Diddy, Sherri Shepherd, Miss USA Rima Fakih, Trace Adkins, and Cedric the Entertainer appeared as celebrity guests.
Modern Family cast member Ariel Winter sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" (though the performance did not air).
The 2011 edition was taped on December 11 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the attendance of U.S. service members from nearby Fort Bragg and their families.
Nickelback performed "Burn It to the Ground" (the Raw theme song at the time) and "When We Stand Together".
The broadcast began with a pre-recorded message from President Barack Obama, featured musical performances from Flo Rida and Kid Rock, and a special MizTV segment with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
The official theme songs for the event were "Here's To Us" by Kevin Rudolf, "People Back Home" by Florida Georgia Line, and "Waiting For Superman" by Daughtry.
[11] ^a The other participants were: Aksana, Alicia Fox, Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Kaitlyn, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Bella, and Rosa Mendes.
The 2014 edition was taped on December 9 in Columbus, Georgia (referred to on-air as Fort Benning).
Commentators for the year's event were Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held behind closed doors by way of the WWE ThunderDome bio-secure bubble, hosted at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
[30][31] The 2023 edition, which was the final show, was held on December 8 as a special episode of SmackDown on Fox at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island, and was the only to air live.
[33] This was also the first SmackDown to feature CM Punk since 2014, after his return at Survivor Series: WarGames the previous month.
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (as special guest) were the commentators for the night.