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Your announcers are Michael Cole and John Layfield.
The National Guard present the colors and the National Anthem is being performed by Chief Warrant Officer Dennis White, who was at the 2009 Tribute to the Troops.
Cole reminds us that it was John who suggested the Tribute to the Troops and he says that WWE took the idea and ran with it.
Match Number One: Braun Strowman versus LA Knight
Knight with a side head lock and Braun with a shoulder tackle. Braun biels Knight across the ring. Braun goes for a shoulder in the corner but Knight moves and Braun hits the ring post. Knight clips Braun and kicks him in the back of the leg. Knight punches Braun and kicks him in the hamstring. Braun kicks Knight to the floor. Braun grabs Knight but Knight drops Braun on the top rope. Knight runs into a boot in the corner and Braun with a running shoulder tackle. Knight with a kick and a drop kick to the knee but Braun stays on his feet and hits an elbow drop. Braun rips off his shirt and he sets for a power bomb and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
We take a look at Midshipman Morgan Prigmore, a Brigade Commander at the US Naval Academy.
She talks about her family history in the military. She talks about how she is responsible for 4,200 fellow Midshipmen.
Match Number Two: Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey versus Tamina and Emma
Shayna and Tamina start things off and they lock up. Tamina backs Shayna into the corner and Tamina with a clean break. Shayna puts Tamina in the corner and kicks Tamina. They lock up and Shayna with a side head lock. Tamina pushes Shayna away and Tamina teases a super kick but Shayna backs off. Ronda tags in and Emma wants to get in the match. Tamina tags in Emma. They lock up and Ronda with a judo throw. Emma with a side Russian leg sweep. Ronda with an Irish whip but she avoids Ronda in the corner. Emma with a tarantula and she goes up top but Shayna pulls Ronda to the floor. Emma with a cross body onto Ronda and Shayna.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Ronda with a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Emma with an elbow to Shayna and kicks to Ronda. Emma crawls across the ring and Shayna stops her. Tamina tags in and she punches Shayna and sends her into the turnbuckles. Tamina with a back elbow and a thrust kick. Tamina gets a near fall. Emma kicks Ronda and sends Ronda to the floor. Emma is sent into the ringside barrier by Ronda. Shayna with a rollup on Tamina for a near fall. Tamina with a Samoan drop for a near fall.
Tamina goes up top but Shayna kicks Tamina to stop her. Shayna sets for a superplex but Tamina with a forearm and head butt to send Shayna to the mat. The referee checks on Shayna’s tooth and has his back to the corner. Ronda with a kick to the head and Shayna sends Tamina to the mat and she applies the Kirifuta Clutch. Tamina taps out.
Winners: Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
We take a look at Sergeant Matthew Williams, a National Medal of Honor recipient.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the video package for the 20 years of Tribute to the Troops.
Match Number Three: Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, and Sheamus versus Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci
Vinci and Ricochet start things off. Ricochet with a side head lock and he flips over Vinci’s back and hits a handstand head scissors and a drop kick. Ricochet with a wrist lock and Vinci backs Ricochet into the corner. Kaiser tags in and hits an arm drag and rakes the eyes. Ricochet gets a boot up and Kaiser stops short and chops Ricochet. Ricochet is sent into the turnbuckles. Vinci tags in and he kicks Ricochet in the head. Ricochet with punches and he punches Kaiser off the apron. Ricochet escapes a slam attempt and connects with an elbow. Kaiser grabs Ricochet and Ricochet kicks him away. Vinci with a clothesline and he sends Ricochet face first into the middle turnbuckle. Kaiser tags in and he sends Ricochet shoulder first into the ring post. Kaiser and Vinci with drop kicks while Gunther kicks Ricochet.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gunther kicks Ricochet in the ribs. Gunther stares down Drew and then connects with a forearm to the back. Gunther with a forearm to the lower back. Gunther tries for another forearm to the back but Ricochet with a forearm and he tries to make the tag but Gunther stops him and applies a Boston Crab. Ricochet tries to get to his corner but Gunther pulls him to his side of the ring and stomps on the back. Kaiser tags in and he connects with a knee drop. Kaiser sends Ricochet into the turnbuckles. Kaiser chokes Ricochet in the ropes. Sheamus motivates Ricochet from the floor and Gunther tags in.
Gunther with a sleeper. Ricochet with a jaw breaker to escape and he punches Kaiser. Vinci is sent to the floor when Ricochet reverses being sent to the floor. Gunther with a boot and Ricochet escapes a power bomb but Drew and Sheamus are pulled off the apron. Drew is sent into the ring steps. Ricochet with Code Red to counter a power bomb for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We take a look back at Staff Sergeant Steven Green.
We return to the match and Sheamus with clotheslines to everyone. Vinci gets a boot up and Sheamus with a tilt-a-whirl slam on Kaiser and Vinci. Sheamus gets Kaiser on the apron and sets for the forearms and he starts the count. Sheamus gets Vinci up for an Air Raid Crash. Gunther chops Sheamus and gets a near fall. Gunther wants Drew to get in and the referee stops hi. Sheamus with a head butt to Gunther and Drew tags in.
Gunther tries to calm down Drew. Drew with a chop and Gunther chops back. They continue the exchange. Drew with a clothesline and a second one. Drew with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex followed by a neck breaker. Drew starts the Claymore count down but Gunther with a clothesline. Vinci tags in and Kaiser tags in. They set for the Imperium Bomb but Drew with a back body drop to Vinci and a punch to Kaiser as he comes off the turnbuckles. Ricochet with a flip dive onto Gunther and Vinci. Drew and Sheamus set up for their respective finishers and Drew with a Claymore while Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick. Ricochet tags in and hits a shooting star press for the three count.
Winners: Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, and Ricochet
We go to credits.
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