WWE to Have Ship Setting for ‘Tribute to the Troops,’ Which Superstars Are Competing?

WrestlingInc has confirmed the location of this year’s ‘Tribute to The Troops’ special and we have a list of who is expected to appear on the special.

San Diego, California will play host to the 15 year anniversary of the show. For the first time in years, the matches for the two hour special are being taped outside on or near a ship. More specifically, the location appears to be USS Dewey (DDG-105).

Superstars from ‘Raw,’ ‘Smackdown Live’ and NXT have all been spotted in the area, with a few legends such as Sgt. Slaughter and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat have also appeared in photographs.

If you want an idea as to what the ring will look like, Samoa Joe took to Twitter to do just that, also confirming his presence and likely appearance at the event:

Gearing Up #TributeToTheTroops pic.twitter.com/IVU1IySzMy

— Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) December 5, 2017

The Bar caught up with ‘Smackdown Live’ superstar Rusev for a reunion of the lads:

The Lads #tribute pic.twitter.com/xY4WBY7xmT

— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) December 5, 2017

The Ascension, Heath Slater, Rhyno and Steve Cutler participated in some Navy training:

Everyone is a little wet after some Navy training at #NavalBaseCoronado! #Tribute15 @TributeToTroops pic.twitter.com/XewRa7mC2K

— WWE (@WWE) December 5, 2017

NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon, Mojo Rawley and one half of The Street Profits in Montez Ford were all present and spending time with the troops:

#WWE and #NXT Superstars are enjoying their time at the Naval Base in San Diego! #Troops15 @TributeToTroops @USNavy @WWEEmberMoon @MojoRawleyWWE @MontezFordWWE pic.twitter.com/fhN9K1iHou

— WWE (@WWE) December 5, 2017

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#NXT Women’s Champion @wwe_embermoon starts her day off with some dancing during PT and meeting with some sailors of the Navy Base in San Diego! #Troops15 @usnavy

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 7:48am PST

Steamboat alongside several aforementioned talent had the opportunity to spend time with a trainee:

#Cole spent some time with some of his favorite #WWESuperstars at #NavalBaseCoronado. #Tribute15 @TributeToTroops pic.twitter.com/E1JQuFL7Xe

— WWE Community (@WWECommunity) December 5, 2017

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#Troops15 is underway with a stop at #NavalBaseCoronado #Viktor @stevecutler_wwe @konnor_ascension_wwe @heathslater_xxii #RickySteamboat #Rhyno @usnavy

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 8:11am PST

WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte took a photo to commemorate her time there:

#Tribute15 ?? pic.twitter.com/H3NP3MCL5R

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) December 5, 2017

Triple H was certainly present for this occasion, where he took plenty of photos:

Preparing for #Troops15 at @USNavy Base San Diego. Thank you all for your service, this show is for YOU! @DeptofDefense pic.twitter.com/MPQXEZbJVL

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 5, 2017

Renee Young took to her Instagram to share some photos from her experience with husband Dean Ambrose:

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#TributeToTheTroops

A post shared by Renee Paquette (@reneeyoungwwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 8:37am PST

Rawley spent time with Sgt. Slaughter:

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Who better to spend #TributeToTheTroops with than Sarge?!!

A post shared by Dean Muhtadi (@mojo) on Dec 5, 2017 at 9:08am PST

Rawley then continued by uploading a short video of him reporting for duty, featuring a few veterans and Sgt. Slaughter again:

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Mojo Rawley reporting for duty. Here for #Tribute15 at the #SanDiegoNavalBase.

A post shared by Dean Muhtadi (@mojo) on Dec 5, 2017 at 9:20am PST

Rawley and Rowan took part in some fire fighting training:

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@erickredbeard and @mojorawleywwe take part in fire fighting training while at a Naval Base in San Diego! #Troops15 @usnavy

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 8:53am PST

Cutler and Slater took part in some bomb squad training:

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@heathslater_xxii and @stevecutler_wwe did a little #BombSquad training at #NavalBaseCoranado! #Troops15 @usnavy @usanavyseals

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 10:03am PST

The next image shows a bigger look at the audience and the ring setup:

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Today we celebrate #Troops15! #WWE @usnavy @deptofdefense

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 10:24am PST

As we previously mentioned, Machine Gun Kelly was expected to make a performance at the special. Here is a shot from that:

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@machinegunkelly rocks his performance at #Troops15! @usnavy @deptofdefense

A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:14am PST

To send us off, check out this incredible clip of The Shield arriving at a previous ‘Tribute to The Troops’ show in a tank. The video, shown below, is extremely short and well worth the minute to watch!

The Shield arrive in a tank: Tribute to the Troops 2013

What are your thoughts on the setting for the special this year? What are your card predictions?

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