Fred Rosser
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 | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Darren Young[1] Fred Rossen[2] Fred Rosser[1] Fred Sampson[1] Fred Sanford[1] Frederick of Hollywood[2] Officer Sampson[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[3] |
| Born | (aged 42)
[1][4] Union City, New Jersey[1] |
| Billed from | Hollywood, California[4] Miami, Florida[3] |
| Trained by | Kevin Knight[2] |
| 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]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Bonecrusher Powerslam (Running powerslam)[2] – Independent circuit / FCW
- Full nelson lifted and twisted into a flapjack[11] – WWE
- Signature moves
- Nicknames
Championships and accomplishments
- Chaotic Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- Independent Wrestling Federation
- National Wrestling Superstars
- NWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bulldog Collare[1]
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Strong Openweight Championship (1 time)[19]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rolling Stone
- Most Deserved Push (2015)[22] As a member of The Prime Time Players
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Titus O'Neil
- Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2010) The debut of The Nexus[23]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Feud of the Year (2016) vs. Titus O'Neil[24]
Fred Rosser Media
- The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010.jpg
Young (far right) with the other members of The Nexus at SummerSlam
- Prime time players.jpg
Young and Titus O'Neil signing autographs in December 2013
- The Prime Time Player April 2015.jpg
The Prime Time Players in April 2015
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "The 18th Annual PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Oct. 2008: 112+.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).[dead link]
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
- Darren Young on WWE.com
- Fred Rosser on Twitter
- Fred Rosser III on IMDb