Double Trouble: Velveteen Dream Arrested Twice In August

Twice as bad. Wrestlers are larger than life characters that you see in front of you every week on television. The people who get in the ring are often playing characters that are impossible to imagine in day to day life but the performers behind them are very real. Those people still have real life issues and that was the case in more than one instance for the same person earlier this month.

Former NXT star Patrick Clark, better known as Velveteen Dream, was arrested twice in August on a pair of charges. According to PWInsider.com, Clark was arrested on August 20 for first degree battery and trespassing following a warning. Clark has pleaded not guilty and was released after posting a $1,200 bond. In addition, according to Mugshots Orlando, Clark was arrested on August 26 for possession of drug paraphernalia. There are no further details on the second arrest. Both charges are first degree misdemeanors.

Opinion: This is hardly a good thing to see but as misdemeanors, the charges could be much more serious. In a more personal sense, it is not likely that the two situations are going to help Clark’s hopes to get back into WWE. He was already released for backstage issues and adding legal issues on top of that is not going to make things much better. Hopefully Clark gets things figured out, because this could become a problem for him in a hurry.