WWE’s SmackDown crew landed in Capetown, South Africa yesterday – and most of the superstars and divas had their luggage ransacked after a domestic flight from Johannesburg.
World Heavyweight champion RandyOrton wrote tweeted the following on Tuesday night:
“Landed in Capetown a few hours ago. Beautiful here. Too bad over half the roster had various items stolen out of they’re checked luggage.”
John Langford, chief operating officer of Big Concerts – the promoters of WWE’s South African tour – said when the luggage came off the carousel, the WWE bags had been broken into.
“The bags that had locks on them had been targeted,” he said. “They stole everything from watches to GPS [navigators] – things that had financial and sentimental value.”
Langford said this was embarrassing for South Africa as a country and for “[Big Concerts] as the organizers.”
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross jokingly replied to Orton’s tweets about the robbery:
“@RandyOrton Mick Foley once had his bag broken into. After reviewing the contents and feeling sorry for the owner, the theft left cash.”
– The July 1st episode of WWE’s SmackDown scored a 1.63 cable rating with 2,333,000 viewers.
