{"id":201017,"date":"2025-07-26T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=201017"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:35:06","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-871-july-23-2005-hardy-lita-spar-on-wwe-com-over-real-life-break-up-triple-hs-future-sd-terrorist-angle-fallout-kevin-nash-torch-talk-pt-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/07\/26\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-871-july-23-2005-hardy-lita-spar-on-wwe-com-over-real-life-break-up-triple-hs-future-sd-terrorist-angle-fallout-kevin-nash-torch-talk-pt-14\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #871 (July 23, 2005): Hardy-Lita spar on WWE.com over real-life break-up, Triple H&#8217;s future, SD terrorist angle fallout, Kevin Nash Torch Talk pt. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3927262429\" 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 #871 cover-dated July 23, 2005:<\/strong> This issue includes the most space dedicated to news all year including a detailed look at the C.M. 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