Post by Chip on Mar 14, 2017 19:25:29 GMT -5
So we're coming up on Elite Series 50
R-Truth:
R-Truth has been back in the WWE for almost 9 years. Mattel has been around making figures for 7 of those. To this point, Truth has 3 Elites. His last one was SERIES 15. While that figure was a home run, and one of the best Elites during that time, It's crazy to me how a guy who's gotten as much "TV time" as Truth has the last few years hasn't gotten a new Elite figure since 2012. And he's not scheduled for any upcoming series that we've seen. To be honest, I think the guy is due for a new Elite figure
Heath Slater:
Now with the first Elite Rhyno officially coming out and it's "modern", it seems likely we'll get a new Slater to match. Slater has been with the company since 2010...the year Mattel took over. Spent most of his WWE career as a jobber....however to this point only has ONE Elite figure and it's from Series 16. Slater is in desperate need of an upgrade and perhaps if Rhyno is only coming with 1 Smackdown tag belt, the future of The One Man Band getting a long overdue Elite upgrade is bright
Zack Ryder:
It's bad enough the WWE has treated Ryder like a joke most of his career, but he's still one of the more popular guys on the roster, and in the last year+ he's had some pretty big moments and enough TV time to keep everyone happy. Ryder only has 2 Elites, and his last one was SERIES 17. While the look of it still fits with any current collection, the fact that they never bothered to even give him a new one since then is unfortunate at best. We just saw a picture of his newest basic based on WM 32, hopefully an Elite update is soon to follow. And not as a "Hype Bro"
Curtis Axel:
Another guy who has been around a pretty long time, and for the better part of 2015-2016 had some pretty decent TV time and good character to go along with it. Curtis Axel has ONE Elite figure, and it wasn't even a mass retail released figure. It came from the Best of PPV 2014 line (the build a Jim Ross figure set). The Axe man needs a legit Elite figure.
Fandango:
Another guy who's been around awhile, his first elite was one of the most detailed Mattel had done. It was SERIES 27 which may not seem that long ago but it already was. The fact he's only had 1 Elite is unfortunate. Especially since he's changed his look a few times.
There are 3 guys who are a little more recent, but given WHO they are, I'm a bit surprised we haven't gotten any new Elites in 20+ sets
Randy Orton:
Orton's last new Elite was Series 35. And it was with a new Evolution t-shirt. His next Elite is a Flashback. It's odd that they would go that long, since they were on like 1-per-5 set pace with Orton at one point
Mark Henry:
Henry's last Elite was Series 32. That's the closest of all these guys, and to be honest it fits his current look still. However considering it's Mark Henry I'm just surprised he hasn't had a newer one since then
Big Show:
Big Show's last elite was Series 28. Long time to go considering they must enjoy putting out Big Show figures, he's had a lot of basics in between that time.
On top of all the needed upgrades, there are still 2 guys who have been with the WWE for over 5 years /80% of Mattel's figure production and never had an Elite in any capacity
Darren Young & Titus O'Neil
While I'm aware those guys are not the greatest superstars in history....the Prime Time Players were a pretty decent lower-mid card act for awhile, and since the split, both guys have been featured on TV pretty regularly. It's just very weird that with all the spots they've had, Mattel has never bothered to slot either of them in the Elite line.
You can give a small nod to Jinder Mahal, because he was around awhile, never got an Elite and just recently came back. But I really wouldn't get all that up in arms about it just yet. Talk to me in 2018 if it hasn't happened. A lot of the other guys who got more than 1 basic but never an Elite are gone now.
R-Truth:
R-Truth has been back in the WWE for almost 9 years. Mattel has been around making figures for 7 of those. To this point, Truth has 3 Elites. His last one was SERIES 15. While that figure was a home run, and one of the best Elites during that time, It's crazy to me how a guy who's gotten as much "TV time" as Truth has the last few years hasn't gotten a new Elite figure since 2012. And he's not scheduled for any upcoming series that we've seen. To be honest, I think the guy is due for a new Elite figure
Heath Slater:
Now with the first Elite Rhyno officially coming out and it's "modern", it seems likely we'll get a new Slater to match. Slater has been with the company since 2010...the year Mattel took over. Spent most of his WWE career as a jobber....however to this point only has ONE Elite figure and it's from Series 16. Slater is in desperate need of an upgrade and perhaps if Rhyno is only coming with 1 Smackdown tag belt, the future of The One Man Band getting a long overdue Elite upgrade is bright
Zack Ryder:
It's bad enough the WWE has treated Ryder like a joke most of his career, but he's still one of the more popular guys on the roster, and in the last year+ he's had some pretty big moments and enough TV time to keep everyone happy. Ryder only has 2 Elites, and his last one was SERIES 17. While the look of it still fits with any current collection, the fact that they never bothered to even give him a new one since then is unfortunate at best. We just saw a picture of his newest basic based on WM 32, hopefully an Elite update is soon to follow. And not as a "Hype Bro"
Curtis Axel:
Another guy who has been around a pretty long time, and for the better part of 2015-2016 had some pretty decent TV time and good character to go along with it. Curtis Axel has ONE Elite figure, and it wasn't even a mass retail released figure. It came from the Best of PPV 2014 line (the build a Jim Ross figure set). The Axe man needs a legit Elite figure.
Fandango:
Another guy who's been around awhile, his first elite was one of the most detailed Mattel had done. It was SERIES 27 which may not seem that long ago but it already was. The fact he's only had 1 Elite is unfortunate. Especially since he's changed his look a few times.
There are 3 guys who are a little more recent, but given WHO they are, I'm a bit surprised we haven't gotten any new Elites in 20+ sets
Randy Orton:
Orton's last new Elite was Series 35. And it was with a new Evolution t-shirt. His next Elite is a Flashback. It's odd that they would go that long, since they were on like 1-per-5 set pace with Orton at one point
Mark Henry:
Henry's last Elite was Series 32. That's the closest of all these guys, and to be honest it fits his current look still. However considering it's Mark Henry I'm just surprised he hasn't had a newer one since then
Big Show:
Big Show's last elite was Series 28. Long time to go considering they must enjoy putting out Big Show figures, he's had a lot of basics in between that time.
On top of all the needed upgrades, there are still 2 guys who have been with the WWE for over 5 years /80% of Mattel's figure production and never had an Elite in any capacity
Darren Young & Titus O'Neil
While I'm aware those guys are not the greatest superstars in history....the Prime Time Players were a pretty decent lower-mid card act for awhile, and since the split, both guys have been featured on TV pretty regularly. It's just very weird that with all the spots they've had, Mattel has never bothered to slot either of them in the Elite line.
You can give a small nod to Jinder Mahal, because he was around awhile, never got an Elite and just recently came back. But I really wouldn't get all that up in arms about it just yet. Talk to me in 2018 if it hasn't happened. A lot of the other guys who got more than 1 basic but never an Elite are gone now.