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Velveteen Dream

The Vainglorious One wants to hear your lips say his name!!

4 attires, logic, and parameters.

(2017 - 2018)

On the May 24 episode of NXT, Clark debuted a new Prince-inspired character called "Velveteen Dream" with no mention being made about his past accomplishments under his real name. In September, Dream then began a feud with Aleister Black, where he constantly stalked and harassed Black in order for him to say his name. This led to a match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, where Dream lost. After the match, Black sat next to a dazed Velveteen Dream, before ultimately saying his name. Whilst Velveteen Dream went on to lose the match, many sports media outlets said that Dream's performance was the "best of his professional wrestling career", with Nigel McGuinness and Mauro Ranallo's match commentary as well as the crowd's reaction towards him during and after the match affirming this. The rivalry between Dream and Black was subsequently named as NXT's rivalry of the year for 2017 at the NXT Year-End Awards.

On the December 6 episode of NXT, Dream was supposed to face Kassius Ohno in a qualifying match for a number one contender's fatal-four way match for the NXT Championship; however, an injury suffered at NXT TakeOver: WarGames kept Dream out of competition, and he was replaced by Johnny Gargano, who defeated Ohno and later won the fatal-four way to become the number one contender. On the January 10 episode of NXT, Dream would interrupt Gargano's interview to mock him for taking 20 minutes to defeat Ohno, claiming that he could've beaten him in "30 seconds tops." On the January 24 episode of NXT, Dream challenged Gargano for his title opportunity, but lost the match. Following the match, Dream was confronted backstage by Ohno, who pushed him into a wall. Triple H confirmed that a match between Ohno and Dream would be signed for NXT Takeover: Philadelphia. At NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, Dream defeated Ohno via pinfall. During the match after the opening bell, the crowd began counting in unison to thirty, and Dream did indeed manage to punch Ohno hard enough for him to fall to the ground dazed before the count of 30. Dream began calling to the referee to wave the match off, but Ohno soon awoke. Dream wore boxing trunks to the ring for this match and momentarily started shadowboxing as the match started; a mockery of Ohno's one-punch knockout in-ring style.

Music: Velveteen Dream - Velveteen.mp3