More Details On Velveteen Dream, Backstage Issues Prior To Release

There is more to it than that. Every now and then you hear about someone in wrestling who has quite a bit of baggage with them. This could be anything from legal issues to personal issues to just not being liked backstage for one reason or another. One such wrestler was leg go from WWE earlier this week and now we know a bit more about what happened.

Velveteen Dream was released from his NXT contract earlier this week, following a period of inactivity, as well as several sexual misconduct allegations. Since he was released, some stories have come out about his time in the company. According to Wrestling Observer Live, Dream had behavioral issues during his time in NXT, but due to Dream having friends higher up in NXT management, several wrestlers were worried about reporting them. It is likely that Dream was released for these issues, as Triple H said that investigations into the allegations turned up nothing. Dream had not appeared in NXT since December 2020.

This does not exactly make Dream look like the best guy. Check out some other bad guys (in the wrestling sense):

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Opinion: It is kind of hard to imagine that this release was due to anything other than the backstage issues. Unless something else came up from the misconduct allegations, it would be a strange move to wait five months between taking him off of television and then releasing him. Dream is a talented wrestler, but there comes a point where it is not going to be worth the trouble that comes with him.

Why do you think Dream was released? Will he wrestle at a high level again? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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