Tag: Tribute To The Troops 2023

Musical performance set for WWE SmackDown Tribute to the Troops

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A live musical performance is set to take place at this Friday’s special Tribute to the Troops edition of SmackDown.

WWE has announced that The War and Treaty, a husband and wife duo consisting of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, will perform at Tribute to the Troops this Friday night. The episode is taking place from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

WWE wrote: “Two-time 2024 Grammy nominees @warandtreaty will perform LIVE on the #WWETroops edition of #SmackDown this Friday! Tune in to honor our U.S. service members, veterans and their families with this special performance.”

The War and Treaty are one of the nominees for Best New Artist in the 2024 Grammy Awards. Their song “Blank Page” is also nominated for Best American Roots Song.

This year’s Tribute to the Troops is the first time the show has been a special SmackDown episode. The event has taken place annually since 2003.

The updated lineup for Friday’s show is listed below:

  • CM Punk returns to SmackDown
  • United States Championship number one contender’s tournament first-round match: Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross
  • United States Championship number one contender’s tournament first-round match: Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar
  • Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
  • The War and Treaty will perform live

WWE announces special Tribute to the Troops edition of SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This year’s Tribute to the Troops will be a special episode of SmackDown.

It was announced today that Tribute to the Troops 2023 will air live on Fox at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, December 8. WWE has confirmed that it will be a SmackDown episode branded as Tribute to the Troops. The show is being held at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

Tribute to the Troops has taken place annually since 2003. Over its first seven years, the show was held at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. The show has taken place in the United States every year since 2010.

The 2019 edition of Tribute to the Troops was not televised.

WWE wrote:

Since its inception in 2003, WWE’s Tribute to the Troops has honored our U.S. service members, veterans and their families for their continued sacrifice and commitment to our country, and is widely considered one of television’s most patriotic and heartwarming shows of the year.

WWE has a multi-decade commitment to the U.S. Armed Forces, which includes visiting nearly 400 military installations throughout the world, offering all U.S. military personnel free tickets to WWE live events, and has partnered with military organizations, such as Hire Heroes USA. WWE currently supports the USO and tells stories of heroism and valor of our nation’s bravest through the company’s partnership with National Medal of Honor Museum to make an impact in the community.

WWE recently celebrated Veterans Day by raising “one of the largest American flags in the country” on top of the company’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. WWE has also extended a free ticket offer to all veterans during the month of November.