5 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon wishes he hired earlier

4. Samoa Joe's long journey to WWE

Samoa Joe became an important figure the instant he joined WWE. He went on to win the NXT Championship and the United States Championship, twice each. He has since been weighed down by injuries that took him out of the ring and to the commentators' table.

Samoa Joe made a name for himself in TNA from 2005 to 2015 but Vince McMahon was never a big fan. The chairman of WWE saw "The Destroyer" as a "big fat Samoan," according to Bruce Prichard.

Bruce Prichard revealed on his Something To Wrestle podcast that Vince McMahon thought Samoa Joe looked out of shape. The former US Champion also spoke about Vince McMahon opposing signing him for years, but realized his value after he did. "Now we have a great relationship, everything’s working fine. I think he just realized he already bought it, so he might as well use it," Joe said in an interview with Fightful two years ago. Injuries have, however, taken their toll on the 41-year old who could have been a star-signing for WWE years earlier.