WWE tried to get Trish Stratus to appear on last week's McMahon Appreciation show, but the word is that she turned them down, citing that she wants to move on in her life. Although, others internally were speculating that she was smart enough to know if she was going to return, this would be trivializing what could be a big deal. Had Trish appeared on the show, it would have been in Ashley's spot on the show where she showed the clip of Vince forcing Trish to bark like a dog and strip to her underwear.

WWE also wanted to get NBC executive Ebersol on last week's show. Ebersol was instrumental in getting Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC in the 80's. He is a long-time friend and ally of Vince's. Ebersol didn't appear on the show because he couldn't get time away from his duties to shoot a promo.