{"id":206268,"date":"2025-11-15T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=206268"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:40:52","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-887-november-19-2005-eddie-guerrero-dies-at-age-38-expanded-cover-story-columns-reader-letters-in-person-at-tribute-show-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/11\/15\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-887-november-19-2005-eddie-guerrero-dies-at-age-38-expanded-cover-story-columns-reader-letters-in-person-at-tribute-show-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #887 (November 19, 2005): Eddie Guerrero dies at age 38 &#8211; expanded cover story, columns, reader letters, in-person at tribute show, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-81213651\" 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 #887 cover-dated November 19, 2005:<\/strong> This issue breaks from our usual format and features an expanded three page cover story on the death of Eddie Guerrero, a Bruce Mitchell feature column looking at Guerrero&#8217;s career, and a James Caldwell feature column looking at the ramifications of Guerrero&#8217;s death. 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