After thanking WWE for their “royal treatment” they gave him and his wife at Backlash earlier this year, former wrestling legend Dan Spivey did the same after he was invited to be part of the SummerSlam festivities last weekend.

“I just want to thank Michael [Hayes] and Mr. Kahn, very much for the respect they showed an old guy. It was just an awesome event, everybody was so good and they gave me more than I ever expected,” Spivey said in a video posted on his social media.

Former WWE stars seem to be being treated much more nicely under this new regime compared to the previous one.

“You know, it made an old guy happy, it really did,” Spivey continued. “Respect goes a long ways, that’s all I ever wanted from this business was respect. I certainly got it. Thank you guys. I appreciate you.”

Spivey worked in WWE and WCW, using his name in WCW but then adopting the gimmick of Waylon Mercey in his second run with WWE in 1995.

Speaking of legends, even Rick Martel made it to SummerSlam, his first WWE televised appearance in decades. He was shown at ringside and acknowledged on television along with a graphic.

“What a weekend! @wrestlecon then @WWE invited me to #wwesummerslam and on Monday magnifique surprise ran into @FightOwensFight at the airport,” Martel wrote on X. “Two world champions but only one #model!”