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| Birth name | Patrick Clark Jr. |
| Born | August 19, 1995 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Patrick Clark[1] Velveteen Man[1] Rick Powers[1] Slugger Clark[1] Velveteen Dream[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.[2] |
| Trained by | MCW Pro Wrestling[3] WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | October 3, 2014 |
Patrick Clark Jr. (born August 19, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Velveteen Man. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Velveteen Dream from 2015 to 2021.
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 sparked by WWE's investigation into allegations of Clark sexually harassing children, he was released from WWE in May 2021.[4]
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