10 Things We Learned From Samoa Joe On Talk Is Jericho

4. He Had To Rush Out And Buy A Suit Hours Before Wearing It On Raw

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After ambushing Seth Rollins the week prior, Raw's newest heel was set to sign a contract with the brand in a segment also involving Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon and Roman Reigns on the February 6, 2017 episode.

Backstage, Vince McMahon asked if Joe owned a suit, which was something the wrestler hadn't been told he needed for the promo beforehand. In true WWE fashion, a nearby stage hand had to rush out to a local shopping mall with Joe and buy some new threads befitting of his verbal debut on WWE's flagship show.

One of the tailors in the store informed both men that she wouldn't have alterations done for at least a few weeks, but that didn't work for Joe. To his surprise, the WWE employee with him kept dropping money until the shop worker agreed to do the tailoring that day.

Joe didn't reveal exactly how much the suit ended up costing. It'd be interesting to know, because they only had a few hours to work with before he was wearing the thing live on television in front of millions, and that meant the tailor would have to work fast.

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