Ex-WWE Star Reveals Vince McMahon's Reaction To Him Coming Out As Gay

The WWE chief reacted immediately...

Darren Young
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Former WWE star Darren Young has revealed exactly how Vince McMahon reacted upon first learning that he was gay.

As soon as Young came out, he received a phone call from McMahon congratulating him on his bravery. Vince noted that one of his best friends, Pat Patterson, had once shown similar courage years before, and the WWE boss wanted Darren to know he was proud of him.

That wasn't all he said though.

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McMahon told Young that he absolutely did not want to capitalise on the moment with a storyline on television. That might come as a surprise to some - WWE usually turn everything into an angle of some sort, or at least reference it.

Later, at the Sundance Film Festival, Young spoke to a representative from GLAAD. They told him that WWE simply wasn't ready to sensitively handle a storyline about one of their wrestlers coming out. Darren accepted that, and acknowledged that he could only control his own statements, not those of his employer.

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He was just happy he was finally able to "live (his) truth" and be himself without fear of prejudice from anyone in WWE.

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