Samoa Joe recently spoke to the SmashCast about his unique WWE contract (this was done prior to the news that he was signing a full time deal). Here is what he had to say…
“It’s a real new concept and I was definitely the test case for the new deal that I have. And it was definitely something that they felt would be beneficial for wrestlers who have an established career and aren’t really new to the game, in a sense of speaking. I was really flattered that I was a part of that first initial run of test cases to try that concept out, and I hope it leads to over very talented individuals getting a chance to join the ranks of WWE.”
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