grandmasterPRA
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 7, 2017 13:29:45 GMT -5
So I got bored and thought of something fun. I went and compiled a list of every single character to ever make an appearance in WWE. Cagematch.net has a list of appearances per year and I consolidated that information for the years of 1985-Now (Wrestlemania Era). I then sorted that list by most appearances and started checking off every character that has had a figure made of them by Mattel. To Their credit they have produced a ton, including all of the top 25. I also differentiated characters like Viscera and Mabel would be separate. Here is the list of the Top 100 characters never made by Mattel in order of # of appearances in WWE:
Test
Owen Hart
Chris Benoit
Greg Valentine
Hardcore Holly
Funaki
Koko B. Ware
Jeff Jarrett
Steve Blackman
Hercules
Al Snow
Brooklyn Brawler
Tajiri
Dino Bravo
Charlie Haas
Paul Roma
Haku
Albert
Jim Powers
Spike Dudley
Barry Horowitz
Victoria
Jim Brunzell
Crash
Iron Mike Sharpe
Barbarian
Bart Gunn
Brian Kendrick
Perry Saturn
Lanny Poffo
Paul London
Chuck Palumbo
Lance Storm
Molly Holly
Jacqueline
Savio Vega
Billy Kidman
Ivory
Dynamite Kid
Steven Richards
Smoking Gunns
Rougeau Brothers
Viscera
SD Jones
Grandmaster Sexay
Steve Lombardi
Gangrel
Raven
Magnificent Muraco
Taka Michinoku
Boris Zhukov
Nunzio
Bull Buchanan
Bob Holly
Bad News Brown
Lance Cade
Head Bangers
Headshrinkers
Justin Credible
Trevor Murdoch
Marc Mero
Mideon
Bob Backlund
El Matador
Shannon Moore
Scott Steiner
Adam Bomb
Rosey
Maven
Moondog Spot
Snitsky
Mark Jindrak
Super Crazy
Tazz
Orlando Jordan
Godwinns
Ron Bass
Killer Bees
Gail Kim
Torrie Wilson
Skinner
Ken Patera
Eugene
Doug Basham
Mike Rotundo
Terry Gibbs
Kato
Disciples Of Apocalypse
Beverly Brothers
Jimmy Wang Yang
Adrian Adonis
Scott Taylor
Angelo Dawkins
Mabel
Pedro Morales
Beverly Brothers
Tiger Chung Lee
Essa Rios
La Resistance
Colin Cassady
Mr. Kennedy
Rico
The first one that sticks out is Test. Didn't realize the guy was around so long and appeared so many times. This is only scratching the surface of course, and most of these people don't even deserve a figure made of them quite honestly but I thought it would be fun to see what characters are left. My list has almost 5000 different characters and like 1000 of those had one off appearances or are a rare gimmick of a different wrestler. This also explains the demand for someone like Greg Valentine. They guy is ranked 36th all time in WWE history in terms of # of appearances.
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Post by Blackbird 13 on Nov 7, 2017 13:46:46 GMT -5
It would be interesting if you added WCW and ECW to that list, as I'd think there are guys like Ultimo Dragon, Psychosis, Alex Wright, Sandman, and more that would make the cut.
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Post by #HANDSOME1 on Nov 7, 2017 13:46:50 GMT -5
Harley Race
Dustin Rhodes
Haku
Hercules
Greg Valentine
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Post by boz1515 on Nov 7, 2017 13:55:23 GMT -5
That was a fair amount of work.
The ones that stand out to me (that I want first, and haven't been made) are as follows:
Greg Valentine
Koko B Ware
Hercules
Brooklyn Brawler
Dino Bravo
Haku
Powers/Roma (Battle Pack is fine)
Don Muraco
Brunzell/Blair (Again, Battle Pack)
S.D Jones
Rougeaus (Battle Pack it up)
Ken Patera
Boris Zhukov
Lanny Poffo
Iron Mike Sharpe
Skinner
Pedro Morales
El Matador
Bad News Brown
Moondogs (I guess we need a Battle Pack Legends Line lol)
Now that I look at it, this list kinda sounds like all of my other lists.
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Post by natureboyfauser on Nov 7, 2017 13:58:34 GMT -5
Harley Race
Superstar Billy Graham
Bob Backlund
Rick Steiner
Scott Steiner
Ivan Koloff
Nikita Koloff
Bruiser Brody
Dick The Bruiser
Crusher
Black Jack Lanza
Black Jack Mulligan
Wahoo McDaniel
Ole Anderson
Kevin Sullivan
Jim Cornette
Captain Lou Albano
The Great Muta
Killer Khan
Rocky Johnson
Tony Atlas
Ivan Putski
Jessie The Body Ventura
Gorilla Monsoon
The Rockers
Midnight Express
Ron Garvin
Jim Garvin
The Missing Link
Eric Bischoff
Jack Briscoe
Dory Funk Jr.
Owen Hart
Chris Benoit
Greg Valentine
Hardcore Holly
Koko B. Ware
Jeff Jarrett
Hercules
Brooklyn Brawler
Dino Bravo
Haku
Crash
Barbarian
Dynamite Kid
Steven Richards
Smoking Gunns
Rougeau Brothers
Raven
Magnificent Muraco
Boris Zhukov
Bad News Brown
Marc Mero
Adam Bomb
Rosey
Moondog Spot
Tazz
Godwinns
Ron Bass
Killer Bees
Torrie Wilson
Skinner
Ken Patera
Eugene
Mike Rotundo
Terry Gibbs
Kato
Beverly Brothers
Adrian Adonis
Mabel
Pedro Morales
Beverly Brothers
Tiger Chung Lee
Mr. Kennedy
Rico
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grandmasterPRA
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 7, 2017 14:01:00 GMT -5
I do plan on doing WCW and maybe ECW. It's mostly for my own reference but I figured it would be fun to share. Then I should probably go before 1985 to cover some of the older guys.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 7, 2017 14:11:28 GMT -5
You have a list of 100 wrestlers that includes names Doug Basham and Scott Taylor but not all time greats like Harley Race or Billy Graham?
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Post by xtremebadass on Nov 7, 2017 14:13:48 GMT -5
I'd hate to see the day Mattel gets desperate enough to make a Flashback Rico figure.
Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel. Why not just make a Flashback Ricky Ortiz.
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 7, 2017 14:29:19 GMT -5
You have a list of 100 wrestlers that includes names Doug Basham and Scott Taylor but not all time greats like Harley Race or Billy Graham? It's a WWE from 1985-now...But Harley Race is supposed to be on that list. For some reason I thought that Mattel made him but that was Jakks. So I'd have to add Harley Race to that list. He would be between Pedro Morales and Mabel in terms of appearances made. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 7, 2017 14:36:55 GMT -5
You have a list of 100 wrestlers that includes names Doug Basham and Scott Taylor but not all time greats like Harley Race or Billy Graham? It's a WWE from 1985-now...But Harley Race is supposed to be on that list. For some reason I thought that Mattel made him but that was Jakks. So I'd have to add Harley Race to that list. He would be between Pedro Morales and Mabel in terms of appearances made. 1986-87 Billy Graham is also a must have figure. He wrestled for a short period of time in 1986 before needing hip surgery then came back as a manager and commentator. |
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Post by classicwrestlingfan on Nov 7, 2017 14:36:56 GMT -5
Why do people even bother listing Benoit
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 7, 2017 14:47:26 GMT -5
Why do people even bother listing Benoit It was purely a statistical list, not a wish list or opinion list. Obviously Benoit will never be made and if people are really desperate to have one just get a Jakks one. |
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Nov 7, 2017 14:49:28 GMT -5
It's a WWE from 1985-now...But Harley Race is supposed to be on that list. For some reason I thought that Mattel made him but that was Jakks. So I'd have to add Harley Race to that list. He would be between Pedro Morales and Mabel in terms of appearances made. 1986-87 Billy Graham is also a must have figure. He wrestled for a short period of time in 1986 before needing hip surgery then came back as a manager and commentator. He's definitely a must have. I bought two different versions of his Jakks figures, but I would love a Mattel one of him. Like I said though this is purely a statistical list. Not my personal wish list or anything. I just thought it would be fun to see which characters in WWE history have made the most appearances without getting a figure made of them. Like Test, he obviously isn't an all time great or anything but he was a part of the WWE for a long time. |
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Post by classicwrestlingfan on Nov 7, 2017 14:51:19 GMT -5
Why do people even bother listing Benoit It was purely a statistical list, not a wish list or opinion list. Obviously Benoit will never be made and if people are really desperate to have one just get a Jakks one. Yeah i bought a Jakks WWE Best of WCW Benoit for 20 bucks on Amazon, They aren't difficult to get  |
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Post by stc13 on Nov 7, 2017 15:07:56 GMT -5
Very cool list. Thanks for doing the legwork. This is a perfect illustration of just how far Mattel has dug into the roster. Pretty impressive all things considered, even though I know some are more up in arms over who hasn't been made.
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 7, 2017 15:29:08 GMT -5
I would buy these from that list:
Test
Owen Hart
Chris Benoit
Greg Valentine
Hardcore Holly
Funaki
Koko B. Ware
Steve Blackman
Al Snow
Brooklyn Brawler
Tajiri
Dino Bravo
Haku
Barry Horowitz
Victoria
Lanny Poffo (only as The Genius)
Lance Storm
Molly Holly
Savio Vega
Ivory
Dynamite Kid
Smoking Gunns
Gangrel
Raven
Taka Michinoku
Bad News Brown
Bob Backlund
El Matador
Scott Steiner
Adam Bomb
Maven
Tazz
Godwinns
Killer Bees
Skinner
Mabel
Beverly Brothers
Rico
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Post by nWp: Trios Champion on Nov 7, 2017 15:43:35 GMT -5
Owen, Race, Ventura, Graham and Valentine are really all that matters here.
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Post by PJ on Nov 7, 2017 15:54:34 GMT -5
Out of that 100 there's plenty I would pass on. These are the ones I would buy...
Owen Hart
Chris Benoit
Greg Valentine
Hercules
Paul Roma
Haku
Jim Powers
Barry Horowitz
Iron Mike Sharpe
Barbarian
Lanny Poffo
Lance Storm
Ivory
Dynamite Kid
Rougeau Brothers
SD Jones
Magnificent Muraco
Headshrinkers
Justin Credible
Bob Backlund
El Matador
Scott Steiner (and Rick Steiner)
Moondog Spot (Also Rex and King)
Tazz
Ron Bass
Killer Bees
Ken Patera
Mike Rotundo
Adrian Adonis
Pedro Morales
Tiger Chung Lee
Plus...
"Superstar" Billy Graham
Jesse "the Body" Ventura
Chief Jay Strongbow
Harley Race
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 16:00:29 GMT -5
 "Hey, where the F am I on this list?" - Bob Eaton |
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Post by PJ on Nov 7, 2017 16:05:40 GMT -5
"Hey, where the F am I on this list?" - Bob Eaton I think he said top 100 to wrestle in the wwe. I don't remember Beautiful Bobby wrestling in the WWE. |
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