Chris Jericho Files Report that AEW Championship Belt Was Stolen
Chris Jericho became the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Champion over the weekend at All Out, but he’s already lost the belt…literally.
First reported by Blog of Doom and confirmed by Pro Wrestling Sheet, Fightful and TMZ Sports, Jericho filed a police report with the Tallahassee Police Department that reads as follows:
“The victim reported the theft of his championship wrestling belt while he was eating inside Longhorn Steakhouse. The victim stated he arrived at the Millionaire Club Airport Terminal and place the belt inside his rented limousine. The limo driver shuttled the victim to Longhorn for dinner. 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. Responding officers searched the limo and airport for the belt without success. On-call CID was consulted, and forensics responded to the scene.
Victim: Christopher “Jericho” Irvine, W/M, 11/9/70″
In a screengrab from Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin, AEW has acknowledged in an Instagram comment that the World Championship was stolen and that “Authorities are working on it as we speak.”
While it was pretty obvious, AEW has now confirmed on Instagram that it was their World title that stolen this weekend. pic.twitter.com/AiT0uBPSVQ
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 3, 2019
AEW has issued a video statement from Jericho saying a “worldwide investigation” has been launched to find the belt.
Chris Jericho’s (@IamJericho) statement on Missing #AEW World Championship - Worldwide Investigation Launched pic.twitter.com/aLubwjkpW6
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 4, 2019
Of course, after a video like this, there might be a debate whether this was a planned stunt or if AEW is turning their actual theft into a funny storyline. Either way, wrestling Twitter is having a field day with this news. Here are some notable comments.
Chris Jericho has had his newly won AEW Title belt stolen in Tallahassee, while he was eating at a steakhouse.
— Wrestling Travel (@WrestlingTravel) September 3, 2019
Police are yet to confirm if it was an Omaha steak that he was eating. Or whether he was drinking a little bit of the bubbly 🥩🍾 pic.twitter.com/sG0XooXBj2
https://twitter.com/crulge/status/1168994903373832201
"Chris Jericho lost the AEW belt in a Longhorn Steakhouse."
— Willow Catelyn Maclay (@willow_catelyn) September 3, 2019
I'm just going to marvel at this sentence for a while.
i didn't really care about AEW until i found out that chris jericho misplaced the world title at a steakhouse, and lads, i'm on board
— Lillian Boyd (@herelieslill) September 3, 2019
I’m not even shocked at Chris Jericho getting the AEW belt stolen, I’m more shocked at him casually chilling at longhorn steakhouse after a match.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) September 3, 2019
If you are having a bad day atleast you are having a better day then Chris Jericho
— Wulfbane | 🦬🌿🌱 (@nollimet) September 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/ebgteddy/status/1168995392085733377
Anyone saying that Chris Jericho is done and over the hill couldn’t be more wrong, he’s provided more Twitter content in the last 24hrs than any other wrestler.
— Simpsons wrestling memes (@SimpsonsWWE) September 3, 2019
Chris Jericho losing the AEW title at a Longhorn Steakhouse is the coolest thing that’s happened to a wrestling championship since Stan Hansen ran over the AWA Title with his truck.
— colette arrand (@colettearrand) September 3, 2019
This is why we don’t have championship belts.
— Bar Wrestling (@BarWrestling) September 4, 2019
So, other than that...
— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) September 4, 2019
How was the steak?
If you think Chris Jericho filed a fake police report to get All Elite Wrestling some extra press before they debut on TNT, you need to take the tin foil off your head and go outside for some fresh air. https://t.co/LKo4Cmh4y9
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/ldpyes/status/1169003172494479366
Hey @IAmJericho, heard some Judas stole your championship belt. We've got plenty of cardboard... want a new one? https://t.co/V5ErXedVjI
— Arby's (@Arbys) September 3, 2019
Chris Jericho looking for his #AEW Title belt at Longhorn Steakhouse pic.twitter.com/SiGTyz9ZIh
— Luis Lopez (@HavitsMusic) September 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/kailathomefinds/status/1169030293963071493
Chris Jericho lost the AEW Title while eating at LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE???
— Vinicious (@ViniciousFights) September 3, 2019
You’re the world champ, you should be eating at Ruth Chris, Morton’s, Gibsons, or at minimum Shula’s.
What would Ric Flair say if he found out Y2J was eating at LONGHORN? pic.twitter.com/Z77lTQgIby
