Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU]
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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Jun 20, 2013 3:50:43 GMT -5
From the latest Wrestling Observer:
There's so much wrong with this paragraph I don't even know where to begin.
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PenguinDeluxe
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Post by PenguinDeluxe on Jun 20, 2013 3:54:43 GMT -5
From the latest Wrestling Observer: There's so much wrong with this paragraph I don't even know where to begin. The figure comes with a sling. Doesn't quite make sense why I don't think, but it does. Who knows...
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Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU]
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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Jun 20, 2013 3:56:48 GMT -5
From the latest Wrestling Observer: There's so much wrong with this paragraph I don't even know where to begin. The figure comes with a sling. Doesn't quite make sense why I don't think, but it does. Who knows... Oh, I know it comes with a sling on Cara. (hey, Sling Cara, that'll sell! ) I'm just saying that most everything else Meltz said is wrong.
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PenguinDeluxe
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Post by PenguinDeluxe on Jun 20, 2013 4:00:26 GMT -5
The figure comes with a sling. Doesn't quite make sense why I don't think, but it does. Who knows... Oh, I know it comes with a sling on Cara. (hey, Sling Cara, that'll sell! ) I'm just saying that most everything else Meltz said is wrong. Idk, it did come with Punk, and the explanation of why there is a sling makes sense, but to say he is right or wrong on any of it, I haven't the slightest without knowing the behind the scenes stuff of Mattel, personally at least.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jun 20, 2013 4:29:47 GMT -5
Yeah, the sling was designed for Punk. I don't know if there's any logic behind it being in that pack (Rey and Sin Cara are injured a lot so it could be a rib/reference to that), but a lot of the two-packs just come with random accessories. Stop signs, barricades, TV cameras.
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Post by JuiceWinslow on Jun 20, 2013 5:24:03 GMT -5
This is proof that this guy just says whatever and hope people pay attention. I really dont understand what he is trying to say.
Thanks for posting this.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Jun 20, 2013 5:38:17 GMT -5
Why would Mattel put a sling on Mysterio to represent a 3 year old storyline in a 2 pack with his current tag team partner Sin Cara? That makes no sense.
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Post by gelatinoustapeworm on Jun 20, 2013 5:59:59 GMT -5
I was never a fan of the Observer (always preferred the Torch, but I haven't read it in years), but I think Meltzer takes a lot of unnecessary flack on this site. The dude has made a decent living "covering" professional wrestling for the last 30 years, so he is obviously doing something right.
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Post by Instant Classic on Jun 20, 2013 6:22:19 GMT -5
i like how much he plugs ringside collectibles.
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Post by mrhoss on Jun 20, 2013 6:36:06 GMT -5
"... But the factory accidentally, instead of making the sling an accessory, put it on the Sin Cara figure." Maybe the sling was supposed to be in the tray and not worn by either figure? Like the Cody/Rey BP. Cody is holding one brace while the other brace is in the tray.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 7:05:05 GMT -5
Yeah I don't even know haha.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 20, 2013 7:33:28 GMT -5
"... But the factory accidentally, instead of making the sling an accessory, put it on the Sin Cara figure." Maybe the sling was supposed to be in the tray and not worn by either figure? Like the Cody/Rey BP. Cody is holding one brace while the other brace is in the tray. uh oh did MDT botch the Rey/Cara packaging?
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Post by Daniel Arshad on Jun 20, 2013 7:49:11 GMT -5
To be fair, ol' Beltzer has a habit of ranting endlessly about things he doesn't know much about. Hopefully this opens the eyes of some of the people on here who take his opinion as gospel.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Jun 20, 2013 7:50:37 GMT -5
check out Colt Cabana's latest podcast. He interviews Dave. Great stuff. (Not figure related so much, but it is about Meltzer.
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Post by StephMcMahonFan on Jun 20, 2013 8:33:50 GMT -5
I posted this the other day that all the dirt sheets picked up on it randomly. They have no logic at all.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Jun 20, 2013 8:37:10 GMT -5
WUT DA HELL?
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Post by terraryzing on Jun 20, 2013 8:49:58 GMT -5
I'd be willing to bet that the paragraph was sent in by a reader and he translated it into Meltzer speak, which at times can be confusing. Much props to him as a wrestling/mma journalist though, I swear by the Observer, and right now am actually taking a break from reading this week's newsletter.
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Post by blu3blazer on Jun 20, 2013 9:41:30 GMT -5
Yeah, and I'm sure the reason he thought it was a Ringside Collectibles figure is because he was shown a picture with RSC's giant watermark on it. He doesn't collect this stuff, so he doesn't know about figures. It doesn't make him a bad journalist.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jun 20, 2013 10:30:49 GMT -5
Why would Mattel put a sling on Mysterio to represent a 3 year old storyline in a 2 pack with his current tag team partner Sin Cara? That makes no sense. I dunno... Kane's first elite had a seven year old accessory.
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 20, 2013 10:37:12 GMT -5
Not knowing about toys based off wrestling might not make him a bad journalist, but that abortion of a paragraph does.
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