{"id":202663,"date":"2025-08-30T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202663"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:58:18","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-876-august-27-2005-hogan-michaels-summerslam-insider-info-matt-hardys-below-expected-push-summerslam-coverage-molly-holly-torch-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/30\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-876-august-27-2005-hogan-michaels-summerslam-insider-info-matt-hardys-below-expected-push-summerslam-coverage-molly-holly-torch-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #876 (August 27, 2005): Hogan-Michaels Summerslam insider info, Matt Hardy&#8217;s below-expected push, Summerslam coverage, Molly Holly Torch Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-176833582\" 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 #876 cover-dated August 27, 2005:<\/strong> The cover story presents details of the negotiations between Shawn Michaels and Hulk\u2008Hogan regarding how their match would go on\u2008Sunday at Summerslam and the reason the proposed rematch didn&#8217;t take place, plus more fascinating details&#8230; WWE Newswire details reaction within\u2008WWE to the Michaels-Hogan match (and Summerslam in general) including why Michaels chose to the take the route he did, what choices he did and didn&#8217;t have, and who influenced his decisions. 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