'Macho Man' Randy Savage Video Images - SDCC 2010!

it would've been gret to see this figure in a two-pack with the ultimate warrior from wrestlemania 7 but I'm just glad to finally see that the macho man is being made and this hopefully is only the first of many more to come.

I would die if Macho Man was there. Especially if I make it down there as planned.

That Macho Man figure is awesome. I hope we get several versions of him as I would like one in the short orange trunks as well.

Jakks failed. Mattel got Savage, Steamboat, Von Erichs. All they need is Owen, Hogan (not likely) and Warrior and I will crapmy pants.

Mattel got Warrior too.

Take it for what its worth but there are a few people here that can back up my story (The Assassin being one), When I was in contact with Mr. Fuji for Jakks trying to get the contract to him I sent numerous info links to Jakks and asked multiple questions. Every question about Steamboat came back the same. At the time when Jakks wanted to sign Ricky and Bonnie were going though a divorce and the finances of the contract couldnt be settled until the divorce was. Once the divorce was finalized, Jakks didnt have enough time to release Steamboat.

As for Savage I brought this up to the rep who at the time was in charge of signing all talent for the Classic line who said in return and I quote "They wont approve it, they get mad when we ask so we dont even ask anymore"

With Macho Man, now almost everything is complete! If Mattel gets Owen Hart and Ms Elizabeth, i'll poop my pants.

Love it! +1


Glad to see that Macho Man is excited as much as we are.

Here's a possibility. Jakks has been doing their own shitty Legends line and they have Hogan, Sting and Flair. And since Mattel can't use those names at this time, they have to deliver on something. So WWE (or Vince) gave them the go ahead and pursue Savage.

But IMO Jakks was lazy. Simple as that. You can say all you want about money, but let's be honest here...Jakks was pulling some major money in with the CS line, they had absolutely no reason as to not sign the guy, they just didn't pursue it as strongly as Mattel did. Jakks...epic fail...truly epic fail. It's simply pathetic that Mattel has gotten 2 of the BIGGEST names of all time in less than a year...something you couldn't accomplish in 5 years. Also keep in mind, there were some people who Jakks probably wouldn't have produced if it weren't for some hardcore fans who went out of their way to bust their ass and get Jakks to make them such as HTM, Sherri and Demolition Ax.

And maybe I'm being too hard on Jakks. But then again, maybe I'm not. Sure money MIGHT'VE played a part before, but I think it has to do with profits. Jakks probably felt they couldn't profit as well from signing one major guy so they signed several smaller guys. There was a massive dip in quality after CS14 IMO, and towards the end, there were hardly any signed people. Sure there was Haku and Bossman, but too little too late, besides the Bossman was rushed and I saw many customs that looked better than their final product. But again, I wonder what we could've seen if they used the money to sign useless people like Tank Abbott, Val Venis and Spike Dudley and used that money towards signing Savage. Oh well, too late now Jakks. You failed. You failed big time.

I haven't bought a single action figure since CS14. I made a vow that once Tank Abbott was released, I was done with the CS line and most likely, collecting wrestling figures in general. This Macho Man figure might make me reconsider that last part, even though I don't care for Mattel's quality TOO much. Still "Name" > "Quality"

And major props to Mattel for choosing WM7 attire. It's not the attire I want to see him in, but it's smart on their end. Most people will buy this one because it's the first Savage figure produced for WWE in almost 20 years. However, most people will want him in his WMIII attire, but that can easily wait, especially since you have both Savage and Steamboat signed (again, massive fail Jakks~).

Here's my problem with getting this figure; it'll trigger me to get more. Mattel has so far been very good with not watering down this line like Jakks did with all their Attitude guys. And while the style isn't my cup of tea, I'm sure I can learn to love it. The problem is, will we see Hulk Hogan? Will we see Ric Flair? Not likely, at least not at this time. And until the time comes when I can have one perfect line, I think I might have to pass.

But props to you Mattel, thank you for bringing me a little closer to WWE which I've been waiting for 14 years. First a DVD, now an action figure...come on 2011 WWE HOF!!