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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 12:57:33 GMT -5
Updated:12/4. 9/7-11/7/2018 pg3. 11/7-12/4/2018 pg4. Twitter from Bill/actionfigureattack added. I will reformat when I get a new laptop.I’m going through and compiling numerous notes from Bill and/or other Mattel Design members and placing them here ranging from since Bill started posting on the boards to Q&A’s and twitter posts. Bear with me as I slowly go back in time to gather the quotes. The end goal being able to quote prior responses to questions we see asked over and over that have already been answered. Also, not everyone gets to see all the responses – so this can be an easy go-to source to possibly answer a question before you post. I have tried to make this as organized as possible. Broken down by a main category, and then alphabetically by topic/name. PLEASE NOTE: Answers can change (He used to be adamant there would be no Scott Hall). If you hear anything new please respond in comments and I will add to main post. Please cite your reference. I’m only placing valid referenced posts here. I will remove posts or partial posts as they become irrelevant. (I.e. “When is the release date to so-and-so.” I will remove the answer when the figure releases to keep this as clean as possible. I am by no means perfect, I will make mistakes. Please point them out and I will correct. And let’s try to not get this topic locked?
Chronicled: All Wfigs Mattel posts to 9/7/2018 Twitter Posts 3/18 - 9/7/2018
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 12:57:59 GMT -5
The Process:Bills Dream List: (2/17/2012)
- Kenta Kobashi – All Japan Orange Tights., Psychosis – black and white WCW version, La Parka – WCW version, Ludvig Borga - Wfigs.com Bills Job (What are you working on these days)
– “Now I’m working on the Elite’s and customized offerings. Our Elite business has expanded, it’s a larger portion of our business and that’s my specialty. That’s my favorite line I work on. Before I was working on everything and the workload got to be too much. The Basics and Battlepacks went to people I know will do a good job on them also.” Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 Censorship Legal
– “No blood images on our toys sorry…” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Blood from a Stone” – 3/6/2013 - “All Khali’s have PUNJABI on both legs. PLAYBOY did not pass legal. It was either blank leg or repeating PUNJABI.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Khali – Series33- Huh??” – 9/9/2013 - “(Brie Bella’s) tattoo was removed at request of licensor…” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Brie Bella’s new figure different from proto” – 11/26/2014 Censorship Lineups
– “As a company we do not reveal lineups early as they are always evolving and changing, and nothing is gained releasing a lineup early only for it to be changed… as a general rule I would not believe a lineup until it is posted on RSC, and even then it is subject to change.” MDT, Thread: “Why exactly does Mattel keep lineups secret?” Budget
– “Every wave of figures we design has to meet budget … when we begin to design a wave we plan to include as much as possible. During the course of the production we have to make hard and critical decisions to make sure each wave hits its budget. In recent cases, this has included the shiny VUM coating from some belts, as this is an incredibly expensive process… if we have to eliminate something we look to see if that belt has been offered with VUM before…” - Bill, Thread: “Calling out Bill, Mattel Jakking around” 8/10/2011 Concussion Lawsuit
– “He (Bill) said anyone on the list cannot be made…” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016 Copyright Inspired Attire/Deco
– “We could not include Rey Mysterio in the (Wrestlemania 27) set because his outfit word was too close to a certain marvel character (Captain America). We have the rights to DC at Mattel.” (Also goes for logos like Punk’s Pepsi/Cobra tattoos, Cubs attire logos, Jimmy Johns logo on brock, Jericho’s Band Tattoos, etc.) - Bill, Thread: “ “ – - “Inspired by is usually ok. Straight reuse is not.” – Bill, Twitter – 8/24/2018 End of Defining Moments (1st time) – “To continue the line at the same level of quality we would have to produce and sell through a certain number of each figure. This did not happen…” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Defining moments ending? Whaaat?!” - 10/13/2011 How far in advance are lineups for the year set?
– “With that in mind we will be looking at opportunities to fit a Rosa figure in again in our future 2014 offerings (2013 set in stone)” (should be noted things can always change last minute, and often do.) – Bill, Thread: Basic 31 MOC Pictures” – 5/16/2013 Overtly Ripped Torsos
– “Once we establish a particular torso it is hard to change it to one that can be seen as less flattering and get it approved by WWE. Keep in mind that our figures are across the board a more idealized version of what each person actually looks like. We are able to go in the other direction however, as we will be using a more muscular torso for Elite 22 Rock for example.” MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Overly Ripped Triple H!” – 5/4/2013 Legends Line
– “Legends line is not coming back. Mass Retailers, our direct customers, do not want it.” MDT, Thread: “Is it time for Mattel to revisit the legends/flashback line?” – 2/1/2014 Matty Collector WWE figs again?
– “WWE on Matty did not work. Not a strategy I can see us ever doing again.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Legends Idea” – 9/1/2013
Most unlikely figures to be made that Bills wants
- "Corporal Kirshner, Adrian Adonis (flower shop version), Gangrel" - Bill, Twitter - 6/1/2018
Rubber shirts/Cloth Shirts. - “First of all, the shirt is not rubber. It’s plastic. Why is it always called rubber on these forums? Shirts with things like Macho Man’s tasseled sleeves must be in plastic to pass safety regulations. If they were cloth they would have to be cut very wide, and it would also be complained about.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “NWO Savage…” 3/29/2012 - “Since we first began producing the Elite line the production costs on soft goods have gone through the roof. In order to avoid having to raise our MSRPs we have had to be more selective with who we can include soft goods with. As a fan of soft goods, this is not a development I particularly welcome, but one I have to work with in mind.” Bill, thread: “Lack of t-shirts in SDCC” – 7/14/2012 - “4 shirts would cost significantly more than $10 retail if we ever wanted to do this. Our soft good labor costs have exploded since we started in 2010.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “T-Shirt Packs” – 3/22/2013 - “Barbie’s get soft goods because their production is 25x that of WWE action figures.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Rubber Shirt on ECW Punk” – 2/22/2014 - “Small request, please stop calling them rubber. They are plastic.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Plastic shirts vs Cloth shirts” – 10/21/2014 - “(DM Surfer Sting) Jacket being molded was an aesthetic decision based on the facts 1) Stings streamers were much thinner and more numerous than Macho Man’s. If I used a soft goods jacket, the streamers would have to be the same size as Macho Man’s, which II did not want (they have to be a certain size to avoid choking hazards, no way around it.) 2) I would also have lost the epaulets on the shoulders.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “DM Surfer Sting Official MOC and loose images” – 2/5/2016 Who they can make/Signing their own Legends
– “…We are not actively signing new Legends that are not already under WWE Legends deals. “ – Mattel Design Team, Thread: “Would you buy this? + New legend signed!” - 6/7/2012 - “We are not signing ANY new legends deals. Not everyone under the WWE.com alumni section is under a WWE Legends merchandise deal.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: ”What about Lex Luger” – 6/22/2012 - “Just because a WWE alumni shows up on Raw does not automatically mean we have their merchandise rights. “ – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Mattel are you watching RAW?” – 12/17/2012 - “2k deals do not equal Mattel deals.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Does this mean we might be getting Razor Ramon?” – 8/7/2013 - “Just because a superstar goes into the WWE HOF does NOT automatically mean they are also signed to a WWE merchandise deal. It’s great when they overlap… but that’s not always the case.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “A Scott Hall figure finally a possibility?” – 2/15/2014 - “… While I have a great deal of say in figure lineups, I do not have the final say” – Bill, Thread: “The New Barry Windham Figure…” - 7/30/2014 - “Bill on signing legends on their own: They won’t do it. But Bill does send a list to WWE of talent he wants, and they listen. Bill said WWE signed Tatanka and Boogeyman basically just for Mattel.” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016 - (On do WWE figures have to be OK'd by WWE themselves or can you just get the licenses from who you want?) - "We need OK from the licensor." - Bill, Twitter - 6/1/2018 - "WWE are the licensor so they have the final say. So we submit our submission we want to use in the line up and WWE basically says yes or no. They are a veru veru good partner on this. I dont remember many instances where they have been adamant about not using a submission." - Bill, blocked.com Interview - 8/10/2018
Wrestler Died, can we get a fig?
– “There is an odd, indistinct line between ‘honoring’ and ‘profiting off of’, and it’s a line I personally do not want to go anywhere near.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Mattel please make a special RSC exclusive to honor” – 4/9/2014 - “I’m not going to put Dusty in a lineup just because he died. We do not put out action figures to ‘celebrate’ or ‘honor’ someone who recently died…” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Dusty RIP” – 6/11/2015
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 12:58:19 GMT -5
Already Made Figures:Bellas BP15
– “We did in fact add a BB and NB to the back of the Bella’s tights. While they did not have them on the outfit we sculpted, we did not want people to get them confused when playing with them or displaying them. We were not allowed to use the more obvious way we could have told them apart from the front. Pinstripes were removed due to cost of deco to get thin stripes to place correctly around body shapes.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “MOC Battle Packs 15 Images!” – 2/14/2012 Berzerker
– “He debuted in blue and went to brown for most of his run. Blue color works better on a toy though.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Finally Elite 51 Pics (MIB & Loose)” – 4/29/2017 Bundy
– On why ‘King Kong’ was not used on the packaging or product “Legal issue. Another toy company has the “King Kong” license. Could not fight this one.” MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Bundy” 11/1/2011 Billy Gunn E27
– “As much as I would love it if we were able to make brand new parts unique to every figure we make, I cannot. Using the Dolph boots here allows me to spend tooling $ elsewhere in the wave where it is needed more…” Bill, Thread: “Problem with Billy Gunn Figure?” - 7/18/2013 - “Cannot put lips on the front of an action figure pelvis” – Bill, thread: “Mattel WWE Elite Series 27…” – 1/30/2014 Christian E20
– There is a variant on the sunglasses that came. Very few early released figures have solid yellow lenses. “We switched extremely early in the run to the transparent yellow lenses. Solid color yellow not as pleasing but not as many made.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “E 20 Christian Variant Glasses” – 3/18/2013 Finn Balor E41
- (On not ripped torso) – “Torso change was suggested to avoid having to add extra tampo hits on an already challenging torso. I wholeheartedly agreed with the call. Most of the ‘cut’ detail is painted over anyway. – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Elite 41 Balor MOC!” – 1/8/2016 Honky Tonk Man E21
– Was supposed to have a running change to add the belt design to the jumpsuit “I put the request to change the jumpsuit art on the next round of jumpsuits that were to be made, but the entire run of jumpsuits for this figure were already made by the time I did. “ – Bill, Thread: “Honky Tonk Man neither confirmed nor denied…. Discuss”, 7/24/2013 James Ellsworth
- “James Tallsworth will be limited to the first 2000 pieces. Just confirmed with production. (Running change to shorter legs). “ – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Elite 55 Enzo, Ellsworth and Neville.” – 10/23/2017 Kane Basic 23
– Unintended Variant. WWE requested a running change to darken mask. First run had a brighter mask. MattelDesignTeam, Thread: Basic 23 Kane Variant” – 11/6/2012 Macho Man Randy Savage E23
– Variant exists by running change. Original title belt had black globe. “This is a running change. Majority of the Savages in this wave will have blue globes” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “E23 Revision Case with Winged Eagle…” Randy Orton E16
– “Due to E12 Orton sticking around we almost pulled this Orton completely, but could not due to already pulling another figure from the lineup. E16 Orton will be semi-rare as he has a low production run.” Bill, Thread: E16 Up For Pre-order @ RSC” - 4/30/2012 Road Warriors
– Bill considered their NWA run their most iconic. Thus why the legends series was in Black/Silver. “They were always considered main eventers in NWA. They were rarely a main event act in WWF/E.” MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “I’m sorry, I have to rant. Legends related.” – 2/28/2012 Shawn Michaels WM30
– “WWE made him take off the belly hair on WM30 figure. He said he thinks they forgot and didn’t see it was on the Network Spotlight or WM12 Flashback.” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016 Virgil
– Sam Roberts helped get this figure made. “Thank notsam as well. HE started all this.” Bill, Twitter – 8/15/2018
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 12:58:40 GMT -5
Not Yet Made Names/Accessories:
Bill Miekina Figure
- "This was an easter egg for the poster at the show (SDCC '18) since I was signing on the panel. Don't expect this anytime soon." - Bill, Twitter - 7/21/2018
Billy & Chuck
- "Dont hold your breath." - Bill, twitter - 7/31/2018
Blue Blazer
– Still Owen. “100% no” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Could it be possible?” – 5/8/2012
Chainsaw Charley
- "I'd love a Chainsaw Charlie myself. As long as Terry Funk is in a legends deal there is a window open and Chainsaw is another where he almost fits into the Shark category." - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
Chris Benoit
– Never Ever. “Why do people still want a toy made of a child murderer?” – Bill, about a thousand times. Chyna
– “Chyna is now a hardcore porn star. NO WAY will we ever make her figure.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Chyna??” – 6/6/2012 - “I asked if WWE got the rights to Chyna would Mattel be ok with a figure: He (bill) said he’s not sure. She did things Mattel is very much against, meaning a WWE rights deal, if she ever signs, doesn’t guarantee a figure.” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016 Diva’s Create-a-diva line
– “Not likely honestly. Retailers seem to be a lot more squeamish about separated female body parts.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Can we see a Create a Diva set” – 6/7/2015 Diva’s Flashback Line
– “Economic Realities dictate this is not going to happen.” MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Diva Legends (flashback) line & a Sunny figure” – 3/28/2012
Dolls - (On Mae Young) – “That was a one off for the Mae Young finals.” – Bill, Twitter – 8/19/2018 - (On Macho-Man/Elizabeth Wedding Dolls) - "This is a one-off for now." - Bill, Twitter - 7/25/2018
ECW Flashbacks
- "Not a lot signed to legends deals. I cant make if not signed." - Bill, Twitter - 7/9/2018
Eric Escobar
– “Was never scheduled.” - MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Eric Escobar” 8/6/2011 Gail Kim
– “Was never scheduled a spot before she left.” - Bill, Thread: “No Gail Kim “ – 8/5/2011 Gene Snitzky Flashback
– “No chance in hell on this one.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Flashback Gene Snitzky” – 2/10/2012 Giant Gonzalez
– There was an idea to make Giant Gonzales (not El Gigante), but “there are many reasons why he won’t be made…..Which is disappointing because I really wanted to design him!” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “IF he gets made….(Giant Gonzalez)” - 11/12/2011 - "Would love to do Giant Gonzales someday. I think we would nail it." - Bill, Twitter - 6/28/2018
Gobbledy Gooker
– Proto was a fun display “trial balloon” only, to test the waters at SDCC 2011. “…may have been considered if the reaction had been overwhelmingly positive. However the reaction has been more or less 50/50, which is not what is needed to get something like this produced.” – Bill, Thread: “Gobbledy Gooker?” – 7/26/2011 - "Big fan. High Deco, High Tooling. Great visual." - Bill, Twitter - 7/1/2018
Grandmaster Sexay
(On is it ever going to be a possibility) - "No." - Bill, Twitter - 7/31/2018
Great Khali - Elite - "No plans for now." - Bill, Twitter, 5/3/2018
Hardcore Holly - "If he signs a Legends Deal" - Bill, Twitter - 6/7/2018
Hayabusa
- (On how much longer until) - "Forever. Not ever likely." - Bill, Twitter - 7/11/2018
Jesse Ventura
– “Not a chance (he gets made) until he is under a WWE Legends Deal.” – Bill, Twitter – 8/13/2018
Jushin Liger (NXT)
- "Would love to work on one but that was a one time loan from NJPW. Dont see that happening again now." - Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018
Kama
- "Probably. For Godfather, we did the full Godfather gear which kind of works for Nation. It was around that time they were kind of splitting up and he went the full color outfit. It might be dificult to do a Kama Mustafa version just because its so monochrome compared to a standard Godfather figure... I would want to do Kama "Supreme Fighting Machine" from the 95-96 run." - Bill, blocked.com Interview - 8/10/2018
Kaval
– Was in the plans (2-pack with Alex Riley), proto never made before he left the company. – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “planned yet unreleased figures” – 7/25/2011 Kharma
– Work had started on Kharma. She then took a leave of absence, and came back thinner. Previous work was scrapped and she was never finished before being released. – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: Kharma (contains spoilers)” – 1/29/2012
Kota Ibushi
- (Can you amke since he has competed in WWE) - "Nope." - Bill, Twitter - 4/15/2018
King of the Ring Belt
- "Not ruled out, but dont hold your breath if I am being honest." - Bill, Twitter - 7/11/2018
Linda McMahon
– “Not a WWE employee or on air talent anymore, so no.” - MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Back in the day Linda “ - 8/8/27/11 - “Will never happen.” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016
Mark Henry (NOD)
- "Probably. I know we had Mark Henry in a poll for the Fan Central line and the NOD outfit did not win, it lost to the Sexual Chocolate version so we went with that one." - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
Mountie
– “Asked, can’t do this one. Please no polls” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Make the Mountie” – 1/20/2015
Nicolas (Tag champ with Braun)
- (on will we ever see one) - "No." - Bill, Twitter - 4/10/2018
Owen Hart
– “I don’t have the rights, nor do I expect to get them…” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Owen Hart?” – 3/20/2015 Rey Mysterio
- (On Filthy Animals un-masked version)– “100% No.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “Unmasked Rey?” – 5/21/20113
Shawn Michaels (On Summerslam 2002 Return Attire) - "Kinda boring. Of all the Shawn Michaels outfits available, this is probably the plainest." - Bill, Twitter - 6/5/2018
Smokey Mountain Wrestling figures (rights owned by WWE)
- "No... SMW was a regional territory tjat went out of buisnessalmost 25 years ago. That's way too niche." - Bill, Twitter - 5/28/2018
Soul Train Jones (Virgil)
- "Love it, but don't hold your breath waiting for this in plastic...?" - Bill, Twitter - 7/4/18
Total Diva’s Box Set
– “Won’t ever happen.” – MattelDesignTeam, Thread: “What about a total divas box set?” – 8/1/2013
TL Hopper W/ Plunger - (what are the chances) - "Not good." - Bill, Twitter, 7/9/2018
Vince McMahon (Bald ECW)
– “Will never happen.” - ZDB (Bill confirmed in thread): “ZDB’s Ringside Report: Ringside Fest 2016” 11/29/2016
William Regal (Real Man's Man) - "Highly Unlikely" - Bill, Twitter, 7/1/2018
WWWF Titles – “As it stands I did look into the possibility of including old WWWF style belts with Bruno, but the ownership situation on the older belts is such that WWE cannot authorize their reproduction on our line…” Bill, Thread: “Bruno to come with WWWF title?” – 9/4/2013
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 12:59:00 GMT -5
Future News: Chase Figures
- (On one out of every four cases will have the chase figure) “To be fair, I don’t know EXACTLY if it is 1 in 4 cases, but there will be chase versions of one figure in each assortment.” – Bill, Twitter – 8/12/2018
Billie Kay NXT Basic (On if it is still coming out)
- "I'm not sure they are anymore. The silver lining to this is that both (Billy and Roddy) have been placed in upcoming lineups to compensate for this. So you will be able to get figures of both, just not as soon as we would have wanted." - Bill, Twitter - 5/20/2018
Brood 3-Pack
– “If and when they are all under Legends Deals.” – Bill, Twitter – 8/15/2018 Build-A-King of the ring throne set
– “That’s not a bad idea. No promises, but maybe.” Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
Elite Scale Entrance Stage
- "I have no idea at this point. Feedback was very positive but there are MANY things that need to fall in place before we announce anything." - Bill, Twitter - 4/14/2018
Fan Central Line - "First wave was TRU only... Wave 2 has found a new home and will be available later this year if that retailer does not declare bankruptcy" - Bill, Twitter - 6/15/2018
- (Any chance FC Series 1 are sent to other stores?) "No, but we realize that a LOT of collectors never got a fair shot at these due to stores closing and we are looking at ways to get these characters back into future lineups one way or another. If not the exact same figures something very close." - Bill, Twitter - 6/30/2018
– “We do have a home for these as of now, so stay tuned to future announcements on this. I’ve waited a while to get these out and I know People are also waiting to be able to buy these.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 - (Will the Fan Central basics come out this year?) – “Yes.” Bill. Twitter – 8/14/2018 Flashback Basic Series
– “That’s not going forward right now. If we are going to do it, it’s not going to be where we planned it. The problem with things like that, something happens to knock it out of whack and it kind of changes the whole year’s plans.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 Flashback Elite Series
– (On moving from build a set to build a figure) it’s hard to explain this one to be honest. This is a question I can probably better answer once everything is out for the year. There are still some things which are not out and public knowledge yet, so I don’t want to tell a story until something is actually on the shelf and available.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
Hall Of Fame series
– “(has it become the Fall of Champions series?) Yeah. It was also to give us aa bit bigger of a pool to pull from. Just so that you get characters in there like Batista or The New Age Outlaws who are not in the HOF but they’re kind of at the same level in terms of popularity.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 Hulk Hogan Return
– “I have heard nothing about Hogan.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 - "Seems more likely now, but until WWE says he i(s) under a merch deal it is still a no. If they tell me tomorrow he is back, well the answer would be obvious." - Bill, Twitter - 7/15/2018
Johnny Gargano Takeover Brooklyn 4 attire – “Well that just moved up the ‘likely’ list!” (In reference to Gargano’s spider-man themed gear. No Spiderman logos used, so can be done.) – Bill, Twitter - 8/24/2018
LJN Style Figures
- "In theory yes. Right now its not something that is rising to the top of ideas. Just of the cost of that item would be significantly more expensive now, to when they came out. The weight of these items is very heavy, which is costly. At the time there were action figures that were simular to those on the shelves. If we did that now, they would stand out like a sore thumb.Where we are now iwth figures being about the hyper articulation, hyper detail, hyper poseable, to go back to something like that with the mainstream offering. " - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
Matt Riddle
- (Are you excited for this signing?) – “Yes. All new talent signings are good news. More options to make a better figure line. And he’s good too.” Bill, Twitter – 8/20/2018
A Mid-Card type series (midcarders only)
- "As a separate series? Not likely. We prefer if series represents the entire card if possible, something for everyone." - Bill, Twitter - 9/6/2018
Muscle Figures
- (Will they continue) "A lot of it will depend on how well they do which is promising. Once they hit mass retail if they do very well, we wil develop more and if the dont we will try a different execution of something." - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
Mutants Line
- "Mutants was one and done, for now atleast" - Bill, twitter - 5/23/2018
Niche Figures - (on getting new niche figs like Gooker, Max Moon and Mantaur) - "The three mentioned are very high tooling. So it would have to be somewhere that justifys it. You would almost have to find like a niche of a niche. The other mentioned (Shark, Yankem, Shockmaster, Rooster) we were lucky because we were able to do The Shark, Yankem, Red Rooster with just new heads. Where if you do Gobeldy Gooker, you would almost have to tool that from scratch. The investment on something like that, you would have to justify doing it and justify tooling up that much deco for a low-run. It's difficult." - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
NXT Basics Line
- "(Cancelled.) Elite line still on as far as I know!" - Bill, Twitter - 5/29/2018
Retro Line - (On remaking the orange line that never appeared from Hasbro) - "Would need rights to everyone as planned in that wave, as of now we do not." - Bill, Twitter - 5/7/2018
- (On will the packaging change colors like Hasbro) "I am not in packaging, but I would assume so. Its just so when you go into stores if you see a different border or packaging tweak, it stand out and its new. I don't think in terms of the shape its going to change much from what it is now, because it goes back to the Hasbro line from back in the day. We want to pay homage to that, we don't want to stray too far from that, but there are also some differences in it to make it our own also. - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
– (On is it possible to get cages for the Retro Ring) - “It’s possible. At this point if we are going to spend money on the retro line, our thoughts are we would rather have that money available to make more figures, rather than tool a cage for the ring.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
Rey Mysterio Royal Rumble Appearance
– “Technically until he is under a WWE deal we cannot formally submit anything on him. As far as I know he is not under a deal. The good thing is, if we do get the go ahead, it would be someone we could slot into line ups fast because we have existing tooling on him. I would just be a case of using updated Deco.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 Roderick Strong Basic
- (Any idea when it will be out?) – “It’s not. Elite Roddy is planned for future NXT line.” – Bill, twitter – 8/23
True FX Face Scanning: - "The plan right now is to implement it on everything Elite for 2019 and then also work it onto the basic line as the designers are already adding these into the Basics also because they just look better and in some cases there are cost savings..." - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
UK Market: - (One getting US Exclusives) - "I understand completely. We are looking at ways of servicing the U.K. Market in regards to US store exclusives. The U.K. is the second largest market for us and we want to keep it happy!" - Bill, Twitter - 4/1/2018 - Is an NXT UK figure line possible? "Its something I am personally keeping my eye on... I think a lot of it depends on if they get a network show in the UK that gets good numbers where it is drawing to point we can do more than just a limited run." - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
Ultimate Edition
- "The grand reveal of Ultimates is going to be revealed in November." - - Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018
Ultimate Warrior HOC – “Was changed. It will not come with a white Winged Eagle belt. (Instead of yellow)” - Bill, ZDB “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018 Wendi Richter
- “(On Wendi Richter) We are looking for a way to get this one out. With that one you have to be careful, because it is very niche. It would be very difficult to get it in a main line execution for example. We do plan to get it out, it’s just figuring out how to do it. She is still under a legends deal.” - Bill, blocked “Post SDCC 2018 Interview” – 8/10/2018
Womens 3-Pack (Wendi, Lita, Sasha)
- "FYE cancelled. Not reassigned. I'm looking for otherways to get the figures out. I didn't work on them for them not to come out. Trying to find homes for these orphans." - Bill, Twitter - 5/29/2018
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 13:13:10 GMT -5
Legends Contracts Last Known Status (will be updates by Mattel or wrestlers themselves) Akeem - No (Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018) Demolition - No (Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018)
Haku - No (Bill, Twitter - 11/5/2018) Hakushi - No (Bill, Twitter - 9/9/2018)
Hardcore Holly - No (Bill, Twitter - 6/7/2018)
Hercules - No (Bill, Twitter - 11/23/2018) HillBilly Jim - Yes (Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018) Jeff Jarrett - No (Bill, Twitter - 11/6/2018)
King Kong Bundy - No (Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018) Legion Of Doom - No (Bill, blocked Interview - 8/10/2018)
Marty Janetty - No (Bill, Twitter - 3/31/2018)
Rick Martel - No (Bill, Twitter - 7/8/2018) Rock & Roll Express - No (Bill, Twitter - 6/30/2018)
Terry Gordy - No (Bill, Twitter - 11/30/2018) Tommy Dreamer - No (Bill, Twitter - 12/8/2018) Waylon Mercy - No (Bill, Twitter - 9/9/2018)
Concussion Lawsuit Participants:
(The lawsuit was thrown out, but the law firm claims they are not done trying. Last we heard no one can be made from this list.)
Adam Bomb / Bryan Clark Ahmed Johnson Ashley Massaro Ax Axl Rotten (Estate) Balls Mahoney (Estate) Black Bart Blake Beverly Bobbi Billard Boris Zhukov Chad Wicks Chavo Guerrero Jr Dave Hebner Don Leo Jonathan DOnald Driggers Earl Hebner Flash Funk Freddie Joe Floyd Henry Godwin Jazz Jim Powers Jimmy Snuka (Estate) JJ Funk Johnny Jeter Johnny The Bull Jon Heidenreich Judy Martin Jumpin' Jim Kamala Ken Patera King Kong Bundy King Kong Mosca Lou Marconi Mantaur Mark Jindrak Marty Jannetty Mr Fuji (Estate) Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff Muhammad Hassan Omar Atlas One Man Gang / Akeem Outlaw Ron Bass (Estate) Perry Saturn Princess Victoria Rex King (Estate) Road Warrior Animal Rod Price Rodney Mack Sabu Shane Douglas Slick Smash Sue Green Sylvain Grenier Sylvano Sousa The Barbarian The Bezerker The Crippler Larry Oliver The Natural Butch Reed The Warlord
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Post by theicwguy on Sept 6, 2018 13:26:47 GMT -5
If it's alright to post in this thread. I love what your doing man!
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 13:34:23 GMT -5
If it's alright to post in this thread. I love what your doing man! Heck yeah, post all yah want! I hope it encourages good convo and not just complaining, and I will rely on others to help me out if I miss anything. Ive got all the pages I need on hold. Also many of the old topics are locked now so its an easier way, hopefully, to still paste quotes in other threads. Thanks for the kind words as its a long process.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 13:54:59 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread, however I would prefer to see more recent comments instead of stuff that Bill/MDT said years ago as things change. Case in point, this comment:
He stated back then that retailers don't want an all legends line yet fast forward to 2018 and what do we have on the shelves at Walmart- 'WWE Flashback Series', an all-legends line. It looks like either retailers changed their mind or perhaps Mattel decided to take another stab at an all-legends line, only this time referring to them as flashbacks not legends.
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 14:06:28 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread, however I would prefer to see more recent comments instead of stuff that Bill/MDT said years ago as things change. Case in point, this comment: He stated back then that retailers don't want an all legends line yet fast forward to 2018 and what do we have on the shelves at Walmart- 'WWE Flashback Series', an all-legends line. It looks like either retailers changed their mind or perhaps Mattel decided to take another stab at an all-legends line, only this time referring to them as flashbacks not legends. Thanks for responding! These are posts I encourage, as I am going to over look things. I started with compiling all wfigs forum posts first. So many are old right now. I tried to not include anything that has changed or is irrelevant now. I viewed that specific topic on more of bringing back the legends specific line (packaging and all) similar to how defining moments died, then came back. But I agree, Wal-Mart's FB series is basically the re-incarnate of it. I will make appropriate adjustments. And on your request for more recent stuff, i've just started going through his twitter updates and 2018 SDCC interview. Just haven't gotten very far. Many more current updates are coming, I swear.
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Post by Collect Legends on Sept 6, 2018 14:20:24 GMT -5
I like this idea...loved looking through these.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 14:29:57 GMT -5
Thanks for responding! These are posts I encourage, as I am going to over look things. I started with compiling all wfigs forum posts first. So many are old right now. I tried to not include anything that has changed or is irrelevant now. I viewed that specific topic on more of bringing back the legends specific line (packaging and all) similar to how defining moments died, then came back. But I agree, Wal-Mart's FB series is basically the re-incarnate of it. I will make appropriate adjustments. And on your request for more recent stuff, i've just started going through his twitter updates and 2018 SDCC interview. Just haven't gotten very far. Many more current updates are coming, I swear. Sorry, I guess I interpreted it differently, focusing on the aspect of a line featuring only legends. Keep the updates coming but MDT doesn't give out a lot of info so it might be slim pickings as far as new comments go. It would be great if someone from Mattel would come on like once a month and answer some questions- say the Top 5 most asked questions. I don't see Bill returning so someone else 'official' and in the know, like that Steve guy. Its probably a long shot but one can dream. Also one suggestion if I may, go back and format the posts so they are better to read- i.e. add headings, bold names, it will help distinguish one comment from the other.
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Post by adamdarko on Sept 6, 2018 14:33:56 GMT -5
Honestly, I don’t mind the older news. I’m only about 2 years into collecting and have only been on here for a few months so it was nice to see everything in one place and help answer some questions I either had or didn’t think to ask. Great job with this 👍.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Sept 6, 2018 14:48:01 GMT -5
Just need someone to transcribe all the SDCC and RSF Q&As
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Post by venomeratt on Sept 6, 2018 14:55:32 GMT -5
Sorry, I guess I interpreted it differently, focusing on the aspect of a line featuring only legends. Keep the updates coming but MDT doesn't give out a lot of info so it might be slim pickings as far as new comments go. It would be great if someone from Mattel would come on like once a month and answer some questions- say the Top 5 most asked questions. I don't see Bill returning so someone else 'official' and in the know, like that Steve guy. Its probably a long shot but one can dream. Also one suggestion if I may, go back and format the posts so they are better to read- i.e. add headings, bold names, it will help distinguish one comment from the other. No worries bud. Its really all just trying to interpret what Bill means anyways. Yeah when I get to a computer I will format better. Hard to do on mobile at work ha. Once I get caught up, it will def be slim pickings. Consider this more of the record keeper.
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Post by 666erickana on Sept 6, 2018 15:06:57 GMT -5
Having a 50-50 reaction to the gobbledy gooker is perfect, zero reaction : bad news, but when everyone got a opinion that the way to do bussiness.
All that talks and comments for nothing, i learned nothing, and nothing to be thrill about.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Sept 6, 2018 18:39:40 GMT -5
Not doing ECW Vince is stupid
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 21:30:44 GMT -5
RE: Legends contract status: As per the online Q&A session that Steve held during Comic Con, the following are NOT currently signed: Greg Valentine Hercules
Also, Billy Graham is still under a legends deal (it hasn't expired yet). Thanks for making the formatting changes, the posts are a lot easier to read now thanks to the bolding. You should ask the MODs to make this a sticky thread.
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Post by inreimwetrust on Sept 6, 2018 21:36:54 GMT -5
This is fantastic work. I would buy ECW Vince in a heartbeat.
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Post by Decky on Sept 7, 2018 2:24:38 GMT -5
I just read every word you posted, this is a brilliant thread. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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