WWE Tribute To The Troops 2021 event aired, last night on FOX which has become an annual tradition for the WWE to honor the military and marine forces of the United States. The top superstar of Smackdown and WWE, Roman Reigns was in the headliner match of the night against the mid-card champion of the blue brand.
WWE Tribute To The Troops 2021 was originally taped on October 15 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California which aired on FOX, last night. You can check out the matches and outcomes as given below,
The show opened with WWE-lifer Lilian Garcia singing the national anthem. After a short opening video honoring the military officials, we headed into the opening match of the night.
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The ?? National Anthem electrifies the @WWEUniverse to kick off WWE Tribute to the Troops.#WWETroops@TributeToTroops pic.twitter.com/uxwqGny1K1
— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2021
WWE Champion Big E vs. Dolph Ziggler
Big E was rolling in the match with three belly-to-belly suplexes, followed by a splash. Ziggler blocked a Spear on the apron and hit the Famouser for a near fall. Ziggler went for the eyes and but still missed a Zig Zag attempt. E finally nailed a Big Ending to pick up the win in the opening contest of WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021.
After the match, Robert Roode attacked Big E, but the WWE Champion hit another Big Ending on Roode before celebrating his victory.
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BIG WIN for @WWEBigE.
BIG ENDING for @RealRobertRoode.#WWETroops@TributeToTroops pic.twitter.com/N8CfJdarm0— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2021
Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan
It was a battle between the two babyface names from the WWE Raw roster at WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021. In the friendly contest, Belair was setting up her opponent for a powerbomb, but Liv tried to counter it. Liv was eventually dropped face-first on the turnbuckles. Belair then successfully executed the KOD and picked up the win. The two showed respect to each other to end the segment.
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— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2021
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Roman Reigns headlined WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
In this main event non-title battle, Roman got a near fall off a uranage. Rick Boogs interrupted him going for a Superman Punch by playing his guitar. Nakamura was then distracted by The Usos as Roman Reigns hit him with s Superman punch followed by a spear in the ring for the win. The Tribal Chief celebrated his win in the ring as WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021 went off the air.
Universal Champion @WWERomanReigns stands tall at the 19th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops!@HeymanHustle@WWEUsos#WWETroops@TributeToTroops pic.twitter.com/7piSyEzSn9
— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2021