The BCA Line

That's the first thing I've come across that wasn't on your list which is beyond impressive and probably the most helpful thing for me so far in collecting.

Your blogpost about the rare backlash x-pac has me on the hunt. It really is that rare.

Which series is the Stone Cold Steve Austin with the “Other Side Jackass” tee on? I helped sell one at Wrestlecon, which is the first time I’ve ever seen it.

The back. The front is a skull with “SC” carved into the forehead. If you go to eBay and search “Stone Cold Jackass” it pops up.

Hey guys. Just registered to the forum to post in this thread.

So I have a question regarding the Bret and Owen 2 pack. I've been considering swapping the top and bottom of 2 Bret figures to make a black on black Bret. Naturally that means I'd have the parts left to also make a pink on pink which got me thinking; what would that look like in comparison to the official pink on pink Bret? I can't find any clear pictures online to form a good comparison. It looks like the official pink/pink Bret has more white on the sides of the legs but I'm not sure. I'd love to see some pics if anyone has done this.

Also, how does the Owen from this set differ from the standard releases?

Yes that's the one. What makes that Bret unique from a hybrid of the series 1 and 2 releases put together? And has anyone made an all black and all pink Bret by combing the series 1 and 2 figures?

Here's a look at the Superstars Series 1 figure and the 2-Pack Exclusive figure. The trunks are not identical.




Edit: Here's Superstars Series 2.

Ok so here it goes.

I'm probably older than most of the users here. I'm old enough that I was playing with WWF LJN's when they were still stocked on store shelves. In fact, one of my first memories is receiving the LJN Sling 'Em Fling 'Em Wrestling Ring for Christmas of either '86 or '87. Based on the terrible condition of my LJN's it's clear that I had a blast with them.

When the Hasbro's came along my parents were ticked. They were convinced that the WWF changed the scale of their figures so that parents would have to buy all of the same characters over again. That said, I did have a small handful of Hasbro's but by that point TMNT and Batman had stolen the thunder and monopolized my Christmas list.

My family didn't have cable growing up and by the fall of '93 Superstars and Wrestling Challenge were clearly 2nd rate shows compared to the flagship Monday Night Raw which I couldn't watch. By early '94 I quit watching altogether as a result.

Then in 1997 a friend of mine across the street began taping Raw and rewatching it with me on Tuesday afternoons after school. He also frequently rented PPV tapes. Before long I was hooked. In fall of '97 we went to a Toys R Us and for the first time in years I began stocking up on wrestling figures. Superstars Series 5 must've just hit at that point. My first buys included Sycho Sid (black), Ken Shamrock, Series 4 HHH, and the Toys R Us exclusive Champions 4 pack with Owen, Bulldog, Rocky, and Undertaker.

I was blown away because for the first time in my life I could actually stage matches with articulated wrestling figures. Over the next few years I accumulated about 30 BCA's; far fewer than most of you here, but a healthy collection for someone that was supposed to be done with toys. I began buying these at age 13 and stayed with it until the TTL figures. Back in those early days of the internet I loved looking at the work of customizers and browsing the scalping websites for hard to find figures.

When I hit 17 I moved on to other pursuits and sold most of my BCA line on eBay while they still commanded healthy prices. I also liquidated my WCW Toybiz and Hasbro's at the same time. Years later I began to recognize the BCA line as the greatest wrestling figure assortment ever produced. They were plentiful, affordable, well distributed, and I loved that Jakks provided all of the details previous licensees missed such as folding chairs and multiple title belts.

After years of dreaming about it, I've finally begun to reacquire BCA's. I now consider those carefree late 90's days some of the finest of my life, and BCA'S played a role in them.

Is the HBK from the Shawn/Vader 2 pack any different than the regular Series 1 HBK?

I've got a couple of Vader's. One is from Series 2 and the other Series 4. The only difference I can see is that the Series 4 has a peg hole in his foot whereas the first release doesn't. I've seen some photos where the Vader is more red than maroon. Is that just a variant? If so, from which series?