The following results are from a recent WWE Tribute to the Troops TV taping. The taping took place at the Crown Coliseum on December 11th, 2011 in Fayeteville, North Carolina and will air on December 13th, 2011 at 9pm Eastern on NBC.
Thanks to Wrestling-News.Net reader Brian Macklin for the following results:
Dark Match (Non Televised Match)
Santino Marella defeated Jinder Mahal.
Lilian Garcia came to the ring and sang Star Spangled Banner and received a huge ovation when she finished the song. Jerry Lawler (to huge cheers) followed by Michael Cole (to huge boos) came out afterwards as the opening package aired, followed by the pyro.
Singles Match
Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett via disqualification, due to interference from David Otunga. Following the match, Orton hit an RKO on Otunga and then put him through a table, before staring down Barrett, who was heading to the back. A video package then aired showing the WWE staff meeting the troops at Fort Bragg.
Singles Match
Zack Ryder (w/Sgt. Slaughter) defeated Jack Swagger (w/Dolph Ziggler).
Singles Match
Cody Rhodes defeated Daniel Bryan, due to interference from Booker T. Booker hit a few punches on Cody, who managed to escape and retreat to the back. Booker then stood in the ring, looked at the crowd and hit a spin-a-rooni. Following this match, Mary J. Blige came out and performed.
8 Divas Tag Team Match
Maria Menounos, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox and Eve Torres defeated Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya and Beth Phoenix.
Tag Team Match
Special Guest Ring Announcer: Hornswoggle
Epico and Primo (w/Rosa Mendes) defeated Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) in a non-title match.
Singles Match
Sheamus defeated Drew McIntyre? You may wonder why the question mark is there as this confused a lot of people. Sheamus was beating down on McIntyre and never heard the referee’s 5 count and the bell rang to signify that Sheamus had been disqualified, however Sheamus then took McIntyre outside the ring, beat him up a bit, threw Drew back in the ring, hit a Brogue Kick and pinned him for the win. It is unknown as to what will air on television. Following this, Nickelback performed a few of their songs, including the WWE RAW theme song.
Backstage Segment
Rey Mysterio showed up to a huge ovation and said that he has not been cleared to compete, however there isn’t a chance in hell he would miss the WWE Tribute to the Troops event. The Miz and Alberto del Rio came in and Del Rio called Rey a little chihuahua. Mysterio laughed it off, as The Miz and Del Rio talked about their match at TLC and who would beat CM Punk, as the man himself walked in. The Miz and Del Rio asked Punk if Rey was now his friend, to which he replied that he doesn’t hate Rey as much as they do. The next bit was comedy gold as Punk and Rey greeted each other with a quiet “Hey”, before Mysterio noted, “Your hair has grown back”, to which Punk replied “How’s Aaliyah doing?”, an obvious reference to the Happy Birthday song that Punk sang to her during their feud. Mysterio noted that his daughter had just turned 10, to which Punk said “Well, tell her I said haaaaaapy birrrrthdaaay” as Rey laughed and said that his daughter still has nightmares about Punk singing to her, but told Punk that it was good to see him. Following this, comedian George Wallace came out and told a few jokes before the main event.
6 Man Tag Team Match
John Cena, CM Punk and The Big Show defeated Mark Henry, The Miz and Alberto del Rio. Following the match, the entire WWE roster including Triple H, Michael Hayes, John Laurinaitis and “Road Dogg” came out to the stage, along with Miss USA, who John Laurinatis escorted to the ring. Cena took the mic and said that this event is for the troops here and the troops worldwide who dedicate their lives to protect the nation’s freedom and that the WWE supports their hard work year after year, before everyone walked around slapping hands and hugging the troops at ringside.