Fred Rosser

Biography

Frederick Douglas Rosser III is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Darren Young. He is the Current NJPW Strong Never Openweight Champion Prior to signing with WWE, Rosser competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including Chaotic Wrestling, East Coast Wrestling Association, Independent Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance. Rosser signed with WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling in 2009 and participated in the first season of NXT in 2010. Later that year, he debuted on the main roster as part of The Nexus. In 2012, Young formed The Prime Time Players with Titus O'Neil, with whom he is a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion. Rosser was the first openly-gay wrestler to compete in the WWE.