CWW Presents: Tribute to the Troops

Backstage, Todd Grisham is with the Tag Team champions, Peste and Guerra, plus Hambre of the Mexican Mafia, eliciting boos from the packed out arena in Camp Victory as the troops see the big screen.

TG: My guests at this...

Grisham is shoved out of shot and his microphone is grabbed by Hambre.

H: Introducing Mexico's brightest star, the Acceleration champion and soon to be Revolution Heavyweight champion, Angel Rrrrrroooooodddrrrrriiiiiggggguuuuuueeeezzzzz!

The crowd boo even more as the aforementioned steps into view and spreads his arms wide in a Randy Orton-esque taunt. Rodriguez then takes the microphone off Hambre and speaks himself.

AR: Tonight, I will make Mexico proud and become not only the Acceleration champion, but also the champion of all the world. Dan Maskell, you might be riding high after you beat me two weeks ago, and Surge, you might be riding high after defeating Dan last week, but at the end of the night, the only competitor that will be riding high is 'El Nino Maravilla', Angel Rodriguez. But enough about me. This night is really about the US troops.

The troops in attendance cheer as their name is mentioned, Angel smiling at the obvious cheap pop.

AR: But did I forget to mention that I'm Mexican? I don't care about you, I care about me and the Mexicans all around the world. If you're not on my side tonight, then it doesn't bother me, because the public aren't normally on my side anyway. You might be the 'best armed forces in the world', but at the end of the night, you too will be chanting VIVA... LA... MEXICA!

Rodriguez throws the mic away and the Mexican Mafia follow him out of the interview area, as Angel prepares to face the booing troops and the biggest match of his life.

.:: About 24 minutes into Surge vs Dan Maskell vs Angel Rodriguez for the Revolution Heavyweight Championship ::.

All 3 men are wiped out – Surge just did a Corkscrew Moonsault from the top rope and to the outside, taking out the brawling pair of Maskell and Rodriguez! The fans are marking out as all 3 lay on the outside, barely moving. The fans are going crazy, as the match so far has been amazing!

Taz: Holy crap, Surge just took everyone out, including himself!

Striker: This doesn’t look good for Maskell. Surge has been on a rampage thus far in the match, with Angel in a close second place while Maskell has been trailing behind in trying to retain his Title. He’s really going to have to pull something out.

Taz: Don’t count Maskell out just yet, Striker, his masked bodyguard is still yet to make an appearance!

All 3 men finally begin stirring, as the crowd is still cheering like Hell, clapping and shouting at the 3 men to get up. The 3, as well, waits in the ring anxiously, even he is excited. Surge is up first, and measures up both Angel and Dan before delivering stiff elbows to both of them. Surge then grabs Angel and whips him into the barricade, a loud thud as Angel flies into it, before turning around – STIFF FOREARM from Maskell! Surge stumbles as Maskell runs up and smashes him with another Forearm, and another! Maskell goes for a fourth, but Surge blocks before throwing Maskell’s arm out of the way and smashing him in the face with a headbutt! Surge grabs Maskell in a lock-up and fills his face with more headbutts as Maskell tries to break free, but Surge is angry, really angry. He finally breaks the lock-up himself and smashes Maskell’s head off of the ring apron. Maskell is groggy as Surge picks him up and rolls him under the bottom rope. He goes to slide in himself – ANGEL PULLS HIM OUT! Surge turns around into a solid chop from Rodriguez, followed by Rodriguez grabbing his head and sending him into the post! Rodriguez then quickly slides into the ring and throws himself onto Maskell for the cover.

1….

2…

THR-NO!

Taz: It’s gonna take more than that to put Maskell down, I can tell you that. That guy is a tough SOB; maybe if Angel can hit the El Nino Planter.

That seems to be exactly what Rodriguez has in mind, as he boots Maskell in the head, before bringing him up. Maskell looks out of it as Rodriguez gets him in the Front Chancery, motioning for the crowd that this is it, he’s going to end it right now. The crowd boos, and apparently Maskell hears them, as he pulls away before shooting his head straight into Angel’s groin! Angel bends over, holding himself as Maskell gets up, grinning. He motions to his arm, possibly going for the Tramp Stamp. He measures Angel up before rebounding off the ropes behind him, he hits the Tramp Sta-NO! From the other side is Surge, who runs into the ring and turns both Maskell and Rodriguez inside out with 2 Killdozer Lariats! Surge stands in the center of the ring, the only competitor on his feet, as he looks down at both Maskell and Rodriguez, before dropping himself into a cover on Maskell.

1…

2…

THR-NO!

Surge looks down at Rodriguez, stomping on his head, before dropping into a cover on Maskell.

1…

2…

THR-NO!

Surge gets up, ice cold and calm as he looks down at both men. He then walks over to Maskell and grabs him by the hair, yanking him up into a stiff Forearm. He then knees him in the gut before packaging him up, he’s going for a Package Psycho Driver! But Maskell manages to go over Surge’s shoulder and land on his feet groggily. Surge turns around, going for a Laria-DOUBLE JAB from Maskell! It’s the Fantastic Five, Maskell is going to hit Surge with the Fantastic Five! Right hook! Left hook! Right hook, straight into Surge’s mouth- the ref’s face! Surge ducked and Maskell blasted the ref straight in the face. The ref falls in a heap as Maskell looks on, not quick enough to avoid a boot straight to balls! Maskell falls over in pain as Surge goes to pick him back up, but out of nowhere, Angel Rodriguez comes with a running knee into the side of Surge’s head! Surge stumbles into the ropes as Angel runs up and hits another knee, making Surge fall through the top and middle rope and sprawl on the apron. Angel picks Maskell up and dumps him on his head with a quick El Nino Planter and throws himself on for a cover. The fans are booing like crazy at the thought of Angel possibly becoming champion.

Taz: Good move by Angel here, Striker, but it’s no use going for a cover if the ref is out.

Striker: Indeed, Taz, this amazing match is still very-much up in the air. Who knows? Maskell could do something major and retain, Angel could impress us all, or Surge could finally fulfil his vendetta. It’s a toss up! All of these guys want it so bad, but who wants it more?

Angel realises this, and quickly runs over and checks on the ref. He shakes him and tries to get him up to the best of his abilities, but nothing is working. He gets back up and goes to press the advantage on Maskell, but as he goes to grab him, he is instead grabbed by Surge from outside and yanked between the ropes. Rodriguez tries his best to fit it, but Surge grabs 2 handfuls of hair and yanks him straight through, smashing his face off the apron! A loud thud is heard as Angel’s head crashes off the apron; the fans go “ooohhhhh” as Angel crumples to the floor below! Surge looks around, seemingly proud of his work as he himself goes to climb inside the ring-WHO THE HELL IS THAT?! The fans are going crazy as a second Surge hops the barricade.

Taz: Who the Hell is that? What the Hell is going on?

Striker: It’s a second Surge, Taz, and it looks like he’s not here to help the actual one!

The original Surge in the meantime is picking Maskell up, looking for a Psycho Driver. He lifts Maskell up in the Argentine Rack, about to hit the Psycho Driver-NO! CHAIR ACROSS THE BACK! The second Surge just got into the ring and broke a chair across the back of Surge! Surge drops Maskell, but doesn’t go down himself, as he turns around, looking at the second Surge. The 2 Surge stare at each-other as the fans are going crazy yet again. Finally, the original Surge begins filling the second one with every strike in his arsenal. The second Surge isn’t even close to the first Surge in brutality, as he’s trying his best to cover up while the original backs him into the corner and delivers a brutal Ass Kicking! Surge finally finishes it with a stiff Rolling Elbow that blasts the second Surge into the corner, not knowing where he is. Finally, Surge turns to see the ref is getting up, and goes to get Maskell but out of nowhere, Maskell runs and tackles Surge, sending him straight out of the ring! Maskell grabs the second Surge and quickly sprawls him into the center of the ring and throws himself on for a cover. The ref is finally up, but the original Surge is too!

Taz: Maskell is doing it! He’s pulling the rabbit out of the bag!

Striker: A championship, in this case, actually. He’s one good magician!

The fans are going crazy with boos as the ref counts, albeit a little slowly due to being loopy.

1…

Surge is about to run into the ring but Angel grabs him by the waist and drags him out, before himself going to break up the pin.

2…

But Surge instead grabs Angel and punches him in the face before himself jumping into the ring.

THREE!!

Striker: Maskell did it! Surge has been screwed over once again! Oh, man, it’s gonna be a killing spree now!

The crowd goes crazy with a mixed reaction as Surge runs in and kicks Maskell in the face, a moment too late! Maskell rolls off of the fake Surge, exhausted, as the ref looks both Surge’s over, confused as everyone. Surge stands in the ring, looking down at the fake Surge and Maskell laying beside him, but from behind, Angel shoves him. Surge turns around, as Angel gets in his face and shoves him again. Surge points up the ramp, seemingly telling Angel to go backstage. But Angel is persistent and shoves Surge again, sending him into the ropes. Surge only comes back with a brutal Killdozer that floors Angel!

Striker: Surge is mad! Surge is really mad here! And Angel is only making it worse!

Striker’s statement is true, as both of Surge’s arms begin to shake, he looks up at the Heavens and shouts at the top of his lungs, “MASKELL!” The fake Surge and Maskell are both using each-other for support as the ref hands Maskell his Title belt. Surge turns around, shaking with rage. Too late to do anything, though, as the camera catches a glimpse of the fear in Maskell’s eyes, a truly rare sight, as Surge sprints full-speed and turns both Maskell and the fake Surge inside-out with 2 brutal Lariats! Both men land in a sick way as Surge grabs the Title belt and chucks as hard as he can out of the ring. It lands on the entrance ramp, cracked. “You’re dead, Maskell! You’re God-damn DEAD!” he shouts as he grabs the fake Surge and Dan and throws them into the corner. Surge is seemingly going crazy as lets loose a barrage of strikes more vicious than any ever seen in CWW, or any pro wrestling for that matter.

Taz: Oh, man, Maskell’s done it! Surge has snapped!

“DEAD!” Surge keeps shouting as he let’s loose all the anger into a concentrated volley straight into Maskell and the fake Surge. Surge grabs the fake Surge by the face and starts bashing his face in with punches as Maskell slumps in the corner, eyes glazed over. A sick crack is heard as Surge punches the fake Surge in the nose before grabbing him by mask and ripping the bottom of, then throwing him into the center of the ring. The fake Surge lies there, holding his nose as blood can be seen pouring freely from it. Surge now grabs Maskell, yanks him out of the corner by the hair and puts him in a position for a Package Psycho Driver. The fans go crazy as Surge dumps Maskell on his head! Surge quickly gets up and grabs Maskell again, another one! Surge quickly gets up again, and looks at the barely moving body of Maskell before looking over at the fake Surge, who is apparent now is the bodyguard Maskell hired. Surge yanks him up to and lifts him and knees him in the groin, before grabbing a pumphandle and dumping him on his head with the Psycho Driver II! Surge gets up once more, hands shaking with rage as he looks around at his decimation. After some moments of looking around, he rolls out of the ring and walks up the ramp without looking back, as the fans are still going crazy.

Striker: Oh…God…this is serious.

Medics rush down to the ring along with the Mexican Mafia. The Mafia help Angel up, who Is mostly okay, but the medics are much more worried about Maskell and his bodyguard, who haven’t moved since taking that beating from Surge.

*The camera focuses on Jim Ross & Todd Grisham*

JR: "Well Todd, we have had such an amazing night here tonight. The troops have enjoyed everything we have given them here tonight & we are not done just yet, as we have the main event of the evening up next. A 6 Man Elimination Match, for the CWW Championship. Here is how this match came about."


{Ignore the Hell In A Cell ordeal}

*Once the video finishes, the camera focuses on Howard Finkel in the ring*

ding ding ding

Howard Finkel: "Ladies & Gentleman. The following contest, is a 6 Man Elimination Match. And it is for, the CWW World Heavyweight Championship. In this contest, there are no disqualifications & no count-outs. The last man remaining once everyone else has been eliminated, due to pinfall or submission, will be the winner."



*The music of Mark 'Razor' Jones plays & the troops start to cheer. Mark walks out to the stage with the CWW Championship around his waist, looking out at the crowd of troops. He poses for the troops & then walks down the ramp, slapping the hands of the troops as he does so. Mark walks up the steps, enters the ring, climbs to the 2nd rope, removes the CWW title from around his waist & holds it up for all the troops to see. He climbs down & stares out at the crowd with his title in hand*



*The music of Chris James plays & the troops' cheers turn into boos. Chris walks out, snarling at the troops & walks down the ramp. He avoids all contact with the troops & he enters the ring. He poses for the troops, who continue to boo*



*The music of The Camp of Chase plays & the troops continue booing. The 3 men just look at the troops in disgust & walk down the ramp. They enter the ring & just snarls at the troops. The music stops playing & the troops go silent, awaiting the arrival of the last individual*



*The music of 'The Cobra' Hardcore Demon plays & the troops go crazy with cheers. Demon walks out to the stage, with a normal look on his face. He doesn't look happy, nor does he look angry. He just stares at the ring & his 5 adversaries, then begins to slowly walk down the ramp towards the ring. He stops at the end of the ramp & points his black baseball bat at his adversaries, then walks up the steps & steps into the ring. He stands in the corner, just looking at his adversaries. His expression the same & his music stops playing*

Howard: "Introducing first. At a combined weight of 817 pounds, they are Jordan Chase, Calvin Hobbs & Mosaic, The Camp of Chase."

*The troops boo relentlessly, as the 3 men snarl at the troops*

Howard Finkel: "Next, from Richmond Virginia, weighing 245 pounds, Chris James."

*The troops continue booing, as Chris poses*

Howard Finkel: "Next, from Boston Massachusetts, weighing 275 pounds, he is 'The Cobra', Hardcore Demon."

*The troops go ballistic with cheers as Demon keeps the same facial expression & just stands in his corner, staring at his 5 adversaries*

Howard Finkel: "And finally, from Harlem New York, weighing 309 pounds, he is the current CWW World Heavyweight Champion, Mark 'Razor' Jones."

*The troops continue going ballistic as Mark raises the championship above his head. He hands the belt to the referee, who raises it up to signify a title match. He hands it to a worker at ringside, then he rings the bell*

ding ding ding

The match starts & Demon removes his trench coat & shows that he is wearing a black camo tank top. He gives his trench coat to a worker & places the baseball bat on the steps. As all 6 men seem to be ready, Chris immediately charges at Demon, who punches Chris in the mouth, hooks Chris' head & drives him down with a Cobra Death Drop. Demon goes for the pin. 1.., 2.., 3. The troops cheer relentlessly for this elimination.

Howard Finkel: "Chris James has been eliminated."

Demon rolls Chris out of the ring & stares at his remaining adversaries, without changing his facial expression. Calvin & Jordan go after Demon, as Mosaic starts to battle Mark. A 5 man melee has broken out, as Chris holds the back of his head & walks backstage, unhappy about his quick elimination. Demon fights off both Calvin & Jordan, while Mark sends Mosaic out of the ring. Both Demon & Mark have a stare down in the ring. Both men begin trading punches in the ring, with Demon getting the better of the scuffle. Calvin, Jordan & Mosaic charge into the ring & attack both Demon & Mark. Jordan & Mosaic send Mark out of the ring while Calvin goes to work on Demon in the corner. Calvin knees Demon in the mid-section & throws Demon into the opposite corner. Calvin charges at Demon & connects with a huge corner clothesline. Calvin then clotheslines Demon over the top rope & Demon goes down. Mosaic & Jordan throw Mark into the ring & Calvin immediately goes on the attack. Calvin hoists Mark up for a delayed fisherman suplex, as Mosaic & Jordan go after Demon on the outside. Demon clocks Jordan with his baseball bat in the head, then Mosaic boots Demon right in the face. As Mosaic & Demon battle up the ramp, Mark counters Calvin’s delayed fisherman suplex attempt into his finisher, Full Force Impact. Mark covers Calvin. 1.., 2.., 3. The troops cheer.

Howard Finkel: “Calvin Hobbs has been eliminated.”

Calvin rolls out of the ring & Mark exits the ring also. Mark sends Jordan into the ring & starts to viciously pound away at him. Meanwhile, Demon & Mosaic continue their battle on the stage. Demon starts to gain the upper hand with huge right hands & rams Mosaic head first into a post on the stage. Demon tries a chokeslam on the stage, but Mosaic counters & hits a low blow. Mosaic connects with a Black Hole Slam on Demon & the impact sends Demon crashing through the stage. The troops go completely silent, as Demon looks to be seriously hurt & is not moving a muscle. Mark sees this happen & seems to be quite concerned, but doesn’t let it affect his game & continues beating Jordan down. Mosaic charges back to the ring & tries to help Jordan, but he accidentally connects with a violent clothesline on his mentor. Mark sends Mosaic out of the ring & hits Jordan with the Razor Bomb. 1.., 2.., 3. The troops cheer for this elimination.

Howard Finkel: “Jordan Chase has been eliminated.”

Mark celebrates eliminating Jordan Chase, but the celebration stops as Mosaic charges back into the ring & clotheslines Mark to oblivion. Mosaic points at the wreckage on the stage & smiles, as he implies that you might as well consider Demon out of the match. Mosaic turns his focus back on Mark & starts to viciously pound away at the champion, then throws him off the ropes & attempts a black hole slam, but Mark counters into a tornado DDT. Mark covers Mosaic. 1.., 2.., Mosaic gets his massive shoulder off the canvas. Mark picks Mosaic up & nails him with a running powerslam. 1.., 2.., Mosaic again gets his shoulder up. Mark looks around at the troops as they cheer him on. Mark signals for the end of the match & he sets Mosaic up. He attempts a Full Force Impact, but Mosaic counters & clotheslines Mark. Mosaic picks Mark up & drills him with a massive chokeslam. 1.., 2.., Mark kicks out. Mosaic starts to get really angry that he couldn’t put Mark away. Mosaic picks Mark up & hooks him up in a torture rack, attempting his Shock Treatment Backbreaker, but Mark avoids the move, kicks Mosaic in the mid-section & displays amazing strength by hoisting Mosaic up & hitting him with the Razor Bomb. Mark covers Mosaic. 1.., 2.., Mosaic just gets his shoulder up. Mark looks at the ref in anger, then he starts to climb to the top rope.

As Mark starts to climb to the top rope, Mosaic starts to get to his feet & is staggering around. He turns to face Mark, who leaps off the top rope & connects with a flying clothesline. Mark calls for the end of Mosaic’s run in this match & he hooks Mosaic’s head for Full Force Impact, but Jordan & Calvin come back & attack Mark. All 3 Camp of Chase members start to attack Mark in the corner, then Jordan & Calvin throw Mark to Mosaic, who connects with a huge Black Hole Slam on Mark. Mosaic covers. 1.., 2.., thr, Mark just gets his shoulder up. Mosaic looks absolutely angry, as Jordan & Calvin start to abuse the referee. Mosaic picks Mark up & tries once again to hit Shock Treatment, but Mark once again counters it & connects with a monstrous spinebuster. Mark looks at both Jordan & Calvin, then charges at them both & takes them both down with a huge double clothesline. Mark hits Calvin with a massive gorilla press over the top rope, then he hits Jordan with a Razor Bomb over the top rope on to Calvin. Little does Mark know that Mosaic is now back up & standing behind him. Mosaic hoists Mark up for a torture rack & finally connects with the Shock Treatment Backbreaker. Mosaic covers Mark. 1.., 2.., 3.

Howard Finkel: “Mark ‘Razor’ Jones has been eliminated.”

Mosaic starts to celebrate the elimination & seems to think that he has brought the CWW Championship into the Camp of Chase, but little does he know that Demon is out of the wreckage on the stage & is getting to his feet, as he was never officially eliminated. Mosaic continues to celebrate, but he stops when he sees Demon now standing on the stage. Demon slowly walks down the ramp, re-enters the ring & stares right at Mosaic. Demon rips his tank top off & stares right at Mosaic, who walks to him & shoves him. Demon responds by connecting with a violent uppercut. Demon starts to throw some heavy punches at Mosaic, who is now backed into the corner. Demon continues to deliver violent punches to Mosaic, as the troops go nuts with cheers. Demon finishes the onslaught with a big boot right to the mouth of Mosaic. Demon attempts to irish whip Mosaic into the opposite corner, but Mosaic counters & sends Demon into the opposite corner instead. Mosaic charges & connects with a huge corner splash, but Demon doesn’t seem at all effected by it. Mosaic notices this & looks really angry. Mosaic kicks Demon in the mid-section & hits a suplex, but Demon immediately gets up & stands behind Mosaic, who turns around & starts getting angrier. He bounces off the ropes & tries a clothesline, but Demon boots Mosaic in the face & gives him a huge body slam. The troops cheer as Demon bounces off the ropes & hits Mosaic with a standing leg drop & goes for the pin. 1.., 2.., Mosaic kicks out. Demon gets to his feet & raises an open hand, signalling for a chokeslam. Mosaic gets to his feet & Demon grabs him by the throat. Just as Demon attempts to lift Mosaic, Jordan re-enters the ring & goes at Demon. Demon shoves Mosaic out of the way & grabs Jordan by the throat. Demon chokeslams Jordan to oblivion, then Calvin charges into the ring & tries an attack, but Demon avoids Calvin’s clothesline & kicks him in the mid-section. Demon sets Calvin & gives him The Last Ride. Demon turns to face Mosaic, but he gets caught around the throat by the massive enforcer of The Camp of Chase. Mosaic lifts Demon up & drills him with a chokeslam. Mosaic covers. 1.., 2.., thr, Demon just gets his shoulder up.

The troops cheer when Demon gets his shoulder up, as Mosaic starts getting more & more frustrated. Mosaic picks Demon up & tries to hit Demon with Shock Treatment, but Demon counters & scoops Mosaic up. Demon sets Mosaic up & drills him with a violent Tombstone Piledriver. Demon goes for the cover. 1.., 2.., thr, Mosaic just gets his shoulder up. Demon looks around the ring, thinking ‘what the hell just happened?’, then he gets to his feet & does the cut throat taunt. Demon picks up Mosaic & hooks him up for the Jackhammer Slam, but Mosaic blocks it & hoists Demon up for the torture rack. Mosaic applies as much pressure as he can & after about 10 seconds, he jumps & hits the Shock Treatment Backbreaker. Demon lies out cold, as Mosaic goes for the pin. 1.., 2.., thr, Demon just gets the shoulder up. Mosaic looks very angry, as he stares at the referee expecting a 3 count. Mosaic picks Demon up & tries to hit yet another Shock Treatment Backbreaker, but Demon counters it & nails Mosaic with a huge chokeslam. Demon covers Mosaic. 1.., 2.., thr, Mosaic gets his shoulder up. Demon looks around, irritated that he didn’t put Mosaic away. Demon gets to his feet & picks Mosaic up. He hooks Mosaic’s head, attempting the Cobra Death Drop, but Mosaic avoids it & rams Demon back first into the corner. Mosaic connects with a hard punch & walks to the opposite corner. Mosaic charges, but takes a huge big boot. Mosaic staggers back & Demon hits him with a 1 armed uranage slam in the middle of the ring. Demon steps through the ropes out to the apron & begins to slowly climb to the top rope. Mosaic begins to get to his feet, as Demon reaches the top rope. Demon leaps at Mosaic, who catches him in mid-air & immediately hits a powerslam, causing Demon to land on the back of his head.

Demon lies almost unconscious, as Mosaic starts to get back to his feet. Mosaic picks Demon up, hoists him on his shoulders & hits a 2nd Shock Treatment Backbreaker. Mosaic looks down at the near unconscious Demon & goes to roll him up, but Demon hooks Mosaic’s arm & locks him in the Demonic Vice. The troops go crazy with cheers as Demon has the hold fully applied & Mosaic is struggling to break free. Mosaic looks like he is about to lift Demon up for a powerbomb, but Mosaic can’t seem to do it as the pain is too excruciating for Mosaic to do so. After about 20 more seconds, Mosaic eventually taps out as the troops cheer.

ding ding ding

*Demon releases the hold as both men lie motionless & Demon’s music starts to play*

Howard Finkel: “Here is your winner & the NEW, CWW World Heavyweight Champion, Hardcore Demon.”

*Demon starts to slowly stir, as the troops applaud him for an amazing effort. Demon slowly gets to his feet & the referee hands him the CWW Championship. Demon takes the title & stands in the middle of the ring with title in hand. Demon holds it up as the troops applaud. Lara James, who made an appearance earlier, comes down to the ring & stands in the ring facing Demon. She & Demon hug as the troops cheer relentlessly for them. Lara raises Demon’s hand in victory, then Lara leaves the ring to let Demon have his moment. Demon exits the ring & enters the crowd of troops, who show their respects to Demon for an amazing performance. Demon makes it to the back of the crowd, where there is a massive army tank with troops standing on it, watching the action. Demon climbs to the top of the army tank & stands with the CWW Championship around his neck. He raises the CWW Championship above his head to the roaring cheers of the troops as Tribute to the Troops goes off the air*