Dream appeared at a Dynasty event in Albany, New York on Saturday. He interrupted the opening match and issued an open challenge. In the main event of the show, Dream’s open challenge was accepted by American Muscle Alec Odin, who Dream went on to defeat.
Dream (real name Patrick Clark) had largely vanished from pro wrestling after he was released by WWE in May of 2021. He last wrestled back on the December 23, 2020 edition of NXT, losing to Adam Cole.
Prior to his WWE release, Dream had been accused of sending sexually explicit photos to underage children online. Triple H later responded to the allegations by saying that an investigation had been done and nothing was found.
Dream was arrested in August of 2022 twice in a one week period, first on August 20 for first-degree battery and trespassing, then again six days later on drug paraphernalia charges. The battery and trespassing charges were later dropped.
Former WWE NXT wrestler Patrick Clark (Velveteen Dream) released a video on Tuesday apologizing for his behavior in recent years.
In the four-minute video, Clark apologized to WWE, the WWE fans, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Shawn Michaels, Tehuti Miles (WWE wrestler Ashante “Thee” Adonis), and his family.
Clark did not address any of the specific behavior that he’s apologizing for in the video. Clark was released from his WWE contract in May 2021. He’s been surrounded by controversy and turmoil in recent years, including arrests and allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Clark said in Tuesday’s video:
As you’ve probably seen or have heard over the course of the last few years, I want to apologize for my behavior. Both professionally and personally, I always preach to those closest to me about the power of accountability and responsibility. And I take full accountability for my behavior over the last three years of my life. When narratives were written about me — it doesn’t matter. It didn’t matter what was written about me. It doesn’t matter what was said about me. It doesn’t matter what’s on the internet about me. I was wrong. And because of that, I need to apologize to a few people.
Clark apologized to WWE as an organization for any unwanted attention or negative press that he brought on them. He apologized to the Velveteen Dream fans for being an example of what happens when talent and opportunity meet immaturity.
Clark said about Levesque and Michaels:
I want to apologize to Paul Levesque. Paul, you are such an understanding and patient man and leader. And getting the opportunity to work with you and to learn from you, I get the sense of what makes you who you are and how you’ve been able to handle the responsibility of being in the public light for such a long time. I want to apologize to you, Paul. I’m sorry.
Also, want to say I’m sorry to Shawn Michaels. Shawn, it’s still beyond me that I’ve been having the opportunity in this lifetime to learn from you, to have your mentorship and your guidance. And I apologize if you feel like you’ve wasted your time and your energy investing into me. You have not. I’m still a work in progress. I’m still learning. And I remember all the lessons that you’ve taught me. Shawn, I’m sorry.
Clark called Miles his best friend and apologized for any smudges that he may have put on Miles’ reputation because of the support Miles has given him and continues to give him.
While apologizing to his family, Clark said he’s responsible for his own actions and no one else should have to explain them.
Again, I want to apologize to the fans and those in my professional and personal life that I have affected by my behavior. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I recognize that I was losing myself, and I apologize to anyone that I lost along the way, anyone that I’ve upset or offended because of my behavior. Man, I’m sorry. And I hope you all forgive me. Thank you.
The 28-year-old Clark hasn’t wrestled since 2020. He was announced for an indie return in 2021, but the appearance was quickly canceled.
Clark was a one-time NXT North American Champion while with WWE.
Footage of Patrick Clark (Velveteen Dream) being arrested has been released.
Clark was picked up by police on August 20, 2022, after allegedly punching an employee of the Club Orlando fitness center in Florida. He is said to have become “irate and argumentative” with the gym employee after he was asked to leave an area of the center that was closed for cleaning.
He was charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery and trespassing on a property after receiving a warning. The charges were eventually dropped, however, after the alleged victim said he did not wish to prosecute.
Footage of Clark’s arrest was released by TMZ on Sunday.
“Hang up your f***ing phone, sir!” Clark can be heard saying in the video. “I was not given my Miranda rights! You f***ed up! You f***ed up, sir! I was not given my Miranda rights, so go ahead and bring me to your motherf***ing station, you f***ed up!”
Battery and trespassing charges against Patrick Clark (FKA Velveteen Dream) may have been dropped.
Clark was arrested on August 20 after allegedly punching an employee of the Club Orlando fitness center. He was scheduled to appear in court on September 28 but according to a report from PW Insider, court records indicate the date has been canceled. No other court date for the case is listed which could mean the charges have been dropped.
According to police documents obtained by TMZ, Clark became “irate and argumentative” with the gym employee after he was asked to leave an area of the fitness center that was closed for cleaning. Clark is also alleged to have made death threats toward the employee before punching him in the face. A fight between Clark and the employee ensued and Clark is alleged to have bitten the employee during the melee. Police observed a bite mark on the employee’s chest.
Through his attorney, Clark submitted a written plea of “not guilty” to the charges. He was then arrested for violation of his parole on August 26.
EC3 says he hopes Velveteen Dream “finds the help he needs” but also forgives him for allegedly setting up a recording device in the bathroom of his home.
On Wednesday, Patrick Clark (FKA Velveteen Dream) posted a video on Instagram denying EC3’s allegations that he filmed people in the bathroom without their consent at a house party in 2018. Clark alluded to drug use during the party as well.
EC3 issued a response to Clark’s video to PW Insider on Thursday.
“In life, I forgive everyone for everything that has been done to me.
I personally have never failed a drug test from any employer, nor been arrested for drug usage, paraphernalia, assault, battery, or any inappropriate behavior.
My forgiveness includes Patrick Clark for setting up a video recording device in the bathroom of my home.
As far as any other accusations and allegations against him, I hope that he finds the help he needs.”
-ec3″
During an interview with Sportskeeda earlier this month, EC3 detailed what happened at the party.
“We had a party and it was at my place, and [Clark] came over because I’m being friendly and I’m…top guy and I tried to welcome everybody into the thing. He left his phone in my bathroom with the camera on trying to capture people taking pisses,” EC3 said.
Clark then gave his side of the story on Instagram live.
“I left my phone on your bathroom counter and because you were not sure of my sexuality at the time because of the character I played on TV and because we are not friends in real life at all, you tried to accuse me of recording you in your home. So what did I do? I went to our mutual friend who no longer works for the WWE, a former NXT talent, and I showed him my phone and had him go through my photos and videos and my recently deleted just to prove to you and the other person who was there, who because I respect him and he has a job, I’m not going to put him there. I had him prove to you that I was not recording you.”
Patrick Clark (FKA Velveteen Dream) has responded to EC3’s allegations he filmed people in the bathroom at a house party.
During a recent interview with NBC Sports Boston, EC3 reiterated his previous claim that Clark set up a camera in his bathroom during a house party in 2018 for the purpose of filming people without their knowledge.
“We had a party and it was at my place, and he came over because I’m being friendly and I’m…top guy and I tried to welcome everybody into the thing. He left his phone in my bathroom with the camera on trying to capture people taking pisses,” EC3 said to Sportskeeda.
On Wednesday, Dream posted a video response to EC3’s allegations on Instagram.
“I’m trying to help my old man out on a computer and I just type in WWE, right? Tell me why, the first thing I see is EC3 has talked to the dirt sheets. I guess since I’m on TMZ now, I’m somebody again. EC3 has gone to the dirt sheets saying, if you haven’t seen it, he had a party at his house one night, and if I’m to be correct, this was about 2017/18, EC3? I’m not going to tell people who was at this party out of respect for our mutual friends but one of our mutual friends is a former NXT talent that no longer works for the WWE and the other person is a current Monday Night Raw talent who used to wrestle talent for NXT.”
“Mike, EC3, you go out here, after I gave you the best match you’ve ever had in your entire career… I’m tired of people throwing dirt on my name, you throw this dirt on my name saying I tried to record you in your bathroom. Let’s be honest, MIke, you’re leaving out a lot of details.”
“What type of powder was on the table, Mike? So, let’s not leave out all the details.”
“The other two people, our mutual friends were there. I left my phone on your bathroom counter and because you were not sure of my sexuality at the time because of the character I played on TV and because we are not friends in real life at all, you tried to accuse me of recording you in your home. So what did I do? I went to our mutual friend who no longer works for the WWE, a former NXT talent, and I showed him my phone and had him go through my photos and videos and my recently deleted just to prove to you and the other person who was there, who because I respect him and he has a job, I’m not going to put him there. I had him prove to you that I was not recording you.”
Nearly two weeks after bringing an accusation to light about Velveteen Dream setting up his phone to film people urinating in his bathroom, EC3 said in a new interview that people within WWE knew about the incident.
EC3 previously claimed to SportsKeeda that in 2018, Dream (Patrick Clark Jr.) set up a camera in EC3’s bathroom during a party so he could film people as they relieved themselves. He said he chose not to confront Dream but rather end the party early instead, saying he did later inform other talent that were there.
Talking on a different podcast, the former WWE wrestler then insinuated that even though the incident was known about in the company, Dream didn’t get disciplined because he was doing well at the time.
“It was known. Talent was involved. It’s a wild tale and a lot of people did know…even being part of it where I was kind of at the forefront of it because it was my home, taking it up the chain, being there, getting there. People sometimes don’t want the boat rocked from an office perspective. Sometimes, talent is doing well and drawing money. They’ll be protected,” he said.
He also accused Dream of “ruining” both his WWE run and his life following a concussion he suffered during their TakeOver match in August 2018, insinuating Dream acted in retaliation for the story initially getting out.
“The butterfly effect (of the incident), in theory, working with him later, being concussed. Was that purposeful? It kind of ruined my run and kind of ruined my life in a sense. It put me in a bad spot because of the issues with the concussions that stemmed from it. That’s not to put the blame on it, but that’s my story and it’s the truth,” he said.
After being released initially in 2013, EC3 re-signed with WWE in 2018 before being released against in the spring of 2020 as part of pandemic cuts. He has made appearances in Ring of Honor, NWA and Impact Wrestling in addition to starting his Control Your Narrative promotion.
Dream hasn’t worked in the business since being released by WWE in May 2021. He also hasn’t responded to these allegations.
Patrick Clark (FKA Velveteen Dream) is alleged to have punched, bitten and made death threats towards a gym employee during an altercation last month.
Clark was arrested on August 20 and charged with battery and trespassing on a property after warning. The incident took place shortly after 8 p.m at Club Orlando, a fitness center located in Orlando, Florida.
According to police documents obtained by TMZ, Clark became “irate and argumentative” after having to leave an area of the gym that was closed for cleaning. After a gym employee requested Clark leave the premises, Clark is alleged to have made death threats aimed at the employee and then struck them in the face. A fight between the two continued and Clark reportedly bit the employee on his chest under his left armpit. Clark was then arrested after police witnessed teeth marks on the gym employee.
Through his attorney, Clark has submitted a written plea of not guilty to the charges. Clark was then arrested again on August 26 for violation of his probation by the Orlando Police Department.
Following last week’s news that former WWE NXT wrestler Velveteen Dream was arrested twice since mid-August, former 2018 rostermate EC3 made some accusations during an interview that involved filming male wrestlers’ genitalia in a bathroom.
In an interview with SportsKeeda seen below, EC3 accused Dream (Patrick Clark Jr.) of setting up a camera in his bathroom during a party so he could film people as they relieved themselves.
“We had a party and it was at my place, and he came over because I’m being friendly and I’m…top guy and I tried to welcome everybody into the thing. He left his phone in my bathroom with the camera on trying to capture people taking pisses,” he said.
When asked how he knew this was happening, EC3 said, “Because it’s my bathroom. When I walk in there and I see a phone selfie-style, propped up, on, filming, where if somebody is going to take a pee, they would have their phallus out urinating into the water.”
He said he didn’t confront Clark, but after seeing him go into the bathroom after he exited, he didn’t want to cause a scene and instead told everyone to leave because he was going to bed. He said he later told other people there so they were aware and one of those people was friends with Clark which caused further issues between the two.
Two journalists — David Bixenspan and Sean Ross Sapp — both acknowledged the story as being a long-standing rumor that no one could confirm.
The two worked against each other afterward at TakeOver Brooklyn 4 in August 2018 where EC3 said he professional and claimed he was concussed during the match.
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Update on Clash at the Castle and All Out including business notes
Hot ticket sales for AEW & WWE shows
UFC 278 coverage in detail by Ryan Frederick
A fascinating historical piece on UK star Bert Royal and the Royal Brothers tag team, why they are so important in different aspects of the changes in UK wrestling in the 50s and 60s
How the pandemic has affected the Japanese wrestling business as compared to other sports and sports franchises, as well as the hierarchy of popularity and how it has changed from pre-COVID until today including the percentage increase or decrease in attendance of the major groups.
G1 Climax star ratings, as well as readers voted best match of G1 and G1 MVP
More on the New Japan and Stardom joint show
The death of Howard Brody and his contributions to pro wrestling
DDT Peter Pan show
Television ratings for the past week
Arena Mexico Grand Prix
Next major Stardom event
Next major New Japan matches around the country
Update on Dark Side of the Ring
One of the best wrestling announcers who never got a break looks to be leaving
A look at both nights of the RevPro 10 year anniversary shows
Time slot changes in October for Dynamite and Smackdown
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Wednesday News Update
WWE
Matches taped for NXT Level Up this week include Duke Hudson vs. Myles Borne, Valentina Feroz vs. Sol Ruca, Arianna Grace vs. Erica Yan, and Xyon Quinn vs. Dante Chen.
Sami Zayn on Twitter explained why he didn’t attack Kevin Owens on Raw: “To clarify, I didn’t hit Kevin Owens because I felt the ref could see me in his periphery and I didn’t want to cause Jey Uso to lose by DQ. I’ve explained this to The Bloodline and the issue has been resolved. Friday’s championship celebration will proceed as planned. Thank you.”
Ridge Holland told Metro he wants the Brawling Brutes stable to show a ‘more serious edge’: “We’ve done some comedy stuff, and we really need to show people that we’ve got that mean streak and we’re not here to play games, you know? I think we’ve got a lot to give and a lot to show. I don’t think there’s a trio like us. The styles, we all mesh very well. So yeah, it would be nice to get our teeth stuck into something and show people what we’re capable of.”
BT Sport posted a skit of Damian Priest hanging out with a Welsh family.
Kenny Omega was interviewed by Sports Illustrated ahead of tonight’s AEW Trios Tag Team title tournament match where he and The Young Bucks will face Will Ospreay and Aussie Open and talked about his rivalry with Ospreay. “There may be some tense moments between myself and Will,” Omega is quoted as saying. “I’d like to test him, and I’m sure he’d like to test me. I also would like to test myself and see if I’m really in a position where I can hang with the best. I’ve had one match [since returning from injury] to feel it out, which was a very unique scenario. I came back to AEW after a long hiatus and wrestled against three of the top luchador wrestlers in the world in a four-sided ring. Normally when I am testing myself against top luchadores in AAA, we’re in the six-sided ring. I’m still determining where I am, but I am going to push myself as far as I need to in order to keep up with him—and I am going to push myself hard enough to send a message to Will Ospreay that he’s just not quite there yet.”
Other Wrestling
Tokyo Sports reported that Shinjiro Otani is still paralyzed from the neck down, but is now fit enough to focus on rehabilitation. He also sent a note saying he believes he can overcome the injury and thanked the fans for their support.
In an update on Patrick Clark (Velveteen Dream), PWInsider is reporting that Clark remains incarcerated in Seminole County, Florida, where he was transported following his arrest, and has a court date for September 19 at 1:30 pm.
PWInsider reported that Alex Hammerstone is injured and will miss Thursday’s AAW event. The belief is he suffered a concussion.
Faby Apache on social media announced that she has left AAA.
Torrie Wilson has signed a promo deal with Clubhouse Media Group, an influencer-based social media firm.
Stardom is set to have an all-women’s audience for their September 8 event.
Steven Church of N-x211 Entertainment has filed a trademark for ‘Wrestling at the Chase’, which is the name of the longtime weekly wrestling show in St. Louis.
Variety has a profile on Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, who is also the owner of WOW: Women of Wrestling.
Ric Flair told The New York Post that he regretted doing a “fake heart attack spot” during his retirement match. “I made the mistake of saying to someone in the match that I felt lightheaded, so everybody jumped way too early [toward the finish of the match], and I just said [in my head] that this was the only way to slow it down.”
Patrick Clark, best known as Velveteen Dream in WWE, has been arrested twice since August 20.
According to court records in Orange County, Florida, Clark was arrested on August 20 on battery and trespassing charges. On August 26, Orlando Mugshots reported that Clark had been arrested again for possession of drug paraphernalia. An arraignment for the battery and trespassing charges was set for September 28, but that has since been canceled. Clark has pleaded not guilty to the battery and trespassing charges and has since paid bond for release.
Clark was released from WWE back on May 21 of last year after being out of action for five months, last wrestling Adam Cole in December of 2020. In April and June of 2020, allegations were made regarding Clark sending sexually explicit photos to underage children. Clark denied the allegations, and WWE later said that they investigated the incident with no evidence of wrongdoing.
Clark participated in the sixth season of Tough Enough and was signed by the WWE in 2015. By 2017, he had started using the Velveteen Dream name and found success, winning the NXT North American title once in 2019.
Former WWE NXT star Velveteen Dream’s planned return to the indies was a short one as a promotion announced his return and then canceled it less than two hours later on Wednesday night.
New Jersey-based SWF initially announced that Dream (Patrick Clark) would be on their September 11th Home Sweet Home event in Toms River, New Jersey. It was set to be his first appearance since being released in May and his first match since December 2020.
“Tonight we announced Velveteen Dream would be appearing at our Home Sweet Home event. I believe any man can be slandered and have been through other situations in my life unrelated but untrue. After careful consideration, Dream has been removed.”
Replies were not allowed by SWF in the tweet.
Once thought to be a lock for the main roster, the 25-year-old was released in May after sparingly being used in the months prior.
Dream (Patrick Clark) denied the accusations by Josh Fuller and “Jaccob” that arose during the Speaking Out movement in April 2020. He first focused on Fuller, saying he met him in 2015 after Tough Enough through a mutual pro wrestling trainer. They struck up a friendship, but Clark said their relationship eventually frayed in 2018 after he suggested Fuller take a break from wrestling training after he suffered a concussion in 2017.
“To have him accuse me of predatory behavior because I chose not to help is spiteful,” he wrote.
After sharing some additional notes about Fuller and Jaccob’s social media accounts, Clark said the experience of working through the accusations defamed his character and “ultimately accomplished what it sought out to do and that was to see me released.”
He said he hopes people eventually realize the allegations were untrue and that they derailed any upward momentum he had and ultimately cost him his WWE job.
“God has always had me and he always will. Dream is officially over, but Patrick Clark lives to fight another day.”
He then talked about the Dream character and that the reason he didn’t initially go public with denials was because, to him, “addressing rumors would be working against an already compromised ability to sell a character I’d invested in heavily” and that he takes any job he has seriously.
He then focused on “Jaccob,” another aspiring wrestler who had DM’d him about advice. He detailed their communication and said that on April 21st, he woke to screenshots of conversations that never happened. He said he contacted WWE HR and the social media team and that after an investigation, WWE released a statement supporting his innocence.
“The part that hurt for me was having a personal picture that I’ve used in my personal life, an apps, being used to label me a predator. I am in no way of the word a predator. This is the first and only time I’ve been accused of any solicitation to anyone.”
Part of the sixth season of Tough Enough, the 25-year-old was signed by WWE in the fall of 2015 and worked under his real name for nearly two years before adopting the Velveteen Dream character. He hadn’t competed in a match since December 2020, losing to Adam Cole on NXT’s weekly TV. He had been used sparingly through the last four months of the year, wrestling just five times.
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We talk about the Will Ospreay situation with New Japan Pro Wrestling. We also talk more about the AEW to TBS situation as well as Wednesday night’s rating and the upcoming Double or Nothing PPV.
We also talk about Velveteen Dream being released by WWE. Dave talks about the WWE stories around Summer Slam and Las Vegas and WWE running live shows again.
We go over a couple of things MMA related, the Dark Side of the Ring documentary on the Collision in Korea, Jon Moxley’s book and then do something fun with history and look back at two stories from the back issue of the Observer that went up on Tuesday.
Velveteen Dream has been released by WWE, confirmed by our Dave Meltzer.
Dream (Patrick Clark Jr.) was part of several NXT releases over the past two days. He hadn’t competed in a match since December 2020, losing to Adam Cole on an episode of NXT. He had been used sparingly through the last four months of the year, wrestling just five times.
As of now, there is no news as to what caused his release.
Part of the sixth season of Tough Enough, the 25-year-old was signed by WWE in the fall of 2015 and competed under his real name for nearly two years. He debuted the Velveteen Dream character in the spring of 2017 and it quickly became a fan favorite.
He won the North American title from Johnny Gargano in early-2019 and held the title through September of that year, losing it to Roderick Strong after 231 days a champion.
As part of the Speaking Out movement last April that shone a light on sexual abuse and misconduct in the pro wrestling industry, he was accused of sending pictures to underage boys. More allegations arose in June, but he denied all allegations, saying, “A private photo of mine was shared without my consent or knowledge and I am working with a third party to look into this matter.” He was also involved in a car accident around the same time in June that took him off TV.
Last August, Paul Levesque was asked about the allegations and said WWE looked into them and “there was nothing there,” again saying the reason he was taken off TV was due to the car accident.
Eight on-air talents were cut Wednesday including Alexander Wolfe and controversial referee Drake Wuertz.
