Mattel Kickstarter? ****EDIT = CRITICISMS ADDRESSED****

Exactly. So it would need to names on a similar level, Undertaker, Hogan, Macho Man, etc etc, and I am almost certain they could find enough people to buy a limited run, for like $100 or thereabouts, in attires that Mattel feel wouldn't sell well enough in the main line.
If I had to, I'd pay $100 for every new Warrior figure

This sort of thing has been proposed and squashed so many times over the years, BUT I would pay into a kickstarter for Mattel to get the likeness rights of the Steiner brothers or Owen Hart any day.

Okay, I've edited the main post to address some of your thoughts/criticisms. Hope it helps.

Either way, thanks for your time.

I'd love to hear what Bill/MDT thinks - and if such a thing would be possible. My only concern (as I said before) is that it would be limited to currently-signed wrestlers/people - so I can image a lot of peoples' dream figures are instantly off the table...

For this figure, please immediately direct me to the nearest KickStarter/GoGundMe/dropping briefcase filled with unmarked bills at Mattel HQ.

These expensive collector figures already exist with the likes of the 12" Hot Toys and the McFarlane statues etc. I am not sure Mattel really caters for this type of venture when (guessing) 95%+ of their product is aimed towards children. I think we get a little bit ahead of ourselves when talking/thinking about how important we are in the grand scheme of things.

I don't know anything about MOTU figures and understand from the comments above that Mattel are producing something similar to what this thread is about. Perhaps the MattyCollector MOTU figures have done well and warrant an attempt at this Castle playset accessory for Mattel. If the WWE figures had done better on MattyCollector perhaps things would be different.

Lastly, people are all talk with regards to the gigantic lists of figures they post that they want Mattel to make. When the final product hits at times I'd say a large percentage of those that said they wanted it don't actually end up buying it. And this of course can be due to many many different reasons. Point being, it may appear there is a massive demand on this forum for figure X to be made - but how many would remove figure X from their lists due to having no interest paying anything more than the standard 20 odd bucks for it. I would love for all Macho Man figures to come with complete accessories but I don't think I would want to pay too much more than what they are currently sold for.

I'm not sure I like the idea. Stuff like this is for niche collectors. There's enough broad based collector audience that this becomes an unecessary endeavor. Moreover i think Mattel stands to make more money by mass producing product and running the risk of having to clearance items rather than producing a small amount in hope of filling a quota. There's also a litany of customizers that can do a fairly decent job at more or less the price range and you can have it customized to your liking.
I mean what's left that people want? Hollywood hogan? Goldberg? Warrior? Owen? You put those figures out on retail they're gonna make their money anyway. That said, it is an interesting option and I can understand the appeal. Just my opinion.

Yeah, this does seem to make more sense from our perspective than Mattel's perspective. There really are only a few figures that would make this work in reality, but I'm game to see them try!

I have a pretty large mattel collection but no way im paying $100+ for one of their figures unles that figure has a full body scan, all new tooling for that figure, detailed paint apps like youd find on imports and loaded with unique accessories and even then I probably wouldn't. I have no problem spending money on quality figures, hell I have close to 30 1/6 scale figures but if im spending $$$ on figures they have to be top notch