Are E16 Rock's the new peg warmer?

It's not that the fans are getting sick of the wrestlers....Mattel just sucks at creating lineups and their case breakdowns are embarrassing. That is why certain guys shelfwarm.

Elite 12 Orton shelf warmed because we had just had Orton in Elite 9 and Best of 2011. SO when Elite 12 came out, most people already had an Orton. Plus, Elite 9 and Best of 2011 were actually the better figure because it had a cloth shirt, not the rubber one. So when Elite 12 came out, most people who needed or WANTED an Orton had just gotten one very recently. The demand for Orton was very low.

Same thing with Elite 16 Rock....how many of us just got an Elite Rock figure in Elite 14? Plus the fact like you said, the goatee on the Elite 16 looks like crap.

For $16.99-$17.99 depending on what store you buy at, I don't see how Mattel can expect us to have a need for guys like Rock, Orton, Cena and Mysterio every other Series.

I know I have no desire to buy a character, and then buy another figure of that character within a short span of time.

I'm not just talking about Elites though...if you look at the Basics, the red Cena really killed the 2011-2012 Mattel line. I'm going to try and name them all, but I bet I can't.

WM27 Basic
Signature Series
Best of PPV Basic
Best of PPV Elite
Signature Series #2..I believe he was actually in two different signature Series'.
Elite 14
Battle Pack 13
Battle PAck 15

So we had at LEAST 8 different Series containing the exact same red deco John Cena.....this killed the entire line because stores couldn't justify restocking when the pegs were filled with John Cena.

Also....Rey Mysterio was in:

Basic 13
Battle Pack 13
Royal Rumble Heritage
Basic 15
Elite 13
Elite 15

So we had at least 6 different Mysterio's out there at the same time as well.

This is a problem, because if I'm MOST parents and my kid wants Rey Mysterio or John Cena, I'm going to try and talk them into the cheaper Basic version.

So even though I agree with you, we need a lot of Elite John Cena's to keep up with his attire that is constantly changing to the point where Mattel's Elites are always behind....but I think having so many Basics of him is hurting the Elite sales because I think parents are buying their kids the Basics instead.

When you had Rock in a previous elite set, naturally kids/collectors/parents won't want to drop $16-17 for another, that imo, is terrible.

Mattel seriously should reconsider how they pack figures, and how they do their revision cases... I mean, sure Rock WAS relevant a few months ago... now, he is nothing.

E16 Rock is warming in my area, along with E16 Orton. Anybody need these let me know:) The Orton problem is well documented, and E16 Orton is now warming next to E12 Orton and in some stores B02011 Orton, which was just E9 I think...E16 Rock is following a very solid E14 fig, which had better accessories in my opinion, and E16's goatee looks like a very sloppy custom. The fact that the revision case is packed the way it is will probably be bad news until the holiday shopping starts and I expect they'll probably clear out.

It's called supply and demand my friend...the nash is hot b/c it's 1 per case and everyone wants it, if they put out what everybody wanted in every cash, nothing would be valuable.

How long is a figure considered a peg warmer?

In my view, if a series lets say for example E16 Rock and E17 gets put on the shelves. I will then consider E16 Rock a peg warmer because another series came out while the old series is still there on the pegs.

E12 Orton, E9 Orton, E4 Finley, E13 Sheamus, E15 Truth, these are all peg warmers to me. I doubt E16 Rock will still be on the shelves when E17 hits retail. E16 Orton might still be there.

Unlike Cena who is in a whole different league, I don't think people would really get sick or bored of The Rock seeing as he is everywhere in Hollywood for the past few years (now he's filming Fast Six and with GI Joe 2 set to open soon next year). It actually is a bad-a$$ looking figure. The goatee looks a lot better in person and maybe it varies on certain figures.... I like mine a lot..

i put the e14 track pants on him with the bring it shirt. that shirt makes him look jacked.

LOL ^^ Nice shirt!