Cody Rhodes has one of the most intriguing WWE storylines, one that has had fans captivated ever since its debut. However, despite the twists and turns that plague the story, fans have found a very unusual connection between the story that Rhodes is playing out and the storyline of Dinsey’s most popular animated story.
Fans have equated the beats of the storyline that Rhodes has been following with Lion King, the seminal Disney classic that adapted William Shakespeare’s Hamlet for its young audience. The plot beats and the characters have been mapped out by audiences in a fun instance of comparative storytelling, something that has taken X by storm in the wake of this realization.
Fans have pointed out the uncanny resemblance between the stories
While there is a lot of speculation about how the story closely follows the storyline of Rhodes, fans online are convinced that there are more than a few things common in the narrative that has been presented by WWE and the Disney Classic. Fans have also gone so far as to link certain characters from WWE with characters in the Disney classic to further cement this idea.
Describe Cody Rhodes and his WWE story:
"A man born into a royal family who once fled his home to find himself after losing his father. Several years later, he returned home to reconcile his trauma and claim his throne."
Wait a minute! 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cHjRWmVVKh
— Just Alyx (@JustAlyxCentral) February 25, 2024
Mufasa = Dusty Rhodes
Scar = Roman Reigns
Hyenas = Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa
Nala = Brandi Rhodes
Timon and Pumbaa = Young Bucks— Just Alyx (@JustAlyxCentral) February 25, 2024
Timon and Pumba would be Jey and Seth now tho. Young Bucks would be….. like…. Catdog. 😂
— Yato (@yatogami_018) February 25, 2024
Vince McMahon represents Scar. This is a political fight. Vince tried presenting the whole Rhodes family as clowns. Cody left Vince's(scar) kingdom, established himself, and came back to claim WWE. Now Vince is gone and people can finally say "wrestling" in WWE.
— Listentome Ulittleshit (@Listentome45409) February 25, 2024
And Roman is scar lol 😂
— Wes Troop (@WesAlist) February 25, 2024
What has further enamored fans about this strange bit of comparative storytelling is the fact that fans’ version of WWE’s Scar is someone Rhodes is currently competing against. Some claimed that the story seemed similar because it is overtly generic, and could be said to be belonging to effectively every WWE superstar. Others have indulged in the wacky comparison of the two franchises, slotting in characters for each wrestler that Rhodes has faced in his career.
There seems to be some big debate as to who is the Scar in Cody Rhodes’s storyline
As characters are being slotted in this hilarious thought exercise, there seems to be a lot of debate as to who can be slotted in as Scar. Simba’s treacherous uncle in the film, Scar was the brother of Simba’s father, Mufasa, who ended up taking the throne after exiling Simba. Popular choices of wrestlers that were said to potentially represent Scar were Roman Reigns, The Rock, and Vince McMahon.
The narrative that has been presented is that each of these wrestlers has had a hand in dethroning Cody Rhodes, who has vied for the throne of WWE for quite some time. However, the consensus seems to be leaning towards Roman Reigns, who has had a big hand in the storyline that Rhodes has been involved in. The wrestler has also had his share of underlings that are being equated with the three hyenas that Scar employs.
