WWE Tribute to the Troops

WWE Tribute to the Troops is a former annual American professional wrestling event that was held and produced by WWE and Armed Forces Entertainment. The show aired as a television special during the month of December (specifically during the holiday season), with the exception of the 2019 event, which was a special non-televised show, and the 2021 event, which aired in mid-November.

As its name implied, the show honored and entertained United States Armed Forces members; the first eight editions of Tribute to the Troops were held at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, with performers and employees traveling to these countries and interacting with troops, as well as visiting military camps, bases, and hospitals. From 2010 onward, the show was held at either a domestic military base or a venue near one, as well as visiting sites such as Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital. Aside from 2020 (which was filmed at Amway Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the WWE ThunderDome), the 2021 event was the first not to be held at or near a military base.

From 2003 to 2007, Tribute to the Troops was broadcast as a special episode of either Raw or SmackDown!; beginning 2008, Tribute to the Troops became a standalone special, airing on NBC or, later on, USA Network. In 2020, after Tribute to the Troops was held as a non-televised event in 2019, the special moved to Fox as part of its rights to SmackDown. The 2023 Tribute to the Troops was held as a special episode of SmackDown; the special was quietly cancelled afterward.