Chris Envy Defends Booking Velveteen Dream (Patrick Clark), Claims Rita Chatterton Was Supportive

Promoter of Dynasty defends booking Velveteen Dream. 

On February 17, Velveteen Dream (Patrick Clark) returned to wrestling at Dynasty. Clark had not been involved in wrestling since WWE released him in May 2021. 

In March 2020, Clark was accused of inappropriate contact with a minor on social media. He addressed and denied the allegation in April 2020. During the Speaking Out movement in June 2020, Dream was accused of inappropriate contact with a minor and grooming by pro wrestler Joshua Fuller. Clark denied the allegations. 

Speaking on Bucklebomb Entertainment, Dynasty promoter Chris Envy defended booking Clark. 

“Very rarely do I get starstruck. Shawn Michaels, I was starstruck when I met him backstage, and Velveteen Dream. Huge star. The charisma, the presence. Talking to Patrick Clark, he is not that person at all. He is so quiet, soft spoken, and humble. He is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. We spent a couple hours together that day. He was so nice, one of the nicest people. We’re not friends, we exchange texts and posts, but I see him as a friend. He was so nice. He was one of the last people to leave. He was breaking down chairs. He said hello to everybody, he took pictures, class act all around,” said Envy.

Rita Chatterton, who accused Vince McMahon of rape in 1992, was in attendance for the event, which was a cause for concern for many fans.

“We got a lot of flack because we also had Rita Chatterton on the same show. She was in the news for other things as well. She was super supportive of Velveteen. Super supportive. She was like, ‘He’s such a nice guy.’ They were shoulder to shoulder, there was nothing uncomfortable about the situation. She told me to give him her number and have him reach out to her because he needs people who are going to support him,” Envy said. “All these people that are coming at me, ‘you’re not family entertainment.’ It’s easy to say that, but if I had Vince McMahon on my next show, all those clowns would still be buying tickets.”

Envy said that he had been in talks with Clark about booking him for a year.

Envy claimed that other promoters have reached out to him, wanting to book Dream on their shows. 

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