The Complete A-Z Of Wrestling In 2018

5. V - Velveteen Dream

Patrick Clark broke out proper in his transcendent Velveteen Dream persona at the very end of 2017 following a blistering TakeOver: War Games battle with Aleister Black. A year later, and he'd twice bantered off Hulk Hogan, once tested his mettle against metal in a five-star ladder war, and proved without question just where the future of NXT lies against differing visions of its past.

The sky hasn't really been the limit since Vince McMahon caved to guaranteed contracts during the height of the Monday Night Wars, but Dream is 23-years-old. There is no sun this Icarus can fly too close to.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

Posted On: 21st Dec 2018

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