{"id":874691,"date":"2026-08-28T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/874691\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:20:12","slug":"former-velveteen-dream-takes-part-in-wild-boxing-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/874691\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Velveteen Dream takes part in wild boxing press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Clark, formerly known as Velveteen Dream in WWE, called on his pro wrestling experience to help promote his boxing debut.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old Clark will have his first boxing match this Saturday<\/a> (August 29) when he faces off against podcaster\/social media personality Ryan Pownall at Duel Arena 1 in Orlando, Florida. A press conference was held on Thursday \u2014 and Clark snapped after being insulted by Pownall. After Clark listed some of the historic arenas he\u2019s wrestled in, Pownall said he\u2019s gone from that to now competing in \u201cfood courts at the mall.\u201d<\/p>\n

An altercation between Clark and Pownall did not result in any real kind of physicality (and is being shared by Duel Arena<\/a> on social media), but Clark attempted to go after him and briefly grabbed a metal pole at one point before having the potential weapon taken away by security.<\/p>\n

After Clark was taken away, Pownall did his promotional face-off<\/a> for the bout solo, with Duel Arena hyping him as the \u201cCEO of ragebait.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kia Center in Orlando is hosting this Duel Arena pay-per-view, which was supposed to be headlined by Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis before Danis withdrew from the card<\/a>. Brandon Jenkins is now set to face Perry as a last-minute replacement.<\/p>\n

Velveteen Dream\u2019s ill-fated WWE career \u2014<\/p>\n

Despite being considered a potential star by Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque and Shawn Michaels, Clark was released from WWE in 2021<\/a>. A myriad of personal issues, including arrests<\/a> and allegations of inappropriate behavior<\/a>, led to Clark never making it to the WWE main roster. He debuted for the company through Tough Enough and found success in NXT as Velveteen Dream, including one reign as NXT North American Champion.<\/p>\n

Clark still wrestles on indies in the Maryland area.<\/p>\n

Ex WWE wrestler Patrick Clark Jr aka Velveteen Dream completely lost his mind during the Duel Arena 1 press conference today<\/p>\n

He grabbed a metal pole and tried to hit his opponent with it and was kicked out. Then he came back and crashed the stage and destroyed everything \ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/2xvcHAjYe9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n


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Joseph Currier<\/p>\n

Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n

In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated’s wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.<\/p>\n

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