Championships are of huge importance in professional wrestling and whenever somebody wins one it instantly becomes a huge deal. It's something that wrestlers fight for throughout their entire careers, so it typically becomes a prized possession for someone when they get to win it.
Wrestlers have to travel with their titles in order to bring them to the shows, therefore it is their responsibility to look after it. However, over the years there have been times when a title has been lost or stolen, causing mass panic for those involved. Anytime this happens it always gets the wrestling world talking, and it is normally a major deal.
9 Rhea Ripley's Tag Team Title
Rhea Ripley is the latest wrestler who has fallen foul to losing their title. However, this situation wasn't her fault as she lost her suitcase while traveling with WWE in Mexico. Unfortunately, her Women's Tag Team Championship was inside the bag, meaning that it went missing.
Sadly, it wasn't found and Ripley not only lost her title but also all of her ring gear that she had with her. Because Ripley was heading to another show, she wasn't able to get any other gear, so on that night she actually had to wear Damian Priest's on that night.
8 Chris Jericho's AEW World Title
Chris Jericho was the first-ever AEW World Champion, therefore that time with the title had a lot of importance. Because the title was brand new, audiences were shocked that he lost the title just 24 hours after he had won it, which became a huge talking point in the wrestling industry.
Jericho went to eat a meal at Longhorn Steakhouse, but he left his title inside a limo that was outside. The driver had to go to the airport in order to get Jericho's bag after getting the wrong one, but when Chris returned his title was gone. Luckily it ended up being found and handed to the police so he got the title back.
7 The Rock's Brahma Bull Title
A lot of fans might not recognize this particular championship, and that's because it never actually got shown on television. However, it should have been, because WWE had planned for him to have his own personal title in the same manner to how Steve Austin did.
However, when WWE sent this championship to The Rock, it actually ended up being lost in the mail. Because of that he never received one and the company opted to not create another, which was a shame as this would have suited his character.
6 Bruno Sammartino's WWWF Title
Bruno Sammartino is often considered to be one of the greatest champions in the history of the industry. However, when he first won the WWWF Championship, he ended up having the title stolen from him, starting his title run in a manner he'd rather have forgotten.
Bruno had placed the title into a car when he was going for a meal, and someone had seen it sitting there and decided to break in and take the championship. It's a shame that someone felt like they could just take the title, but sadly that was the case.
5 Pedro Morales WWWF Title
Despite the fact that Bruno Sammartino had his WWWF Championship stolen from him, it appears that Pedro Morales didn't learn the lesson from the situation. That's because when he held the title, the same situation ended up taking place.
Pedro went inside a restaurant for a meal, but while that was happening, outside someone was stealing his title belt. However, the title hasn't been lost forever, as it actually ended up being purchased years later by a fan, adding to its legacy.
4 Jerry Lawler's Southern Jr. Heavyweight Title
Jerry Lawler has held countless titles throughout his career, which is no surprise as he is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. However, when he was the Southern Jr. Heavyweight Champion, he ended up having his title stolen from him.
After an autograph signing, Lawler had placed the title into a bag while he nipped to the restroom. Sadly, while that was happening somebody went into his bag and ran away with the title, which was never to be seen again.
3 Stan Hansen's AWA World Title
Stan Hansen was a hard-hitting wrestler inside of the ring, and that allowed him to have some championship glory throughout his career. At one point, he was able to hold the AWA World Championship, but he didn't lose it by mistake.
Instead, Hansen actually ran over the belt inside his truck on purpose, destroying the title. He did this because of a backstage fallout with the promotion, and he decided to ruin the title in order to make his point about the situation.
2 Jim Neidhart's WWE Tag Team Title
Jim Neidhart was an excellent talent and he certainly had a thrilling run as part of the tag team division. He held the WWE Tag Team Titles, but during one show in New York City, Jim found himself without his title, despite the fact he thought it was in his bag.
However, what he didn't know was that his daughter, Natalya had actually found the title and decided to play with it. She took it out of his bag and Neidhart didn't know, which led to him turning up empty-handed when he arrived at the arena.
1 WALTER's NXT UK Title
WALTER is the greatest NXT UK Champion in history so far, however his title did end up being robbed from him during that portion of his run. He was involved in a robbery where someone broke into his car, stealing whatever they could quickly get their hands on.
This included both his passport and the UK Championship. WALTER is not somebody that you would want to get into a legitimate fight with considering his size and raw power, but this person was able to get away with the title.
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