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We start off with President Barack Obama in the White House talking about how families across the country will be gathering with friends and family, him and Michelle want to wish the men and women in uniform a safe and happy holiday. They are grateful for their service and honor their sacrifice. Their thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is celebrating the holiday far from home.
Your announcers for tonight’s show are Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. Jerry mentions that the crowd is approximately 50,000 people. Diddy Dirty Money come out to perform their song ‘Coming Home’.
Sean Combs tells the members of the military that they are his heroes. He says that this is the first time that he ever did anything like this. He was walking around meeting everyone and he says that it has changed him. There are so many things you take for granted. He saw how hard everyone worked and how serious they are, it connected with him that sometimes others don’t show their appreciation for what they do. He thanks everyone.
Before we go to commercial, we get comments from Taylor Swift and she thanks everyone in the military for what they do and for keeping everyone safe.
We are back and Kelly Kelly welcomes everyone back and she wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
Rima Fakih is the ring announcer for this match.
Match Number One: Big Show and Kofi Kingston versus Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler
Show and Ziggler start things off and Ziggler punches Show but Show feels nothing and responds with a head butt. Show with a shhh chop across the chest and Ziggler goes down. Show asks the people if he should do another and since they ask for it, he gives it to them and Ziggler isn’t happy. Show with a head butt and then he stands on Ziggler’s chest. Show sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles and then he tags in Kofi who hits a slingshot leg drop and gets a near fall.
Kofi with an arm bar but Ziggler with a knee and elbow to the head. Ziggler punches Kofi but Kofi with a monkey flip. Kofi leaps into the corner and he punches Ziggler as the crowd counts. Kofi rolls to his feet and hits a European uppercut. Kofi is sent to the apron and Swagger tries to take advantage of the situation but Kofi kicks Swagger to the mat. Kofi with a shoulder to Ziggler. Kofi tries for a springboard move but Swagger pulls Kofi onto the apron and Kofi goes to the floor. Show tries to explain what happened to the referee but it does not matter.
Ziggler with a near fall on Kofi and then he puts Kofi in a rear chin lock. Kofi with punches and elbows but Ziggler with a kick. He tries for a Fameasser but Kofi counters with a power bomb and both men are down. Swagger and Show tag in and Show with a few clotheslines followed by a big boot. Show with a running butt splash in the corner followed by a shoulder tackle. Ziggler tries to interfere and Show sends Ziggler in the air and Dolph does not like the landing.
Kofi clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope and both men go to the floor while Swagger and Show remain in the ring. Show gives Swagger a choke slam and he gets the three count.
Winners: Big Show and Kofi Kingston
Before we go to commercial Lindsey Vonn thanks everyone for their service and she hopes everyone has a good holiday.
We are back and Kobe Bryant wishes all of the troops a Happy Holiday Season.
We see footage of Sherri Sheppard and Hornswoggle sending gifts to the people in attendance.
Trace Adkins is out to perform his song ‘Whoop a Man’s Ass’.
We go to commercial.
We are back and former President George W. Bush says that he is honored to join the WWE in saluting the men and women of the Armed Forces. He says that he is often asked about what he misses most about being President and he says that he misses being the Commander in Chief of the finest military the world has ever known. It was an honor to serve with men and women who volunteered in the face of danger. It was an honor to salute the men and women who inspire our country with their courage and resolve. It was an honor to visit bases at home and abroad, and be with the men and women who are taking their rightful place among the healers of our history. Over the past decade the WWE has supported the military in many important ways. Their superstars and staff have visited forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have comforted wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital. They offer free tickets to military personnel and provide support to the families of the fallen. He thanks the military families for supporting their loved ones and sacrificing so much.
Cedric the Entertainer comes out and he tells everyone to give it up for themselves. Cedric says that he was surprised that it was so cool for this visit because he is used to it being hot in Texas. He says that he dressed up as a Chilean miner for Halloween so he could introduce his wife to his girlfriend. He says that he had to kick out some family members for using too much aluminum foil. Cedric says that he tried to get out of a ticket by using the ‘celebrity card’ but it did not work.
We go to commercial with comments from the cast of 30 Rock thanking everyone for their service and to have a Happy Holiday season.
We are back and Eve Torres welcomes everyone back.
Match Number Two: Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, and John Cena versus The Miz, Wade Barrett, and Alberto Del Rio
Cena and Miz start things off and Cena with punches and he sends Miz into the turnbuckles. Cena with an Irish whip and bulldog for a near fall. Miz with a kick and punch to Cena and he tags in Del Rio and Alberto kicks Cena. Cena is sent into the turnbuckles and kicks him again. Barrett tags in and Cena punches him but they each hit clotheslines and both men are down. Orton tags in and he hits a few clotheslines and Orton follows that with a power slam and he looks at the Miz and that allows Barrett to get to the apron.
Orton with an IEDDT and then he twists into the RKO push ups but when he tries for the RKO, Barrett is close enough to the ropes to push Orton away. Orton is sent towards his opponent’s corner and Miz tries to punch Orton, but Randy blocks it and he knocks Miz and Del Rio off the apron and to the floor. Barrett with a big boot to Orton. Barrett with kicks while Miz and Del Rio return to the apron. Miz tags in and he kicks Orton and sends him into the turnbuckles and kicks him. Miz tries for the Awesome Clothesline but Orton gets out of the corner and hits a clothesline of his own. Rey tags in and he hits a seated splash and springboard cross body for a near fall. Rey with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors that sends Miz into the ropes. Rey tries for the 619, but he is tripped by Alex Riley as he comes off the ropes.
Riley pulls Rey to the floor and then Barrett is tagged in. Barrett runs Rey’s back into the apron as we go to commercial.
We are back and Miz sends Rey into the turnbuckles before he tags Wade Barrett back into the match. Barrett with a suplex and he stands over Rey and then he Irish whips Rey and hits a back breaker and gets a near fall. Rey tries to roll to the corner while Wade thinks about the near fall but Wade stops him. Alberto Del Rio is tagged in and he kicks Rey and hits a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Del Rio with a sunset flip but Rey rolls through and kicks Del Rio in the head and both men are down.
Del Rio recovers first and he kicks Rey in the midsection. Del Rio with a back elbow and he tags in Barrett. Barrett gets over Rey and punches him until the referee pulls him off. Barrett argues with the referee before putting Rey on the top turnbuckle. Barrett with a punch and Rey almost falls to the floor. Barrett tries for a superplex but Rey holds on to the turnbuckle. Rey with head butts and a punch that knocks Barrett off. Rey with a cross body and both men are down. Rey tags in Cena and Del Rio is in too. Cena with a few flying shoulder tackles followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb and it is time for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena tries for the Attitude Adjustment but Miz with a kick to Cena. Miz punches Cena but Orton with an Olympic Slam and then he does the RKO push ups. Riley pulls Miz to the floor and to safety.
Barrett comes in and he goes after Orton but Randy sees him coming and hits a back breaker. Cena sends Del Rio into Barrett and both men are sent into the ropes. Rey hits a 619 on both men and as Del Rio comes off the ropes he is given an Attitude Adjustment by Cena while Orton hits the RKO on Barrett and Cena gets the three count on Del Rio.
Winners: John Cena, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio
We go to credits.
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