{"id":207228,"date":"2025-11-22T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=207228"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:30:59","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-888-november-26-2005-vince-mcmahon-announces-revived-drug-testing-policy-sean-waltman-exclusive-torch-talk-details-early-90s-wwe-drug-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/11\/22\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-888-november-26-2005-vince-mcmahon-announces-revived-drug-testing-policy-sean-waltman-exclusive-torch-talk-details-early-90s-wwe-drug-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #888 (November 26, 2005): Vince McMahon announces revived drug testing policy, Sean Waltman exclusive Torch Talk details early-&#8217;90s WWE drug testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2992297741\" 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 #888 cover-dated November 26, 2005:<\/strong> The cover story details the WWE announcement of a new drug testing policy&#8230; Part one of a new Torch\u2008Talk with Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman includes his memories and anecdotes from his years with WWE during the last drug testing era, plus his memories of life on the road with Eddie Guerrero&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; features analysis of the drug testing announcement and reaction to\u2008Christian&#8217;s early TNA appearances&#8230; Bruce Mitchell writes about the WWE announcing situation&#8230; Pat McNeill looks back at the Eddie Guerrero DVD\u2008and praises a McMahon family member for their speech on\u2008Guerrero&#8230; Jason Powell reviews ROH&#8217;s Night of the Grudges DVD&#8230; A &#8220;Special Feature&#8221; includes a collection of colleagues and friends commenting Guerrero&#8230; Plus WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, Backtrack 1995, Live Event Report, Raw Reax, Letters to the Editor, the Top Five Stories of the Week, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/2\/888TorchNewsletter.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #888<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/2005-back-issues\/\">LIST OF ALL 2005 BACK ISSUES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/members\/artman\/publish\/vipcatchall\/article_76799.shtml\">TUTORIAL ON DISPLAYING NEWSLETTER PDFS ON IPAD OR ANDROID TABLET<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"pwtorch-com_dynamic_incontent1\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\">\n<div id=\"pwtorch-com_dynamic_incontent1_slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CN-Bz8HL9IMDFbYFTwgdNNgI2w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,22430266072\/pwtorch-com_in-content-narrow_position_0__container__\">NOT VIP? 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