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Post by casanova on Aug 3, 2021 4:55:52 GMT -5
If the question is if WWE should keep Adam Cole -- absolutely. If the question is if Adam Cole should stay with the WWE -- probably not. From my vantage point, I don't think he is getting treated with respect where he is now. I think NXT peaked in 2019 and I think he was right along with it. Since then, he has been floating around with no real direction or issue on TV. The UE breaking up should have been the storyline of the year. Instead, it only got buzz for two or three days online and was dropped pretty quickly on TV. Not to mention, Cole is a performer that has been main roster ready for years. The least WWE can do is pay him what he's worth regardless of being in NXT, or just move him up into an important program. He's a small guy but I think that simply cannot be an excuse for failing WWE talent anymore. Fans do not care about the size of a performer anymore. If I was any NXT talent that has been with the program for over two years, I'd be fearful of what's next for me. People are built for years to be deemed a valuable player and then given up to the main roster just to fail. These failures are not the talent's fault. I would hate to see it but I could definitely see Cole going to RAW or SmackDown with a hot issue for a few months, just to be lost in the shuffle. He deserves so much more than that. His other option is of course AEW. He can be with a lot of lifelong friends, make great money, work a light schedule like he is now, work independent shots and NJPW, be with his girlfriend, and have a lot of momentum behind him. Not to argue WWE versus AEW, but the creative direction that AEW takes is light years above WWE's current product. I could never imagine Cole going there and becoming just another dude. Especially with people like CM Punk and Bryan Danielson rumored to come in, AEW is about to skyrocket once again if these come true. I think the best move for Cole right now would be to look for another opportunity. WWE would be idiots to let this guy go but it would not surprise me in the slightest. All valid points, but you miss one aspect: Cole did not compete on Wrestlemania yet. This may sound a little stupid, but being part of Wrestlemania means so much for any of the guys. If he signs a new contract he may be able to fill the hole Daniel Bryan has left. Wrestlemania 2022 is a realistic scenario for him. I am almost sure he will continue with WWE, and I sure hope so. Promote him and O’Reilly to Smackdown and give them a program for the IC/US title with a final ladder match at Wrestlemania. Same for Gargano and Ciampa - missed opportunities...
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Post by casanova on Jul 31, 2021 18:47:57 GMT -5
Is it already known when the new set will be available for order?
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Post by casanova on Jul 31, 2021 18:42:45 GMT -5
With the recent change of the payment details, wouldn’t it make sense to extend the backing period?
Also would it be possible to add an order platform for backers, so that backers can order more even if the backing period is over? Kickstarter does this and I usually happen to double my costs. 😆
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Post by casanova on Jul 28, 2021 16:44:56 GMT -5
How many waves of signed talent is there now? I have Bravo on Pre-Order. It seems like every time I look at this thread, there is a new signed name. I look forward to many of these! Thanks to Chris from a previous thread for this list. I added a few of the others noted Series 1 Pre-Order 6/17/2021 Dino Bravo Earl Hebner blue shirt Sabu Matt Cardona Brian Myers Series 2 Danhausen Kevin Sullivan Bruiser Brody Raven King Kong Bundy Jeff Jarrett goes up for general pre-order tonight at 8:30pm EST Series 3 Paul Roma Announced no line yet Earl Hebner striped shirt Swoggle Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Sex Ferguson Brooklyn Brawler Barry Horowitz Hercules Nzo Smart Mark Sterling Todd Pettengill RVD Fonzie Mr Hughes Jack Tunney One Man Gang Slick Chella wave 1 Nick Aldis Ethan Page Dynamite Kid Bull Nakano Hayabusa Blue Meanie/ Josh Shernoff Wave 2 Giant Haystacks Adam Bomb NJPW Jay White black Jay White Red No release date/wave bWo Blue Meanie Big Daddy Joey Knight. Haku. I believe Warhorse is rumored. As is Stevie Richards and Hollywood Nova + the newly announced Aldis color variant. Great list!
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Post by casanova on Jul 28, 2021 4:26:40 GMT -5
If there are indeed 5k made, I wonder what will the resell value. Can I buy a second one and resell it later without any loss or will it fall in value? I wouldn’t mind buying a second one if I knew Doink will be included... argh! Decisions! Nothing has a better turn around value over time like wrestlers do. If somebody WAS looking to scalp something, I would say it’s pretty cut and dry that wrestlers have the best resell value over a short period of time. And they pretty much retain that value or go up as time goes on. But yea, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you were to hold onto it for a year or so, it’ll be worth a good amount of change. Not aiming for profit here. Just thinking about supporting it as much as I can because I really want that Doink (and Diesel). On the other hand, it’s Mattel. They don’t need the payment up front. If they wouldn’t charge my CC until the backing period is over, I would already have ordered two.
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Post by casanova on Jul 27, 2021 17:14:34 GMT -5
What I’m saying is, don’t leave it up to interpretation, put it right out, front and center that this is a WrestleMania 1 series. Put Cowboy Bob in his blue jeans, put the WrestleMania logo on the set, get it out there that this is your chance to recreate WrestleMania 1! IMO, that’s the problem with retros, they are always skirting around the stars or at the very least, presenting the stars in the wrong order. if Hogan is being saved for a WrestleMania 3 series, then start with WrestleMania 3! Get the good stuff out first, then get to the supporting cast. Had they started with WM3, Hogan, Andre, Macho & Steamboat then released this exact same set as series 2 (except it’s imperative that Cowboy Bob wear his attire from WM1 specifically because that’s your wiggle room to make the same characters again going forward), now you can mix and match and say, ok, I have Hogan now, I gotta get the rest of these to recreate WrestleMania 1. Right now they want you to buy the carriage before you buy the horse, There’s no nucleus to this line. It’s just 4 random people. I truly feel like the marketing/ wrestler selection is 90% of the issue with these. They need that limited edition impulse to say, hey guys, Cowboy Bob really wasn’t a big deal in any other WrestleMania except WM1, so here is your chance to get him. This is the explanation in convincing the guy who says, well why did you make Bob Orton instead of The Rock? Because the Rock wasn’t part of WrestleMania 1 and if you can see what we’re doing here, you can bet you’ll get the Rock as part of our WM15, 16 or 17 sets as a certainty….but this might be your ONLY chance to pick up Cowboy Bob. But it’s gotta be done in the correct sequence. I’m much more willing to pick up Rumble & Laserbeak if I already have Soundwave (if you know Transformers). And you can always revisit a WrestleMania and say ok let’s make a WM1 style Hogan. That’s where the event specific attire gives you room to play. Make a Hogan with the white headband and the red entrance shirt, give him more hair & a different pose, or make Hogan with the blue trunks from the promo image of WM1…you can be as creative with it as you want, but just add that magic to it and put it out there that this is what this line is supposed to be representing. Don’t leave it to interpretation, lean into the theme and run with it. Anyway…that’s my mindset with these. Iv probably given it 10x more thought than they think it’s worth, but this all boils down to just presentation. Instead of saying it’s this, say it’s that and instead of making it this way, make it that way. If somebody misses the first set and now doesn’t have a Hogan, make a Hulk in the WrestleMania 3 set that has body slam action specific to that series and that show with attire to match. Just make it fun. This says it all right here. Think of it like this. Imagine buying the first set in the line and its Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Donald Duck. I’d be like oh cool, Pluto rules but wtf. No Mickey Mouse? Of course, this would never happen because Mickey Mouse is the most popular character they’ve ever had. And then people are like “I’m sure they’ll get out a Mickey Mouse at some point...” You start with the big boys, then bring in the supporting cast. People will buy Pluto latter on to go with Mickey Mouse, it can’t be that difficult to figure out. Great example as I am really looking forward to that coming Lego Pluto. 😂
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Post by casanova on Jul 27, 2021 17:07:56 GMT -5
This one will easily jump over 100$. Such a great figure!
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Post by casanova on Jul 27, 2021 17:06:16 GMT -5
If there are indeed 5k made, I wonder what will the resell value. Can I buy a second one and resell it later without any loss or will it fall in value? I wouldn’t mind buying a second one if I knew Doink will be included... argh! Decisions!
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Post by casanova on Jul 27, 2021 15:13:33 GMT -5
To be fair it’s probably not the most marketable character I ce ever dealt with, and so probably didn’t feel like he needed to TM it. I didn’t really care about Haku as a kid, it’s only now I’m older that he’s more of a favourite of mine. Yes. This is true to many of the great workers. Another example is Lord Steven Regal who was a fantastic character and Regal an even better worker. As I kid I weren’t able to appreciate his work. Now I have rewatched almost every match of him in WCW and enjoyed every second of it.
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Post by casanova on Jul 26, 2021 19:02:28 GMT -5
Not really a question, but more of a comment.
My Slaughter ebay purchase just got canceled because I didn’t agree to some weird terms the seller wanted me to swallow after I made my payment. He asked me for a 20% cancellation fee for example. We are talking about a figure that was sold for 30ish and is already in the 150s (I purchased for 120). Overall it is not very satisfying (same for Scareglow btw). The whole exclusive system doesn’t feel appropriate anymore. It’s outdated as most exclusives are essentials nowadays. Personally I would have prefered something like a regular blue card release of the figure and a SDCC exclusive limited black card release with a classic style poster or something like this.
I will get my Sarge, hopefully both variants, even if he will be 200, but it has a bitter taste to be honest.
Are you guys overthere at Mattel really aware of this issue? It’s not the first time. Just remember Mattycollector sell out records. Is there a chance we can go away from this kind of exclusive model and move on to something more appropriate for us collectors?
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Post by casanova on Jul 26, 2021 16:44:34 GMT -5
Finally!
I remember seeing Meng the first time and wondered if he was Haku. The different hair style and boots really made me wonder. After some time I was more or less certain that they were the same person. No internet, great times. 😆
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Post by casanova on Jul 26, 2021 9:08:43 GMT -5
Steve, Any consideration to making a little advertisement or commercial to show off the New Generation set? I don’t think people realize the lights on the entrance actually work They work?! @afa can we see this?
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Post by casanova on Jul 26, 2021 7:51:45 GMT -5
Might’ve missed an update, but are elite 2 packs line still going to continue? They’re on pause at the moment but plans for their return is already underway. Am I reading Beverly Brothers here?
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Post by casanova on Jul 25, 2021 8:05:29 GMT -5
I dont know seen alot of benoit customs. Yes he is controversial the man. Maybe the wrestler is still wanted. I mean dynamite had a dark history. I mean sure there's probably demand for Benoit figures from some wrestling figure fans (and probably from some non-wrestling fans interested in such personalities) but my thinking is that no company would wish to associate themselves with him, unless they're a company that specialises in making money of those personalities, which I'm sure exist. Fair point about Dynamite, and the same could apply to Dino Bravo, but Benoit is obviously in a class above them - and I say that as someone who adored him when he was alive, and acknowledge his health at the time of his passing. Besides that no company would like to associate themselves with him, I wonder what is wrong with people who buy merchandise from a guy who killed his own child. Acknowledge his wrestling abilities but move away from toys of a child murderer. His health is no excuse for that. I‘d rather kill myself before killing my own child. Sorry for going off topic. This seems to be a great topic for discussion, if people keep it to a discussion. Many opinions and views could be shared. We should open an own thread. That Sabu render looks good. The ZST headsculpt looks superior however (IMO), which is a little sad.
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Post by casanova on Jul 24, 2021 14:54:58 GMT -5
Meanwhile Chella Toys announces a 6-7“ Sabu. Just like that.
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Post by casanova on Jul 24, 2021 14:48:03 GMT -5
Happy to have to buy only 4 figures. Guys, you really need to reduce your expectations. MOTUC went this way for a decade. Support the line and we will see. Oh I’m fully supporting the line, if I’m able to get them I want to buy 2 sets. But I’m still wondering how this was the best choice of figs. I’m concerned. Hulk Hogan or Bob Orton? This should have been easy. I totally get your point. Orndorf, Piper, T, Hogan would have been my choice for a WMI themed pack + I really don’t like the slap hands on T. Why no fists? But who knows what is coming with the next wave. Hogan will fit for almost every 4-pack, while Orton Sr. doesn’t. This line seems to be one of AFAs heart projects. I have faith that he has some kind of mayor plan for the next 3-5 waves of 4. I am pretty sure I will get my Hartfoundation set sooner or later.
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Post by casanova on Jul 24, 2021 14:23:08 GMT -5
Happy to have to buy only 4 figures. Guys, you really need to reduce your expectations. MOTUC went this way for a decade. Support the line and we will see.
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Post by casanova on Jul 22, 2021 15:43:51 GMT -5
Yes! Give me Johnny Polo! 😄
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Post by casanova on Jul 22, 2021 2:42:11 GMT -5
The guy between Slaughters legs could be Bill. Are the fans in the background Mattel employees? What’s the story?
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Post by casanova on Jul 20, 2021 12:16:21 GMT -5
Two more questions concerning Mattelcreations:
1.) Will Paypal be available as a payment option or is a credit card required? Of course my cc got blocked today.
2.) I have issues with logging into my account. Also I don’t receive any email if I try to reset the password, however I cannot register with the email address as the account does already exist. This is a weird issue. I will most likely just register with a different email address, but is this a common problem?
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