News broke back in December 2019 that NXT United Kingdom Champion Walter had his championship belt and passport stolen during a “smash and grab” while he was in Chicago. WWE was able to replace the belt and the “Ring General” continued his title reign without any issues, but this week it was revealed that the stolen title had been recovered and returned to the company.
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TikTok user @vndschicago posted a handful of videos recapping the situation on Thursday, stating that he bought the championship only to realize it was an authentic WWE title. He delivered it to the WWE, and as a show of gratitude the company sent him back a replica signed by Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Walter.
@vndschicago TRUE STORY, I bought and returned the IN-RING STOLEN UK Title ##ukbelt##walter##wwe##stolen##replicabelt##wweuk##hhh##vnds##vndschicago##onechicago##wrestlemania
โฌ original sound – Evan
As a belt collector, he said he bought the belt in the same neighborhood where it was originally stolen โ Logan Square.
@WalterAUT Hey boss man, Iโve got your UK Championship belt. Please Contact me Back so I may return it. I purchased it last year on Offerup & after listing it for sale yesterday, TODAY realized, this was your actual IN RING Title Belt. Hit me ASAP pic.twitter.com/LMt641kdPG
โ ๐ป[AHEAD OF MY TIME] (@DannySantiago20) March 4, 2021
@vndschicago Reply to @starkiller23 Getting in Concact with Walter via Twitter where he confirmed this was his stolen belt ! ##ukbelt##unitedkingdom##wwe##awe##walter
โฌ ใชใชใธใใซๆฅฝๆฒ ๏ฝฐSinging Ruler๏ฝฐ – ใใใกใใ ใขใใตใทในใ
@vndschicago Reply to @figfenis Signed by Walter, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels ##wwe##unitedkingdom##ukbelt##uk##wwebelt##replicabelt##walter##wweukchampionship##wweuk
โฌ original sound – Steven Galloway
Walter’s reign as NXT UK Champion officially eclipsed two years earlier this week, making him the longest champion in all of WWE since the 1980s. He successfully defeated Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night One on Wednesday, then retained against Rampage Brown at NXT UK Prelude on Thursday afternoon.
TakeOver: Stand & Deliver continues on Thursday night at the Capitol Wrestling Center. Check out the full card for the show below:
- NXT Championship: Finn Balor vs. Karrion Kross
- NXT North American Championship: Johnny Gargano vs. Bronson Reed
- NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Jordan Devlin vs. Santos Escobar (Ladder Match)
- NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship: Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart vs. The Way
- Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly (Unsanctioned Match)
