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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Format'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Sports entertainment
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created <br> by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created<br>by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Grant Mayer]] <br> [[John Goff]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Vince Matteson]]<br>[[John Goff|John Layfield]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE personnel|IWE roster]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[List of IWE personnel|IWE roster]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Icons-flag-us.png [[United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[United States of America|United States]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 9 (as of December 22, 2010)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |13 (as of December 23, 2015)
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running <br> time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 60 minutes
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |120 minutes
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original <br> channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | '''NBC''' (2008–present) UPN (SmackDown: 2003–2004) <br> USA Network (Raw: 2005–2007) (2010- 2 Hours)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[NBC (Television Network)|NBC]] (2008–2014)<br>[[UPN (Television Network)|UPN]] ([[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]: 2003–2004)<br>'''[[USA Network]]''' (Raw: 2005–2007) (2010-present, 2 hours)<br>[[USA Network (Television Network)|USA Network]] (Raw: 2005–2007) (2010-Present, 2 hours)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original <br> run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | December 25, 2003 – present
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |December 25, 2003 – present
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''External links'''
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'''IWE Tribute to the Troops''' is an annual event held by [[IWE]] together with Armed Forces Entertainment in December around [[Christmas]] since 2003 as a way of honoring the men and women of the [[United States armed forces]] serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selected IWE wrestlers and employees travel to the said countries and interact with the members of the US Military for at least three days. The IWE Superstars regularly visit military camps, bases and hospitals, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital, during their travels to bolster the morale of the troops.
'''IWE Tribute to the Troops''' is an annual event held by [[IWE]] together with Armed Forces Entertainment in December around [[Christmas]] since 2003 as a way of honoring the men and women of the [[United States armed forces]] serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selected IWE wrestlers and employees travel to the said countries and interact with the members of the US Military for at least three days. The IWE Superstars regularly visit military camps, bases and hospitals, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital, during their travels to bolster the morale of the troops.
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==History==
==History==
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[[Image:John Goff Iraq 1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[John Goff|JBG]] interacting with soldiers]]The idea of honoring and entertaining the American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is credited to wrestler [[John Goff|John "''Bradshaw''" Goff]], who suggested it to IWE Chairman [[Grant Mayer]].
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[[Image:John Goff Iraq 1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[John Goff|JBG]] interacting with soldiers]]The idea of honoring and entertaining the American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is credited to wrestler [[John Goff|John "''Bradshaw''"Layfield ]], who suggested it to IWE Chairman [[Vince Matteson]].
[[Image:The Big Show (Dec 2004) 2.jpg|thumb|left|120px|[[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]] in Tribute to the Troops 2004.]]
[[Image:The Big Show (Dec 2004) 2.jpg|thumb|left|120px|[[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]] in Tribute to the Troops 2004.]]
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IWE first held the event in December 2003. Select IWE Superstars (including Goff and Mayer) held a wrestling show at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and was aired on Christmas Day as a special episode of IWE Smackdown. The main event of the show saw [[Dustin Simpson]] defeating [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]], with [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson]] coming out after the match, hitting a Stunner on both men, and finally inviting all the talents and Vince McMahon to the ring to celebrate.
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IWE first held the event in December 2003. Select IWE Superstars (including Layfield and Matteson) held a wrestling show at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and was aired on Christmas Day as a special episode of IWE Smackdown. The main event of the show saw [[Dustin Simpson]] defeating [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]], with [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] coming out after the match, hitting a Stunner on both men, and finally inviting all the talents and Vince McMahon to the ring to celebrate.
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In December 2004, WWE traveled to Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. The wrestling show, dubbed ''Christmas in Iraq'', aired on December 23 as another special ''SmackDown'' episode. [[Brian McAlmond]] and [[Scott Wright|Scott Wright]] defeated [[Matt Borske]] and [[Luther Reigns|Luther Geigns]] in the main event.
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In December 2004, IWE traveled to Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. The wrestling show, dubbed ''Christmas in Iraq'', aired on December 23 as another special ''SmackDown'' episode. [[Brian McAlmond]] and [[Scott Wright|Scott Wright]] defeated [[Matt Borske]] and [[Luther Reigns|Luther Geigns]] in the main event.
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[[Image:Chris Jericho - Enzuigiri.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Kris McGowan]] hits an Enzuigiri on [[Kevin McAlmond]] during the 2007 Tribute to the Troops]]
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[[Image:Chris Jericho - Enzuigiri.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Khris Jericho]] hits an Enzuigiri on [[Kevin Orton]] during the 2007 Tribute to the Troops]]
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In 2005, Superstars held the event in Bagram, Afghanistan. The wrestling show taped there on December 9, 2005 was dubbed ''Tribute to the Troops'' and was aired on December 19 on ''WWE Raw''. For the main event, [[Ryan Barnharted]] beat [[Triple K]] in a [[No Disqualification Match|Boot Camp match]].
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In 2005, Superstars held the event in Bagram, Afghanistan. The wrestling show taped there on December 9, 2005 was dubbed ''Tribute to the Troops'' and was aired on December 19 on ''IWE Raw''. For the main event, [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] beat [[Triple K]] in a [[No Disqualification Match|Boot Camp match]].
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In 2006 it was another ''Raw'' episode that aired on Christmas Day. The show was taped in Baghdad, Iraq, and had [[David Ferry|David]] pin [[Kevin McAlmond]] for the win at the main event. A day before the show's taping in Camp Victory, a mortar attack happened near the camp. [[Michael Cole]] reported from the scene minutes after the attack, which injured 14 soldiers.
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In 2006 it was another ''Raw'' episode that aired on Christmas Day. The show was taped in Baghdad, Iraq, and had [[David Ferry|Carlito]] pin [[Kevin McAlmond]] for the win at the main event. A day before the show's taping in Camp Victory, a mortar attack happened near the camp. [[Michael Cole]] reported from the scene minutes after the attack, which injured 14 soldiers.
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In 2007, they returned to Tikrit, Iraq. [[D-Generation X]] members Triple K and Ryan Barnhart defeated [[Keith Coleman|Umaga]] and [[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]] in the main event of the wrestling show, which aired on Christmas Eve on ''IWE Raw''.
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In 2007, they returned to Tikrit, Iraq. [[D-Generation X]] members Triple K and Shawn Michaels defeated [[Keith Coleman|Umaga]] and [[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]] in the main event of the wrestling show, which aired on Christmas Eve on ''IWE Raw''.
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2008's Tribute to the Troops was not aired on any regular IWE programming. Instead, for the first time, the wrestling show in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq aired on NBC on December 20 as a one-hour special. In its main event, Dustin Simpson, [[Jesse Dern]] and Scott Wright defeated [[Kris McGowan]], The Big Marc and Kevin McAlmond in a six-man tag team match.
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2008's Tribute to the Troops was not aired on any regular IWE programming. Instead, for the first time, the wrestling show in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq aired on NBC on December 20 as a one-hour special. In its main event, Dustin Simpson, [[Jesse Dern|Batista]] and Rey Mysterio defeated [[Khris Jericho]], The Big Show and Kevin Orton in a six-man tag team match.
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WWE once again travelled to Iraq in 2009, and hosted its seventh Tribute to the Troops. In the main event, Dustin Simpson retained the IWE Championship against Chris Jericho. The event aired on December 19, 2009 on NBC.
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IWE once again travelled to Iraq in 2009, and hosted its seventh Tribute to the Troops. In the main event, Dustin Simpson retained the IWE Championship against Khris Jericho. The event aired on December 19, 2009 on NBC.
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WWE previously announced that there would not be a 2010 Tribute to the Troops. However, it was later noted that a 2010 Tribute to the Troops will, in fact, be done and was taped on December 11th, at Fort Hood in Texas, USA. It aired on NBC on Saturday, December 18th, at 9/8 CT for one hour.  IWE also announced on the December 13, 2010 airing of [[IWE Raw]] that a 2-hour version of the 2010 Tribute to the Troops would air on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 8/7 CT on USA Network.
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IWE previously announced that there would not be a 2010 Tribute to the Troops. However, it was later noted that a 2010 Tribute to the Troops will, in fact, be done and was taped on December 11th, at Fort Hood in Texas, USA. It aired on NBC on Saturday, December 18th, at 9/8 CT for one hour.  IWE also announced on the December 13, 2010 airing of [[IWE Raw]] that a 2-hour version of the 2010 Tribute to the Troops would air on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 8/7 CT on USA Network.
==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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*During the fourth Tribute to the Troops wrestling show on December 8, 2006, IWE received the ''Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award''. The award was presented to IWE Chairman Grant Mayer by the Director of Air Force Services, Art Myers. Mayer immediately presented the honor to John "Bradshaw" Goff, the brainchild of holding such events for the troops in Iraq.
*During the fourth Tribute to the Troops wrestling show on December 8, 2006, IWE received the ''Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award''. The award was presented to IWE Chairman Grant Mayer by the Director of Air Force Services, Art Myers. Mayer immediately presented the honor to John "Bradshaw" Goff, the brainchild of holding such events for the troops in Iraq.
*In 2007, the IWE became the recipient of the inaugural ''Corporate Patriot Award'' at the annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., "in recognition of its ongoing support and appreciation of the U.S. military and their families, particularly its annual holiday Tribute to the Troops tour to entertain troops in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan."
*In 2007, the IWE became the recipient of the inaugural ''Corporate Patriot Award'' at the annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., "in recognition of its ongoing support and appreciation of the U.S. military and their families, particularly its annual holiday Tribute to the Troops tour to entertain troops in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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*In 2008, President George W. Bush issued a special message in thanks to the WWE for giving America's Troops the gift of entertainment every Christmas. He did so again in 2010.
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*In 2008, President George W. Bush issued a special message in thanks to the IWE for giving America's Troops the gift of entertainment every Christmas. He did so again in 2010.
==Results==
==Results==
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===2003===
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:''Main article: [[IWE Tribute to the Troops Results|IWE Tribute to the Troops results]]''
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December 25, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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December 23, 2004 in Tikrit, Iraq.
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December 19, 2005 in Bagram, Afghanistan.
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December 25, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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December 20, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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|<small>[[Dustin Simpson]], [[Jesse Dern]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Scott Wright]] defeated [[Kevin McAlmond]], [[Kris McGowan]] and [[The Big Marc]] </small>
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December 19, 2009 in Joint Base Balad, Iraq.  IWE Diva [[Nicole Bergman|Nicole]] served as ring announcer.
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The 2010 event was taped on December 11 in Fort Hood, Texas. This was the first Tribute to the Troops event not to be held in Iraq or Afghanistan. Diddy, Sherri Shepherd, [[Miss USA]] Rima Fakih, Trace Adkins and Cedric the Entertainer appeared as celebrity guests.  ''Modern Family'' cast member Ariel Winter sang ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' (though the performance did not air). IWE announced that 2 versions of this show will air: a 60-minute version on December 18, 2010 on NBC and a 2 hour version on December 22, 2010 on USA Network.  The NBC broadcast only included the tag team and 6-man tag team matches listed below.
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|<small>[[Steven Larson]] won by last eliminating [[Garrett Joseph|Garrett]].  Also involved: [[Joe Linderman]], [[Russell Dalton]], [[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.|Chavo McAlmond]], [[Kody Brown]], [[James]], [[Mark Semmler]], [[Jake Wilson]], [[Justin Black]], [[David Mahrt]], [[Devin Keller]], [[Jeremiah Garcia]], [[Kooper McAlmond]] and [[Wes Helbusch]] </small>
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On December 1, 2011, NBC and [[IWE]] announced the 2011 edition of ''IWE Tribute to the Troops'' would air December 17, 2011 on NBC. [[Nickelback]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Maria Menounos]] and [[George Wallace|George Wallace]] are scheduled to appear. On the December 5 edition of Raw it was also announced the show would also air on the [[USA Network]] on December 13, 2011.
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The event featured a pre-recorded message from [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]. Nickelback performed the [[clean version]] of [[Burn It to the Ground]], the theme song for [[IWE Raw|''Raw'']]. [[Sgt. Slaughter|Sergeant Slaughter]] made a special appearance.
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IWE Tribute to the Troops
Format Sports entertainment
Created
by 		Vince Matteson
John Layfield
Starring IWE roster
Country of origin United States
No. of
episodes 		13 (as of December 23, 2015)
Production
Running
time 		120 minutes
Broadcast
Original
channel 		NBC (2008–2014)
UPN (SmackDown: 2003–2004)
USA Network (Raw: 2005–2007) (2010-present, 2 hours)
USA Network (Raw: 2005–2007) (2010-Present, 2 hours)
Original
run 		December 25, 2003 – present
External links
Website

IWE Tribute to the Troops is an annual event held by IWE together with Armed Forces Entertainment in December around Christmas since 2003 as a way of honoring the men and women of the United States armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selected IWE wrestlers and employees travel to the said countries and interact with the members of the US Military for at least three days. The IWE Superstars regularly visit military camps, bases and hospitals, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital, during their travels to bolster the morale of the troops.

IWE then holds a special wrestling show in an open field, with the troop members in attendance for free. The show features matches involving selected Superstars and Divas from both Raw and SmackDown. The company then airs the matches, as well as videos highlighting their interaction with the members of the military, in a special televised program of the same title.

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[edit] History

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JBG interacting with soldiers
The idea of honoring and entertaining the American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is credited to wrestler John "Bradshaw"Layfield , who suggested it to IWE Chairman Vince Matteson.
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The Big Show in Tribute to the Troops 2004.

IWE first held the event in December 2003. Select IWE Superstars (including Layfield and Matteson) held a wrestling show at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and was aired on Christmas Day as a special episode of IWE Smackdown. The main event of the show saw Dustin Simpson defeating The Big Show, with Stone Cold Steve Austin coming out after the match, hitting a Stunner on both men, and finally inviting all the talents and Vince McMahon to the ring to celebrate.

In December 2004, IWE traveled to Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. The wrestling show, dubbed Christmas in Iraq, aired on December 23 as another special SmackDown episode. Brian McAlmond and Scott Wright defeated Matt Borske and Luther Geigns in the main event.

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Khris Jericho hits an Enzuigiri on Kevin Orton during the 2007 Tribute to the Troops

In 2005, Superstars held the event in Bagram, Afghanistan. The wrestling show taped there on December 9, 2005 was dubbed Tribute to the Troops and was aired on December 19 on IWE Raw. For the main event, Shawn Michaels beat Triple K in a Boot Camp match. In 2006 it was another Raw episode that aired on Christmas Day. The show was taped in Baghdad, Iraq, and had Carlito pin Kevin McAlmond for the win at the main event. A day before the show's taping in Camp Victory, a mortar attack happened near the camp. Michael Cole reported from the scene minutes after the attack, which injured 14 soldiers.

In 2007, they returned to Tikrit, Iraq. D-Generation X members Triple K and Shawn Michaels defeated Umaga and Mr. Kennedy in the main event of the wrestling show, which aired on Christmas Eve on IWE Raw.

2008's Tribute to the Troops was not aired on any regular IWE programming. Instead, for the first time, the wrestling show in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq aired on NBC on December 20 as a one-hour special. In its main event, Dustin Simpson, Batista and Rey Mysterio defeated Khris Jericho, The Big Show and Kevin Orton in a six-man tag team match.

IWE once again travelled to Iraq in 2009, and hosted its seventh Tribute to the Troops. In the main event, Dustin Simpson retained the IWE Championship against Khris Jericho. The event aired on December 19, 2009 on NBC.

IWE previously announced that there would not be a 2010 Tribute to the Troops. However, it was later noted that a 2010 Tribute to the Troops will, in fact, be done and was taped on December 11th, at Fort Hood in Texas, USA. It aired on NBC on Saturday, December 18th, at 9/8 CT for one hour. IWE also announced on the December 13, 2010 airing of IWE Raw that a 2-hour version of the 2010 Tribute to the Troops would air on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 8/7 CT on USA Network.

[edit] Awards and honors

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IWE Superstars during the 2003 Tribute to the Troops
  • In 2004, the United Service Organizations (USO) of Metropolitan Washington awarded IWE with the first-ever Legacy of Hope award "for its extensive support of our troops and the USO’s Operation Care Package program."
  • In 2005, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service awarded IWE the first-ever Three-Commander Coin Award "for IWE’s support of its partnership with AAFES to improve the quality of life for our troops by supporting service members and their families worldwide."
  • During the fourth Tribute to the Troops wrestling show on December 8, 2006, IWE received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award. The award was presented to IWE Chairman Grant Mayer by the Director of Air Force Services, Art Myers. Mayer immediately presented the honor to John "Bradshaw" Goff, the brainchild of holding such events for the troops in Iraq.
  • In 2007, the IWE became the recipient of the inaugural Corporate Patriot Award at the annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., "in recognition of its ongoing support and appreciation of the U.S. military and their families, particularly its annual holiday Tribute to the Troops tour to entertain troops in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan."
  • In 2008, President George W. Bush issued a special message in thanks to the IWE for giving America's Troops the gift of entertainment every Christmas. He did so again in 2010.

[edit] Results

Main article: IWE Tribute to the Troops results

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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