{"id":204743,"date":"2025-10-04T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204743"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:44:35","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-881-october-1-2005-keller-and-mitchell-on-the-new-monday-night-war-including-the-breakdown-of-the-relationship-between-wwe-and-spike-tv-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/10\/04\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-881-october-1-2005-keller-and-mitchell-on-the-new-monday-night-war-including-the-breakdown-of-the-relationship-between-wwe-and-spike-tv-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #881 (October 1, 2005): Keller and Mitchell on the New Monday Night War including the breakdown of the relationship between WWE and Spike TV, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1172139002\" 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 #881 cover-dated October 1, 2005:<\/strong> The cover story features Wade Keller&#8217;s analysis of the pissing contest between WWE and Spike TV on the final edition of Raw on\u2008Spike TV, why things went bad between those two parties, how the stage is set for TNA, and more&#8230; Bruce Mitchell presents Vegas Odds on various things happening during the upcoming encore to the Monday Night War&#8230; Pat McNeill looks at the history of the WWE-MMA connection and rivalry&#8230; Also, James Caldwell chronicles Ring of Honor&#8217;s top storyline of the year with C.M. 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