What Hulkamania-era Superstars Are Left For Mattel To Make?
Feb 22, 2017 10:34:57 GMT -5
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Post by MWFD on Feb 22, 2017 10:34:57 GMT -5
So with the upcoming releases of Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and The Warlord as well as the rumored upcoming Greg "The Hammer" Valentine figure, it had me thinking about what characters are left for Mattel to make from the late 80s/early 90s golden age of pro-wrestling?
Although I've already expressed my disappointment with the first shots of Beefcake, I must say that Mattel has done a great job over the past couple of years of introducing more characters to their lineup. Specifically, they've dug deeper and introduced some of the more "obscure" characters from WWE's rich history. Just a few years ago, it seemed like Mattel was focused on only creating the main event and upper mid card level stars (and/or characters that had long careers) from the 80s and 90s, while the lower-level guys (and/or short-lived characters) got no attention. Since around 2014, however, Mattel has released the following superstars in action figure form:
The Wild Samoans
Tito Santana
Tugboat
Typhoon
Sid Justice
Irwin R. Schyster
The Ultimate Maniacz
The Narcissist
The Ringmaster
Rocky Maivia
Faarooq
The Warlord
Greg Valentine (rumored)
Some of these names were or would go on to become main eventers, but these characters sure weren't (Maivia, Ringmaster). Other characters like Justice and Narcissist only lasted a matter of months in the WWF. To see the amount of characters Mattel has churned out is impressive. Granted, I am still holding out hope for an Elite Sid Justice considering he main-evented WrestleMania VIII, but I digress...
As for who's left that I'd like to see from this era. There's still a decent amount, but I'm going to limit it to the top 5 most requested characters and I'll start (no one past King of the Ring 1993)...
Bad News Brown
Power & Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma)
The Barbarian
Virgil
The Mountie
What say you?
Although I've already expressed my disappointment with the first shots of Beefcake, I must say that Mattel has done a great job over the past couple of years of introducing more characters to their lineup. Specifically, they've dug deeper and introduced some of the more "obscure" characters from WWE's rich history. Just a few years ago, it seemed like Mattel was focused on only creating the main event and upper mid card level stars (and/or characters that had long careers) from the 80s and 90s, while the lower-level guys (and/or short-lived characters) got no attention. Since around 2014, however, Mattel has released the following superstars in action figure form:
The Wild Samoans
Tito Santana
Tugboat
Typhoon
Sid Justice
Irwin R. Schyster
The Ultimate Maniacz
The Narcissist
The Ringmaster
Rocky Maivia
Faarooq
The Warlord
Greg Valentine (rumored)
Some of these names were or would go on to become main eventers, but these characters sure weren't (Maivia, Ringmaster). Other characters like Justice and Narcissist only lasted a matter of months in the WWF. To see the amount of characters Mattel has churned out is impressive. Granted, I am still holding out hope for an Elite Sid Justice considering he main-evented WrestleMania VIII, but I digress...
As for who's left that I'd like to see from this era. There's still a decent amount, but I'm going to limit it to the top 5 most requested characters and I'll start (no one past King of the Ring 1993)...
Bad News Brown
Power & Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma)
The Barbarian
Virgil
The Mountie
What say you?
