Darren Young on character possibly turning gay, Triple H reveals new matches for Takeover

Darren Young has no issues if his character turns gay.

- One-half of the WWE tag team champions, Darren Young, recently posted on Instagram stating that he wouldn’t mind if his character turned gay. Young, who in real life has come out as gay, is the first gay WWE superstar.

He commented that he wouldn’t mind if his character turned gay as long as it is for intriguing storylines that are tasteful and not just for the sake of having a gay character on the roster. He says that he is happy with his current position in the WWE and says that as a proud gay man, he thinks is a success is due to his skills as an entertainer and a wrestler and hard work. Below is the post.

 

I'm happy with Darren Young and where he stands in the company at present. Even though my character isn't gay, I'm still able to express myself in other ways like when I put my arms up into an equal sign. That's my signature pose and it symbolizes what Darren Young is all about. I'm here, and I do what I do to show everyone that we are all equal. Gay, straight, male, female, whatever your race, if you work hard and stay focused, you can make it to the big leagues! As a proud gay man in the WWE, I've always thought my success was entirely due to my skills as an entertainer and wrestler. It had nothing to do with my personal life. This said, I wouldn't mind if my character turned gay if it's for the sake of having an intriguing yet tasteful storyline, but I wouldn't do that switch if the reason is "just to have a gay character". #blockthehate #spreadtheword #passalong

A photo posted by Darren Young (@fredarren) on Aug 18, 2015 at 11:15am PDT

- In other news, Triple H announced a host of new matches for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn that is to be held on Saturday which now has a 7:30 pm EST start time. The updated match card is below:

Ladder Match for the NXT Title
Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor.

NXT Tag Team Title Match
The Vaudevillians vs. Blake and Murphy.

NXT Women's Title Match
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks.

Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Tyler Breeze.

Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin.

Bull Dempsey vs. Elias Samson.

Apollo Crews vs. Tye Dillinger.

Eva Marie vs. Carmella.

Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley vs. Jason Jordan, Chad Gable, Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson.

Charlotte vs. Emma vs. Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke.