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Post by East Coast on Sept 3, 2012 16:02:42 GMT -5
well it never really came out. But u told us that the Rock replaced someone "who's tv time fell off the face of the earth".
Alex Riley was the only logical conclusion. But now Elite 16 is hitting stores, and Riley has been on RAW and SuperStars. He even beat Dolph Ziggler on RAW 3 weeks ago.
And Ezekiel Jackson hasn't been on TV in months.
I imagine the Riley figure was going to be on the HHH body with his smiling basic 17 scan. Was it going to have his sleeveless letterman jacket?
JoMo woulda been sweet too. And u only had about 2 months to cancel that. Since the pre-orders hit in Feb, and he left in Decemeber. Did you just scrap his pants molds (since they're kinda unique). Or were they the kind used on WM28 HBK
Because yall plan so far in advance......and the WWE landscape changes so rapidly, I think pulling a "first time in the line" kinda figure like Riley out of the line-up....is never a good idea.
Ur first instinct should ALWAYS be to release an elite of someone who doesn't have one yet.
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Post by YES! YES! YES! on Sept 3, 2012 20:25:41 GMT -5
Don't know how this gets out but I guess it did. So here's the story. Riley was replaced with Rock for 2 reasons 1) Riley fell off TV. 2) Orton was orignally going to be shipped heavy and after the E12 Orton stalled on the pegs we knew this was not a good idea. The Riley figure never made it to production prototype stage so there are ZERO Elite Riley figures out there. Anyone who tries to sell one to you or posts on EBay is not selling something that exists. Thanks for clearing this up Mattel. Anyway, will Riley atleast have a Elite?
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Post by LaParka on Sept 3, 2012 21:10:37 GMT -5
I would have rather seen Riley in this set since the tv time thing means nothing. When Basic 15 hit Brodus wasn't on TV for months even when the figure was announced.
Riley would have sold better than Orton
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