{"id":152794,"date":"2023-02-04T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=152794"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:50:07","slug":"vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-745-february-15-2003-mr-perfect-curt-hennig-dies-mcneill-looks-at-many-faces-of-hennig-mitchell-evaluates-wrestling-history-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/04\/vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-745-february-15-2003-mr-perfect-curt-hennig-dies-mcneill-looks-at-many-faces-of-hennig-mitchell-evaluates-wrestling-history-books\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #745 (February 15, 2003): &#8220;Mr. Perfect&#8221; Curt Hennig dies, McNeill looks at many faces of Hennig, Mitchell evaluates wrestling history books"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3002937406\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SUMMARY of #745 cover-dated February 15, 2003:<\/strong> This issue features a cover story on the death of Curt Hennig. 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