Took me a while because i was lazy but here are the reviews. Since they were requested, starting off with
The Usos
Easily The Usos best figures so far, the attires, accessories and headscans are great and definitely a step up from Elite 54. The tattoo work is perfect and actually helps me tell them apart without seeing the heads. Their entrance gear works well, except Jimmy's hood only sits well when it's down, trying to put it up, it sits a bit awkward and not all the way up. Only issues with these is Jimmy's left leg was a bit warped in the package.
Seth Rollins
Seth's best head comes with this figure, this one easily beats all other headscans. The attire looks great, and it's nice we got it since he didn't wear for that long. The accessory is alright but nothing special, it's almost like every figure comes with a RAW tag title now, i've somehow managed to rack up 6 of them now.
Dolph Ziggler
I never really liked this figure, but i needed an updated Dolph and since there isn't one coming out soon i went with this. In person, it looks a lot better and i actually like the figure now. The original head was alright but swapping the basic head onto it makes it so much better. If these 2 were the other way around with the Elite being in the basics attire, it would've been perfect.
Dean Ambrose
Like Ziggler, i needed an update (Or not Shield) Dean Ambrose so i went with this one, i always preferred this look over the black or grey tank top so this works. The accessories are nothing special and i'll probably never use them but this figure's looks great.
Sami Zayn
I didn't have a Zayn figure so picking one was hard, i prefer the NXT version but always wanted the entrance gear from the other one, so i figured i'd just get both since they were cheap. Both great figures with good attires, the Elite 51 head looks better in person but the Elite 40 is still much better. NXT title is a good accessory and it'll go on my Nakamura, and the entrance gear is also great from the E51.
Cesaro
The Elite 58 Cesaro could have been perfect but it just missed with those boots. In person they look better but still not the biggest fan of them. The attire and head a great, the accessories aren't good, the jacket is horrible but the kilt is okay. Elite 47 Cesaro is a good figure with loads of accessories, the attire is a bit bland but still looks good and accurate, the legs look a bit weird with the low cut boots but that's fine.
The biggest issue with this figure was how it was packaged, i don't know how someone at Mattel managed to package it the way you see in the first picture, with the waist turned around, boots back to front and the knee pads were back to front (i moved them back before i took the pic) On top of that, the right leg was awkwardly warped in the package but i managed to straighten it out a bit. Other than that, it's still a great figure and looks much better with the wrist tape arms (i posted it in the Fix-Up thread)
Elite 47 Cesaro is a good figure with loads of accessories, the attire is a bit bland but still looks good and accurate, the legs look a bit weird with the low cut boots but that's fine.
Samoa Joe
Elite 64 Samoa Joe is easily his best Elite so far, a perfect headscan, great attire and great accessories. I'm glad i waited on getting a Joe because i never liked either of the other 2 headscans. This is the ideal Joe figure, you get a complete entrance and in ring Joe. The painted on elbow tape is works in this case as an elbow pad would be too small and a new moulded pad would kill articulation. Only issue with this is the shirt is a bit of a tight fit on him.
Chris Jericho
I was bummed to see the 'List' Jericho was gone form Ringside so i figured i'd go with the E53 and get the other Jericho since it was cheap. I don't know why people don't like the Elite 53, it's not a bad a figure, yeah it's a lot less appealing than the other List Y2J, but it's still a good figure. The attire is good and the headscan is good too. Accessories are nice to complete a full 2016/2017 Jericho. The Elite Legends Jericho has one of my favourite attires of his, i always liked the purple since he debuted it around 2013. The head looks a bit weird but it's okay, it also sits a little high but not too bad. The accessory looks nice but being the dreaded plastic prison of a jacket, i'll never use it.
Shelton Benjamin
When they announced a 'Gold Standard' Shelton, i knew i had to get it, this definitely should have come out back in 2010 during his first run. The figure looks great, in person the head is good and the attire looks nice too. The ladder accessory is fitting and a good addition. Overall it's a long overdue figure but worth it. Only issue i have is yet again the Paint control issues, with chipping and little marks but nothing too major.
Kevin Owens
Despite what some people say, this is definitely Owens' best headscan, even though it has the shorter hair and beard, the face alone makes up for it, plus it doesn't even look bad. The attire is good with the red/white and grey. Though the arms are way too jacked, they don't look too bad, but the Luke Harper arms would've been perfect. Comes with a US title which is good so now i have 2 (already used the one he came with so i go my old one for pic) and a microphone which is also nice. Definitely Kevin's best Elite so far.
American Alpha
I couldn't decide between these or the TNF Elites but went with these in the end mainly because of the SD Tag Titles. Both look great, attires are spot on and heads looks good. The SD tag titles are great too and they seem to be in a much softer plastic which is great. While Gable is perfect, Jordan just can't catch a break... Real life injury and this figure has an injury too, an extremely loose ab crunch. While it's not borderline broken loose, it's still loose enough for it to move with me just holding the figure. This sucks as it's the worst feeling when a new figure has something like this. Other than that, they're both good.
Roman Reigns
I needed an update Roman figure since i only had his Elite 27(?) Shield figure. Happy i held off because this is hands down Roman's best figure. The headscan is perfect and the attire is a simple black and gold, only thing i would prefer over this is his lime green logo attire. It comes with an IC which is great as this is my first IC title, which will go straight onto my Elite Luke Harper fixup. Only issue with this was the vest was all over the place in the box, when i go it out it was unbuckled and almost sideways, but that was an easy fix.
Matt Hardy
When pictures of this Matt came out, i hated the head choice, i didn't like it on the Summerslam Elite and didn't like it here either, but in person, the head looks so much better and the face printing saved it, it actually looks like Matt and not a chipmunk. The beard and hair are done perfectly and the shaved fade around the head looks great. The attire looks good and accurate to the time, and the ECW title looks amazing. When they retired the old title and introduced this one, i hated it but eventually it grew a little on me to where i bought the kids belt of it in 2010. This one is long overdue but now it's finally here, only issue with it is it's a bit small. This title was massive so i think it should've been a bit bigger, but it's not a big issue.
AOP
These figures look amazing, and for single figures they're pretty heavy too. Both share the same body with a good looking tattoo on Akam. The heads look spot on and the accessories are perfect, you get entrance gear and the NXT tag titles. The only issue with these figures is the proportions, with the huge bodies, wide arms, thick legs and baby calves, i couldn't help but think of a Chicken when i looked that them. It might just be the legs throwing me off but they still look good.
Hulk Hogan
When they announced more storm Hogans, i was happy to see these attires. This is definitely my favourite look for Hogan as i grew up with the 2005/2006 Hulk Hogan look. These are my first Storm figures and While they both look great, neither really captured the perfect look for me. The Yellow Hogan obviously had yellow boots and accessories, which are good but i prefer the red. Then the red Hogan was on the right track but some doofus decided to give him those horrid yellow kneepads, which killed that figure. The heads look just like Hogan and the articulation is good, they also scale well with Mattel so that's perfect. To compromise and get my ideal Hogan, i switched the red boots onto the Yellow body which had better and more accurate tights, then added all the red accessories. Not it looks near perfect, all it needs is white wrist tape and no black beard. The shirt was an absolute b*tch to get off/on, the should've went with a velcro on the back, and for anyone interested in getting these or the NWO verisons, DO NOT BOTHER WITH THE BOA, this thing bleeds feathers and doesn't sit well, save your time and patience and use the Mattel one.
I posted the fixup in the Fix-Up thread so check that out.
Undisputed Era
Now the main event, everyone's favourite figures, The Undisputed Era. These figures are phenomenal and easy contenders for figures of the year, especially one of them. They all have incredible/perfect headscans, the cloth shirts look great and are perfect accessories. These figures complete with the NXT tag titles make them a centrepiece in any collection. O'Reilly's head is fantastic, looks just like him especially with the dark hair and bright beard just like real life. The attire is done great too.
Cole's head is damn near perfect, only thing that would've made it perfect in my opinion is his his eyes weren't as squinted, i know he had smaller/flat eyes but a little more open would have been perfect, but that aside it's still a 9/10. His attire is done perfect, his tattoo looks great too. I'm fine with his body choice and parts, except his thighs are a bit too big for his hip joints, if they put slightly bigger hip joints on it would've been perfect, it's not too noticeable though so it's fine.
And finally Bobby Fish, i said it before and i'll say it again, in my opinion, THIS IS figure of the year right now. I've never seen someone's face/head as perfectly captured as Fish's, it's almost like they shrunk the real him down to figure size. His attire is done perfectly, the logos are on point, the tattoo looks great and his part choices are perfect. Fish is incredibly underrated in my opinion, a lot of people see him as the 4th member of UE now with Roddy in, but he'll always be my 2nd favourite from the group and my number 1 favourite figure from this set. I still can't get over the perfect of this figure, 10/10.
That's the reviews done, hope everyone enjoys them and convinces some undecided people to get the figures. One thing i didn't mention in all of these but was present for literally all but 3 figures. Is the shoulder joints, i used to think i just always happened to get a dodgy one but now i think it's the case with all Mattel Elites.
The shoulder joints were literally ROCK SOLID out of the box, i was scared moving them would break the figure but fortunately they budged and i was able to soften them up a bit. Every single figure had this issue except the Storm Hogan's (which obviously aren't Mattel) and Bobby Fish (This is literally the perfect figure) Matt Hardy's wasn't as severe as the rest but they all had at least 1 or both shoulders rock solid. I'm not sure if this a common fault with these figures, or if it's the fact they had to come from the US to AUS and the changing conditions messed with the plastic or whatever, i don't know. Other than that, they all have the usual frozen ankle joint which is expected now so i'm not bothered with that. Anyone else have the shoulder issue though?
Anyway, i finally got around to doing these so hop you all enjoy, thanks for looking.
