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Post by ozzytorezwrestling on Oct 2, 2011 18:50:19 GMT -5
You people have amazing eyes! Savage - Punk was indeed scheduled for this assortment but was pulled due to Punk's contract situation at the time. We had to race to replace it with Cena - Truth which was scheduled for the series after this one. Of course right after we finalized that switch and passed the point of no return Punk shows up on Raw having resigned. Damn, that sucks. I would've loved to have that Punk. Will it still be released though?
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Post by danmorganbrand on Oct 2, 2011 19:03:31 GMT -5
Maybe it was Punk with his Tribute to Macho attire. I'd so buy. I'm guessing they will have matching attires which would be awesome!
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Post by hulkhart6 on Oct 2, 2011 20:02:23 GMT -5
I'd buy it, kinda like the Jericho-Steamboat set.
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Post by fattic on Oct 2, 2011 20:14:17 GMT -5
Reminds me of how they did this same thing with the Tough Enough cast back in like, season 3 (I think?).
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Post by wrestlingfan2011 on Oct 2, 2011 20:33:34 GMT -5
pretty awesome cant wait for my mag to come in
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Post by Boy Wonder on Oct 2, 2011 21:26:52 GMT -5
I don't buy Basics, but you bet your butt Punk/Savage would be an instant purchase from me! Better yet, upgrade it into an Elite 2 pack!
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Post by asswadful on Oct 2, 2011 22:18:35 GMT -5
are they finally making a new damn torso
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Post by The Assassin on Oct 2, 2011 23:49:26 GMT -5
interesting read, thanks for posting
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Post by evilways811 on Oct 3, 2011 0:33:01 GMT -5
Punk - Savage would be a must buy. Hopefully you have them ready for the next series.
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Post by 1992 on Oct 3, 2011 0:52:29 GMT -5
I don't buy Basics, but you bet your butt Punk/Savage would be an instant purchase from me! Better yet, upgrade it into an Elite 2 pack! We've got enough Elite Savages. We need at least 1 Basic one.
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Post by revolution on Oct 3, 2011 2:42:30 GMT -5
that is so good to see
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Post by brethartfan97 on Oct 3, 2011 2:56:12 GMT -5
Punk really swerved Mattel. They must have hired the "it's still real to me, damnit" guy.
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Post by Lucha on Oct 3, 2011 7:03:30 GMT -5
The macho man punk 2 pack was put there to distract you from the real story. Mattel said that it took a year to make a new superstar and 6 months to change the attire when clearly it took a day to make alex riley.
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Post by popyduggan on Oct 3, 2011 11:25:47 GMT -5
That Savage is probably the pink prototype from a few weeks ago. That's a bummer, and thanks MDT for not letting us get false hopes up until the next Q&A.
I'm sure Mattel will find a place for both of them to be released.
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Post by The Fan of Wrestle on Oct 3, 2011 12:26:00 GMT -5
The macho man punk 2 pack was put there to distract you from the real story. Mattel said that it took a year to make a new superstar and 6 months to change the attire when clearly it took a day to make alex riley. That was a prototype, they send those to china to get metal molds made, that's why it takes so long, they also have to contact them about in color changes, maybe you were just being sarcastic. The problem I have after viewing this is there's a reference with small black knee pads yet the designer gives him the tall white ones. Why Mattel do you do this, it's almost Jakks laziness.
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 3, 2011 12:57:41 GMT -5
That Savage is probably the pink prototype from a few weeks ago. That's a bummer, and thanks MDT for not letting us get false hopes up until the next Q&A. I'm sure Mattel will find a place for both of them to be released. Was there pics of this proto? I saw the purple tight proto but it was an Elite figure not Basic.
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Post by *Ye@h B@by* on Oct 3, 2011 13:18:58 GMT -5
The scan in the pic of Riley has a big smiling face, yet the product isn't smiling? Maybe it's just me, but I see teeth in that scan.
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Post by deskjet on Oct 4, 2011 9:13:54 GMT -5
awesome
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Post by v4vndtta on Oct 4, 2011 13:41:15 GMT -5
When I go to Ringside Fest at the end of the month, I'm gonna ask about that Savage/Punk 2 pack. It's a MUST have!!
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Post by muccguy88 on Oct 4, 2011 14:41:45 GMT -5
The macho man punk 2 pack was put there to distract you from the real story. Mattel said that it took a year to make a new superstar and 6 months to change the attire when clearly it took a day to make alex riley. That was a prototype, they send those to china to get metal molds made, that's why it takes so long, they also have to contact them about in color changes, maybe you were just being sarcastic. The problem I have after viewing this is there's a reference with small black knee pads yet the designer gives him the tall white ones. Why Mattel do you do this, it's almost Jakks laziness. That's not really laziness. There is no set of tall white pads in existence so the smaller black pads would have actually been easier to do. I would have preferred smaller black pads but the white ones don't bother me. In that picture there is the smiling head that they are holding but there is the straight faced scan on the computer screen. They have multiple scans so Riley doesn't have to come in again when they want to change his expression.
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