After more than two decades of honoring military service members during the holiday season, WWE has quietly discontinued its annual Tribute to the Troops tradition amid preparations for their Netflix transition.
Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported the absence of the military appreciation show from WWE’s 2024 schedule. He discussed the factors behind this significant programming change:
No more. It’s done. Obviously, the year being up, I think in the last month people were kind of asking when they’re taping it. It just was not being taped. They had too many other things going on. I don’t know if it’s done for good, but this is the first year that they haven’t done anything with that. I think that in 2019 I believe they didn’t do a television show, but they still did events and they still taped stuff. But this year, nothing. It was a Vince McMahon thing, and it’s not Vince’s company anymore. It’s not something that you’re going to advertise that we’re not doing this anymore, but it quietly went away this year.
The special event, which began in 2003 as an initiative by JBL, originally featured WWE talent traveling to the Middle East to entertain deployed troops during the holiday season. The program maintained its annual presence for over 20 years, though its format evolved over time.
As WWE prepares for its streaming transition, Sportskeeda’s Chris Featherstone reveals that RAW will retain its established broadcast structure on Netflix. The three-hour program will continue featuring regular commercial breaks, maintaining consistency with its current USA Network presentation.
The streaming service has outlined its viewing options for subscribers. While live episodes will be available immediately after broadcast, viewers planning to watch offline can access downloadable versions within 48 hours of the initial airing.
The platform’s inaugural episode will showcase CM Punk facing Seth Rollins in a highly anticipated main event, marking the culmination of their ongoing rivalry.
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