Two Men Arrested After Stealing TNA Championship

[MolotovMocktail]

Aug 30, 2012 15:27:27 GMT -5 Spankymac is sick of the swiss said:

I ask this in all seriousness.....what? How in the world does someone steal the World Title AT the show?

Hey, the Stanley Cup was stolen by a fan once.

[Methusael86]

Maybe these guys are the true leaders of Aces and Eights!

[jimmyjames]

Aug 30, 2012 18:21:53 GMT -5 PTBartman said:

Otumwa IA: Officials from the Otumwa Police Department Just released further information on the arrest of the mastermind of this caper. Aspokesperson stated that earlier today local farmer Walter O 'Reilly was taken into custody pending araignment. The alleged ring leader is described as a Korean War Veteran with a knack for predicting the future and a soft spot for animals. No motive has yet been given. Details to follow as they become available.

The Ottumwa Police Department has released additional information on the theft of two TNA wrestling belts. A second suspect by the name of Maxwell Klinger has been arrested. Mr. Klinger, a native of Toledo, Ohio was arrested while trying to flee police in a pink chiffon evening gown with a matching pink hat. The suspect, also a Korean War veteran, served together with Walter"Radar" O'Reill, the alleged mastermind of the theft, in Korea.

[tigermaskxxxvii]

Jukido strikes again! First The Dragon Star and now the TNA World Heavywight Title belt!

Aug 30, 2012 18:06:40 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Is that Aasif Mandvi in the second photo?

Not cool Aasif! TNA is on Spike, which like Comedy Central is owned by Viacom.

[bob]

I'm also amazed that the stagehand was the person carrying the championship belt, not the greatest man who ever lived.

[PTBartman]

Aug 31, 2012 0:55:53 GMT -5 jimmyjames said:

Aug 30, 2012 18:21:53 GMT -5 PTBartman said:

Otumwa IA: Officials from the Otumwa Police Department Just released further information on the arrest of the mastermind of this caper. Aspokesperson stated that earlier today local farmer Walter O 'Reilly was taken into custody pending araignment. The alleged ring leader is described as a Korean War Veteran with a knack for predicting the future and a soft spot for animals. No motive has yet been given. Details to follow as they become available.

The Ottumwa Police Department has released additional information on the theft of two TNA wrestling belts. A second suspect by the name of Maxwell Klinger has been arrested. Mr. Klinger, a native of Toledo, Ohio was arrested while trying to flee police in a pink chiffon evening gown with a matching pink hat. The suspect, also a Korean War veteran, served together with Walter"Radar" O'Reill, the alleged mastermind of the ]theft, in Korea.

Source for the Ottumwa Justice System (OJS) Have confirmed that bail was posted for O'reilly, Klinger and their two accomplices early this morning by an anonymous doctor from Crabapple Cove Maine.

[CubsFan71]

I guess Forrest didn't run fast enough

[D2: Sweet & Sour Edition]

Aug 30, 2012 16:13:02 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Aug 30, 2012 16:07:29 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

I thought Kurt only uses replicas for wrestling shows and keeps the originals safe at home? At least that's what I heard he did in his early WWE career, could be wrong though

At one point he was using the real thing and I know he was using the real one when doing the Gold Medal Challenge. Someone grabbing it and running caused him to switch to a plain one.

If I remember correctly, it was the Olympic Committee that said "Either use the real thing or don't mention it" for the Olympic Gold Medal deal.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

And here we all thought the plotline to the career mode in Day of Reckoning 2 was ridiculous.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Aug 30, 2012 18:06:40 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Is that Aasif Mandvi in the second photo?

That means that Aries will now need Ollie and Jason Jones to help protect the belt.

[Essential1]

TNA will probably make some angle out of it.

[quirkalicious]

this never would have happened if Bobby still had the belt

[Celgress]

Sept 2, 2012 10:05:04 GMT -5 quirkalicious said:

this never would have happened if Bobby still had the belt

No doubt, where is the big lug these days anyhow? Roode seems to be MIA, the past several weeks....

[Deleted]

from Rajah.com:

- Multiple news outlets reported last week that two men were charged with stealing TNA Wrestling's World Heavyweight Championship belt and a replica prior to a live event in Ottumwa, Iowa on Aug. 18 while a stagehand was unloading props from his truck. Sources affiliated with the wrestling organization told TMZ.com that the World Heavyweight Championship stolen was valued at $6,000.00 and ultimately returned. According to a person close to the chief of the Ottumwa Police Department, multiple claims made to both the department and TMZ.com were not true.

TNA Wrestling officials falsely said the belt was valued at $6,000.00. The department later received proof of purchase from Wildcat Belts, which showed that its stated value was exaggerated. According to WildCatBelts.com, a real copy of the belt is valued at $2,750.00. TMZ.com also reported that the belts were returned to the wrestling organization. Ottumwa Police Department are actually maintaining possession of the belts as evidence pending trial. Also, the belts weren't stolen from the equipment truck when a stagehand turned away momentarily as reported. The police source says TNA didn't truthfully disclose how the property was stolen to TMZ.com as to not appear foolish in the story.

If this is true, then TNA could be in trouble.

[flatsdomino]

Aug 30, 2012 17:56:47 GMT -5 ________ has left the building said:

THAT DAMN DX

[Ryushinku]

Well, that's a bit embarrassing.

Not even the shady details of the theft, but that they doubled the price of the belts to try to sound more impressive. Shouldn't have bothered.