Born: November 2, 1983
Birthplace:
Union, NJ
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Frederick Douglas Rosser III is an American
professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE under the ring name
Darren Young. He also wrestles on the independent circuit under the ring name
Fred Rosser.
As a teenager, he became interested in
becoming a professional wrestler, wrestling in backyard wrestling federations.
He attended Union High School in New Jersey,
where he played American football, both offensively and defensively.
He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University,
where he played football for a year before deciding to focus on his academic
studies and professional wrestling.
Before 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.
In 2009, Rosser signed with WWE's
developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling and took part in the
first season of NXT in 2010.
Later that year, he debuted on the main roster
as part of The Nexus.
Young later formed The Prime Time Players with
Titus O'Neil, with whom he is a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
Young is the current NBWF Tag Team champion
with Sawyer Fulton.