5 times Championship belts were stolen or went missing in real life

#4 Wrestlers ask fans to help them find stolen belts

The Von Erichs

This intriguing tale is from the 80s, and what makes it interesting is the fact that the wrestlers actually cut a promo in a backstage area, asking the fans to help them find the stolen belts. In 1985, Lance Von Erich and Bobby Jaggers had their Pacific Northwest tag team titles stolen.

If anyone knows where the belts are, please bring them back. We can't have a tag team match without the belts. There's a reward for them.

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#3 Chris Jericho's belt gets stolen at a restaurant

Chris Jericho

This incident recently happened with WWE veteran and current All Elite Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, while he was enjoying his food at a Longhorn Steakhouse, in Tallahassee, Florida.

The news caused quite a stir on social media, with WWE announcer Corey Graves taking a subtle jibe at Jericho on the latest episode of SmackDown Live. Later, Graves clarified that he was simply making a friendly joke. Here's an excerpt from the initial police report:

The victim remained at Longhorn while the limo driver returned to the airport. The victim had taken the wrong luggage from the airport and the driver took it back to the terminal. When the driver picked up the victim from the restaurant, the belt was missing.

On Wednesday, the Tallahassee police confirmed that they had found the missing belt. They even posted a picture with one of their officers holding the belt. AEW retweeted the tweet but when the cops deleted their tweet, AEWs retweet automatically got removed.