Will Mattel have the most complete legends line?

I has been really impressed with the legends released so far from Mattel. I just hope the cost and availability (over here in the UK online is our only option) gets sorted as it is costing an arm and a leg to collect them all.

Mattel definitely has the chance to do so. JAKKS gave us 181 individual names and over 500 CS figures. Mattel still needs legends like Bruno, Hogan, Flair, Andre, Bret, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and many others. Mattel has a long way to go, but they also have a lot of time.

They have done an impressive job giving collectors new names with each series. But nobody can say for sure what is going to happen in the future.

At the rate they went last year, NO. Releasing 1 set of 2 packs for the entire year, plus them knocking the line down to only 4 figures. Time will not allow it. If they renew their contract with WWE for another 5 years, they may have a chance. But, with them cutting down so much of their line, like the Classic ring being cut and 4 figures a set, I just don't see it at this rate. I personally, don't see the 2 packs lasting much longer either.

If they would have kept it rolling like it was, they may have. Hopefully, they start focusing more on the Legends line and we do start seeing more. That is my hope at least. However, I am not getting my hopes up too high at this point.

I am glad now, I chose to keep my JAKKS CS collection. I think it will be the most complete line in the end. I thought Mattel was going to surpass it in names and figures, but I honestly don't think it will now.

I had high hopes when I started to collect the Legends line. Didn't really want to start over again even if the figures looked better, but once they signed Macho Man I caved.

With all the changes with the Legends line (ESR cancelled, 6 to 4 figures in a set) as well as the 2-packs and several figures from older series still on the pegs, I'm not too sure if Mattel will be willing to sign the more obscure wrestlers like Jakks did. Maybe it's the price that these figures go for, the economy, or maybe many people don't want to start over but I don't think Mattel is selling their Legends line as much as they hoped.

They could always go the MattyCollector route and sell the older/obscure wrestlers so not to fear massive pegwarming at retail.

Unfortunately I think, the market is just not as high right now for Legends as it was with Jakks, which will really restrict what Mattel will make and thus not going as deep into the Legends line as Jakks did.

But you never know, series 3 and 4 have been selling really well (around here) and maybe it's just a rough start and Mattel will reach their stride like they have with DCUC.

I just want a WCW era Ultimo Dragon.

With Nash & Booker signed and the possibility of Sting these guys would be great additions to the Legends line!!! However isn't there a WCW line coming out too???

I think it depends on how strict your interpretation of "legend" is...If Mattel's Legends line never includes Tank, but somehow manages to get us a Dino Bravo, I'd count that as a win for Mattel.

Also, I don't think we should focus on a name-for-name duplication of Classic Superstars; instead, we should focus on, "Okay, Jakks gave us a Kamala, but Mattel gave us a pefect Kamala."

The only thing that could stand in the way is that Mattel as a larger company needs a higher profit return. So called obscure Legends or Legends from outside the Rock-N-Wrestling Connection or Attitude Era could be a long shot.

I believe they will with time. I mean they've been releasing Legends for a year now and they've released/signed some good names. However, the fact that they cut the number from 6 to 4 and cancelling the Old School ESR is a little worrisome. I really think they should release the shelf warmers like Sheik and Jimmy Snuka strictly online through Matty Collector and Ringside, because the real collectors would certainly buy those online and the ones in the stores should be the Macho Man's, Ultimate Warrior's.