10 MORE Strange Things WWE Champions Did With The Belt

6. Chris Jericho Has It Stolen

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When Chris Jericho first became a World Champion in wrestling, he was made aware of the news via a joke. Infamously, it was an overheard Vince McMahon gag about the business going to sh*t that confirmed 'Y2J's impending win

Fitting then that his most recent - and inarguably most important - reign atop an organisation built to rival McMahon's monopoly triggered an iconic pro wrestling meme and a tale that sounded like a joke in the aftermath.

Following his "Little Bit Of The Bubbly" celebrations after defeating Hangman Page at All Out 2019, Jericho found that the physical belt had been stolen, and put out a video from his hot tub requesting its return from the "low life scumbag" who'd taken it.

Alongside the Tallahassee police, the appeal worked. Local authorities recovered it from the side of the road and returned it to 'Le Champion' in time for the maiden edition of Dynamite on TNT just a few weeks later.

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