LuisTX
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Post by LuisTX on Dec 30, 2018 20:07:41 GMT -5
With the Flashback Walmart Series and Target Hall of Champion series going away, I wonder if FB figures in the main Elite line will go back to being labeled as such? 🤔
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 30, 2018 20:19:57 GMT -5
im thinking maybe it will be one that's all gold and the other will be purple and black with some gold trim Probably Now tough decision is which one ill keep moc and which one will get loose Not if you buy 2 of each
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Post by Mongo Bears on Dec 30, 2018 20:26:53 GMT -5
Probably Now tough decision is which one ill keep moc and which one will get loose Not if you buy 2 of each ...I actually might Probably 2 of one and 1 of the other is more realistic
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 30, 2018 20:34:35 GMT -5
Has anyone come with a king of the ring trophy? If not that will probably go with the chase King Mable and that's the reason people will want it so bad. The KOTR trophy didnt debut until Edge I believe. The only thing I can think that would make King Mabel stand out is if they put his unused King of the Ring belt with it kinda like they did the Internet Championship with Ryder. He did have a giant sword he could come with or the throne that they carried him in - but I doubt the last one. Though, the best accessory would be a Sir Moe.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 30, 2018 21:47:56 GMT -5
Red Rooster is also set to show up on Target’s site sometime soon.
Not sure what the status is of the BoAE or RSC Exclusives. Assuming RSC will still have them but 1st figure of the year usually comes out in Nov and we haven’t seen anything for it yet.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Dec 30, 2018 23:33:28 GMT -5
So are both the regular and chase figures King Mabel, or is one King Mabel and the other a different version of 93-96 Mabel?
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Post by Old School Collector on Dec 31, 2018 7:38:20 GMT -5
I feel the same bro, he hasnt had a figure since LJN in the 80s. Time for a New Hercules figure already ive done everything i can to get Herc's family hooked with mattel/wwe. NO reason he shouldnt get a legends deal unless wwe doesnt want to do one with him or his family wants too much money. I did the same for Giant Gonzales and nothing ever come of it ... I’m sure thag if JAKKS could make a deal with his estate, then WWE / Mattel could. Like, what could cause that not to happen, there’s absolutely no heat there lol As far as Hercules goes, wasn’t he also signed by Jakks and scheduled to be in an upcoming Classic Superstars series, before it tanked ?
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Post by Old School Collector on Dec 31, 2018 7:40:38 GMT -5
Red Rooster is also set to show up on Target’s site sometime soon. Not sure what the status is of the BoAE or RSC Exclusives. Assuming RSC will still have them but 1st figure of the year usually comes out in Nov and we haven’t seen anything for it yet. When is Rooster scheduled ? I also thought about the RSC Exclusives yesterday, but I think Triple H was the final one in the BOAE series 😡
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Post by buddyboy101 on Dec 31, 2018 8:43:39 GMT -5
I feel like flashbacks are becoming fazed out completely. what an odd feeling. Deleting my comment as my opinion upset some people. Obviously I do not have any inside information about how Mattel operates...don't take it too seriously...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 9:01:19 GMT -5
I feel like flashbacks are becoming fazed out completely. what an odd feeling. Here's my take. Mattel has seemingly let one guy run the entire flashback line (yes, now just elites): Bill. This one guy is very open about the fact that he is an old school wrestling fan (cool...) and that this position is a dream job for him to make products he personally wants in his collection (okay...let's see how this goes). So besides some formalities from WWE, this guy has carte blanche to make whatever goofy design/attire/line-up decisions his lil heart desires (and there have been plenty of them). Whatever the community thinks be damned. The sense of power he got from this position prompted him to join the online community and (hopefully for him) so that he could receive praise about his brilliant decisions. But yeah...that didn't work out exactly the way he would have liked, as he took any criticism very personally (instead of using it as a resource to improve his craft) and basically took his ball and went home. He continued with community-based Q&A (due to the precedent set by Jeremy Padawer at Jakks), but looks miserable doing it and typically provides robotic three-worded responses to the questions he chooses not to censor. Then they tried to do a community meet-n-greet at the Mattel store a couple months ago, and four people showed up. The whole experience has been a massive blow to Bill's fragile ego. So what better way to avoid criticism than to phase out the very products that are criticized. Good job, Mattel. Despite their global reach and operation, this is very small-town, small-business thinking, but then again so is WWE. From your rant I understand that you believe its down to Bill more or less alone to decide who gets a figure? I cant work out if thats a joke or not, but there will be a team, a team who decides who sells who wont, a team who sits down with WWE and decides who gets what and when, to think its one man who is left to make the decisions about that is naïve, Bill Miekina is Head Designer on the Elite Line, Mattel is not a one man band, he isnt in charge of store distribution, he doesnt hire and fire, he doesnt dish out a christmas bonus, he overseas the design team, the design TEAM
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 31, 2018 9:15:28 GMT -5
Red Rooster is also set to show up on Target’s site sometime soon. Not sure what the status is of the BoAE or RSC Exclusives. Assuming RSC will still have them but 1st figure of the year usually comes out in Nov and we haven’t seen anything for it yet. When is Rooster scheduled ? I also thought about the RSC Exclusives yesterday, but I think Triple H was the final one in the BOAE series 😡 I thought they said early 2019 for Rooster but could be wrong.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Dec 31, 2018 9:21:34 GMT -5
So are both the regular and chase figures King Mabel, or is one King Mabel and the other a different version of 93-96 Mabel? Both are rumored to be King Mabel. I’m hoping one is King Mabel and the other is Men on A Mission version.
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Post by LaParka on Dec 31, 2018 9:23:58 GMT -5
2 Mabel's is awesome, can't wait it's only a few months away before we see a finished product for him. They stopped distinguishing flashbacks on the boxes of the main line elites. Elite 63 Dusty Rhodes isn't labeled flashback on the package, and neither was Scotty 2 Hotty from elite 57. Hopefully the future is bright for Hercules and Greg "the Hammer" Valentine. Not sure what's going on with the RSC exclusives usually 1 ships in February/March and another is announced at toy-fair. Best of attitude era was a nice subset, not sure if it will continue or become something else for Amazon. Flashbacks for 2019 Bob Backlund, Pat Patterson, Sensational Sherri, Mabel, ABA Undertaker. Decent start 4 new faces to the line in flashbacks.
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Post by DeeBoy21 on Dec 31, 2018 9:56:41 GMT -5
I hate that Walmart is getting so many exclusives, it's damn near impossible to find any figure outside of basics at any of the 20 Walmarts I have within 45 miles...
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Post by marino13 on Dec 31, 2018 10:54:49 GMT -5
The Chicken Littles are constantly running around crying to the hilltops that Flashbacks are being phased out. Happens every year since Mattel got the rights. And yet every year, Bill says Flashbacks will always be a part of this line.
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Dec 31, 2018 10:59:34 GMT -5
Keep the Flashbacks coming, if Mattel is worried about them warming then make them online only. Look how Backlund sold out on WWE SHOP. Should’ve did this with Fn’ Harley.
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Post by cableV on Dec 31, 2018 12:58:47 GMT -5
Keep the Flashbacks coming, if Mattel is worried about them warming then make them online only. Look how Backlund sold out on WWE SHOP. Should’ve did this with Fn’ Harley. I'm all for Flashbacks, but using Backlund on WWE Shop may not be the best example for online sales. We don't know how many they got and we don't know how many of those were scooped up by RSC. I do wish WWE Shop had more exclusives though. However, they have had that Hardy's 2-pack for a long time and even with all the great sales they have had this Holiday season, there are plenty of "Flashback" figures still available.
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Post by BROKEN on Dec 31, 2018 13:03:55 GMT -5
With the Flashback Walmart Series and Target Hall of Champion series going away, I wonder if FB figures in the main Elite line will go back to being labeled as such? 🤔 I never saw 1 Walmart Flashback in 3 months that I’ve been searching. Never saw HOC 2 or 3.
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 31, 2018 13:29:39 GMT -5
Red Rooster is also set to show up on Target’s site sometime soon. Not sure what the status is of the BoAE or RSC Exclusives. Assuming RSC will still have them but 1st figure of the year usually comes out in Nov and we haven’t seen anything for it yet. When is Rooster scheduled ? I also thought about the RSC Exclusives yesterday, but I think Triple H was the final one in the BOAE series 😡 When is Rooster scheduled ? I also thought about the RSC Exclusives yesterday, but I think Triple H was the final one in the BOAE series 😡 I thought they said early 2019 for Rooster but could be wrong. I thought Rooster was supposed to go online once all the Shark figures sold out. Seems odd to wait to sell one figure once another sells out, especially if you have both in stock, what if the first one never sells out then how do you make money off the second one?
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LuisTX
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Post by LuisTX on Dec 31, 2018 13:39:26 GMT -5
With the Flashback Walmart Series and Target Hall of Champion series going away, I wonder if FB figures in the main Elite line will go back to being labeled as such? 🤔 I never saw 1 Walmart Flashback in 3 months that I’ve been searching. Never saw HOC 2 or 3. That sucks. I was fortunate in being able to quickly find all 3 Flashback Elites in my town. I saw Hall of Champions 1 in my Target, had to drive 30min to find 2, and never saw 3.
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