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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 20, 2015 0:18:25 GMT -5
Muraco, Santana and the Hammer are all in my "Top 10" as is the Body, Billy Jerk Haynes, Dynamite Kid (and match in Davey Boy), Superstar Billy Graham and a young WWWF champ Bob Backlund. Another I would love to see but doubt we'll get is Pedro Moralas. Fun Fact before I got injured at UPS they had me cover a route in another center and I made a delivery to Tito Santana's hair salon. I think it was in Succasunna NJ. As I recall was a nice guy and gave me an "Areba!" That...is...awesome!!! btu yeah considering Billy Jerk is suing wwe right now - he's on the NEVER gonna happen list. He's probably (even more so than Raven, there always COULD be a chance of him. With wwe never say never) right alongside Benoit in that nope - not ever category.  Arriba!! |
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 20, 2015 0:20:30 GMT -5
I actually read this the other day and had a laugh... However, Wacholz was released from his WWF contract in December 1992, after he allegedly attacked Vince McMahon in his office over a financial dispute, while John Nord watched the door. Bret Hart recalled in his autobiography that Wacholz "cornered Vince in his office and screamed at him for fifteen minutes". Hart claims he was just down the hall from the office when he heard a loud crash, which was Wacholz "knocking Vince over in his chair, choking him violently". The incident led to a series of lawsuits between Wacholz and the WWF. Wacholz alleged McMahon had given him steroids on a number of occasions; McMahon denied the claim. Wacholz then filed a wrongful termination lawsuit. The WWF filed a counterclaim against Wacholz, but both suits were later dropped. In 1994, Wacholz testified against McMahon during his trial on charges of supplying steroids to WWF wrestlers. He claimed McMahon had told him to take steroids. According to the 2003 book WrestleCrap, his testimony included the comment "I hate Vince McMahon's guts." yeah that's why his testimony was unusable and actually helped Vince cuz he said that dumb shit. STILL angry over a pay day. Apparently he was the guy who took kindly to someone like Vince - someone who tells you one thing and then it doesn't happen. But that is also kind of his naivite and ignorance right...but yeah most people think he might have actually killed vince if he hadn't been stopped. He went full on intellectually- disabled person there. |
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 20, 2015 0:22:04 GMT -5
Bastion Booger. I would love to see it but dont expect it. Berzerker and Skinner as well. Headbangers and Godwinns too. I don't think we will see Bob Backlund either. If Bruno is there - Backlund will be. The choice is whether or not it's howdy doody or the comeback from the 90's... I think I'D prefer the latter but either way I suppose. The others no. |
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 20, 2015 0:23:50 GMT -5
as long as we get a sid dont care what version it is as the only real difference between psycho and justice would be the color of his trunks. do really want warlord(singles and tag team), barbarian(singles and tag team), haku(and meng), valentine(not from rythym and blues), hercules(and roma for power and glory would be awesome), and even bad news brown from your list. actually here's a good point... Honestly I want the original hammer BUT if I had to I would take the rhythm and blues one...if they included a blue jumpsuit for honky too that would seal the deal for me. |
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Post by philleaps on Jan 20, 2015 0:28:09 GMT -5
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 20, 2015 0:35:04 GMT -5
Pretty sure this thread jumped the shark when somebody suggested a Haku Defining Moments. lol I said that yes but you didn't read carefully - I said that just to justify the king attire...but thinking back it could be king harley race instead. WM III WAS a defining moment for him. His only (and finally) Wrestlemania match. That was a pretty important deal for him even of the gimmick of the king might have been thought of as a rib - the name was HIS idea. Vince just dressed him up over the top...and then a regular flashback haku. SEE this is where the build a figure thing should come into play. You make a tru exclusive 4 legends set (like the target version and it too missed the boat. jesus mattel, what up wit dat!?) with either jimmy or slick or mene gene BAFS. Then everyone is happy, the figs aren't rotting on OTHER store shelves so they'd sell well cuz we have to get them at tru. When you compare it to like the Kane baf - Taker is awesome, Cena has been REALLY similar the last 3 versions so has bryan and bray is pretty much the same too...that set stinks in terms of variety. I used a rain check on the set so I got them for 18.99 instead of 25.99 each so that's why I bought them. Otherwise I would have only pulled the gun on taker to be honest. Here's an example set... Chico Santana, Greg The Hammer Valentine, Koko B. Ware and Big John Studd with a BAF of Jimmy Hart. Seriously people like THAT won't sell? (I had written Brutus in there instead of Koko but I think Brutus could just be a normal flashback same with Jesse. Some should be tru exclusives and the really popular guys be at mass retail. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 1:37:35 GMT -5
I guess you can only really list "Chris Benoit" in the "Definitely WILL NOT MAKE" category. There are many others that may be long shots but I've learned to never say never with the WWE and their licenses.
I would definitely say Owen Hart is a long shot for obvious reasons. I doubt we will see a Chyna. As awesome as I think some of the classic guys (like Buddy Rogers, Stan Stasiak, Ivan Putski) would be, I would be shocked to see figures of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 1:47:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 2:03:42 GMT -5
Huge want of mine. These guys were awesome |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 2:45:20 GMT -5
I want an elite Model.
Will that happen?
Probably not.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 2:48:07 GMT -5
Id give anything if Mattel would make these. The pride of Shaker Heights Ohio! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 6:28:03 GMT -5
I would've thought it would be quite easy to do an El Matador Tito Santana, all they would need to do is sculpt a Tito head and stick it on a repainted Los Matadors body. In fact when the Los Matadores debuted I thought they were going to be introduced as his sons.
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Post by jsmith on Jan 20, 2015 7:53:29 GMT -5
I want an elite Model. Will that happen? Probably not. Elite Model? We got one.... |
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Post by LaParka on Jan 20, 2015 8:34:50 GMT -5
there are now elite and basic molds for Los Matadores I'm sure we'll get an El Matador eventually.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 11:57:38 GMT -5
No, if they release a Tito Santana figure it should be from his early days, when he won the IC title. I was not a fan of the matador gimmick, he did not have much success during that time and was basically turned into a jobber- I don't think even Tito liked that gimmick as he never looked happy when coming to the ring. This is the Tito Santana figure I want:  |
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Post by King of Kings on Jan 20, 2015 12:02:34 GMT -5
I am deeply surprised we haven't seen an Elite "Rowdy" Roddy Piper yet. Although now, I have that horrible feeling they'd include a plastic shirt and kilt so I'll stick with my Entrance Greats Piper. I'm dying for a long hair Piper with cloth kilt and shirt.
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Post by jsmith on Jan 20, 2015 13:06:45 GMT -5
I am deeply surprised we haven't seen an Elite "Rowdy" Roddy Piper yet. Although now, I have that horrible feeling they'd include a plastic shirt and kilt so I'll stick with my Entrance Greats Piper. I'm dying for a long hair Piper with cloth kilt and shirt. We have one from the two pack with Orton We need a new Piper head because it sucks and a cloth shirt would be great |
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jan 20, 2015 19:40:15 GMT -5
I would LOVE The Goon. I've been to his house before lol, he lives in town. |
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Post by elmsrock on Jan 20, 2015 20:30:50 GMT -5
My favorite era and roster (although it was before my time) is and always will be World Class. I'm afraid we will never see the heel factory that the Von Erich boys went up against such as:
The Freebirds (though Hayes may get a fig one day)
Kabuki
Missing Link
And others
But, I'm just glad I got Kerry and Kevin (and their arch enemy Kamala) before Mattel decided to stop taking a chance on obscure guys like that. I put the Von Erichs in the same class as Magnum TA in that they probably never would have seen mass production if they had not come out when they did.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 20:41:59 GMT -5
I have held off on buying Piper.
First, because short haired heel Piper is by far my favorite, but its hard to justify paying that much for a basic.
Second, because the long haired elite Piper has a terrible head scan.
I've considered buying both and popping the head off the elite and replacing it with the superior basic head, but decided to just wait instead.
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