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WWE Superstar Darren Young Comes Out
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Two weeks ago Darren Young made history by becoming the first WWE wrestler to publicly make known that he is gay.
And although one may take for granted the atmosphere inside of a professional wrestling locker room would more closely resemble a Hollywood fix , given the elaborate story lines and over the top in-ring performances, the environment can still parallel that of an NBA or NFL dressing area at times as many of the performers enter from traditional athletic backgrounds.
Still, the reaction to Young’s announcement has been “very positive” according to his tag team partner, Titus O’Neil. In fact, it’s been pretty much a non-issue.
O’Neil and Young deliver together as the money-driven Prime Time Players on television.
Young’s announcement came as no surprise to O’Neil who tells the “4th & Pain” radio reveal that he has famous about his wrestling counterpart’s sexual orientation for some time.
“Darren is a excellent friend of mine away from the ring,” O’Neil told Washington Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker and I on the display. “I consider him a part of my family. My kids call him ‘Uncle Darren.’ … At some point you own to say ‘Ma
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Last week, WWE announced that it had “come to terms on the release” of former Tag Team Champion Darren Young. The news was less shocking than the surprise release of fan-favorite Emma, announced the identical day. Young, whose last televised appearance was on January 18th’s WWE Main Event — a game that was called off when Young broke his elbow on the sound apron — hadn’t appeared much on WWE television the year before. On a roster loaded with talent, most of whom are fighting for as much screen time as possible, a wrestler prefer Young can have his number called at any moment.
However, what’s most significant about Darren Young’s emit is that he’s the first wrestler under reduce with WWE to arrive out as gay.
Wrestling doesn’t enjoy a perception as a progressive enterprise. It’s an industry in which a figure as significant to its history as its first Intercontinental Champion and inventor of the Royal Rumble match, Pat Patterson, was publicly closeted until a it was used as a marketing reveal for a existence show featuring him and other WWE legends, on the WWE’s own TV network. The fact that nothing terrible has visited Darre
WWE Alum Darren Young Recalls His Coming Out Experience: ‘I Own Who I Am’
Almost seven years ago, then-WWE superstar Darren Juvenile made headlines when he revealed he happens to be gay. Days before SummerSlam 2013, the musician disclosed that fact during an interview with TMZ at LAX airport, making him the first out WWE player. It was a milestone moment not only for the pro wrestler, whose real entitle is Fred Rosser, but the industry as a whole.
Though he was initially worried about what the world at large would think, Rosser, who was let go from the WWE in 2017, fast felt a weight lifted off his shoulders since the reaction was largely supportive. The 36-year-old went on Ellen and Today Show, hoping to encourage others.
“When I came out, people had reached out to me on social media. There was one who told me her friend, a big wrestling fan, came out to their family. It was that moment I realized my story was a big deal,” he said.
His fellow wrestlers welcomed him with open arms, too. “Guys like Randy Orton, Big Show, Mark Henry, Sheamus, Titus O’Neil, they made it a lot easier to walk into the locker room,” he continues. “I always speak coming ou
Darren Young Coming Out in Macho WWE a 'Game-Changer'
In a sport marked by uber-masculine moves and high drama, another professional athlete has come out of the closet, crumbling yet another barrier in the world of sports.
Wrestling superstar Darren Adolescent, whose real name is Fred Rosser, went universal for the first moment Wednesday when confronted by TMZ at Los Angeles International Airport to comfortably and casually state he's gay.
When paparazzi peppered him with questions about whether a gay wrestler could survive among the ranks of the hypermasculine, he replied, "Absolutely - look at me - I'm a WWE superstar and to be sincere with you, I'll inform you right now, I'm gay. And I'm joyful. I'm very happy."
New has said that as a boy he'd had a speech impediment and had been teased in school. The wrestler has been involved in the WWE Be a Celebrity anti-bullying campaign to assist young people.
Listen to Darren Young's videotaped coming out.
LGBT advocates hailed his announcement, particularly for the traditional fan base that supports WWE wrestling.
"All of us understand that he has a very different audience - it couldn't be more macho, more male and more middle America," s
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