Darren Young signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in May 2009, and began training at Florida Championship Wrestling. He
appeared on NXT Season 1, and is now part of Nexus on Raw.
Feel the power of the BoneCrusher! Few men in wrestling walk down the aisle and garner instant respect, but
Fred Sampson in an exception. He is the most explosive performer to step foot inside an IWF ring. Sampson is a
dynamo who uses his natural resources to polish off the competition. He is carved out of granite and possesses immeasurable
strength. Sampson is double tough and can unleash a ferocious power display sure to cut any opponent down to size.
The BoneCrusher powerslam has taken the fight out of many and earned him numerous championships.
Began training
at IWF Wrestling School under the direction of Kevin Knight in September 2002 and graduated in May 2003. Is a former two-time IWF Heavyweight Champion, having become
the youngest man to ever hold the belt when he defeated Knight for the title on May 17, 2003.
Ranked
annually since 2003 in PWI Magazine's Top 500 wrestler list. Appeared in Survivor Series football-themed commercial
in Fall 2003, and served as a police detective in a segment with Eddie Guerrero on SmackDown in 2003. Appeared in WrestleMania
XX from Madison Square Garden as a Druid for The Undertaker. Appeared on an October 2004 edition of Raw from Madison
Square Garden as a security guard in a segment with Ric Flair, Batista, Randy Orton and Eric Bischoff. Served as police
officer for Kurt Angle to protect his Olympic Medal. Wrestled on a March 2005 edition of Velocity in a tag match against Bob
Holly and Charlie Haas. Wrestled on WWE Heat in 2006 and 2007.
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 240 lb.
Hometown: Union,
NJ
Birthday: November 2
Debut: 2002
Finisher: "BoneCrusher
Powerslam"
Titles: IWF Heavyweight