Fred Rosser Might Dress Up As ‘Black John Cena’ For NJPW’s Halloween Show

Darren Young parted ways with WWE long ago. Fans will always remember him for his time as a member of The Nexus stable and The Prime Time Players.

Now known as Fred Rosser, he has been doing great work in NJPW. He is the reigning NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion after defeating Tom Lawlor.

Rosser has been jokingly called the Black John Cena in the past, as they somewhat look like each other. While on Insiders Edge: A Pro Wrestling Podcast, Rosser discussed how he has been compared to Cena. He stated that he is thinking about dressing up as a Black John Cena.

“I don’t remember the exact person, but however it came about, Michael Tarver from the Nexus, he would call my chin, I had the All-American chin. I don’t know how that came about, me being the black John Cena, but it’s funny. New Japan Strong is doing a show in New York, a Halloween show, and I’m thinking about dressing up as the Black John Cena. So we’ll see how that goes at a New Japan STRONG show. I’m still thinking about it. I think that’s what I might be for Halloween, the Black John Cena, but it’s gonna be my own way, you know, my own version of it, so we’ll see if I do it or not. I’d have to shave the goatee off, too, so I can have that pronounced chin like him, so I think that’s what I’m gonna be.”

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NJPW’ will hold shows on consecutive nights in New York City on October 27-28. The second event will be the Rumble on 44th Street, and the company recently announced more matches for the lineup. The first show, The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street, will be a mystery card.

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