10 Times Wrestlers Lost Their Title Belts

1. Chris Jericho Loses The AEW Championship In A Steakhouse

In possibly the greatest example of how the wrestling industry has changed over the last few years, AEW lost their World Championship the very night it was won and it ended up being the best thing that could possibly have happened. In previous generations this would have been an unmitigated disaster, a PR catastrophe, a genuine eyebrow raiser about Jericho's suitability as champion. In the here and now it's publicity lighting in a digital bottle.

Just in case you've spent this week, in a cave, on mars, with your eyes shut, your fingers in your ears and your phone on silent, allow me to quickly fill you in. Not long after beating Hangman Page at All Out, Chris Jericho set off to enjoy his newfound success at a Longhorn's Steakhouse. He left his new title in his limo and, when he returned, discovered he'd been robbed.

The internet went immediately into overdrive and in a genius move, Jericho himself leaned into the story by recording an announcement from a hot tub. This, combined with his "Little Bit of the Bubbly" meme, made the whole thing incredibly entertaining to watch and, by the time it was found by local police officials, was the biggest talking point in pro wrestling.

AEW already have 2 t-shirts available off the back of it all.