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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 11, 2013 2:14:19 GMT -5
Same title, different name. They don't have the same lineage. The current one starts with HHH. Even if it is correct to give him the WCW title, his attire, hair/beard and tattoos are all wrong for the era in which he held the title. I never said it made sense. I just said it wasn't the WWE title.
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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Feb 11, 2013 6:19:28 GMT -5
Just read through all 34 pages... the thing that most shocked me was the WHC on Rock. It makes no sense. Also, I'll only preorder the Hebner figure when I see pictures of it.
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Post by jimmy1873 on Feb 11, 2013 7:38:49 GMT -5
this earl hebner better be good
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Post by deskjet on Feb 11, 2013 9:48:48 GMT -5
Well this gives me 6 months to get caught up b4 sdcc
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Post by Daniel Arshad on Feb 11, 2013 10:10:11 GMT -5
What's funny about MDT mentioning Chinese New year? I WANNA LAUGH, DAMMIT!
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Post by dandaman619 on Feb 11, 2013 10:14:00 GMT -5
Same title, different name. They don't have the same lineage. The current one starts with HHH. Even if it is correct to give him the WCW title, his attire, hair/beard and tattoos are all wrong for the era in which he held the title. the attire and all you mentioned is wrong for the era, but the Rock was the first World champion in WWE. The WCW title was changed to the World title the night after Survivor Series 01. Then Jericho won it and then H got it before they just changed it to the Undisputed belt. So the Rock was the first World champion. I agree though that all the other stuff was wrong.
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Post by Mizzah on Feb 11, 2013 10:34:45 GMT -5
Here's the story on Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was scheduled to be released in wave 30. This was planned back in the early fall right after we scanned Kaitlyn, and we got great expressions off her. She was also one of the coolest people we talked to that day so we made a point to include her in the line, even though at that point she really did not have the TV time to warrant it ( ironically this was the night she accidentally won the number one contenders battle royale for Night of Champions that she was later screwed out of, setting off her rise to the Divas title),The outfit would have been the older style outfit with the short shorts and sports bra style top. ( it was to be blue with pink highlights to satisfy any curiosity). We had a new torso and legs sculpted to accentuate the fact that she was strong had strong legs from her days as a power lifter. Unfortunately when we got the first molded sample back from there was an error and the new parts were molded at a size much smaller than intended. The figure was actually smaller and skinnier than the AJ figure. There was no way to remold this figure at the proper size to keep schedule. Since she changed outfits in the interim we tried looking at using the old Mickie James body mold but since she was also short this did not solve the problem. We were in a tight spot and made the call to pull Kaitlyn from the lineup and rework her for release later in the year. The upside is that this allows us to resculpt her and capture her more updated look. The real downside is that we will not have the figure out soon while she is still Divas champion ( unless she holds it for a couple more months) This change took place so late that we were just able to pull it off this week before the Chinese New Year break, (two weeks off, similar to Christmas Break in the US). We needed to fill the slot with the most relevant diva that we had existing tooling on. Unfortunately with the recent loss of so many divas from the WWE roster it was slim pickings, which is why AJ gets another figure (Layla was considered but her existing hair sculpt does not match, sculpts for other possible divas would not be ready in time)The change was made so late that lineup list we give to our retailers would still have the Kaitlyn listed as it was on the RSC site. I hope this answers any possible questions about this. Kaitlyn is coming! We promise. Just not in Wave 30. Mickie James is 5'4" and Kaitlyn is 5'6".....that's only 2 inches in height difference. I feel like the Mickie James body could have worked with an extra rubber top like Layla's figure had on....plus Kaitlyn's hair bump would have given off the impression that the figure was taller anyway. I feel like it could have worked, especially for her first figure and it being in the Basic line.....people didn't have any issues with Basic 24 AJ and that figure is so void of any detail it's almost a crime to charge money for it....but people understood it's her first figure and in the Basic line. People would have understood if the first Basic Kaitlyn wasn't perfect just to have her. I take it as Mattel felt the figure would not be up to their standards. I do like how they handle things, and how they are honest(compared to jakks). My thing is, even though I don't collect anymore, I would still want the best looking figure imaginable, and if that meant waiting a few more months to make it better, then I'd be fine with that. If they released Katelyn with Mickie James body, or AJ's and she was extremely off scale, this forum would riot. As for AJs basic figure, I feel its good for what it is.
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Post by The Boondock Syxx on Feb 11, 2013 10:38:00 GMT -5
That Brock Lesnar Rumbler is mine. Can someone anyone at Mattel explain WHY WE DONT HAVE A CM PUNK BRAWLING BUDDIE yet. its coming soon, ships the same day as the cm punk ice cream bars and collector cups
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Post by Wrestling with Classics on Feb 11, 2013 13:06:50 GMT -5
Any word on any new legends being shown in exclusives or elite lines?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 13:22:37 GMT -5
unfortunately no.....
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 11, 2013 13:30:32 GMT -5
What's funny about MDT mentioning Chinese New year? I WANNA LAUGH, DAMMIT! Back when Jakks had the license and were releasing the "Ruthless Aggression" style figures, they released a set of Adrenaline two-packs that used old, un-articulated "titan Tron Live" style arms on some characters, including the first and only releases of Luther Reigns and Sylvan Grenier. When asked why they did this, they said it was because of Chinese New Year. Mind you, they didn't explain that they had rushed the figures in order to get them finished before the break for New Year. They just said "Chinese New Year." That, combined with the fact that we all would have preferred to wait to get better figures, led to it being a running joke that whenever Jakks screwed something up, it was because of Chinese New Year. Here's the prototype vs. the real deal:
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Feb 11, 2013 14:50:38 GMT -5
That Brock Lesnar Rumbler is mine. Can someone anyone at Mattel explain WHY WE DONT HAVE A CM PUNK BRAWLING BUDDIE yet. No heels have Brawling Buddies yet.
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Post by Von Hooten on Feb 11, 2013 15:07:39 GMT -5
I just read 34 pages of trolling, whining, and bitching even though some of it may have been justifiable. Out of those 34 pages... This made me laugh the hardest. +1 to you good sir.
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Post by brochester on Feb 11, 2013 16:46:29 GMT -5
What time are they showing stuff today? I wonder what else will be shown.
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Post by mrbestintheworld25 on Feb 11, 2013 16:49:00 GMT -5
What time are they showing stuff today? I wonder what else will be shown. Mattel WWE was only yesterday.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 17:02:46 GMT -5
really? that was everything?
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Post by bb on Feb 11, 2013 17:31:22 GMT -5
really? that was everything?
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Post by homeslice1998 on Feb 11, 2013 17:33:44 GMT -5
What time are they showing stuff today? I wonder what else will be shown. Mattel WWE was only yesterday.IT CANT BE!!!
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Post by Jericho Is God!™ on Feb 11, 2013 18:03:00 GMT -5
yeah everything was showed yesterday even though for all the normal Basic, Battle Packs and Elites we had seen already about a month ago. shame they didn't even give us a new elite even if it was 1 figure lol
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 11, 2013 22:01:58 GMT -5
I'm not that disappointed. RSC put up a ton of stuff yesterday. Just wish we had more pics for preorders.
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