natureboyfauser
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Post by natureboyfauser on Nov 3, 2017 10:21:24 GMT -5
Bill, I am a huge fan ... love the scale of Mattel Elites. I collected all of LJN, All of Hasbro's, All of Galoob, All of Jaaks and nothing is better than Mattel Elte scale sized figures .. but we need to stretch the legends more ... especially if Toys R us, Wal-mart - Target, Meijer has the ability to get their own which seperates them from others. People will order on-line and go there just for them.
Bob Backlund & Harley Race are no brainers to make. No excuse. Legends. Champions. Great relationship with WWE. There is a historical market for them and the years they were great! Harley King and Harley champion. Bob Backlund Good guy 6 years Champion and Bitter Bob Backlund crazy!
Ronnie Garvin has never been made and would be a fun one to add. Ron Simmons.
Obviosuly if Superstar Billy Graham could hush it .. he would be great.
Then of course the other legends like Bruiser Brody and some of the Hall of Famers. Let's honor the best of the best with figures PLEASE.
Eric Bischoff would be fun for the Monday Night Wars
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Post by punksnotdead on Nov 3, 2017 11:07:33 GMT -5
Don't forget these guys!  |
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Post by vestron89 on Nov 3, 2017 11:19:54 GMT -5
I understand any hesitation in putting Simmons as a DM, even though it's literally a moment that defined his career, and not a moment of lunacy like putting UM's Warrior in the line up.
However, he deserves an Elite with that belt.
TNF, or that new "Hall of Champions" line at Target are perfect candidates to insert him into.
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Post by fzmadness on Nov 3, 2017 11:39:44 GMT -5
I am all in for the past champions. Would love a Gorgeous George but I may be in the very very small minority there.
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grandmasterPRA
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 3, 2017 12:06:30 GMT -5
I get the feeling that a lot of those guys aren't on the "list" that Bill referred to in his interview. I would have a hard time believing that he wouldn't want to make a Bob Backlund especially considering that he was just recently on TV. I think we are getting people like The SHark and Isaac Yankem and Bezerker for a reason. Something tells me the WWE isn't giving him a ton of different options when it comes to new characters so they are releasing different versions of guys they have already done.
That being said, I would love to complete my WWE Champions collection. I have every single one in either Jakks/Mattel form except for Pedro Morales, Buddy Rogers, and Stan Stasiak. I wouldn't mind replacing any of my Jakks guys like Bob Backlund, Ivan Koloff and Billy Graham with Mattel versions though.
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Post by qdogg on Nov 3, 2017 12:11:29 GMT -5
94 Backlund with robe would be cool and King Harley Race
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Post by Mongo Bears on Nov 3, 2017 12:22:26 GMT -5
Superstar Billy Graham is probably the most under appreciated character in wrestling history.
If it wasn't for Billy Graham, then Bruno Sammartino would still be the champ
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Nov 3, 2017 12:27:52 GMT -5
Harley Race
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natureboyfauser
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Post by natureboyfauser on Nov 3, 2017 12:35:17 GMT -5
I would get Gorgeous George too and would love Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff etc ... would buy all Legends. Please WWE allow it and Bill please do it. WWE celebrates history in books, video games and Network ... let them be immortalized as figures.
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Post by Mr Ezekiel Jackson If Ya Nasty on Nov 3, 2017 13:49:20 GMT -5
Superstar Billy Graham is probably the most under appreciated character in wrestling history. If it wasn't for Billy Graham, then Bruno Sammartino would still be the champ More importantly, he was the person Hulk Hogan pattern himself after. Big Poppa Pump also. |
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Post by Join The Dark Order 🖐 on Nov 3, 2017 13:52:36 GMT -5
Remember this is a market mainly based at children, I can't see Gorgeous George selling well.
Kids gotta get those Cena's 😉
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Post by Boy Wonder on Nov 3, 2017 15:50:34 GMT -5
I support this  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 16:08:29 GMT -5
Don't forget these guys! I would buy it. |
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Post by Boy Wonder on Nov 3, 2017 16:35:14 GMT -5
I'd love to see Championship 2 packs that could be used to help sell some less known guys
Buddy Rogers and John Cena (with original WWWF title and Spinner title)
Bob Backlund and Kurt Angle (with Big Green title and Undisputed title)
Pedro Morales and AJ Styles (with 70's title and current title)
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Post by LuisTX on Nov 3, 2017 16:50:41 GMT -5
Why not put this thread in the suggestion box?
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Post by WalterF on Nov 3, 2017 18:58:13 GMT -5
I'd love to see Championship 2 packs that could be used to help sell some less known guys Buddy Rogers and John Cena (with original WWWF title and Spinner title) Bob Backlund and Kurt Angle (with Big Green title and Undisputed title) Pedro Morales and AJ Styles (with 70's title and current title) I would go for this |
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Post by classicwrestlingfan on Nov 3, 2017 19:02:51 GMT -5
Bruiser Brody is my biggest want.
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Post by justawrestlingfan on Nov 3, 2017 19:16:58 GMT -5
This has been asked in every year q&a
They wouldn't listen, they have more fetish on rainbow cena and reigns.
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Post by #HANDSOME1 on Nov 3, 2017 21:01:21 GMT -5
I'd love to see Championship 2 packs that could be used to help sell some less known guys Buddy Rogers and John Cena (with original WWWF title and Spinner title) Bob Backlund and Kurt Angle (with Big Green title and Undisputed title) Pedro Morales and AJ Styles (with 70's title and current title) Awesome idea bro! 👍👍👍 I'd buy... |
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 3, 2017 22:16:54 GMT -5
One thing that hurts Mattel is their lack of going out and signing guys themselves. The old saying is you gotta spend money to make money. I remember the days of JAKKS, while the product was inferior, you'd go to Jeremy.com and a guy like Haku would get steam from collectors...Jakks/Jeremy would go out and sign Haku to a deal and get his figures out. That's why JAKKS gave us so many great names. Mattel has kinda taken the "lazy" way out (and I dont mean that negatively) and just go with whomever is signed under legends deals.
I wonder how many of these older guys are even under an actual Legends deal? Harley Race, Pedro Morales, Billy Graham...none of theme have any sort of merch out in the past 7 years. As far as we know they were signed under a temp deal for their HOF inductions and they've since expired.
On top of that with Mattel's ideology of not doing their own signings, we're never going to get names like Bruiser Brody, Great Muta, Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami or other older legends.
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