Mattel, make Magnum TA please!!!!

hey remember contraversy creates cash lol.

bigbossman is right on with this one. If you ask just about any "casual" wrestling fan who the Big Bossman is and they will know something about him.....If you ask the same "casual" wrestling fan who Magnum TA is they will probably tell you some fact about Tom Selleck. That's just the truth about it. If you haven't been a wrestling fan your whole life and over the age of 30, you probably don't know much about him.

so because you "don't know much about him" means that he's not to be considered a legend in the wrestling industry?

I guarantee that Wfig board members under the age of 30 have not heard the name Lou Thez beyond a random commentator mentioning a "Thez press" in their commentary during a match. Does that make Lou Thez any less of a legend in this sport? Thez has no figures of his own yet he's regarded as one of the greatest wrestling champions of all time. Do you know Ed "Strangler" Lewis? the casual fan sure doesn't, but Ed is still is true legend in this business.

As far as I'm concerned, a true wrestling Legend is one that is acknowledged as such by his or her peers in the business - ladies and gentlemen I give you the Cauliflower Alley Club. 9 times out of 10 other wrestlers rate the greatness of their peers on "how many asses they can fit into seats" - it's all about drawing power and pay-days. It's the reason why Dusty Rhodes is a legend in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic region, it's the reason why even though Hogan is shady in real life he's still influenced a generation of future wrestlers, and it's the reason why I too consider Magnum T. A. a legend, because it's a FACT he used to pack asses into seats.

I'm all for this guy getting a figure, so long as it doesn't interfere with us getting something better. A TRU build-a-figure better come with 4 guys that people REALLY want or it won't work. The best way to do it is to make a build-a-figure through ringside exclusives. That way 80s collectors can collect 80s toys with an 80s build-a-figure. Trying to mix generations wouldn't be a good idea (IMO). You would turn 80s collectors off because they wouldn't want the current guys, and the current collectors wouldn't feel compelled to collect an entire series just to get a guy they couldn't care less about.

Actually, the best thing to do is make Bobby Heenan and build-a-figure at ringside, and then make Magnum one of the guys you have to buy to get Bobby's head!

We need to find the link to the CM Punk RSC poll. See how those numbers compare to the numbers here.

Yes, I would have bought him. I would have bought quite a few if he had made it to retail. Same goes for DDP and Austin.

This thread really shows how sad the Legends moniker has become. People are so worried Mattel will suddenly pull the plug completely on older figures, that there's a sense of selfishness to a lot of these arguments. People are paranoid that if Magnum takes up 1 single slot in any sort of line, the line will either die, or they'll have to wait an extra year to get someone they want more. Things have gone from "oh well, maybe next series" to "crap, when are they even going to release another guy from before the 90s".

While I think he'd fit better as some sort of exclusive or special promotion, I really don't buy the idea that Magnum would somehow kill the FB slots all by himself if he's released.

Mattel has gone above and beyond to make highly wanted FB figures nearly impossible to find. From short packing, to revised cases that exclude them entirely, Mattel has the means to try and control how plentiful a figure is on the shelves (and sadly, they continue to apply it when we don't need them to). Add to that the poor distribution, and there's just no way this figure would sit on the shelves, in huge quantities, for years on end across the country.

If Magnum was .5 per case in an Elite series, and a store got 10 cases (which is a long shot in itself), that's 5 Magnums on the shelf at best. Toss in their revised cases plan, and things would be under decent control.

The fact is, Mattel is just deathly afraid of any figure warming the pegs for more than a couple of weeks that isn't named "Cena", "Mysterio", or "Orton". I understand that apparently "they're who stores want", but how does that even work? Why would any business demand large quantities of an item to be on the shelves, barely selling? People bring up "it's about who will sell, not what collectors want". Well how is 3-5 Magnums slowly selling across several months somehow worse for a company's bottom line than 10-30 Cena's just sitting on the shelves (throwing off distribution) for the better half of a year?

Anyways, I definitely think PJ is on to something with that BAF idea. If Mattel was smart enough with the packing numbers, it could work very well. Sadly, I truly believe we'll never see Magnum released.

I would easily buy one. Not only is it a great figure in itself, but it's also a great fodder piece for customs of guys like Hall, Windham, Storm, and Husky.

What about Mattel Shop Exclusive ?

Dude, my point wasn't about the figures selling poorly. I'm agreeing with one person that Magnum should be considered a legend in the sport on the simple fact that he was a big draw during his time. All those names that you mentioned are considered legends too - sheiky baby, dusty, jake and steamboat are an excellent class of wrestlers to be associated with.