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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 20, 2023 17:33:09 GMT -5
This reminded me how bad I want a new Smackdown GM Teddy Long. The ref was a cruel tease.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 20, 2023 15:03:20 GMT -5
Yet another SDCC without Man Mountain Rock revealed... maybe 2024 will be the year i hope so too Man Mountain Rock....i hope so too I don't know, people hated him because he video taped the backstage happenings. He may be one of the blackballed guys...Too bad, that new Cactus Jack needs Maxx Payne as a tag partner.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 20, 2023 14:10:30 GMT -5
Ooooh, CC Hart Foundation. This was a very good choice. Might need both Yokos, Captain Lou, and I'm getting all of the weird 70s Hogans they are putting out. I can say that after this year there aren't that many Hogans left for them to do. Although I'd prefer HSR and Mr America as TANNED Ultimates, and a TANNED Ultimate Hollywood.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 20, 2023 8:55:10 GMT -5
There’s a handful of things that I’m all about…obviously all of the Hogans. Additionally
Most of the Superstars…if they ever actually make it to retail. Still haven’t seen anything beyond the Outsiders series, and that only appeared about two weeks ago.
Legends Jimmy Hart - although there really isn’t a good WCW Hogan to go with him. The pain of losing the crowdfunding is palpable.
Legends Andre - I get most Andre’s, but we are very overdo for young fro Andre. The yellow one is kind of a rerelease. I’ll aim for the red one. I just wish it came with a fro head.
Legends Sheik - yes, just wish he had the clubs
WCW Piper - FINALLY! I’ve been calling for this for years. Again, pity about the Nitro Stage. Like we thought, WCW heavily represented. I’ll get it because it’s Piper.
Hogan 3 pack - duh…. Just wish it came with more than one new head. I can abide the straight-faced scan from Ultimate Hollywood, but they REALLY need to retire the HOF head. They’ve been leaning on it way too hard, and it was never any good to begin with. Happy about the new torsos finally. Still not sure why they insist on not giving him the tan.
Ultimate Angle - eh…it’s ok, better than nothing. Hopefully it’s the first of many.
Dutch boy HBK - why are his tights black? Or is it just the angle? Maybe, but that was probably his worst look…actually, no. The bald Basic was his worst look.
WCW Bischoff - tremendous. I really don’t need the ring though…especially since there’s no stage to go with it. Really wishing the crowdfund went through now. Not sure what to do here. I feel like the market will be flooded with Bischoffless rings and Bischoff alone will go for almost as much as the whole set, so it’s lose lose for anyone who doesn’t want the ring.
Are Virgil and Lawler BAFs?
Is Honky a best of?
Basics are looking better. Hopefully they keep up on the deco as well. There’s been some total crap basics over the past few years. These looked ok.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 19, 2023 9:21:40 GMT -5
That’s from the axxess the Wrestlemania 2 t shirt and the Warrior duster we know what they are now. What look is Jimmy Hart from? Jimmy Hart is from WCW when he was managing Hogan.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 19, 2023 9:13:40 GMT -5
That Hogan set is pretty much the best thing ever. It reminds me of that old Hulk Still Rules set of R3s back in 2002, only this is actually good. Love the headband head on the 80’s Hogan. I do wish the later Hogans had the tan and better heads, but at least they don’t have the Sheamus torso.
The Sheik is great, good colors. I just wish he came with the Persian clubs. Good Andre, even though it’s kind of a re-release of Giant Machine without the mask head and singlet. I’ll probably get the Sterling Golden, and that Jimmy Hart is awesome, but since we didn’t get the WCW Hogan from the crowd fund he’d have to go with Wrestlemania 8 Hogan or the terrible WCW Legends Hogan which is rotting on target pegs everywhere.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 18, 2023 12:42:16 GMT -5
Hello. This may be a long shot since the elite just came out and it pretty much covered all bases (aside from size and skin tone), but I personally would love an larger, tanner Mr. America. That attire really pops. Is there any chance of getting an Ultimate, even if it’s just part of a multi-pack? (i.e., 3 pack with 2003 versions of Vince and Piper or a Hogan return 3 pack of Mania X-8, Hulk Still Rules, and Mr. America) Thank you and good day.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 18, 2023 11:29:31 GMT -5
I’m hoping that information soon comes to light. Although I was looking forward to this one, I was/am FAR more interested in the Colosseum Collection version that has yet to be announced. I’m more into the trunks looks anyway, and we are still waiting on an Ultimate trunks version. CC Macho and Liz seems like something that needs to happen. Let’s hope Savage isn’t completely off the table.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 18, 2023 9:25:44 GMT -5
Wait, what??? So this is probably one of those things where a reason would be a good thing to provide so that people don't freak out and start touting all kinds of crazy theories, like an errant truck driving uncle crashing into the Mattel Ultimate Macho parts factory and blowing it up, or the Village People sending a cease and desist order after somehow only becoming aware of Randy Savage within the past month, or some whiner online deciding that the white and purple color scheme is reminiscent of a color worn by a serial killer in 1976, meaning that the deco has to be completely scrapped in exchange for some weird bluish purple and eggshell cream deco scheme will take another 8 months to invent and be completely inaccurate to anything that he ever actually wore.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 17, 2023 9:16:13 GMT -5
I was there for Goldberg’s rise and the streak. It was awesome. That short run gave him so much buzz and made him look like a killer. Too bad they botched it by faking the numbers and piping in crowd noise. After that it just wasn’t the same.
Lesnar I really didn’t like until recently, but he’s had some of the best matches ever with Angle, Guerrero, and Benoit. He’s still a major attraction, and his most embarrassing match was probably with Goldberg, who really could only do a couple of things very well.
Goldberg’s legacy has been tarnished in recent years so it’s easy to say Lesnar is way better. Goldberg was the perfect guy for 1997, but Lesnar is a genetic freak. Neither were ever great promos. Lesnar kind of evolved, Bill never really did.
I have to give it to Brock, but I don’t think it’s ‘not even close’. Goldberg was a megastar super quickly, was a legend before he stepped foot in a WWE ring and likely still would be a major legend if he never joined in 2003, whereas if Brock had never returned after 2004 then he’d be viewed as someone who abandoned the industry that made it possible for him to have those other opportunities, and would kind of be a negatively viewed flash in the pan.
You’d have to have been there to really see how big Goldberg really was. If anything his WWE runs devalued him to the point that people can even say ‘it’s not even close’.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 8, 2023 20:58:42 GMT -5
She’s hot. That’s literally all that I care about in a female wrestler. The fact that she’s on the show at all is a win. What does she usually get, two or three minutes? There’s a reason she’s not in a program with Rhea or Asuka, she’s not that great in the ring. That said, I really don’t care about women’s matches. I’d rather watch Shotzi than 95% of the women (Basically I’d only rather watch Rhea, Asuka, Iyo, and Dakota because they’re fun to watch in the ring and also hot…and Shayna because she’s freaking awesome). She’s not being held down because of her look, the only reason she’s on at all is because of her look. If the blonde boob girls were still what it’s all about then Dana Brooke would be on tv. That’s the type of role Shotzi fills, a Dana Brooke type role. That said she’d make a fine tag champ with someone like Cora Jade since WWE continues to go out of their way to make those belts meaningless.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 5, 2023 16:24:56 GMT -5
I want an Ultimate Mr. America/Ultimate Vince 2 pack with lie detector accessory.
Seriously though, I’m glad we got Mr. America, but the pale skin and Sheamus torso ruin it. Give me the exact same figure with the same alternate heads in Ultimate form with the correct skin tone and I’ll be happy.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 28, 2023 18:45:28 GMT -5
The face looks ok, but there’s no excuse for the shirt, no excuse. He usually wore the jacket open as it was, but only painting the visible part of the shirt is worse than Jakks’ most egregious transgressions. Jakks may have only painted the front, but they at least painted the whole front. Looking at the photo I could already see the white under the ab crunch. Would it really have killed them to cast the torso in red?
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 27, 2023 18:08:54 GMT -5
I agree with a lot of the above selections, but if they don't bungle things terribly LA Knight has a chance to be right up there.They'll have to keep him near the top of the card for a few years, but he's perfect for the 'vocal fan era' where the audience sings theme songs and parrots everything anyone says (seriously, I hate fans today, but that's where we are and we're not going back). He has a good look, and he has that intangible star power. He's kind of like a more magnetic version of Ken Kennedy, but I can see crowds going bats*it for him. If they play this right I actually have this vision of him as a top face, with his 'YEAAAH!' becoming akin to Austin's 'WHAT?'. WWE (Vince) is moronic if they blow this, which they probably will.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 25, 2023 20:34:13 GMT -5
Seriously, no joke, Roman should probably just retire after this. He made the Usos the biggest tag team by far of the last 25 years. Solo will be a made man after this. As for Roman, there’s nothing else to accomplish, and the only other match for him would be The Rock, and possibly one last go round with Seth. It’ll be a long damn time before someone beats this run.
The thing that makes this work so well is that it’s a family story. Wrestling isn’t hot enough for the nWo to work today, so the Usos, Paul, and even Solo are all integral to this story’s success. It’s not just one guy and a bunch of flunkies for 3 years. Roman should consider this a magnum opus and wind it down pretty quickly after this, since there’s really nothing else that he HAS to do.
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LA Knight
Jun 25, 2023 9:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 25, 2023 9:26:27 GMT -5
Although they may be committed to it in some cases, this is NOT the time to play the ‘they expect it so we won’t do it’ game like they did with the Roller Codester. It’s time to jump on this and see if it has legs. The MITB story is actually a perfect story for someone like LA. You don’t need a ton of build to get it over, they can keep him in the spotlight for up to a year basically to see if people get tired of it, and if they do there’s multiple ways to screw him out of it without a title change.
As for Priest and Judgment Day this would absolutely work, but it would also be a lazy way to write him out without months of frustration boiling over since the frustration started like two weeks ago. At the end of the day they’re going to do what they’re going to do. Paul seems to be a wildcard. He absolutely should not win, but he could be someone’s foil to set up his Summerfest match. Honestly I’m not a fan of the MITB winner losing either. Yeah it’s potentially more realistic, but it makes the entire ppv and its build seem a waste of time. It needs to be LA Knight.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 23, 2023 10:05:34 GMT -5
Compared to the likes of Hogan & JBL, Punk is a second city saint. What would Hangman & The Bucks have done if JBL touched their butts with shampoo fingers in the shower like he did with young wrestlers. This is one weird a$$ f*cking comment lol,its rough when you gotta compare Phil to the likes of JBL to make him look like a decent human being but ok I guess lol JBL is technically a rapist..or sodomist (sodomizer?), so I understand how BM Phil looks clean compared to him, but it's always funny to me how Hogan is basically listed as one of the most vile individuals in the history of wrestling (he's seriously been compared to Hitler on this very board). We have rapists, spousal abusers, drug addicts, violent criminals, murderers, drunkards, con artists, philanderers, thieves, and pedos in wrestling's past, but Hogan didn't do the job to (insert name here) in (insert year here). Forgive me for not crying for all of the millionaires that still had great careers despite Hogan not allowing them to win a fake fight against him. Hogan may be a cutthroat businessman and arguably a dolt who's mouth gets him into trouble on a regular basis, but calling Punk a saint compared to Hogan is a major stretch. Punk is a self-righteous dick. He's a dick to fans, a dick to wrestlers, and a malcontent unless he's getting exactly what he wants when he wants it. He has far too big of an ego for someone who hasn't really accomplished that much in this business compared to actual stars. I'd say if anything they are pretty close on the wrestling spectrum of ne'er do wells. As much as Punk hates Hogan it makes me laugh that (aside from drawing power) Punk is far more Hogan than he is Savage or Bret.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 23, 2023 9:18:34 GMT -5
So some UK online stockists have received Legends 19 in stock today, surely this means they should be showing in stores in the US now or very soon? Although pre-orders still say ‘coming soon’ I’m guessing as usual they’ll hit stores much earlier than pre orders are delivered. First time I can ever remember U.K. getting legends before the US? On a side note, does anyone know the best Target in San Francisco for wwe figures? Would like to try and hunt whilst I’m here. SF itself might be tough, There's one on Geary, I think the rest that are in the city proper are the small neighborhood ones. If you have a vehicle there are 3 past SF including two that are literally across the freeway from each other in Colma and Serramonte Center. I've never seen two of the exact same department store basically across the street from each other in my life. Edit - Looks like the one in Serramonte center is either temporarily closed or just recently re-opened. Some jagoff tried to burn it down from the inside at the beginning of the month, causing a lot of damage to the floor stock. People are the worst. Still, if you go to the one in Colma, the other one is literally 2 minutes away, so it's worth at least buzzing to see if they've reopened.
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LA Knight
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 22, 2023 18:57:48 GMT -5
He’s hot right now, they really need to capitalize on it. Cody was hot going into MITB 2013 and they squandered it, then nearly killed his career. Luckily Max Du-PREE is already behind him. LA Knight is money, even if the name isn’t that great. Priest is going to be fine either way, but Lloyd Algernon Knight is more over right now. Priest would technically make for a better story with Finn, but he will be fine without it. Knight has bonified main event/upper card superstar potential, but he might not survive any more terrible booking. (See The Acclaimed, Hook, Wardlow, and so many others who were hot in AEW, but they squandered into oblivion).
And don’t f*cking give it to Logan f*cking Paul!
They’re going to, aren’t they? He’s going to beat Seth for the belt so WWE can get social media bull$#it clout.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 19, 2023 15:18:06 GMT -5
I’m in the Bay Area. In my constant fruitless search for Superstars (although one random Walmart had actually gotten the Outsiders/HBK series much to my shock) I do check out basics to see what there is. Usually it’s tons of red Bianca, Noam Dar, and other commons, but I did notice Edward James Omos and Candice LeRae a few weeks ago. I think that’s the most recent series that I’ve seen.
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