Fred Rosser
Birthday: Born in 1983-11-02 in Union Township, New Jersey, USA
Deathday: Alive
Frederick Douglas Rosser III is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a one-time NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion. He is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Darren Young. Prior to joining 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. He signed with WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling in 2009 and participated in the first season of NXT in 2010, later debuting on the main roster as part of The Nexus. In 2012, Young formed The Prime Time Players with Titus O'Neil, and the team became one-time WWE Tag Team Champions before his departure from WWE in 2017. He was also the first openly gay wrestler to compete in the company.
TV Credits
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Character: Darren Young
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown....
Raw
Character: Darren Young
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars....
Swerved
Character: Darren Young
WWE teams up with the Director of Jackass and Bad Grandpa, Jeff Tremaine, to give you the hilarious original series, Swerved....
WWE Main Event
Character: Darren Young
WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on Peacock and streams on Hulu Plus in the United States. The show features WWE wrestlers and complements WWE's primary programs Raw and SmackDown....
WWE NXT
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Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches....
WWE NXT
Character: Darren Young
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches....
NJPW STRONG
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Strong is a professional wrestling television series produced by Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It airs every Friday at 10pm ET on NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. The series debuted on August 7, 2020...
Theality TV
Character: Jake, Self
Hosted by iconic journalist Michael Musto, Theality TV is a brand-new reality show about an Off-Broadway musical’s efforts to see the light of day. Financier gives Rob $10,000 and one month to get his musical Little House on the Ferry off the ground in a one-night-only backers edition. The Musical tells the story of a love triangle set in Fire Island weekend marriage equality passes in New York - starring Gay WWE muscular, wrestler Fred Rosser (Darren Young)....
Raw
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A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars....
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
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The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown....
WWE Pay Per View
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The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting PPV events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established with the company's very first PPV being WrestleMania in 1985. The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s following the introduction of the In Your House series of pay-per views before expanding even further in the mid-2000s during the first WWE brand ex...
Movie Credits
NJPW Resurgence 2021
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Resurgence 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on August 14, 2021, at the Torch at LA Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, headlined by Lance Archer (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship....
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
Character: Fred Rosser
Battle in the Valley 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on February 18, 2023, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship....
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Character: Fred Rosser
Multiverse United (known as Multiverse United: Only the STRONG Survive) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a part of WrestleCon. It took place on March 30, 2023, at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California....
GCW Effy's Big Gay Brunch 6
Character: Fred Rosser
Six Man Tag Team Match Thrussy (Allie Katch, Dark Sheik & Effy) vs. Mason's Mercenaries (Billy Dixon, Charles Mason & Parrow) Singles Match Max The Impaler vs. Vipress Four Way Match Keita Murray vs. AC Mack vs. Jai Vidal vs. Honest John Singles Match Fred Rosser vs. Karam Singles Match Steph De Lander vs. Sandra Moone Singles Match Kidd Bandit vs. Sawyer Wreck Singles Match Carlos Romo vs. Devon Monroe Ten Man Tag Team Match Aaron Rourke, Ashton Starr, B3CCA, Dillon McQueen & Ric...
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Capital Collision 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. at the Entertainment & Sports Arena. It was broadcast on NJPW World and FITE TV....
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Character: Darren Young
SummerSlam (2010) was a PPV that took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year. It was the 23rd annual SummerSlam event. The main event focused on the invasion of The Nexus into the WWE. Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth, and John Morrison) fought The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield, and Darren Young) in a seven-on-seven elimin...
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
Character: Fred Rosser
Battle in the Valley 2021 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on November 13, 2021, at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, headlined by Jay White (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship....
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
Character: Darren Young
The coveted prize that has launched several careers into the championship limelight suspends from the rafters! The biggest Superstars in the WWE will battle for 2 Championship match contracts including, for the 1st time ever, John Cena. Who will scale the ladder and emerge with a chance at immortality? Plus, will the devilish Diva AJ be the kiss of death for WWE Champion CM Punk or for Daniel Bryan? And the entitled Alberto Del Rio finally gets his one-on-one title opportunity against World Heav...
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
Character: Darren Young
For WWE Champion CM Punk and the undefeated Ryback, the unforgiving structure will either spell doom for the most impressive title reign of this generation or mark the first blemish in the beast's path of destruction. Also, the most potent finishing move in WWE will be determined when two behemoths, Sheamus and Big Show, lock horns for the very first time with the World Heavyweight Championship at stake. Plus, WWE's resident odd couple wants to continue its improbable run with the Tag Team Title...
WWE Over The Limit 2012
Character: Darren Young
John Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World Championships are on the line! The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown dial up the intensity as WWE goes Over The Limit! Over the Limit was a PPV which took place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 20, 2012. It was the third and final event under the Over the Limit chronology. In a main event from the Raw brand, John Laurinaitis challenged John Cena. Another main event from the Raw brand...
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Character: Darren Young
The Perfect Storm engulfs Los Angeles on the historic 25th Anniversary of SummerSlam. The wrecking ball force of Brock Lesnar meets the blind rage of a vengeful Triple H as two larger-than life gladiators collide for the first-time ever! Plus, CM Punk seeks validation for his status atop the WWE in a Triple Threat title defense against the Big Show and long-time rival John Cena. And after being injured at the hands of Alberto Del Rio, a determined Sheamus puts his World Heavyweight Championship ...
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Character: Darren Young
Deception and foul play have brought CM Punk to the brink of a year long winning WWE Champion title reign. But can he survive with the odds stacked against him as he defends his coveted WWE Championship against Ryback and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match and the Celtic Warrior Sheamus looks to take back his World Heavyweight Championship from the man he lost it towards The Big Show plus Mick Foley makes his WWE return and much more....
WWE WrestleMania 32
Character: Darren Young
WrestleMania 32 was thirty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on April 3, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This was the third WrestleMania to be held in the state of Texas after 2001 and 2009, and the first to take place in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area....
WWE No Way Out 2012
Character: Darren Young
Desperate measures have earned the Big Show an ironclad contract from John Laurinaitis. Now the Big Show vows to take out 14 years of pent-up aggression on John Cena inside the confines of a 15-foot high steel cage, but if the Big Show falls to Cena, Mr. McMahon will utter those 2 infamous words to the reviled GM…”You’re Fired!”. Plus, the WWE Championship is contested amidst a bizarre love-quartet involving the unstable Diva AJ and three Triple Threat combatants - CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Kane...
NJPW Music City Mayhem
Character: Fred Rosser
Music City Mayhem was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on July 30, 2022, at Fairgrounds Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The show was headlined by Jon Moxley vs. El Desperado in a No Disqualification Match....
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Character: Darren Young
Finally...The Rock has come back to the Royal Rumble! In his first title match in over 10 years, The Great One goes one-on-one with the longest reigning WWE Champion of the last quarter century, CM Punk. Plus Big Show looks to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio in a ruthless Last Man Standing Match. And it's every man for himself when 30 Superstars collide for the opportunity to headline WrestleMania XXIX in the iconic Royal Rumble match. The Road to WrestleMania begi...
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
Character: Darren Young
Royal Rumble 2016 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place on January 24, 2016 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 29th event under the Royal Rumble chronology and the first WWE pay-per-view of 2016. This was the fifth Royal Rumble to be held in the state of Florida after the 1990, 1991, 1995 and 2006 editions. It was the second Royal Rumble in Orlando since 1990 and the first pay-per-view event at Amway Center since it opened in 2010....
NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Windy City Riot 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on April 16, 2022, at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois, headlined by Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay....
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Capital Collision 2022 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on May 14, 2022, at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., and was headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship....
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Character: Darren Young
Following his win over John Cena at SummerSlam, Daniel Bryan lost the WWE Championship to Randy Orton after special guest referee and COO Triple H hit Bryan with a Pedigree. Can Daniel Bryan overcome the modern day corporate Champion Randy Orton to regain the WWE Championship? Plus, Alberto Del Rio defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Mr. PPV himself, Rob Van Dam! Can the former WWE and ECW Champion add the World Heavyweight Championship to his impressive list of accolades? Also, t...
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Character: Darren Young
WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. This was also the first WWE pay-per-view to broadcast live on the WWE Network service....
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Character: Darren Young (Appearance)
John Cena defends the WWE Championship against Randy Orton, Edge, and Sheamus. Jack Swagger puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Big Show, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio. Plus, Kofi Kingston defends the Intercontinental Title against Drew McIntyre and Chris Jericho faces the high-flying Evan Bourne....
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Character: Darren Young (Appearance)
Money in the Bank was a PPV that took place on July 18, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri and presented by A&E's Criss Angel Mindfreak. The main events were the two 8-man Money in the Bank matches. The Smackdown MiB match featured Big Show, Matt Hardy, Kane, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler. The Raw MiB match featured Edge, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, The Miz, Ted DiBiase, Evan Bourne, and John Morrison. Sheamus defended his...
WWE WrestleMania 31
Character: Darren Young
WrestleMania 31 was the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on March 29, 2015, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California....
WWE Payback 2013
Character: Darren Young (Lumberjack)
For rivals John Cena and Ryback, payback will come in the form of hell – 3 Stages of Hell! Will the ravenous challenger send the Champ for an ambulance ride, or will John Cena escape hell with his WWE Championship? Plus, Dolph Ziggler is back to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against the man he won it from, Alberto Del Rio. And for the first time since WrestleMania, CM Punk is in action, but Chris Jericho wants to spoil the self-proclaimed Best in the World’s Chicago homecoming. Super...
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Character: Fred Rosser
Collision in Philadelphia was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 16, 2023, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Wrestlers from NJPW's international partner promotions American All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) appeared on the card....
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Character: Darren Young
Randy Orton defends the WWE World Heavyweight Championship inside the Elimination Chamber against John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Christian, Sheamus, and Cesaro. Batista collides with Alberto Del Rio in his first singles match since returning to action. Plus, a wild battle between The Shield and The Wyatt Family and much more....
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
Battle in the Valley 2024 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on January 13, 2024 at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay...
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Character: Darren Young
Six superstars will battle for the vacant Intercontinental Title inside the merciless Elimination Chamber. For the first time, the WWE Tag Team Championship will be defended in an Elimination Chamber. Plus, Dean Ambrose gets another opportunity at Seth Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship, John Cena faces Kevin Owens, and more....
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
Character: Darren Young
Money in the Bank (2015) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on June 14, 2015 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It was the sixth event under the Money in the Bank chronology....
WWE Battleground 2015
Character: Darren Young
Battleground (2015) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It will take place on July 19, 2015 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It will be the third event under the Battleground chronology....
His, Hers and the Truth
Character: Bartender
Alan and Tanya get off on the wrong foot when their blind date ends in disaster. But when they reconnect years later, will old habits get in the way of a new relationship?...
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on April 12, 2024....
NJPW Resurgence 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
NJPW Resurgence 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on May 11, 2024, in Ontario, California, USA, at the Toyota Arena, and was headlined by Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship....
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
Character: Fred Rosser
On October 28th NJPW presents Rumble on 44th Street live on FITE straight from Palladium Times Square in New York....
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
Character: Fred Rosser
On October 27th, a day before the Rumble on 44th Street -it's The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street - A Halloween Special live on FITE straight from Palladium Times Square in New York!...
WWE Battleground 2016
Character: Darren Young
Battleground (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It will take place on July 24, 2016 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It will be the fourth event under the Battleground chronology....
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
Capital Collision 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on August 30, 2024, at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., United States, and was headlined by Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Momo Watanabe for the STRONG Women’s Championship....
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Character: Darren Young
The biggest event of the summer just got hotter when SummerSlam returns to the east coast and invades Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY! The Undertaker attempts to avenge the most historic defeat in WWE history when he rises from the ashes to challenge Brock Lesnar. Plus, in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Seth Rollins battles United States Champion John Cena in a winner takes all match, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose battle The Wyatt Family, and much more on the biggest night of the summer!...
Signature Sounds: The Music of WWE
Character: Self
Music has been integral in WWE history, especially anthems for all the greatest WWE Superstars. Since Sgt. Slaughter first made his entrance to the Marine Corp hymn in the early 80's music themes have become synonymous with the Superstars themselves. Just hearing the first few notes brings the crowd to their feet. They are the songs that let the WWE Universe know that business is about to pick up. Now, get behind the music and learn the inside story behind the timeless anthems of WWE and the su...
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Character: Darren Young
2015 proved to be another banner year for WWE. New champions were crowned, legends returned, new faces arrived, and the WWE Superstars and Divas delivered some of the greatest pay-per-view matches in WWE history....
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2024) was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on November 8, 2024, at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, headlined by Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Kosei Fujita for the STRONG Openweight Championship....
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024
Character: Fred Rosser
Strong Style Evolved 2024 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on December 15, 2024, at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, headlined by Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Hazuki for the STRONG Women’s Championship....
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
Character: Fred Rosser
Battle in the Valley 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on January 11, 2025, at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, and headlined by El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship....
NJPW Resurgence 2025
Character: Fred Rosser
Resurgence 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on May 9, 2025, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, headlined by Mercedes Moné (c) vs. AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa for the STRONG Women’s Championship....
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
Character: Fred Rosser
Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 28, 2023, at the Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by Tama Tonga (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship....
NJPW Resurgence 2023
Character: Fred Rosser
Resurgence 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 21, 2023, at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. It was the third Resurgence event, and was headlined by the final match of the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament....
NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
Character: Fred Rosser
The New Beginning USA 2026 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 27, 2026, at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, USA, and was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship....