Barack Lesnar
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Post by Barack Lesnar on Oct 17, 2013 14:09:19 GMT -5
I was thinking about mid Carders, jobbers elites, and I thought, is it possible to get a blue and orange tights Zack Ryder (new scan) and red or green Gabriel (side shaved scan)?
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Post by Chip on Oct 17, 2013 14:17:00 GMT -5
I'd love to get updated Elites of some of the lesser guys, they deserve it just as much as anyone else.
Sadly Mattel doesn't feel this way and we'll be lucky to see updated Elites of anyone not on TV every single week. Unless it's Rey Mysterio or Undertaker
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Post by Justin on Oct 17, 2013 14:21:33 GMT -5
I'd buy both of those in a heartbeat
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Bizzle
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Post by Bizzle on Oct 17, 2013 14:28:52 GMT -5
The whole 'TV Time' thing is a load of garbage.. Mattels main target when selling figures is kids.. The majority of viewers for shows like Saturday Morning Slam and Superstars is kids... These shows are full of mid carders and jobbers.
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Post by Chip on Oct 17, 2013 14:30:59 GMT -5
I think there's a real easy way they could insert lower mid-card wrestlers....
1 per series over the next few...
Darren Young
Titus O'Neil
Drew McIntyre
Heath Slater
Jinder Mahal
Justin Gabriel
Tyson Kidd
Zack Ryder
David Otunga
Jimmy Uso
Jey Uso
A few of those guys (PTP, Usos, 3MB) there is no excuse to not have them in the Elite line. They get plenty of "exposure"
The others, it is what it is. But we need good variety instead of just main eventers
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Post by PJ on Oct 17, 2013 14:43:02 GMT -5
I think there's a real easy way they could insert lower mid-card wrestlers.... 1 per series over the next few... Darren Young Titus O'Neil Drew McIntyre Heath Slater Jinder Mahal Justin Gabriel Tyson Kidd Zack Ryder David Otunga Jimmy Uso Jey Uso A few of those guys (PTP, Usos, 3MB) there is no excuse to not have them in the Elite line. They get plenty of "exposure" The others, it is what it is. But we need good variety instead of just main eventers While I wouldn't mind most of those including a Slater (who's not a favorite of mine) I really don't think the Uso's would would sell as Elites. I just don't see any appeal with them. How many times has the WWE repackaged them now? At least three times. First just as the Uso's...then they added the ceremonial dance...and when that didn't help their popularity they added the war paint. And that still didn't help. At $30 + for the pair I just don't see elites if them selling well with the casual fan. |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 17, 2013 14:45:29 GMT -5
Flashbacks took the spots reserved for the lower card. Minus flashbacks, there are 25-30 elite spots a year. Over the next year, that has to include...
John Cena
CM Punk
Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton
Ryback
Sheamus
Ambrose
Reigns
Rollins
Cody Rhodes
Goldust
Dolph Ziggler
Curtis Axel
Kofi
Sandow
Del Rio
Rob Van Dam
Fandango
Big Show
The Miz
Bray Wyatt
Kane
Probably Brock
That's almost 25 figures, and that's not counting anyone getting 2 a year. Then there are the guys who are marketable to kids (Brodus and maybe Tensai, Rey, Sin Cara, Santino) and the possibility of HHH and Undertaker figures.
I do hope we get Usos and PTPs soon.
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RollinsFan44
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Oct 17, 2013 15:05:31 GMT -5
I'd be up for it.
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Post by Roman Bellic on Oct 17, 2013 15:10:43 GMT -5
Blame WWE, not Mattel
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y2josh
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Post by y2josh on Oct 17, 2013 15:30:14 GMT -5
I'm not a big fan of the 'TV exposure' thing being noted by Mattel. Heath Slater's Elite sold...well. We're getting a new Brodus Clay Elite...and he is a sporadic job guy at best. So I dunno what the true reasoning is, but 'TV exposure' ain't it.
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Barack Lesnar
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Post by Barack Lesnar on Oct 17, 2013 17:28:29 GMT -5
Tyson Kidd should have a spot. Maybe also, Sweet T and Antonio Cesaro
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Post by TheChosen1 on Oct 17, 2013 22:20:43 GMT -5
Id love to have a elite 3MB McIntyre
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Post by JHTB® on Oct 17, 2013 22:22:26 GMT -5
I think they'd be lucky if they even get a Basic figure  |
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 17, 2013 22:34:42 GMT -5
Unfortunately, it's not possible. Ryder is getting a basic with Bradley Cooper hair and long tights however. I'm not a big fan of the 'TV exposure' thing being noted by Mattel. Heath Slater's Elite sold...well. We're getting a new Brodus Clay Elite...and he is a sporadic job guy at best. So I dunno what the true reasoning is, but 'TV exposure' ain't it. Brodus = appeals to kids Slater = came with ladder. |
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DudeAbides
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Post by DudeAbides on Oct 18, 2013 0:28:14 GMT -5
I think there's a real easy way they could insert lower mid-card wrestlers.... 1 per series over the next few... Darren Young Titus O'Neil Drew McIntyre Heath Slater Jinder Mahal Justin Gabriel Tyson Kidd Zack Ryder David Otunga Jimmy Uso Jey Uso A few of those guys (PTP, Usos, 3MB) there is no excuse to not have them in the Elite line. They get plenty of "exposure" The others, it is what it is. But we need good variety instead of just main eventers While I wouldn't mind most of those including a Slater (who's not a favorite of mine) I really don't think the Uso's would would sell as Elites. I just don't see any appeal with them. How many times has the WWE repackaged them now? At least three times. First just as the Uso's...then they added the ceremonial dance...and when that didn't help their popularity they added the war paint. And that still didn't help. At $30 + for the pair I just don't see elites if them selling well with the casual fan. I disagree. I think those statements apply more to 3MB than the Usos. Epico and primo were repackaged to Los Matadores, Jinder and Drew were repackaged as Slater groupies, the Usos have always been the Usos. Adding the war paint is like Kofi changing to long tights, the ceremonial dance was just an entrance addition, they are still the same characters though, not repackaged. I for one would love Uso elites, and hope they would sell better than you give them credit for, but i still dont think its gonna happen either unfortunately. |
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Post by PJ on Oct 18, 2013 2:54:08 GMT -5
Repackaged may have been the wrong word, but what I meant is they keep adding more to them hoping they become more appealing/entertaining than their ring talent allows them to be and it's not working. Personally I think when Young came out of the closet hurt the Uso's, because they moved ahead of the Uso's in popularity.
I think the Usos have peaked in how far they will go in the WWE as a tag team. Which is a shame because I would love to see a strong tag team devision in the WWE again, but I really don't see any team tearing it up in the WWE anymore...So I don't see the casual fans and or parents willing to spend $30 + on two elites to complete a tag team like they would for a $20 basic 2-pack. And I think both Mattel and retailers feel that way as well when it comes to most tag teams and low/mid-carders in the elite line.
And as far as the above list goes. Personally I would mind all getting elites, but I would only buy Kidd, Gabriel, Otunga and maybe PTP.
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Post by slappy on Oct 18, 2013 3:01:36 GMT -5
I want jobbers and lower card guys made in Elite. If they already have one, I want updated versions.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 18, 2013 3:23:25 GMT -5
Unfortunately, it's not possible. Ryder is getting a basic with Bradley Cooper hair and long tights however. I'm not a big fan of the 'TV exposure' thing being noted by Mattel. Heath Slater's Elite sold...well. We're getting a new Brodus Clay Elite...and he is a sporadic job guy at best. So I dunno what the true reasoning is, but 'TV exposure' ain't it. Brodus = appeals to kids Slater = came with ladder. Yup. Plus that elite Slater came out right when he was in high-profile spots on TV every week being humiliated by legends. |
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