Cody Rhodes reveals Nintendo sent cease-and-desist over Zelda-inspired gear

Cody Rhodes has risen from being the son of a son of a plumber, to AEW executive vice president, to WWE Champion. But even he still yields to the power of Nintendo’s attorneys.

Rhodes discussed his legal run-ins with the video game giant on the latest episode of What Do You Wanna Talk About? As he and Kit Wilson were talking about their favorite video games, the conversation turned to the Legend of Zelda-themed gear Rhodes used to wear.

“I got a cease and desist [notice] from Nintendo,” he said. “It was very kind. It was polite. They weren’t coming after anybody. They’re friendly. I’m not the first guy to have the Triforce.”

Rhodes also talked about the Triforce and why he chose to put it on his boots in the first place.

“I thought the principles of the Triforce, which are power, courage, and wisdom—and for those who don’t know, Zelda’s the wise one, obviously Link is the one who’s got the courage, and power is Gannon,” Rhodes explained. “They make up the three parts of the Triforce, that’s the whole deal. And 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 be powerful, in a world that’s competitive of sports and sports entertainment, and then having the courage to do it.”