Darren Young reveals why he me out as gay while still wh WWE

Contents:

• DARREN YOUNG REVEALS WHY HE ME OUT AS GAY WHILE STILL WH WWE
• DARREN YOUNG: AMERIN WWE STAR OUT AS GAY
• WWE'S DARREN YOUNG COM OUT AS FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE PRO WRTLER
• WWE STAR DARREN YOUNG OUT AS GAY
• WWE SUPERSTAR DARREN YOUNG COM OUT -- I'M GAY
• WWE STAR DARREN YOUNG: ‘I’M GAY’
• DARREN YOUNG -- WWE GAY SUPERSTAR SAYS 'I'M IN LOVE'

DARREN YOUNG REVEALS WHY HE ME OUT AS GAY WHILE STILL WH WWE

But for Fred Rosser, who wrtled for the WWE unr the moniker Darren Young, the biggt impact he ultimately ma on the bs durg his tenure wh WWE didn't happen si the happened at Los Angel Internatnal Airport, ont of TMZ Augt 2013, Rosser me out and beme the first openly gay active wrtler the pany's history.

"Beg the first openly gay performer the WWE uld have been a treachero road to navigate, but spe their wildly varyg backgrounds, others the WWE locker room went out of their way to make sure Rosser knew that nothg had really changed their ey. Beg the first openly gay wrtler [ WWE], I've been able to enurage and spire wrtlg fans all over their world to chase their dreams.

DARREN YOUNG: AMERIN WWE STAR OUT AS GAY

But even though his -rg reer wh WWE appears to be over, at least for now, the rponsibily that wh beg the first openly gay wrtler WWE history is somethg that Rosser don't take lightly. "The Block the Hate movement origally started wh me beg an openly gay WWE superstar, " Rosser said. "Beg the first openly gay wrtler [ WWE], I've been able to enurage and spire wrtlg fans all over their world to chase their dreams.

But that’s exactly what he did 2013 wh a brief, two-and-a-half-mute terview wh TMZ, when he me out as gay. Durg that terview, the reporter, who was likely jt hangg around LAX airport Los Angel to see who he uld talk to, approached Young and asked him if a gay person uld ever be succsful wrtlg or MMA. I’m a WWE Superstar and…I’m gay.

WWE'S DARREN YOUNG COM OUT AS FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE PRO WRTLER

WWE had the recent past featured angl like Billy and Chuck’s “gay weddg, ” as well as the “lbian stalker” angle between Mickie Jam and Trish Strat.

The same way LGBTQ+ characters were often treated as a joke or a source of risn mastream pop culture, so has the “gay” character often been ed as a way to get heel heat on straight wrtlers, gog back to the lik of “Exotic” Adrian Street the UK, or Goldt, a character that started out by g his assumed sexualy to “timidate” his straight opponents.

Acrdg to his posthumoly-released book, Wrtlg Wh Realy, Kanyon pched WWE creative on the ia of wrtlg as an openly gay wrtler, but his ia was turned down.

WWE STAR DARREN YOUNG OUT AS GAY

Whether or not WWE realized that Kanyon was actually gay and had jt e out to them is unclear. After Kanyon was released om WWE 2004, he acced the pany of firg him for beg gay.

WWE SUPERSTAR DARREN YOUNG COM OUT -- I'M GAY

NJPW's Fred Rosser (fka Darren Young WWE) recently revealed why he me out as gay while still signed wh the pany. Young me out as gay durg an terview wh TMZ 2013, beg the first openly-homosexual WWE Superstar.

WWE STAR DARREN YOUNG: ‘I’M GAY’

A history of homosexual wrtlers and personali WWE. The history of homosexual wrtlers and personali WWE go further back than many expect.

The first Interntental Champn and a massive backstage ntributor to the pany's succs, Pat Patterson first me out as gay the 1970s.

DARREN YOUNG -- WWE GAY SUPERSTAR SAYS 'I'M IN LOVE'

Former WCW Tag Team Champn Kanyon me out after his WWE release and opened up about beg a closeted gay man the wrtlg dtry.

Sce Darren Young's revelatn, a few more Superstars have e out as gay.