WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has shared a very gamer-coded wrestling story: Nintendo apparently once reached out to him because of the Triforce logo on his ring boots.
The reveal came up on Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, where he was chatting games with fellow wrestler Kit Wilson. Rhodes, who is openly a big video game fan, showed off a Triforce tattoo on his finger and mentioned that Nintendo had previously sent him what he described as a cease-and-desist-style letter.
The funny part? Rhodes made it clear the whole thing was not some dramatic legal war. According to him, Nintendo’s message was “very kind” and the company was not aggressively chasing anyone down. Still, the reason is very Nintendo: Rhodes had been making wrestling entrances while wearing boots featuring the iconic Triforce symbol from The Legend of Zelda.
For Malaysian and SEA fans, this is one of those crossover stories that makes total sense. Wrestling and gaming fandoms overlap gila banyak here — the same people watching WWE clips are often also grinding ranked, collecting Nintendo merch, or arguing about which Zelda entry is best. Rhodes using the Triforce as part of his wrestling identity is exactly the kind of nerdy detail fans latch onto.
Rhodes also explained why the Zelda symbol meant something to him beyond just looking cool. He broke down the Triforce as representing power, courage, and wisdom: Ganon tied to power, Link to courage, and Zelda to wisdom. For him, those ideas connected nicely to wrestling — ambition, learning from experience, and having the guts to take risks in a brutal, competitive business.
Honestly, that reading fits. Pro wrestling is basically live-action anime with body slams: big entrances, personal lore, rivalries, symbolism, and characters constantly chasing their next power-up. A Triforce on ring gear may be unofficial Nintendo territory, but thematically? Bro, it works.
Rhodes’ gaming credentials are not new either. He is already known as a game lover, and he is set to appear as Guile in the upcoming Street Fighter movie. During the same discussion, he also spoke warmly about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker, which is a pretty strong taste check if you ask us.
The bigger takeaway is also very familiar to Nintendo fans: the company is famously protective of its IP. Whether it is fan projects, merch, logos, music, or public use of its symbols, Nintendo tends to keep a close eye on how its brands appear outside official channels. In this case, though, Rhodes’ version makes it sound more like a polite warning than a full legal smackdown.
For Zelda fans in Malaysia, this is just a fun reminder of how deep Nintendo’s cultural reach goes. The Triforce is not just a game logo anymore — it is a symbol people tattoo, wear, remix, and build personal meaning around. Sometimes that meaning even walks down a WWE ramp in front of thousands of fans.
Source: Nintendo Life