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Post by Rude Awakening on Jun 16, 2017 13:12:55 GMT -5
I like how a lot of you are losing your minds over this. You guys have put such a high expectation on this that at least 50% of you will be disappointed no matter what it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 13:16:26 GMT -5
This would have been perfect for the AJ Lee dressed up as Kane. Maybe Issac Yankeem or Yeti Wasn't Issac Yankem a rumored elite
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 13:18:00 GMT -5
Gobbly Gooker needs to happen. That proto tease still haunts me....WHY MATTEL!? WHY WON'T YOU RELEASE THE GOOKER FROM PROTO HELL!? They said reception was not the best on that figure so it was canceled
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Post by Mongo Bears on Jun 16, 2017 13:18:18 GMT -5
What does this have to do with letting us know that a Brutus Beefcake figure will be released at some point?! There are no other Beefcake figures on the shelves, the one that was recently released was the first ever Mattel figure of him. I never said anything about releasing details about a figure, only a simple announcement that a figure of wrestler X or wrestler Y will be released this year. People will still line up and attend because they will want to know information about the figure or get a look at a pic or early proto depending how far along in production the figure is. The announcement I am referring to would only give the name of the wrestler and I am specifically interested in 'first time in the line' guys, that have never had a figure before. What is wrong with announcing 'new acquisitions', if you will- if the deal with the wrestler is finalized and they have found a spot in the line for the figure, why withhold news of the release until the very last possible moment?! Because its SDCC. Its going to create the most buzz if its announced there than anywhere else. Nintendo could have announced Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon for Switch anytime before E3, but they waited until the big event. Not because they were trying to screw over their fans by making them wait, but because they wanted to give their fans something big to get excited for at the biggest event of the year for gaming. Why do you have to know right now? Lets say they're going to announce Owen Hart at SDCC to be released in December. If he's coming out 6 months from now, what difference does it make if you hear about first today or a month from now? For me personally, I'm loosing interest in what I might see at the show before we even get there. I can't get excited for the show because I don't really know if there will even be anything there that I will even really want. The biggest letdown I've had in this hobby was Sdcc two years ago (I appreciate that bill at least told us that we would be let down). Using your example, If something like an Owen hart figure was announced already then I would be super excited to see or hear any info on it at the show. I would be far more excited
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 14:25:44 GMT -5
This is my point exactly. Announcing it beforehand will not takeaway any excitement, it will help build excitement because now people know the figure is coming and will start talking about possible attires, part choices and will be looking forward to actually buying it.
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Jun 16, 2017 15:18:04 GMT -5
Gobbly Gooker needs to happen. That proto tease still haunts me....WHY MATTEL!? WHY WON'T YOU RELEASE THE GOOKER FROM PROTO HELL!? They said reception was not the best on that figure so it was canceled I know but I will continue to ask until it is made in some form or another.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jun 16, 2017 16:31:27 GMT -5
This would have been perfect for the AJ Lee dressed up as Kane. Maybe Issac Yankeem or Yeti Wasn't Issac Yankem a rumored elite Yeah it was. It was in a leaked page of lineups but was replaced I think. I would really like this to be the exclusive and think it would be really cool
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Post by Nivro™ on Jun 16, 2017 16:37:16 GMT -5
Gobbly Gooker needs to happen. That proto tease still haunts me....WHY MATTEL!? WHY WON'T YOU RELEASE THE GOOKER FROM PROTO HELL!? They said reception was not the best on that figure so it was canceled From what Bill said on here it was never planned. It was just a 1 off showcase figure so the reception or lack of was irrelevant.
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Post by guster on Jun 16, 2017 16:51:10 GMT -5
This is just amusing...some of you guys need to get outside more.
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Post by qdogg on Jun 16, 2017 18:07:47 GMT -5
I feel like Bill wouldn't let us do 11 pages of speculation over the past two weeks without letting us know there wasn't gonna be a Sdcc exclusive Whaddya mean? Bill loves to watch us squirm! And my top secret WWF insider Vic Venom told me the SDCC exclusive is gonna be Zeus. But you don't care about that, right? Vic Venom would probably go with Beaver Cleavage or David Arquette as the SDCC figure
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 19:26:17 GMT -5
This is just amusing...some of you guys need to get outside more. Funny post. Can you not be active on wfigs and not go outside? I've got over 11k posts on here and I work outside.
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Post by Artie Kendall on Jun 16, 2017 20:22:33 GMT -5
I can see why Mattel has to keep us in the dark. The Vince can wake up any morning and decide he doesn't like someone and force Mattel to not release a figure. If Mattel did release pics and info or upcoming lines that had guys in it that the Boss ended up on bad terms, we might run into a Jakks situation of countless figures not coming out.
As far as SDCC exclusive, I would love them to tease it as maybe a "Three Faces" pack so that everyone thinks we are finally getting Dude Love only for it to turn out to be Brian Adams. I need some more Brian Adams. I never liked Dude Love so I don't want him, and Brian Adams look changed enough to warrant three figures unlike Fred Ottman. I would love Kona Crush, Evil Crush, and NOD Crush. Well as long as Evil Crush was in it, you can change the other two.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Jun 16, 2017 20:33:08 GMT -5
This is just amusing...some of you guys need to get outside more. Funny post. Can you not be active on wfigs and not go outside? I've got over 11k posts on here and I work outside. Lol....I also work outside
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Post by Shane O. on Jun 16, 2017 22:18:46 GMT -5
I like the idea of a one-off gimmick character like last year, but I'd be down for some old school characters that only a small niche of collectors would buy. Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Baron Von Raschke, or even Bob Backlund or Abdullah The Butcher. I just want more old school Elites haha
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Post by havoc7179 on Jun 16, 2017 23:18:02 GMT -5
Gave this some more thought.
Again would love brad Armstrong.
But I can see it being topless Foley, chainsaw Charlie, glacier or disco inferno.
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Post by havoc7179 on Jun 16, 2017 23:24:44 GMT -5
I know the trend has been to do the Obscure so I'll stick with that.
Has any company ever made the Undertaker Kane figure? The one where undertaker dressed as Kane during Raw? That might a good obscure yet popular figure.
Or
What about a TAFKA Goldust figure? I also would think a Stunning Steve Austin or a early era DDP or Sting figure could be in the cards.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jun 16, 2017 23:34:00 GMT -5
I know the trend has been to do the Obscure so I'll stick with that. Has any company ever made the Undertaker Kane figure? The one where undertaker dressed as Kane during Raw? That might a good obscure yet popular figure. Or What about a TAFKA Goldust figure? I also would think a Stunning Steve Austin or a early era DDP or Sting figure could be in the cards. Undertaker as Kane & Kane as Undertaker 2-pack, just to confuse the hell out of everyone
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Post by BCizzle on Jun 17, 2017 0:07:34 GMT -5
Vic Venom would probably go with Beaver Cleavage or David Arquette as the SDCC figure Don't give Bill any ideas! (The Headbangers would be awesome, though.) However, if we did get a figure of Mr. Cleavage, and it was poorly painted, you would have a sloppy Beaver, and nobody likes that!
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Post by warriorheart on Jun 17, 2017 13:18:14 GMT -5
I'm hoping for an old school tag team reveal. Bulldogs or Steiners would be awesome but wishful thinking. Maybe someone like The Rock n Roll Express or I would even take The Beverly Brothers.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jun 17, 2017 20:48:42 GMT -5
Vic Venom would probably go with Beaver Cleavage or David Arquette as the SDCC figure Don't give Bill any ideas! (The Headbangers would be awesome, though.) However, if we did get a figure of Mr. Cleavage, and it was poorly painted, you would have a sloppy Beaver, and nobody likes that! I'm ashamed to admit that I just now realized why his first name was Beaver. Wow
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