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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Aug 8, 2018 6:01:25 GMT -5
HBK's kind of in that boat with Savage where I think his "everyday" attires are a lot more memorable and iconic than his Wrestlemania/PPV ones. When I think of mid-'90s HBK, this is exactly what I picture. Right. I remember him against Jannetty (as pictured), being betrayed by Diesel on that early '96 (house show?) just before Mania 12, and SCM to 123 Kid. That's just off the top of my head.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Aug 8, 2018 9:45:50 GMT -5
HBK's kind of in that boat with Savage where I think his "everyday" attires are a lot more memorable and iconic than his Wrestlemania/PPV ones. When I think of mid-'90s HBK, this is exactly what I picture. Right. I remember him against Jannetty (as pictured), being betrayed by Diesel on that early '96 (house show?) just before Mania 12, and SCM to 123 Kid. That's just off the top of my head. is that jannetty? i think its leif cassidy. not that it matters, just nitpicking haha
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Post by theaxehennig on Aug 8, 2018 10:16:21 GMT -5
That red attire with the thick zebra striped kneepads is the way to go.
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Post by nytevyzon on Aug 8, 2018 12:59:14 GMT -5
His Wresltmania 11 attire is really cool and has the red boots, but I feel never really get mentioned. It would make a great figure.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Aug 8, 2018 13:01:50 GMT -5
Right. I remember him against Jannetty (as pictured), being betrayed by Diesel on that early '96 (house show?) just before Mania 12, and SCM to 123 Kid. That's just off the top of my head. is that jannetty? i think its leif cassidy. not that it matters, just nitpicking haha Well, crap..it is lol. I think there WAS a face HBK vs heel Marty match during this 1996 period, right?
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Post by cldbld on Aug 8, 2018 17:35:51 GMT -5
I have the wm26 basic (because I collect any and all HBK). And I just wanna say, how the hell did they decide to turn HBKs last match into a basic? That was dumb. I’m gonna take a wild guess and assume because they’d recently acquired the WWE license and these were out within their first year, they probably made HBK a basic to not interefere with the Defining Moments (WM25) figure sales seeing as they were released around a similar time. Plus they did have a very detailed Mysterio and HHH accessory along with Taker & Swagger in their WM26 Elite line which usually consisted of the winners. Shawn was just a bonus figure. I can dig that but 8 years later and?? Lol they rehashed WM12 3 different times while the last 1 turned out crap.
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Post by cldbld on Aug 8, 2018 17:37:37 GMT -5
I have the wm26 basic (because I collect any and all HBK). And I just wanna say, how the hell did they decide to turn HBKs last match into a basic? That was dumb. Because they were putting out an elite in similar (and better colored) gear about 6 months later I can agree that it was unique colors, but black n white is better than copper and white. But if you like it more, than I'll agree to disagree :-)
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Aug 8, 2018 18:14:57 GMT -5
I’m gonna take a wild guess and assume because they’d recently acquired the WWE license and these were out within their first year, they probably made HBK a basic to not interefere with the Defining Moments (WM25) figure sales seeing as they were released around a similar time. Plus they did have a very detailed Mysterio and HHH accessory along with Taker & Swagger in their WM26 Elite line which usually consisted of the winners. Shawn was just a bonus figure. I can dig that but 8 years later and?? Lol they rehashed WM12 3 different times while the last 1 turned out crap. WM12 is a much more iconic attire though and there was a much bigger demand to see EG HBK as an Elite than the WM26 from what I saw on here. Another problem is that despite WM26 being HBK’s retirement match, it’ll always be overshadowed by WM25 thus making it somewhat forgettable IMO. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for seeing all of HBK’s 2nd run attires as Elites but I get why some are made over others. I myself want an Elite SummerSlam 2005 HBK with entrance gear personally 🤷🏽♂️
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Post by xtremebadass on Aug 8, 2018 19:25:02 GMT -5
I would love nothing more than an Elite HBK with entrance gear from WMXIX to match the RSC WMXIX Chris Jericho.
At this rate we'd probably get an Elite NWO Shawn Michaels in street clothes before Ruthless Aggression era WM HBKs.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Aug 8, 2018 20:16:30 GMT -5
Because they were putting out an elite in similar (and better colored) gear about 6 months later I can agree that it was unique colors, but black n white is better than copper and white. But if you like it more, than I'll agree to disagree :-) WM26 was cream white
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Post by chowmeinkane on Aug 8, 2018 23:41:10 GMT -5
I'd like to see the WM9 one made, that was the only good match on that card
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Post by cldbld on Aug 9, 2018 1:21:04 GMT -5
I can dig that but 8 years later and?? Lol they rehashed WM12 3 different times while the last 1 turned out crap. WM12 is a much more iconic attire though and there was a much bigger demand to see EG HBK as an Elite than the WM26 from what I saw on here. Another problem is that despite WM26 being HBK’s retirement match, it’ll always be overshadowed by WM25 thus making it somewhat forgettable IMO. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for seeing all of HBK’s 2nd run attires as Elites but I get why some are made over others. I myself want an Elite SummerSlam 2005 HBK with entrance gear personally 🤷🏽♂️ I like that 1 too lol
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Post by cldbld on Aug 9, 2018 1:21:39 GMT -5
I can agree that it was unique colors, but black n white is better than copper and white. But if you like it more, than I'll agree to disagree :-) WM26 was cream white Well I mean it's still white right?
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Post by ellisd on Aug 9, 2018 8:50:02 GMT -5
is that jannetty? i think its leif cassidy. not that it matters, just nitpicking haha Well, crap..it is lol. I think there WAS a face HBK vs heel Marty match during this 1996 period, right? Yes there was. I think Shawn was in his blue tights for that one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 8:51:08 GMT -5
People debating about colors leads me to believe everyone on here has different settings on their computers and phones.
And no HBK is more worthy of an elite than Mind Games 96.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 9, 2018 9:26:33 GMT -5
I think my most wanted HBK figures right now are Summerslam and Survivors Series 2002.
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