Velveteen Dream, real name Patrick Clark, recently issued an apology video on his Instagram account where he asked Triple H, WWE, and Shawn Michaels to forgive him.
After his release from WWE in 2021, Dream has not been involved in wrestling, although he did deal with legal trouble.
Speaking on a recent edition of his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T revealed that Clark had reached out to him about potentially wrestling again. He said,
“I talked to Patrick Clark about three months ago. He reached out to me, he was trying to figure maybe a way to get back into the business. I told him to give me a call, and I don’t know, something happened, I don’t know what happened, I hadn’t talked to him. But I was wondering that myself. I wonder if this kid could get back in the business. I knew Patrick Clark before he was on Tough Enough. I knew him…as a kid. Then when he got on Tough Enough, I was like, man, this kid has got so much talent. Then when he got to NXT and created that Velveteen Dream character and gimmick, I was like, man, this is money. This is gold. This thing could go a long time for years. It was a throwback like Macho Man Savage, something like that. It was kind of like a throwback gimmick that he made work. But I don’t know, man. I wonder if there’s a way back in the business for him. But I tell you, it’s gonna be hard. He’s gonna have to put it in a whole lot of work because one thing I said when I came home from prison, I said, I didn’t expect people to trust me. I said I gotta earn people’s trust. People are gonna look at me like I’m a criminal, and that’s the way they should look at me. It’s gonna be up to me to prove myself. So if I could tell Patrick Clark anything, don’t quit. Get out there and just earn it.”
He continued, “Something like that, you gotta earn it. A spot is not something that, ‘Well, everybody should get.’ I really feel like, in certain situations, especially in a situation like he’s in right now, he’s gonna have to earn his way back, and it’s gonna take a lot of hard work. It’s gonna take getting someone to trust you. I’m not even talking about all the way back to the wrestling business. I’m just talking about in general. Brother was definitely going through some troubled times, so finding his way back, it would really be a remarkable thing.”
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Velveteen Dream, also known as Patrick Clark, has recently issued an apology video on his Instagram account, where he asked Triple H, WWE, and Shawn Michaels to forgive him. This comes after Dream’s release from WWE in 2021 and his absence from the wrestling scene due to legal troubles.
In a recent episode of his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T shared that Clark had reached out to him about potentially returning to wrestling. Booker T expressed his thoughts on the matter, saying that he believed Clark had a lot of talent and potential. He mentioned how impressed he was with Clark’s Velveteen Dream character and gimmick in NXT, comparing it to the likes of Macho Man Savage. Booker T acknowledged that it would be challenging for Clark to make a comeback, emphasizing the importance of earning people’s trust and putting in hard work.
Booker T emphasized that in situations like Clark’s, earning a spot is not something that should be given but rather something that needs to be earned. He acknowledged that Clark had gone through troubled times and finding his way back would be a remarkable feat. Booker T shared his own experience of having to earn people’s trust after coming home from prison and encouraged Clark not to give up but to keep working hard.
It remains to be seen if Velveteen Dream will be able to make a comeback in the wrestling industry. However, Booker T’s words of advice and encouragement highlight the challenges that Clark may face and the importance of perseverance and hard work.
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