A HOPEFUL SIGN!!!

I want the Briscoes and Funks, even though that would be "the poison", of course I can't remember anyone releasing them before so I dunno how they'd go over. We should make a realistic list of doable characters and looks we want, like why isn't there a Chainsaw Charlie or Bob Backlund yet?
I was thinking on the way home, why not release the Benoit figures as a masked luchador called La Crippler? I know it's not gonna happen, but I could imagine it.

You and me both.

If you want random jobbers...like this Brooklyn Brawler one man gang Repo Man... Everybody needs to buy this figure twice LOL so that we can show them if they make the Obscure figures will buy them... And again the WWE knows they messed up with the Terry Taylor character and I'm pretty sure this toy is a shout out to throw him some extra cash for everything he's done for the company... So everybody buy him..So we can get more.... Al Snow's Barry horwitz's and so on

Wfigs is so weird

A Hopeful Sign thread means NOW anything is possible. ANYTHING!!!!

If the rationale is that Terry Taylor (Red Rooster) works for the company therefore they gave him a figure then what about Jerry Briscoe? What about MIchael PS Hayes and the Freebirds are in the Hall of fame what about Pat Patterson in the Hall of Fame?

If the rationale is that Toys R us just wants jobbers then no wonder they are going out of business.

No matter how hard this group spins it - the reality is - that Mattel is making insignificant wrestlers - which I have no problem with as long as they make NEW significant legend wrestlers.

Finally, people are entitled to their opinions obviously, but for people on this board to play judge and jury and God as to who was naughty and nice and only the nice will become immortalized as a figure is a joke. If you don't want that figure don't buy it but wrestlers do naughty things. Some get caught some don't. I judge them by what they do in the ring and let the law and God take care of everything else.

Note: I was wrong about Haku ... it was not him in the Giant Machine tag team - but he was tag team partners with Andre.

Things change as someone above mentioned so there is hope for everyone.

I am usually NOT a fan of remakes ONLY if the figure is better and then I always buy. I would love a classic Snuka! I would buy a Chynna! I would by Benoit as wrestlers!

I agree with you. Like a lot of good wrestlers who didn't have a great physique during the late 80s, the Red Rooster was under utilized (not saying he would have been a great success, but I believe he could have done better than he did). Look how long it took Vince to really use Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels - two great wrestlers who didn't have physiques like Warrior and Hogan. Taylor was a good technical wrestler and had a decent run in Mid South and WCW. Taylor would have fit better in Jim Crockett Promotions at the time. 

I love that Mattel isn't afraid to take a chance on some outside the box characters. It's amusing to watch some people on this board get up in arms that it will clog up the shelves when it's been pretty clear that these TRU exclusives like Virgil and Yankem are primarily being sold online, with only limited stock ever even getting to stores.

Ultimately it's in WWE's hands who to sign to Legends deals, and then up to Mattel to determine if they want to make the figure. Remember, there was a point when Bill said that Scott Hall was a hard "no" as to ever getting made. Money talks, things change.

My only gripe is that if there are figures who ARE under contract and Mattel wants to pass on them simply because they think they wouldn't sell well, at least give us a basic. Figures like Backlund and Valentine have very, very plain looks and all it would take it a new headsculpt. While I'd gladly buy the figures as Elites, I'd rather have them produced in some form than not at all.

"By Mattel making The Red Rooster it is now official ... The Negative haters can never - ever - ever tell us why Mattel won't make certain legends because they won't sell."

This makes no sense, so because they make something means it will sell?

Purple Reigns Superstar ... what I'm saying is the fact that Mattel has now made The Red Rooster, Shockmaster, and Virgil ... there is no more excuse that old legends don't sell because otherwise, they would have NEVER made them. Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Superstar Graham, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, greg Valentine etc are not only cool looking but Hall of Famers and are far more recognizable and successful. NO MORE!