Velveteen Dream

Patrick Clark Jr.
Data
Ring name	Patrick Clark Rick Powers Slugger Clark Velveteen Dream
height	1.88 m
Fighting weight	98 kg
birth	August 19, 1995 Washington DC , USA
Trained by	Calvin Raines
debut	3rd October 2014

Patrick Clark Jr. (born August 19, 1995 in Washington DC , USA ), better known by his ring name Velveteen Dream , is an American wrestler . He is currently under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and appears regularly on their weekly TV show WWE NXT . His greatest achievement to date is receiving the NXT North American Championship .

Wrestling career

Clark started his training as a wrestler in 2014 at the Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) training center. At MCW he also played his first wrestling match under the ring name Slugger Clark on October 3, 2014. He later competed under his real name. On October 3, 2015, he won the MCW Tag Team Championship with Lio Rush .

In addition to appearances for various independent leagues in 2015, he took part in the 6th season of the show Tough Enough produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , but retired in the fifth episode of the show. On October 17, 2015, Clark signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment . He played his first match at the WWE on 5 February 2016 a house show of NXT , where he lost to Riddick Moss. He made his television debut some time later on the NXT edition on July 20, 2016, which was recorded on June 24, 2016. He lost a match against Austin Aries . At first he also appeared on NXT under his real name, in the NXT issue of May 24, 2017 he finally made his debut under his new ring name The Velveteen Dream and won a short match against Robert Anthony. In September 2017 he started a feud against Aleister Black , which ended with a match at PPV NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 18, 2017 with a victory for Black. In this match he injured himself, which is why he had to pause for some time. After that, he regularly took part in major NXT events and established himself as one of the audience favorites.

On January 27, 2019, he won a match against Tyler Bate in the finals of the Worlds Collide Tournament , which secured him a later NXT title match of his choice. He chose a match for the NXT North American Championship , which he also won by Johnny Gargano in the NXT edition of February 20, 2019, which was recorded on January 30, 2019 . He was allowed to hold this title until the NXT edition on September 18, 2019, when he lost it to Roderick Strong after several successful title defenses .

After another injury-related hiatus, he returned on February 5, 2020 and started a feud with The Undisputed Era . This resulted in a title match for the NXT Championship , which was held as a cinematic backlot brawl on NXT TakeOver: In Your House . In this match, however, Velveteen Dream was defeated by the reigning champion Adam Cole , whom he was no longer allowed to challenge for the title according to an agreement made before the match.

successes

title

• Maryland Championship Wrestling
  • 1 × MCW Tag Team Championship (with Lio Rush )

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE NXT
    • 1 × NXT North American Championship

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Number 90 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020

Others

His gimmick is based on the singer Prince , who died in April 2016 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MARYLAND CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TRAINEE PATRICK CLARK IS TOUGH ENOUGH (English) Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com, June 16, 2015, accessed April 21, 2020
2. ↑ MCW Waldorf Warfare Results from October 3, 2014 Cagematch.de, accessed on April 21, 2020
3. ↑ MCW Tribute To The Legends Results October 3, 2015, Cagematch.de, accessed April 21, 2020
4. ↑ Patrick talks about his shocking elimination from WWE Tough Enough Scott Fishman, Channel Giude Magazine, July 22, 2015, accessed April 21, 2020
5. ↑ NXT star Tyler Breeze probably just before the start of the WWE main roster! - Sami Zayn announces big things for the future at EVOLVE (incl. Video) - Alcohol and vanity: New speculations about Leva "Blue Pants" Bates - Tough Enough candidate Patrick Clark signs contract! Benjamin Jung, Wrestling-infos.de, October 19, 2015, accessed on April 21, 2020
6. ↑ WWE NXT Live Results February 5, 2016 Cagematch.de, accessed April 23, 2020
7. ↑ WWE NXT # 205 Results July 20, 2017 Cagematch, accessed April 23, 2020
8. ↑ WWE NXT # 370 Results + Short Report from Rosemont, Illinois, USA from May 24, 2017 (incl. Videos) Benjamin Jung, Wrestling-infos.de, May 25, 2017, accessed on April 23, 2020
9. ↑ WWE "NXT TakeOver: WarGames" results & report from Houston, Texas, USA from November 18, 2017 (incl. Videos + complete pre-show) Benjamin Jung, Wrestling-infos.de, November 19, 2017, accessed on November 23, 2017. April 2020
10. ↑ NXT # 461 Results & Report from Winter Park, Florida, USA from February 20, 2019 (incl. Videos) Max Seichert, Wrestling-infos.de, February 21, 2019, accessed on April 23, 2020
11. ↑ WWE NXT on USA Network # 498 Results + Report from Winter Park, Florida, USA from September 18, 2019 (incl. Videos) Marvin Weyer, Wrestling-infos.de, September 19, 2019, accessed on April 23, 2020
12. ↑ Sean Rueter: Adam Cole ends Velveteen's NXT championship dreams in a Backlot Brawl. June 7, 2020, accessed July 2, 2020 . 

Web links

Commons : Velveteen Dream  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Velveteen Dream profile on wwe.com
• Profile at Cagematch.de
• Profile at Genickbruch.com