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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Sept 23, 2018 13:05:44 GMT -5
First I heard of Backlund being a GameStop exclusive. I originally was planning on getting a MOC one to pair with my Sammartino. Now those stylized boxes are gonna clash all to hell.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 13:09:28 GMT -5
While I would love another Kerry...Did they ever show a new Texas Tornado? I don’t think they did. The only thing shown was what looked to be a custom on that one blowhards Instagram account. I don’t remember seeing one at either SDCC or the Vegas show. Nor do I remember Bill mentioning a new one. They had him on a poster with all the other wrestlers they had figures of shown at sdcc They also had a cgi of a Bill figure and we know that aint getting made
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 23, 2018 13:46:17 GMT -5
They had him on a poster with all the other wrestlers they had figures of shown at sdcc They also had a cgi of a Bill figure and we know that aint getting made I don’t understand. Was the Bill figure on the poster? (That figure was indeed made).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 13:53:42 GMT -5
They also had a cgi of a Bill figure and we know that aint getting made I don’t understand. Was the Bill figure on the poster? (That figure was indeed made). Na it was a cgi, Bill said it was an 'easter egg', meaning inside joke or hidden message in media speak Think they put him on the poster as a birthday gift or something
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 23, 2018 13:59:59 GMT -5
I don’t understand. Was the Bill figure on the poster? (That figure was indeed made). Na it was a cgi, Bill said it was an 'easter egg', meaning inside joke or hidden message in media speak Think they put him on the poster as a birthday gift or something Really? I have a bad memory but I thought they actually made the figure as a one-off present for Bill
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 14:04:11 GMT -5
Na it was a cgi, Bill said it was an 'easter egg', meaning inside joke or hidden message in media speak Think they put him on the poster as a birthday gift or something Really? I have a bad memory but I thought they actually made the figure as a one-off present for Bill Bill tweeted about it, he used that term, easter egg, plus, if they made him a figure for his birthday, they/he'd have shown it for sure
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Sept 23, 2018 14:22:15 GMT -5
Na it was a cgi, Bill said it was an 'easter egg', meaning inside joke or hidden message in media speak Think they put him on the poster as a birthday gift or something Really? I have a bad memory but I thought they actually made the figure as a one-off present for Bill I believe the same thing. It probably wasn’t shown because there was no real Need to
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 23, 2018 17:03:48 GMT -5
Wait, when the hell did Backlund become a Gamestop exclusive? Welp, that's one less figure I have to buy then. I won't pay the rip off price Gamestop charges for these for a silly box that obscures 60% of the figure.
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Post by stc13 on Sept 23, 2018 17:24:49 GMT -5
Wait, when the hell did Backlund become a Gamestop exclusive? Welp, that's one less figure I have to buy then. I won't pay the rip off price Gamestop charges for these for a silly box that obscures 60% of the figure. Bill said the Backlund figure was part of E63, and AFA (Mattel marketing manager) said that it would be a Walmart exclusive figure. When asked how it would be distributed, his response was, "wait and see." As far as I know the WWE.com caption is the only indication of it being a Gamestop figure.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 17:28:33 GMT -5
Wait, when the hell did Backlund become a Gamestop exclusive? Welp, that's one less figure I have to buy then. I won't pay the rip off price Gamestop charges for these for a silly box that obscures 60% of the figure. Bill said the Backlund figure was part of E63, and AFA (Mattel marketing manager) said that it would be a Walmart exclusive figure. When asked how it would be distributed, his response was, "wait and see." As far as I know the WWE.com caption is the only indication of it being a Gamestop figure. Lets hope wwe.com is wrong
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Post by Chicago on Sept 23, 2018 17:54:52 GMT -5
I seem to remember someone posting some early listings from Amazon or Target and Texas Tornado's name was a release, but then there were no more mentions. Texas Tornado was at one time linked to a second series of Hall of Fame 2-Packs with his brother Kevin, but that never came to pass. There was also a regular Hall of Fame Series Kerry Von Erich figure listed on BrickSeek/Target. Nothing came of it either. If Mattel still has them under contract and wants to find a place for them in the line, I'm sure we'll see them somewhere down the road. That is the first I heard about Backlund being a Gamestop exclusive. So it was elite 63 then some flashback series with undertaker and now Gamestop? Sounds about right. Wait, when the hell did Backlund become a Gamestop exclusive? Welp, that's one less figure I have to buy then. I won't pay the rip off price Gamestop charges for these for a silly box that obscures 60% of the figure. Bill said the Backlund figure was part of E63, and AFA (Mattel marketing manager) said that it would be a Walmart exclusive figure. When asked how it would be distributed, his response was, "wait and see." As far as I know the WWE.com caption is the only indication of it being a Gamestop figure. A UK distributor also picked up on this, but we haven't heard anyone from Mattel confirm its authenticity.
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Post by screech on Sept 23, 2018 18:00:55 GMT -5
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Bill never said "it doesn't exist." He only commented that it's not getting released and that it was only put on the poster as an easter egg. That does not equate to not existing. Steve from Mattel already told the story how they had it made for Bill as a birthday present. Photographing and putting it on the poster so Bill has an official spot to sign was the icing on the cake.
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Post by ero on Sept 23, 2018 19:06:34 GMT -5
ero asked about Backlund at StocktonCon back in August and was told he was in Elite 63 and that he wasn't replacing anyone when asked. When the MOC pictures were released there was no images of Backlund on the back. That doesn't really mean he isn't still being released with Elite 63, he could still be released but have his own Elite style design. Yeah, sorry, guys, I dunno what the heck is going on. I confirmed with Bill twice at the Stockton convention.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 23, 2018 19:57:09 GMT -5
ero asked about Backlund at StocktonCon back in August and was told he was in Elite 63 and that he wasn't replacing anyone when asked. When the MOC pictures were released there was no images of Backlund on the back. That doesn't really mean he isn't still being released with Elite 63, he could still be released but have his own Elite style design. Yeah, sorry, guys, I dunno what the heck is going on. I confirmed with Bill twice at the Stockton convention. ...methinks Bill may have gotten a bit confused...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 1:34:48 GMT -5
@mattelfreak Bill never said "it doesn't exist." He only commented that it's not getting released and that it was only put on the poster as an easter egg. That does not equate to not existing. Steve from Mattel already told the story how they had it made for Bill as a birthday present. Photographing and putting it on the poster so Bill has an official spot to sign was the icing on the cake. Made a figure or put him on the poster as a present? I genuinely havent seen anyone say we made Bill a figure of himself for his birthday I was just going by what the term easter egg means, inside joke or hidden message, i read ot as the place on the poster for him to sign was the gift
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Sept 24, 2018 1:55:11 GMT -5
@mattelfreak Bill never said "it doesn't exist." He only commented that it's not getting released and that it was only put on the poster as an easter egg. That does not equate to not existing. Steve from Mattel already told the story how they had it made for Bill as a birthday present. Photographing and putting it on the poster so Bill has an official spot to sign was the icing on the cake. Made a figure or put him on the poster as a present? I genuinely havent seen anyone say we made Bill a figure of himself for his birthday I was just going by what the term easter egg means, inside joke or hidden message, i read ot as the place on the poster for him to sign was the gift it was an anniversary gift for something I think not Birthday
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Post by screech on Sept 24, 2018 1:55:40 GMT -5
@mattelfreak Bill never said "it doesn't exist." He only commented that it's not getting released and that it was only put on the poster as an easter egg. That does not equate to not existing. Steve from Mattel already told the story how they had it made for Bill as a birthday present. Photographing and putting it on the poster so Bill has an official spot to sign was the icing on the cake. Made a figure or put him on the poster as a present? I genuinely havent seen anyone say we made Bill a figure of himself for his birthday I was just going by what the term easter egg means, inside joke or hidden message, i read ot as the place on the poster for him to sign was the gift Both. Steve told the whole story around Comic Con time on one of his IG stories. Bill's referral to it being an easter egg is in terms of the poster only since it's advertising their Elite line and that figure isn't available like the others. It would still be cool to see a picture of Bill holding it though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 2:00:02 GMT -5
Made a figure or put him on the poster as a present? I genuinely havent seen anyone say we made Bill a figure of himself for his birthday I was just going by what the term easter egg means, inside joke or hidden message, i read ot as the place on the poster for him to sign was the gift Both. Steve told the whole story around Comic Con time on one of his IG stories. Bill's referral to it being an easter egg is in terms of the poster only since it's advertising their Elite line and that figure isn't available like the others. It would still be cool to see a picture of Bill holding it though. If there was ever confirmation either way thatd shut me up lol i just cant see them spending the money to produce a one off figure, putting him on the poster on the other hand, for sure
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Post by Gorilla on Sept 24, 2018 4:46:32 GMT -5
Can we stop with discussing Bill's figure in this thread???
It's completely off topic and nonsensical. I'm not sure how it has managed to be this many posts already.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 9:52:52 GMT -5
I really want Kerry Von Erich, the Texas Tornado -- and I hope he comes out sooner than later -- if at all ... also I really want Backlund but I don't want to pay an extra $6 for a keen box -- but I likely will because that's what its come to to get Flashbacks, lol.
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