Velveteen Dream
American professional wrestler
Patrick Clark Jr. (born August 19, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. He currently performs for MCW Pro Wrestling under his real name. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Velveteen Dream from 2015 to 2021 and was a former one-time NXT North American Champion.
Clark began his career in 2014, training and debuting in MCW Pro Wrestling. During his time there, he won the MCW Tag Team Championship with Lio Rush. After competing in several other independent promotions, he participated in the 2015 WWE reality show Tough Enough, a series focused on finding new wrestlers. He did not win the contest, but was signed to a developmental contract and was assigned to NXT, WWE's farm territory.
In May 2017, Clark debuted a new Prince-inspired gimmick on NXT called Velveteen Dream, becoming popular and winning the NXT North American Championship once. After a long period of inactivity, he was released from WWE in May 2021.
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