WWE champ Cody Rhodes says Nintendo sent him a cease and desist for wearing a Zelda Triforce on his boots

Cody Rhodes said he used the Zelda Triforce on his WWE boots because it represented power, wisdom, and courage to him.

He later received a polite cease-and-desist from Nintendo asking him to stop using the design.

Rhodes shared the story on his podcast and said he had previously talked about the boots in WWE Magazine.

The episode highlights how pop-culture references in wrestling can run into strict IP enforcement from game companies.