Tribute To The Troops Taping Date, Candice/Playboy, WWE/YouTube Issue

The annual Tribute to the Troops special is scheduled to be taped this Friday at the Camp Liberty Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq at noon locally. The show will air on Saturday, December 20 as a one hour special.

WWE's official account on YouTube was temporarily suspended earlier today due to copyright violations. The account (www.youtube.com/user/WWEFANNATION) is back up now, so it looks like it was a mistake.

SCNow.com has an interview with ECW Champion Matt Hardy promoting this Saturday night's Smackdown brand house show in Florence, South Carolina. Hardy was asked about his favorite match in his career. "The one that stands out to me is my cage match versus Edge (at Unforgiven 2005)," Hardy said. "The leg drop off the top of the cage. But then again, my most recent match with Finlay, it went almost 25 minutes. He's amazing. He has been in the business for 25 years and he still moves like a young guy." Hardy also feels there was time when he and brother Jeff felt the only way to stand out in the company was to utilize high-flying. "I think earlier on when we entered (WWE) the guys were just a lot bigger. For us to survive, we had to take risks, be high-flying," Hardy said. "We figured that would electrify the fans. If they never knew what to expect, it'd be something they remember."

In the fourth installment of WWE.com's The Divas Meet the Dolls, Candice Michelle talks to p—ycat Doll Melody Thornton. Thornton asks Candice what accomplishments she is most proud of. "I am most proud of being the first woman to come from the WWE Diva Search to win the WWE Women's Championship. It was awesome being the underdog and proving all the critics wrong that I am a contender in the ring," Candice replied. "I am also really proud of starring in three Super Bowl commercials for GoDaddy.com, my Playboy cover from April 2006 and being named one of E!'s 50 Hottest Women on the Web. I feel truly blessed for all of these accomplishments."