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Post by Bandalero on Sept 28, 2017 16:16:20 GMT -5
ok now this is a line I can finally get into - the retro ring sold me, retro flair sold me. I'll have to be very selective with this because the rest looks like garbage.
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Post by qdogg on Sept 28, 2017 16:17:09 GMT -5
I thought we we're getting a Bret hart as well. Would of loved a 97 Hitman If they go back to the six figures per-set, from the number of figures in the pics, looks like there could be a few more coming hopefully soon. I think he'll be one of them along with probably a Big Show. Also, with how hard it's been to find Roman-(at least in my area lol. ) I'd actually welcome a repainted re-release of him to get another chance picking it up. Ya would of been cool to get a orange warrior from mania 6 if they we're doing repeats as well
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Post by marino13 on Sept 28, 2017 16:18:22 GMT -5
These are so good but I'm so scared to buy them. I know if I buy one, the floodgates will open and I'll be buying them all.
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Post by Lyle_The_Intern on Sept 28, 2017 16:25:22 GMT -5
This is absolutely incredible. I'm not lying when I say that, between 1994 and last year, I had actual, sleeping dreams about one day seeing something like this on my computer screen.
What a wonderful thing to happen in such an otherwise awful world.
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 28, 2017 16:28:36 GMT -5
These are so good but I'm so scared to buy them. I know if I buy one, the floodgates will open and I'll be buying them all.
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Post by Lyle_The_Intern on Sept 28, 2017 16:31:26 GMT -5
Also, Nakamura looks to have a new action. Notice that both his legs are jointed at the hip and there's apparently a knee joint on his left leg.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Sept 28, 2017 16:31:39 GMT -5
Any word on when these will be available for any kind of preorder?
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Post by RV F'N D on Sept 28, 2017 16:35:43 GMT -5
That ring looks very faithful to the original, love it. I want to see a surfer Sting that with a head similar to the recent orange basic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 16:36:21 GMT -5
Jeez all those retros and the only good ones are Flair and the repaints of Sting/Taker.
Why is this fraught with so many awful decisions.
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Post by popyduggan on Sept 28, 2017 16:39:17 GMT -5
Damn, that's some impressive stuff. I hope it's easier to find than series 2 is right now. Bravo on that ring too, I didn't think they'd get that extremely close to the original, I hope they do special versions later like KotR.
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Post by East Coast on Sept 28, 2017 16:45:18 GMT -5
ive never really paid attention to these things. Is it normal for them to use Basic/Elite heads on these??? I thought they were their own thing. But that Dbry head is def a head that was on a basic i owned.
and who at Mattel keeps thinking that Flair wore solid blue boots with the baby blue trunks? Cuz they did that to his DM elite too. And he def didn't wear those boots with that gear in real life.
Some of these look pretty cool. Especially the Nakamura and AJ. I was never a Hasbros guy. And from what i can tell, they don't really fit in with hasbros do they? the proportions and skin tones don't match what Hasbro did right?
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Post by Lyle_The_Intern on Sept 28, 2017 16:45:56 GMT -5
Jeez all those retros and the only good ones are Flair and the repaints of Sting/Taker. Why is this fraught with so many awful decisions. I'm genuinely curious as to how you can possibly say this. Enzo, Nakamura, AJ, Bray, and Jericho are perfect for how they would look in Hasbro form. Jericho's sculpted scarf is the most Hasbro detail they've ever incorporated into this set. I think the ones shown in this photo are almost universally amazing.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 28, 2017 16:54:47 GMT -5
When we keep getting Retro reveals and there is still no Diesel...
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 28, 2017 16:54:54 GMT -5
FINALLY, an amazing Hasbro-style Flair. Also love the Jericho!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 17:05:25 GMT -5
Jeez all those retros and the only good ones are Flair and the repaints of Sting/Taker. Why is this fraught with so many awful decisions. I'm genuinely curious as to how you can possibly say this. Enzo, Nakamura, AJ, Bray, and Jericho are perfect for how they would look in Hasbro form. Jericho's sculpted scarf is the most Hasbro detail they've ever incorporated into this set. I think the ones shown in this photo are almost universally amazing. IDGAF about the current roster. The figures mostly look good, but they're just crappy choices. I liked this line because of the prospect of filling in the gaps from the hasbro line. IE USA Luger, Diesel, Lawler etc. So to get a 2nd Sting (not Surfer), Flair and an Undertaker (which we already had in the OG line) out of all of these reveals is really disappointing.
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Post by kev85hasbro on Sept 28, 2017 17:09:09 GMT -5
Maybe KO will be a re-release w/new deco on shirt ? I did hear Kevin Owens original series 1 had to be halted to to a manufacturing error aswel as reigns. But I'm not sure if that is BS or legit. So maybe Mattel have corrected the error? Nice line up, the ring could be interesting.
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Post by Lyle_The_Intern on Sept 28, 2017 17:12:29 GMT -5
I'm genuinely curious as to how you can possibly say this. Enzo, Nakamura, AJ, Bray, and Jericho are perfect for how they would look in Hasbro form. Jericho's sculpted scarf is the most Hasbro detail they've ever incorporated into this set. I think the ones shown in this photo are almost universally amazing. IDGAF about the current roster. The figures mostly look good, but they're just crappy choices. I liked this line because of the prospect of filling in the gaps from the hasbro line. IE USA Luger, Diesel, Lawler etc. So to get a 2nd Sting (not Surfer), Flair and an Undertaker (which we already had in the OG line) out of all of these reveals is really disappointing. I hear that. I think most of those guys will come in time. I think they know that collectors of a certain age were hungry for this series and, if they gave them the obvious gaps right up front, they might just buy those and stop. Plus, I think we all have to admit that getting the most necessary gaps filled in was unlikely. I want the '94 dudes who they never got to, but I'm even MORE interested in going back to the gaps in the years Hasbro did cover. Power And Glory, Barbarian, Tugboat, Haku, Bad News Brown, Dino Bravo, Hart Foundation Anvil. Those are the guys I want. Yet I know that, with the possible exception of Anvil, it's all very unlikely. I don't like the current guys either, but I'd actually much prefer they make new guys than "classic" old guys who already have figures anyway. Flair is awesome because his Hasbro was a mess, but I have no interest in a new Savage or Warrior or whomever. None of those are ever going to supplant my actual Hasbros, so what's the point? With the new guys, it feels like the Hasbro line never died. For years, I'd watch wrestling and wonder which dude would've had which Hasbro action, and now I can actually find out. There's an awesome novelty and authenticity in that. I don't like the current product at all, but I've actually found that the Hasbro line has made me slightly more interested in watching than I had been before.
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Post by RedDevil on Sept 28, 2017 17:12:34 GMT -5
When we keep getting Retro reveals and there is still no Diesel... Given that the Enzo and Sami figures from the WM leak have proven real, then maybe we could be getting a nWo Macho Man as well. Combine that with the Wolfpac Sting and maybe we'll be getting a nWo themed series? If so, then we might ending up getting a Kevin Nash figure before we get a Diesel 😂
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Post by Thought Collector on Sept 28, 2017 17:12:34 GMT -5
These are so good but I'm so scared to buy them. I know if I buy one, the floodgates will open and I'll be buying them all. The pain for all of us old Hasbro collectors.
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Post by qdogg on Sept 28, 2017 17:15:14 GMT -5
Ya it would of been cool to see the Hardy Boys, Angle, Vince McMahon , nWo Hall, Diesel, Surfer Sting. Hopefully those are next up.
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