* The WWE issued the following Press Release this afternoon to announce that for the second year in a row they would be presenting an episode of Smackdown from Iraq as a way of showing their support of the servicemen and women overseas in the Middle East:

WWE Smackdown! Superstars Head to the Middle East for a 'Holiday Tribute to the Troops,' on WWE Smackdown!, Thursday, Dec. 23 -8:00-10:00PM, ET/PT- on UPN

STAMFORD, Conn.--Dec. 6, 2004--World Wrestling Entertainment