Comedy legend Will Ferrell on Monday reignited ancient conspiracy theories surrounding baseball star Cal Ripken Jr., actor Kevin Costner, extramarital affairs, blackouts and more.

Legend has it that in 1997, the Orioles caused an electrical problem at their home base at Camden Yards in order to keep Ripken Jr. out of consecutive games. according to To an interview Ferrell did on the podcast “My Momma Told Me.” Beneath this very real event (the electrical issue) is an even crazier conspiracy in which Ripken Jr. caught his wife in bed with Costner and beat him up.

Ripken Jr. is said to have suffered a severe hand injury in the scuffle, and the urban legend continues that he would have been forced to stop playing on the night of the electrical problem. Both Ripken Jr. and Costner deny the truth of this conspiracy, but Ferrell feels otherwise.

“There was a moment at the end of his winning streak where the game was called because the ballpark in Baltimore lost power,” Ferrell said on the podcast. “And they had to call the game. There was a power outage.” (Related: Kevin Costner dismisses rumors that he got someone pregnant on the 'Yellowstone' set)

The match was postponed to another night. “And the story is that Cal Ripken comes home and finds his wife cheating on him with Kevin Costner,” he continued. “They had a fight and he hurt his hand and was like, 'I can't play tonight.' They're like, 'Okay, how's the streak?' I know, the power is out. Please turn off the light. ” Then I took a few days off, my hand healed, and the streak continued. ”

Costner and Ripken Jr. became friends after meeting at the premiere of Dances with Wolves in 1990. according to to the New York Post. Ripken told NPR in 2008 that he was “definitely” on the field on the night in question. But no matter how strongly both men deny the truth of their claims, conspiracy theories are much harder to dislodge once they grow.