Awesome story of the night Tie Domi was Jay-Z’s bodyguard

Former NHL tough guy Tie Domi was recently on the Barstool Sports branded “The Corp” podcast earlier this week with with former New York Yankees legend Alex Rodriguez when A-Rod himself shared an incredible story about Domi’s time in New York City when he was a member of the New York Ranges.

According to A-Rod, Domi played the role of hip hop bodyguard for rap superstar Jay-Z during A-Rod’s 34th birthday celebration. 

Check it out:

Here’s the conversation transcribed:

Alex Rodriguez: We had a big A-Rod party, they called it. My 34th birthday in 2009, July 27th. Now, the entire team is over there. Front office, Jay-Z and Beyonce (namedrop), and then around midnight, now this is a Saturday when we have a 1 o’clock game the next day, someone jumps in the pool, then I jump in the pool, [Joe] Girardi jumps in the pool, the manager. Now I’m talking about 100 people inside the pool. Now, there’s two people dry in the entire party: one is Jay-Z, and the other is Tie Domi, who was protecting Jay-Z. ‘Hey, Tie, don’t let anybody get near you.’ He goes, ‘trust me, nobody will.’

Tie Domi: And guys would come around, they’d try to sneak up. Jay-Z would come over, put his arm around me with a cigar in his mouth.

Alex Rodriguez: Every time I see Jay-Z, he goes “How’s my boy Tie Domi?”

I mean… that makes sense, right?

Who’s gonna mess with this guy?