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Post by ToyeticToys on Oct 20, 2020 9:31:17 GMT -5
It's definitely a grail piece. About a year or two ago, a UK Sting Buddy appeared on eBay. I won the auction for around $500 USD. The seller used eBay's Global shipping program. . . And the package was lost. One of the downsides of eBay's GSP is that they outsource the shipping to a third party company. In this case, the package made it from the UK to this company's distribution center in Connecticut and then vanished. I haven't seen another pop up since. To put it into perspective, the last UK Sting to appear on eBay before this one was around 2013 - a six year gap. So maybe if we all wait another 4 years, it'll reappear
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jul 29, 2019 9:08:27 GMT -5
I like some of the improvements. For instance, now when you type in "British Bulldog" or any superstar -- they categorize the search results; before it was like one long list you'd have to scroll through.
--- But, I think the negatives outweigh the positives right now. One thing I hate and I'm not sure why they removed it -- but when I view any PPV all of the match skip points are missing. So, if I'm viewing a Royal Rumble PPV -- there's no way for me to skip directly to the Rumble. And for some reason, my pause button rarely works -- if ever.
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Post by ToyeticToys on May 8, 2019 12:40:00 GMT -5
Elite 67 Rey Mysterio is in his Phantom gear. Every time I see that attire, I think of the Billy Zane movie ... so bad
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Post by ToyeticToys on May 5, 2019 8:47:46 GMT -5
There must be tons of stuff that's locked up in their archives. I love the network, but when you really start going back through the vault and other classic shows -- there are so many gaps in the content. Maybe they'll release something this month haha -- we can only hope.
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Post by ToyeticToys on May 4, 2019 17:56:59 GMT -5
Hey all, Did the Hart Foundation ever fight the Colossal Connection on TV? I feel like I've seen these guys fight before, but I can't find any footage of them. I'm not sure if the photo below is just a house show still or if it's from a TV taping. I'd love to see what a match between these guys looks like. Any help is appreciated.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Feb 26, 2019 19:15:29 GMT -5
Does anyone have a list of the Recent WWE Wrestling Buddies they Mattel started making? Nevemind they are by Jakks Pacific, but does anyone have a list of them? Jakks only made 4 wrestling buddies. I think these are my favorite recreations since the original Tonka line. The size of these were perfect. It's too bad only 4 were made. I'm pretty sure Jakks no longer has the license to make these, but. I could be wrong. Ringside Exclusives: Finn Balor Matt & Jeff Hardy Toys R Us: AJ Styles AJ might have been sold other places too, but I only ever saw it at Toys R Us right before it closed down.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Feb 8, 2019 9:54:07 GMT -5
There’s still plenty of big names, mid carders, repaints or just fun characters from the 80s and 90s that can be made. Is Mattel’s contract up this year? Anyone wonder if this is the reason For (for the most part) decline in fan interaction, quality control, new characters, harder to find figures? Seems to be the writing on the wall as this has happened with LJN, Hasbro, And classics when they were on their way out/almost done with their runs. The Mattel deal was extended until 2021. It's always possible that it'll be extended again.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 21, 2019 21:52:24 GMT -5
I'm loving these interview segments and fan interactions. Those kids in Warrior make-up -- haha. I'm actually enjoying the squash matches so far. Lots of wrestlers I completely forgot about. And the quality of these videos is awesome.
I really wish they upload Primetime from 1990. Nothing beats Heenan and Monsoon.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 20, 2019 13:09:44 GMT -5
I love weird crap like this. That tiny chair though ...
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 18, 2019 17:11:30 GMT -5
As a kid, I loved hunting for figures in the wild. Now that I'm older -- it's one of the last things I want to do. Stores are too chaotic and most of the time there's no payoff
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 14, 2019 11:10:07 GMT -5
I love the look of these things. And those suits A second series and ring would be awesome.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 12, 2019 10:31:40 GMT -5
I know there were two ads posted to these boards that were specifically for the Shawn and Razor mail aways. There was a color ad featured in WWF magazine (nothing special - just text and aa sketch of Shawn) and another black and white ad (I'm not sure where this ad originated from). I saved them both, but can't find the color ad. This is the black and white ad that was posted by a member:
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Post by ToyeticToys on Jan 5, 2019 20:18:37 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the 12" Doll Line has officially been cancelled? Or is that just a rumor? I know the first series rotted on shelves, but it seemed like Mattel was starting to turn things around with the second series.
Last summer, we saw proto images of Ronda Rousey and a 5pk set with Stephanie McMahon. Amazon had these up for pre-order, but it looks like they've been taken down. Pre-order dates changed from Fall 2018 to early 2019. I'm just wondering if these are no longer being released. I couldn't find any info on them.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 28, 2018 15:52:35 GMT -5
but the super 7 wrestling stuff hasn’t been very popular or successful. I wish it was but I suspect we’ve seen the last of the wwe and Lucha Libre muscle figurines. I don't think Super7 intended to make more than the 6 Legends of Lucha Libre and the 12 WWE Legends... Even though I'd LOVE ReAction wrestling figures!
I'm pretty sure the Legends of Lucha Libre Muscle figures sold well. Those figures sold out fast on Super7's website and were also available at their Comic Con booth. The WWE Muscle figures rotted because of terrible distribution. Mattel pitched those Muscle figures as their only Comic Con exclusives. If you wanted them, you had to buy them at the booth. They weren't available to purchase online at all....Fast forward to a couple of months ago and these exclusives randomly showed up through Ringside...and now they're showing up at Five Below. I think people wanted these items, but when they came out -- you couldn't buy them anywhere.
I'm not sure what the status on these figures are, but Super7 did show some ReAction style Lucha Libre figures back at ToyFair. Definitely niche, but pretty cool:
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 27, 2018 13:05:39 GMT -5
I saw that too. I was dumbfounded when that pre-order went up. Storm already released this figure back in 2016. On their facebook page, they had originally announced that they were making 3 versions of Hogan: modern, nWo, and classic. The modern and nWo versions were released, but the only classic version of Hogan by Storm was a large statue. Super weird seeing a pre-order for such an old figure.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 23, 2018 17:59:28 GMT -5
It’s hard enough to find proof of the Atlantis existing
I own a Vampiro, Tinieblas, Pierroth, and Atlantis. I didn't realize there are no photos of Atlantis online. The back of the box features Rayo; it's unclear if that Buddy was released too. Seeing the CMLL toy commercials gives me hope that other undiscovered Lucha stuff might still be out there.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 22, 2018 22:04:11 GMT -5
Man, this is an awesome find.
From the commercial, it looks like there are two unreleased figures. I see Pirata Morgan, but it also looks like there's a Sangre Chicana figure.
Pirata Morgan:
Sangre Chicana?:
Have you ever come across any commercials for the CMLL Super Luchadores line? These were CMLL's version of Wrestling Buddies produced by Future Toys. The back of the box on those features an unreleased Rayo de Jalisco Jr doll. In all my hunting, I've only been able to collect Vampiro, Pierroth, Tinieblas, and Atlantis. I think Rayo might have been replaced by Tinieblas since Tinieblas isn't even featured on the back.. That's just a guess though.
We've seen all the WWF prototypes popping up, now it's time for some Lucha stuff to appear haha
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 19, 2018 19:06:15 GMT -5
Has anyone ever found the AAA Kelian ring in the wild? In all of my years of collecting, I've never seen this ring pop up. From the photo, it appears to be a Hasbro King of the Ring base with the AAA logo and different turnbuckles. It's easy to discredit it as a custom, but the box art looks pretty legit. It heavily recycles some of the Hasbro artwork - even features the winged eagle - but with Kelian figures. I've been hunting for this ring for several years now and have never come across it.
Here's a photo:
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 19, 2018 12:34:47 GMT -5
Great collection. Getting those final four mint on card are a beast to collect. I've managed to snag the common 8 MOC, but those others are difficult pick-ups. Last month, I was able to grab 30 Kelian figures from Mexico -- sight unseen -- unfortunately, most of them have serious play wear. Not even like a few scratches and dings; some of these figures look like they went to war. In the box, I was able to find the sacred four: Rey, Fureza, Psicosis, and Sagrada. But man...they're pretty roached. I'm happy to have them in any shape, but I plan on eventually upgrading. Could be years before that happens though. The joy of the hunt. ... And after that, all you have to find is the ring for these I've only ever seen 1 example of the ring.
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Post by ToyeticToys on Dec 18, 2018 14:57:32 GMT -5
Awesome thanks @chicago. What a crazy line-up for Legends figures. I forgot that most of the big names were employed by WCW at that time; without a lot of those 80's stars, there's not much of a pool to draw from. I also never understood why they made the Snuka and Andre figures look so cartoonish in comparison to Blassie and Albano. Really odd choices for a really odd series. I would have loved a real BCA legends line -- something like the Honky Tonk Man they released:
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