WWE‘s Cody Rhodes says he once received a cease-and-desist from Nintendo over his ring gear.
Reigning Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes had SmackDown’s Kit Wilson as a guest on the recent episode of his What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast. During the conversation, Wilson noted that he immediately became a fan of Rhodes when he saw the Triforce from the Legend of Zelda video game series printed on his wrestling boots.
When Wilson asked why he had it on his boots, Cody Rhodes said that the three principles of the Triforce: courage, power, and wisdom, mirrored the mental and physical demands of professional wrestling.
“I thought the principles of the Triforce, which are power, courage, and wisdom. For those who don’t know, Zelda’s the wise one. Obviously, Link is the one who’s got the courage, and power is Ganon. They make up the three parts of the Triforce,” Cody Rhodes said. “That’s the whole deal. I just liked the idea of thinking and leaning towards your own wisdom or what you’ve learned and applying it, of being ambitious, and wanting to seek or be powerful, if you can, in a world that’s competitive of sports entertainment, and then having the courage to do it.”
Nintendo sent Cody Rhodes a cease-and-desist
Speaking further, Cody Rhodes revealed that Nintendo sent him a cease-and-desist for using the Triforce on his gear, describing it as a “kind” but firm formal warning.
“Here you are, you’re taking a dive, you bust your elbow, you’re gonna decide to take the dive the next night, and you bust your elbow even further. I thought it was just applicable. I also got a cease-and-desist from Nintendo. It was very kind. They weren’t coming after anybody. I’m not the first guy to have the Triforce [on his attire],” Cody Rhodes said.
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