Matt Hardy shared a story about Terry Funk recording a video to send to him. In the video, the late star showered praise on Hardy and his Broken Matt Hardy gimmick.

“[Funk] said, ‘I want you to record a video to send to Matt Hardy….’ And then Tony recorded a video and he said, ‘Hey, Funker wanted me to send this to you.’ And it was Terry Funk going ‘Hey, Matt Hardy. I hope you’re doing well. I haven’t seen you in a little bit, but hope you’re doing good, miss seeing you bud. I just wanted to tell you, I’m really proud of you for doing Broken Matt Hardy,'” Hardy said. “He said, ‘You went out, did something different, you took chances … It’s crazy. I like doing crazy stuff, kind of out of the box.’ He said, ‘I just want you to know, it’s real cool and I’m proud of you for doing it.'”

Hardy said it was a great compliment to receive from Funk, and his respect for the Hall of Famer grew after receiving the message.

“Him complimenting me for, like, thinking outside the box and trying something radically different was very, very cool. So ever since that moment, I’ve just had a huge amount of respect for Terry Funk,” he said.