8 Times Wrestling Championship Belts Were Lost or Stolen

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Hours after Chris Jericho was crowned first-ever AEW Champion, he lost the title. It wasn’t the first time a championship belt came up missing or stolen.

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1. Chris Jericho and the Stolen AEW Championship Belt

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2. Bruno Sammartino Loses His First WWWF Championship Belt

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3. Pedro Morales and his Stolen WWWF Championship Belt

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4. Fabulous Freebird Michael ‘PS’ Hayes’ Loses One Half of the NWA World Tag Team Title Belts

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5. Jerry Lawler and the Stolen Southern Jr. Heavyweight Title

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