoming a professional wrestler as a teenager, wrestling in several backyard wrestling federations.

Fred Rosser attended Union High School in New Jersey, where he played American football, both offensively and defensively.

Fred Rosser attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he played football for a year before deciding to focus on his academic studies and professional wrestling.

Fred Rosser became interested in becoming a professional wrestler as a teenager, wrestling in several backyard wrestling federations.

Fred Rosser researched a number of wrestling schools before deciding on Camp IWF in West Paterson, New Jersey.

Fred Rosser made his professional debut on September 11,2002, and spent several years on the independent circuit, including wrestling for the Independent Wrestling Federation and Chaotic Wrestling during his early career.

Shortly after entering the promotion, Fred Rosser began feuding with Prince Nana over the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship and eventually defeated him for the title in Newark, Delaware on September 18,2004.

Fred Rosser lost the title to Nick Malakai less than two months later.

In May 2009, Fred Rosser signed a WWE developmental contract and was sent to WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, under the name Darren Young.

Fred Rosser's storyline had mentor CM Punk showing apathy towards him, claiming he had no idea why he's in NXT and did not want to train Young unless he accepted his Straight-edge lifestyle.

Fred Rosser returned at Money in the Bank with the rest of The Nexus, sporting a new haircut and costing Cena the WWE Championship against Sheamus.

Fred Rosser turned heel, when he attacked Hornswoggle, and later he and Guerrero faced O'Neil and different tag team partners on several occasions.

On March 23,2021, Fred Rosser made his National Wrestling Alliance debut, defeating Marshe Rockett and Matt Cross to become the Number One Contender for the NWA World Television Championship.

Fred Rosser failed to defeat Da Pope who dropped the title to Tyrus in June 2021.

Fred Rosser has cited Shawn Michaels and Ricky Steamboat as his favorite wrestlers.