Tribute to the Troops 2016 taped this week after Smackdown. The event takes place every year in honor of the Armed Forces of the United States. Below are the spoilers from the taping. The show airs Wednesday night on the USA Network.
Tribute to the Troops 2016 Spoilers:
– Lillian Garcia sings the national anthem! JBL, Byron Saxton and Michael Cole are on commentary.
– Roman Reigns kicks off the show. He is interrupted by Kevin Owens. Rusev and Lana follow. Big Cass is the last to come out. The main event of the night is made by Mick Foley: Owens and Rusev vs Big Cass and Reigns.
– Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Anderson & Gallows, the Shining Stars and the Golden Truth to become the number 1 contenders for the WWE tag titles. Match announced for Sunday at Roadblock: End of the Line.
– The Miz offers an open challenge (non-title). Apollo Crews answers alongside comedian Gabriel Iglesias. Apollo Crews picks up the win after the distraction from Iglesias.
– The Wyatt Family defeated American Alpha and Dolph Ziggler.
– Bayley defeated Dana Brooke.
– Rich Swann, TJ Perkins and Jack Gallagher defeated Drew Gulak, Tony Nese and The Brian Kendrick.
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– Backstage segment featuring a reunited Shield (Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins), The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) and the New Day| Photo here.
– Roman Reigns and Big Cass defeated Rusev and Kevin Owens.
Let us know what you think of the show! I will be tuning in strictly for the awesome sounding backstage segment between the Club and the Shield!