Fred Rosser, better known to WWE fans as Darren Young, was recently a guest on Sean Waltman’s X-Pac 1-2-360 podcast. During the episode, both Rosser and his mom talked about their experiences coming out to each other, and he discussed his friendship with Bret Hart, and his potential future in WWE.
His thoughts on Jack Swagger making his MMA debut for Bellator in 2019:
I’ve been in the ring with him several times, he’s a horse and I say it all the time, he’s a horse. When you get hit by him you get rocked, not in a bad way but you get rocked. He’s got a long reach, his reach is long and I told him that to his face, I said I can’t wait to see you fight because you’re reach is so freaking long.
How Bret Hart helped him and what he wants to do in WWE in the future:
Well this past year it’s been a little bit over a year since I’ve been released. I’ve been doing a lot more speaking engagements and a little bit of wrestling. Bret [Hart] was a big help, kinda helping me get with a reputable promoters to work with so it was a very limited schedule….I am 35 I still have a lot left in the tank but if I can be more of an ambassador with the company with there Be A Star campaign I am okay with that because I want to be able to contribute because they are still my family. I was able to go backstage recently, hang out with some of the guys.
On coming out:
Fred Rosser’s Mom: I came out to my son, I guess I must have been 27/28 and I came out to him and he said ‘Well mom I don’t care as long as you’re happy I still love you’ and I said ‘Oh. Okay.’ I walked into my room, shut the door and I thought ‘Damn, that was easy.’
Fred Rosser: My mom came out first, I was fearful as a kid.I didn’t come out to her until I was 28 because back in the 80s science wasn’t as strong as it is now that a same sex couple could have kids and no one wants to let their mom down. She was so supportive….
Make sure to check out the full interview.
