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Post by James St. James on Nov 18, 2022 15:03:39 GMT -5
Lets be real, all female basics since the downgrade in articulation 5 years ago are shelf warming trash. It doesnt matter who they are. I work at Wal Mart and there has been a Bayley, Chelsea Green and Charlotte on the shelves since I started working there in August 2021. More Shayna Baszlers and Carmellas have piled on over the months.
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Post by James St. James on Nov 16, 2022 17:51:33 GMT -5
Any FTITL female legends in the pipeline (other than Torrie)?
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Post by James St. James on Nov 14, 2022 4:02:11 GMT -5
Are there any figures that have been made from a specific match where their opponent has not? Basically another wishlist thread, but I would be interested to see what other people have to say.
Wrestlemania X-7 Chyna seems incomplete without RTC Ivory IMO.
Elite 88 Trish Stratus and Mighty Molly were both from a 6 way that also included Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita and Ivory (whose attire for the match could be painted on underneath her RTC shirt, so ...2 in 1).
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Post by James St. James on Nov 12, 2022 16:36:16 GMT -5
It should be Mae Young, as one of the tiers in a crowdfund for the Royal Rumble 2000 arena (that also includes Cactus Jack and Triple H).
Main line.....I'd say Lita. There are a few different hairstyles she wore in 2000 to justify the three heads, and between the painted on bra, plastic top and softgoods options it has the potential to be in 3 in 1 figure.
Charlotte should also be rereleased, secondary market is crazy on that one.
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Post by James St. James on Nov 11, 2022 3:31:30 GMT -5
Got Elite 88 Trish Stratus for $11 shipped from Walmart. I was prepared for the worst......a banged up box, her face in the wrong place, etc. Was pleasantly surprised to see it arrive in a shipping box (not a bag, as is typical with Walmart) with no damage to it and the face printed on perfectly. Huzzah! I know nobody likes the head sculpt but I think it captures those early days pretty well.
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Post by James St. James on Nov 8, 2022 1:36:16 GMT -5
I'm surprised that out of 4 figures released so far only the very beginning and the very end of Chyna's career have been represented. 98-00 were her highest profile years with her best looks IMO.
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Post by James St. James on Nov 8, 2022 1:22:36 GMT -5
Attitude Era Women
Sable (Playboy cover outfit, sunglasses, alternate Scarlett head) Luna Vachon (Wrestlemania 14) Terri Runnels (Wrestlemania 16) Tori (DX green/black with red/black chase) Jacqueline (Survivor Series 98) Ivory (Summerslam 1999)
Wave 2!
Chyna (Judgement Day 2001 with full entrance gear) Lita (Judgement Day 2001) Trish Stratus (Backlash 2000) Ivory (Right To Censor) The Kat (Wrestlemania 16, alternate head molded to fit 3 included black, blue and red wigs) Mae Young (Miss Rumble 2000)
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Post by James St. James on Nov 4, 2022 17:37:24 GMT -5
You mentioned the Wal Mart exclusive Ruthless Aggression series would only last until its 6th series, at which point it would be replaced by a new "themed" wave, is that theme a specific era or a more generic/mixed bag like the PPV series/network spotlight/fan central?
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Post by James St. James on Oct 31, 2022 13:06:14 GMT -5
Tiffany Stratton had better use the Chyna mold. She is three inches shorter in real life but its perfect for her build. The only thing that sets her apart visually from Kelly Kelly are her giant muscles so I could forgive being a bit too big.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 27, 2022 22:58:42 GMT -5
Forgive me if its been answered anywhere before, but Mattel hasnt mentioned any plans to go to plastic free packaging anytime soon have they? Aside from being a figure swapping hellscape that leaves MIB collecters totally screwed, some of the females tend to look like they got shot with Homer Simpsons make up shotgun. It would tank sales IMO.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 26, 2022 0:18:47 GMT -5
Luna Vachon (Early 2000's she teamed with Gangrel in mixed tags against Jackie and Viscera, Id like something from that time instead of her Bam Bam or HBK valet looks) Jacqueline (February 2000 Smackdown loss to Stephanie) Ivory (Summerslam 1999) Tori (green/black with a red/black chase) Terri Runnels (Wrestlemania 2000 Cat Fight attire) Mae Young (Miss Rumble Bikini Contest) Trish Stratus (Backlash 2000) Lita (Essa Rios valet) Chyna (late 99/early 2000)
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Post by James St. James on Oct 25, 2022 17:55:36 GMT -5
I'm so tired of Bron and Mandy. Give someone else a shot already. The two main titles have been dominated by those pair since the rebrand to 2.0 and it's beyond stale. I only recently started watching wrestling again (I bailed out during Ronda's first title run) and I watched all of Mandy's PPV matches and I have to disagree. I know its different watching it in real time over the course of the entire year, but I think she is great. So much better than she used to be in the ring, looks like a million bucks and the spot where she kicked the ghoul in the nuts was hilarious. Especially that triple threat from Worlds Collide really surprised me. If she was a few inches taller I think she might be beleivable against some of the top stars on the main roster.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 24, 2022 22:47:42 GMT -5
I could see them giving Trish a modern elite from her match with Charlotte.
Id prefer Ivory from Summerslam 1999, which is the same outfit as her TTL figure.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 21, 2022 20:24:54 GMT -5
I don't think they should have any reservations about releasing a shelf warmer, just make them. There are plenty of current "stars" whose Elite figures are dirt cheap on Amazon and are regularly clearanced to Big Lots and 5 Below. The turnover on these figures is so consistent that there's rarely a true, universal pegwarmer in the line, and even those don't seem to impact availability of other figures. Ivory & Jacqueline would be cool, but I want to see them in the Legends line. They have so few spaces for the current women's rosters and a lot of them don't have Elites.
But.....so many of them do. Bianca Becky Charlotte Asuka Alexa Nikki Cross Liv Lacey Shotzi Natalya Dakota Bayley Iyo Raquel Sonya Zelina Ronda Doudrop There are probably more I'm forgetting Have all had Elites. I do agree that the Target Legends line is the best place for them, but even if they were in the regular line, I'd prefer them over Dana and Tamina (the only two I can think of on the main roster without Elites) any day.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 20, 2022 15:41:32 GMT -5
Crazy that we havent seen anything but renders for E98 and they'll be released in what, like, two weeks?
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Post by James St. James on Oct 20, 2022 3:56:06 GMT -5
Gail Kim's return to WWE around 2010 was really disappointing. I remember she had a match against Mickie James that should have been great on paper but completely fell apart in the ring. Sad. She did give the likes of Maryse, Alicia Fox and Kelly Kelly the best matches of their careers, but they still weren't memorable for most people and she usually lost.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 18, 2022 23:00:20 GMT -5
I don't think they should have any reservations about releasing a shelf warmer, just make them. There are plenty of current "stars" whose Elite figures are dirt cheap on Amazon and are regularly clearanced to Big Lots and 5 Below.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 18, 2022 2:09:02 GMT -5
This is great... I'd love at least one UE Kurt (if not more). Plus, Kurt with removable wig is a must. While we're at it, we need a Kurt with a serious look/expression - ALL his other figures (apart from the Milk-o-Mania set) have that goofy look or him smiling... I definitely want a bunch of Kurts too, so many possibilities If I was Mattel, first figure would be an Elite with a chase. Vengeance 2003/Unforgiven 2001 with two heads then WM17/Summerslam 2003. 2006 Striped as an Ultimate Edition next Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't chase figures basically a way to sell more of the same character that they think probably wouldn't sell that well? I imagine they produce x amount of blank figures, then if it's someone like Nia Jax (many females have had chase figures actually) or a mid carder who has already had several figures released, they deco however many differently in an effort to justify the run size? If so, I dont think they would make Kurt a chase, they'd all sell through.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 14, 2022 5:05:21 GMT -5
that Kiebler figure is really meh. i really have no idea why i ended up getting it even @ $16. lol. i may return it. they make the womens heads so dam tiny on some of these. plus shes just lacking overall. i have to say this is one of the worst figure releases for me. espec in elite form. The body is entirely too large. Stacy was thin and flat chested, its all wrong. Giant feet, thick thighs, same chest as Stephanie I think? Im still just dumbfounded that they even made her at all.
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Post by James St. James on Oct 10, 2022 20:15:19 GMT -5
That's the problem with unique sculpts. They look great by themselves but the scale is a disaster as a result. I have been out of the game for a while but I saw the child sized Natalya elite and was like WTF.
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