Cody Rhodes says he once received a “cease and desist” notice from Nintendo
While speaking to Kit Wilson on the What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, Cody Rhodes explained why he once had a Triforce symbol on his wrestling boots, which was inspired by the The Legend of Zelda video game series…
“I thought the principles of the Triforce, which are power, courage, and wisdom.
And for those who don’t know, Princess Zelda is 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. That’s the whole deal.
And I just liked the idea of thinking and leaning toward 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 and sports entertainment, and then having the courage to do it.
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—they weren’t coming after anybody. I’m not the first guy to have the Triforce.”