{"id":1539,"date":"2013-08-16T04:46:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T04:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringtimeprowrestling.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2013-08-16T04:46:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T04:46:12","slug":"darren-young-comes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringtimeprowrestling.com\/?p=1539","title":{"rendered":"Darren Young Comes Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The big news in the wrestling world today that was that WWE superstar Darren Young came out of the closet. He admitted to a TMZ reporter that he was a gay superstar. Young is considered to be the first openly gay superstar in the WWE. No of course some wrestling fans will ask what about Orlando Jordan or Chris Kanyon but those stars never really came out to a news outlet. It was more of just something that the wrestling fans kind of knew.<\/div>\n
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The WWE has come out very supportive of Darren. The question remains how they handle the situation going forward. Will this become part of any story lines now? Will they try to make an over the top character that appeals to homosexual stereotypes? I hope they handle it responsibly and be tasteful. I am proud of Darren Young for freeing himself to be who he truly is.<\/div>\n
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Keith B. Holt<\/div>\n
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The big news in the wrestling world today that was that WWE superstar Darren Young came out of the closet. He admitted to a TMZ reporter that he was a gay superstar. Young is considered to be the first openly…<\/p>\n

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