Teddy Hart & Harry Smith made their television debut with Ohio Valley Wrestling on July 25th as The Hart Foundation. The two came out with the Bret Hart theme music.

Donald Trump demanded WWE not to focus their advertising for the WrestleMania 23 DVD on him. Trump insisted on a deal where he would be part of the promotion until the day of the show but he didn't want anything to do with it after. Vince didn't fight his demands, as the last thing he wanted was a deal breaker.