The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is considered by many to be one of the absolute best video games ever made. It's earned near-universal acclaim from critics and fans alike, with incredible sales numbers to solidify it as a massive success for the Zelda brand. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has millions of fans all over the world, and one of them is WWE legend "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
This first came to light in a promotional video for an episode of the Broken Skull Sessions, which is basically a live-action version of Stone Cold's podcast where he interviews various guests. To help promote new episodes, Stone Cold often hosts a segment where he asks his guest rapid-fire questions, which is exactly what he did when interviewing Cody Rhodes. One of the questions Austin asked Rhodes was what he thinks the best Zelda game is, to which Rhodes answered Ocarina of Time. Austin fired back by insisting that Breath of the Wild was actually the best Zelda game.
Now WWE has released behind-the-scenes photos of Broken Skull Sessions, showing Austin with some of the guests he's featured on the program in the past year. One of the photos shows Austin playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the screen that's typically used to showcase wrestling matches and photos, complete with Switch Joy-Cons.
Austin is one of the most popular WWE superstars of all time, if not the most popular. He is best known for his work during the Attitude Era, where he served as WWF Champion and had high profile feuds with the likes of Mick Foley, The Rock, and The Undertaker. Nagging injuries saw Austin retire from in-ring competition in the early 2000s, but he made his shocking return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 earlier this year.
At WrestleMania, Austin competed in his first match in decades, facing off against Kevin Owens. Their brawl was well-received, with many impressed by Austin's performance after having been away from the ring so long. Austin reappeared on the second night of WrestleMania, delivering Stone Cold Stunners to the likes of Austin Theory, Pat McAfee, and archenemy Mr. McMahon.
Now that Austin's love for Breath of the Wild has been made public knowledge, it will be interesting to see if he shares his opinion about the upcoming sequel. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel is expected to drop at some point in 2023, though an official release date has not been announced at the time of this writing.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is out now for Nintendo Switch and Wii U.
Source: WWE