Former Champion in WWE Details How Cancel Culture Ruined His Career
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Former WWE NXT Superstar Velveteen Dream was released in 2020. However, Dream’s release wasn’t because the company had run out of creative storylines for him or injuries or budgetary reasons.
There were certain accusations made against him which led to the company terminating his contract. During his conversation with Dishing Drama with Dana Wilkey, Patrick Clark Jr. aka Velveteen Dream revealed that WWE and Triple H conducted an investigation regarding the accusations. However, the investigations led to no substantial evidence that could serve as evidence.
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Following that, WWE tried to bring Dream back on WWE TV. Unfortunately, the evidence didn’t matter to the audience. They only focused on the vile accusations and immediately demanded Dream’s termination. Eventually, the company had to let him go.
“WWE gave me time, trying to distance me from the travesty of it all, and then they brought me back on a smaller scale to work with one of their mid-card guys. I got a couple of months out of that, but #FireVelveteenDream was still trending. Every time I went on TV, #FireVelveteenDream, it would begin to trend. WWE, in the middle of cancel culture, found itself at a loss.”
At the end of the day, WWE had to focus on what was good for them as a company.
Velveteen Dream believes WWE fans just wanted to get him fired without cause
During the same conversation with Dana Wilkey, Dream focused on what happened after he was fired.
Reportedly, the fans didn’t keep their comments or blogs or any hateful messages on their profiles once WWE fired Dream.
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Velveteen Dream Issues an Emotional Statement Following His WWE Release
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In fact, everything stopped. Everyone deleted whatever they had put up about Patrick Clark Jr. and moved on with their lives. On the other hand, Dream’s dream of becoming a pro-wrestler and a name in the business came crashing down.
“All that stuff just stopped. It was as if the job got done and now we can all live our lives, except for the guy playing Velveteen Dream, me. That’s what it cost me.” H/t Wrestling Inc
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Patrick Clark Jr. signed a developmental contract with WWE at the age of 19. During his time with the company, he secured the NXT North American Championship in January 2019 and he held the championship for 231 days.
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