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Post by TheChamp420 on Oct 29, 2018 16:39:30 GMT -5
Fun listen! Got me through an hour of work
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Post by Vamp55 on Oct 29, 2018 16:58:17 GMT -5
Fun listen - good to hear them get stuck into Ryder a bit and question his credibility as a collector. All in good fun. Great time to be a collector.
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Post by MKSavage on Oct 29, 2018 19:05:53 GMT -5
Tito really is a great looking figure. But I don’t know if he’s popular enough to get more releases especially after the distribution error. True, the first Tito was well done. If I had known that it was going to stay around for a while, I wouldn't have rushed to get it. From what Bill said, it sounded like Tito sold well so I could see him getting another figure (maybe not soon). Plus, if they do the El Matador figure it would be very different from the first figure to where I could see people getting even though they have the first one. Also, they already have the look and design from Los Matador's, plus they don't have to change the face/head that much, so it may not cost much to make. The only thing that would probably cost something it would be the jacket they include - depending on if it is cloth or the rubber/plastic.
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Post by Gorilla on Oct 29, 2018 19:12:10 GMT -5
Please, #DudeGate doesnt make sense, Im aware of Watergate, but not WatergateGate, i feel im fighting a losing battle lol There is no battle, really: Watergate was the name of the office in Washington where the scandal broke out... since then, any sort of scandal or controversy is often given the 'gate' suffix as a sort of derivation of Watergate. I know what you mean in that it isn't really "correct" (ie. it wasn't originally WaterGate or Water-gate), but it's just one of those things that's been used for decades and become a common saying. Watergate is a hotel in DC. Source: I'm staying there next month. There's nothing wrong with using "gate" at the end of a word like "deflategate." It's intended to attribute controversy to a word. I think you are being pedantic.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 29, 2018 22:19:02 GMT -5
So turns out Ludvig Borga was a Nazi so there’s the reason we won’t be getting him ever
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 29, 2018 22:36:57 GMT -5
So turns out Ludvig Borga was a Nazi so there’s the reason we won’t be getting him ever "Ludvig Borga comes complete with laced boots and a Schutzstaffel tattoo on his calf."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 3:37:15 GMT -5
There is no battle, really: Watergate was the name of the office in Washington where the scandal broke out... since then, any sort of scandal or controversy is often given the 'gate' suffix as a sort of derivation of Watergate. I know what you mean in that it isn't really "correct" (ie. it wasn't originally WaterGate or Water-gate), but it's just one of those things that's been used for decades and become a common saying. Watergate is a hotel in DC. Source: I'm staying there next month. There's nothing wrong with using "gate" at the end of a word like "deflategate." It's intended to attribute controversy to a word. I think you are being pedantic. It wasnt the hotel that was the subject of the scandal, it was the DNC hq in the Watergate Office Complex. But thats besides the point, applying gate to any and all subsequent scandals, in my opinion, not only sounds moronic, but in fact is moronic, it makes no sense, as has already been said, it was Watergate, not WatergateGate, the suffix 'scandal' tells me it was a scandal, eg. The Watergate Scandal
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 30, 2018 8:05:35 GMT -5
So turns out Ludvig Borga was a Nazi so there’s the reason we won’t be getting him ever ...he also had drug and alcohol problems, spent time in a mental hospital and ended up killing himself (by gunshot) - so yeah, I don't think Mattel will be making a Ludvig Borga figure anytime soon. Interesting(?) fact though: Tony Halme (Borga) was the first ever opponent of MMA/UFC legend Randy Couture...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 9:14:33 GMT -5
Gutting to hear Borga wont ever be getting a figure, i wonder why so many ex wrestlers end up on drink and/or drugs
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Oct 30, 2018 10:03:46 GMT -5
I laughed when Bill said the new face printing technology produced identically painted heads.
Every figure I've gotten with this new face printing technology has been messed up.
My Elite 62 Roman Reigns has his mustache painted on his lips and his lips on his chin. lol
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Post by Artie Kendall on Oct 30, 2018 10:05:39 GMT -5
So turns out Ludvig Borga was a Nazi so there’s the reason we won’t be getting him ever ...he also had drug and alcohol problems, spent time in a mental hospital and ended up killing himself (by gunshot) - so yeah, I don't think Mattel will be making a Ludvig Borga figure anytime soon. Interesting(?) fact though: Tony Halme (Borga) was the first ever opponent of MMA/UFC legend Randy Couture... Take out the tattoo and mental hospital, add a potential jail sentence and you get Kerry Von Erich.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 30, 2018 10:07:31 GMT -5
Gutting to hear Borga wont ever be getting a figure, i wonder why so many ex wrestlers end up on drink and/or drugs It has nothing do with drugs or suicide. We’ve got plenty of both. Perfect, Guerrero, Hall, Bulldog, Von Erichs. It’s cause he was a Nazi.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 10:34:04 GMT -5
Gutting to hear Borga wont ever be getting a figure, i wonder why so many ex wrestlers end up on drink and/or drugs It has nothing do with drugs or suicide. We’ve got plenty of both. Perfect, Guerrero, Hall, Bulldog, Von Erichs. It’s cause he was a Nazi. He got a Hasbro, and was elected and relected as an MP though so not sure
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Post by Sting on Oct 30, 2018 11:22:38 GMT -5
I laughed when Bill said the new face printing technology produced identically painted heads. Every figure I've gotten with this new face printing technology has been messed up. My Elite 62 Roman Reigns has his mustache painted on his lips and his lips on his chin. lol Yeah I've seen some howlers recently too
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Post by buddyboy101 on Oct 30, 2018 12:26:10 GMT -5
Very good podcast and interview. You can tell Sam is a true (and informed) fan. Bill comes off much better here than on the RSC interviews for some reason. The Dude Love story is not that juicy, but it does give us a glimpse of how these line-ups can change before they hit retail. Also found it interesting that design and distribution/merchandising are entirely separate entities - it's hard to build a solid strategy when the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. That might explain some of the wonky line-ups and distribution failures.
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Post by MR._SOCKO on Oct 30, 2018 13:43:38 GMT -5
So...I listened to the Dude Love story part of the podcast twice and I don't know if I missed it or they never circled back to it and addressed it again but...what figures were supposed to be in the Hall of Fame repaint series?
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Oct 30, 2018 14:21:55 GMT -5
This was a good listen.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Oct 30, 2018 16:08:02 GMT -5
So...I listened to the Dude Love story part of the podcast twice and I don't know if I missed it or they never circled back to it and addressed it again but...what figures were supposed to be in the Hall of Fame repaint series? Series 4 was supposed to be all repaints but they added Sting with the singlet top and Lawler. It was Booker T(e14) George Steele(Legends) Jake Roberts(Legends/ripped torso tho) and Edge(e1)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 16:42:39 GMT -5
Who is in e65 have kids and will need to listen to this later. Thanks friends
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 30, 2018 22:22:45 GMT -5
It has nothing do with drugs or suicide. We’ve got plenty of both. Perfect, Guerrero, Hall, Bulldog, Von Erichs. It’s cause he was a Nazi. He got a Hasbro, and was elected and relected as an MP though so not sure He got a Hasbro in 1994, I doubt he was showing off an SS tattoo to the boys in the locker room. Mattel ain’t making a Nazi
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