Professional wrestling legend Stone Cold Steve Austin has been spotted playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with a seal of approval. With the recent release of Tears of the Kingdom, millions of players have already given it a try, but Stone Cold Steve Austin may be among the most unexpected fans.Since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released in May, it has sold millions of copies to Nintendo Switch owners, with 10 million sales in the first three weeks. By comparison, Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold nearly 30 million copies to date, which suggests that Tears of the Kingdom may outsell its prequel. As so many Switch owners have already obtained Tears of the Kingdom, it's no surprise that some of them are celebrities, but wrestling fans may not have expected Stone Cold Steve Austin to play the Nintendo game. Gaming journalist and Kinda Funny podcast host Greg Miller has shared two photos of Stone Cold Steve Austin playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on a Nintendo Switch. Utilizing the hybrid capabilities of the Switch, Austin is playing the game while sitting in a director's chair in what appears to be his warehouse garage. In the other photo, Austin enthusiastically shows Nintendo hero Link standing in front of one of the many Tears of the Kingdom shrines while raising a thumbs up to the camera.
Beyond displaying the Breath of the Wild sequel on screen, Austin is shown playing with the Joy-Cons from the limited-edition Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom console which may point to his enthusiasm for the Switch game. Miller seems to joke around as he laments being the only video game contact that some people like Steve Austin have, resulting in some unexpected messages. According to Miller, Steve Austin had texted the photos of him playing Tears of the Kingdom.
Because of how rarely Stone Cold Steve Austin is pictured playing video games compared to wrestlers like UpUpDownDown's Xavier Woods, the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom images may become iconic. With professional wrestling fans being loyal to legends like Austin, the photos may encourage some Nintendo Switch owners without the game to get their own copy of Tears of the Kingdom.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available now for Nintendo Switch.