{"id":202697,"date":"2025-09-06T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202697"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:40:03","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-877-september-3-2005-jericho-details-his-reasons-for-leaving-wwe-molly-holly-torch-talk-on-frustrations-with-wwe-dress-code-caldwell-on-cenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/06\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-877-september-3-2005-jericho-details-his-reasons-for-leaving-wwe-molly-holly-torch-talk-on-frustrations-with-wwe-dress-code-caldwell-on-cenas\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #877 (September 3, 2005): Jericho details his reasons for leaving WWE, Molly Holly Torch Talk on frustrations with WWE dress code, Caldwell on Cena&#8217;s struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1251910997\" 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 #877 cover-dated September 3, 2005:<\/strong> The cover story details Chris Jericho&#8217;s explanation for leaving pro wrestling for now. 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