Cody Rhodes Pitched Video Game Villain As Inspiration For Wrestler's Character

Cody Rhodes Pitched The Legend of Zelda Character as Pro Wrestler's Gimmick

Photo Credit: WWE Cody Rhodes once tapped into his Legend of Zelda fandom to help a fellow pro wrestler discover her gimmick. Appearing on The Magic of Wrestling, Kidd Bandit revealed that Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was instrumental in helping her develop her wrestling persona during her training at The Nightmare Factory. “Honestly when I was trying to talk to him about what my character was, like I said I had no idea how to go about it…

Cody Rhodes Pitched Video Game Villain As Inspiration For Wrestler's Character

WWE’s Cody Rhodes steered an independent wrestler to base their character on a villain from The Legend of Zelda video game series. Beginning her career in 2021 at Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall’s Nightmare Factory training school in Atlanta, GA, Kidd Bandit is a name that independent wrestling fans may have become aware of in recent years. As well as making two in-ring appearances in AEW on the now defunct AEW Dark in 2021 and 2022, Bandit has gain…