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#2. The real reason for Velveteen Dream's WWE release possibly revealed

Velveteen Dream was released this past week by the WWE, and several backstage reports on the issues surrounding the 25-year-old star have since been released online.

Velveteen Dream issued a lengthy statement earlier today in which he addressed the sexual harassment accusations that ultimately resulted in his WWE departure.

Following his release from WWE last week, The Velveteen Dream (Patrick Clark) has released a lengthy statement on his Instagram.During the statement he addresses the past allegations made against him and his termination from WWE.#WWE #VelveteenDream pic.twitter.com/X8lSe9ThVM

— Owen @ WrestleNews365 (@365Wrestle) May 24, 2021

During the latest Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez spoke at length about the backstage perception of Velveteen Dream and the real reason why WWE decided to give up on the former North American Champion.

It seems like Velveteen Dream had a terrible reputation backstage in the WWE. Dream 'kept disappearing' and was also involved in a few car accidents, which weren't viewed as a good thing in the company.

Velveteen Dream also reportedly rubbed people the wrong way behind the scenes. Dream's hostile demeanor backstage was apparently due to how invested he was in his on-screen character, similar to Shawn Michaels' case from the 90s.

"The thing that I heard over and over again, besides the fact that he kept disappearing that there were car accidents, and that's never good, and I don't really know what happened there, but it was a regular occurrence," Alvarez said. "The thing that I heard about Velveteen was that he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, and it had nothing to do with accusations. What I heard over and over was that this guy, when he talks about his Velveteen Dream character and he talks about blending it with his real-life…I heard about the Velveteen Dream in the same way [as Shawn Michaels becoming the HBK character in real life]," Alvarez revealed.

Velveteen Dream's WWE release might have had nothing to do with the allegations against him, as the actual issue was reportedly his self-destructive behavior.

Many backstage believed Velveteen Dream would eventually find a way to get himself fired from the WWE. Velveteen Dream tried to live his character, and the outcome, as we've all witnessed, wasn't all too positive.

Without saying anything further: He was the single most unprofessional person I’ve encountered in this business. I hope this is the wake up call he needs to start doing the emotional work to become a better person. All told.

— Rob Schamberger (@robschamberger) May 20, 2021

"Going to shows, not talking to anybody, being aloof, really rubbing people the wrong way," Alvarez said. "The point of all of this is the impression I was given from talking to people is to forget the accusations [because] this guy was on his way to self-destructing and probably getting fired one way or the other very, very quickly. What I believe is that was largely the reason that The Velveteen Dream ended up being cut from WWE. He's saying that these accusations played into this. I don't know how. I don't [have] any more details. That's what he's saying here, but the stuff that he says about playing the character and living the character, I hear a lot about that, and it was not positive," Alvarez added.

There are several different sides to the Velveteen Dream saga, and we've surely not heard the last of it just yet.