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Post by brad on Aug 4, 2022 19:55:18 GMT -5
I wouldn’t mind a long tights Macho King with a new head mold. Just wasn’t a fan of the most recent retro we got. Same goes for Ultimate Warrior. Would be cool to see an event specific look, perhaps from WM6? Of course, other retros I’d want before those, but they’d make for good “anchor” figures on a series.
This is probably not gonna happen anytime soon, but an old WCW series would be great to have. Stunning Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader? That’d get my money no doubt.
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Post by loosecannon on Aug 5, 2022 19:45:19 GMT -5
A new Warrior and Macho King is definitely needed. I look at my Retro Warrior everyday and can't wait to get that thing replaced. Would love a Mania 6 version. Hasbro's Macho King was pretty bad and could definitely use a colorful long tights upgrade. He had so many classic attires
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Post by MKSavage on Aug 5, 2022 21:06:30 GMT -5
A new Warrior and Macho King is definitely needed. I look at my Retro Warrior everyday and can't wait to get that thing replaced. Would love a Mania 6 version. Hasbro's Macho King was pretty bad and could definitely use a colorful long tights upgrade. He had so many classic attires What? The Hasbro Macho King was great. Did you mean the repeat Macho Man figure? Yeah, both would be great. The Retro Warrior is one of my least favorites from the legends, and Savage's haven't been great. Long tights Macho King would be a great addition, Warrior in any gear from 1990/91 would be great. |
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Post by loosecannon on Aug 5, 2022 21:46:57 GMT -5
A new Warrior and Macho King is definitely needed. I look at my Retro Warrior everyday and can't wait to get that thing replaced. Would love a Mania 6 version. Hasbro's Macho King was pretty bad and could definitely use a colorful long tights upgrade. He had so many classic attires What? The Hasbro Macho King was great. Did you mean the repeat Macho Man figure? Yeah, both would be great. The Retro Warrior is one of my least favorites from the legends, and Savage's haven't been great. Long tights Macho King would be a great addition, Warrior in any gear from 1990/91 would be great. I was talking about the Hasbro and that was a bad choice of words. It wasn’t bad, but much like Rude I look at it today and thought they could of done so much better. But yes it was good for 1991. It did come with the crown and scepter which was a huge bonus . I don’t mind the series 9 Retro Savage. Not my 1st choice of attire by far, but I do love the card on that one. I’m a MOC guy and he’s actually front and center in my retro collection . Coincidentally Warrior is right next to him but really because I love Ultimate Warrior and not because of the figure. That’s why I want an upgrade lol. I know the guys with loose Hasbros already in their collection would scream at this, but I would love to see them redo everyone from series 1 and 2 Hasbro that they have signed to legends contracts . Zombie is doing Andre so that’s covered. |
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 6, 2022 7:18:27 GMT -5
I wonder if Mattel might follow with the tag team sets what they sort of did with the Legends recently - they released some nWo guys and DX guys over the course of a few series, so maybe they'll follow the upcoming nWo set with a DX set? If so, then which DX would they go for? Original line-up: *Shawn: IYH DX black pants *Triple H: late jodhpurs/riding pants timeframe - WM14 black and green maybe? *Chyna *Rick Rude: Insurance Policy, maybe with a briefcase, maybe with an alternative Nitro head like the Build-a-Figure is getting? Sets would likely need to be Triple H & Chyna; HBK & Rude - makes sense to split HBK and Triple H, plus having H and Chyna together is an obvious move. Or the classic line-up: *Triple H: we already got him in the purple in series 2, so maybe the red that they used as a chase in the Elite line recently? Or maybe they drop him altogether for Chyna since we already have the series 2, but seems odd to have a DX set without him being included *X-Pac: red gear *Road Dog: a few good variations here - probably go for something with the DX green in it *Billy Gunn: choose a good shorts colour to contrast with the others - the pink maybe? Or the lime green to match DX? Outlaws together; Triple H & X-Pac together. Or they could put together a cheeky pre-DX New Generation set: *Hunter Hearst Helmsley: The classic black and red riding pants, though I like the black and white as well *1-2-3 Kid: Either the red or purple gear with the white pants *The Roadie: probably not a lot of choice, basically between the Jarrett corner-man gear and ring gear I guess *Rockabilly: black jeans (could pass for late heel Smoking Gunns Billy as well); wonder if they could do the sequins jacket? Same combos: Roadie & Billy; Hunter & Kid. DX in any form or fashion would be awesome, but I'm hoping if we get another Triple H it's more of a iconic-looking short trunks Triple H. I like the purple tights Triple H from series 2, but it's always felt like a bit of an odd choice to be the only representation of him in the line. I agree that a 'The Game' Triple H is far more needed than another '98 DX Triple H (though many didn't like the jumper) - in most lines that would be the definitive Triple H, but for the Retro line there's probably more call for Hunter Hearst Helmsley  Mattel could do a DX set based around their heel reunion in late-99 (IIRC) when Triple H had switched to trunks and was champion. I don't think Chyna was with them then either as I remember Stephanie being on commentary for DX during that 10-man with the Radicals on Raw, so they could concentrate on the main four: *Triple H: 'The Game', in trunks; *X-Pac: Black and lime green tights; *Road Dogg: Basically the same as before, but with the DX jersey they held-up when they reunited on Raw; *Billy: Basically the same as before Maybe they could find the budget to include removable DX jerseys on all of them (perhaps not Road Dogg) - the one failing with the nWo set is that the shirts are painted on, but that does go towards the nature of the line as well I suppose. Another option for that Triple H look would of course be an Evolution set - Ruthless Aggression is probably too far outside the time-frame for most of us Retro collectors, but this might be the one set from that time that could be accepted: *Triple H: basically as above; *Ric Flair: old man Flair, in trunks *Orton: younger than the series 9, probably the title-winning look at SummerSlam would be best; *Batista They'd need the rights back for Flair of course, but with H running the show now then there's probably a decent chance of that happening at some point anyway. |
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Post by glassoni0n on Aug 6, 2022 10:22:27 GMT -5
DX in any form or fashion would be awesome, but I'm hoping if we get another Triple H it's more of a iconic-looking short trunks Triple H. I like the purple tights Triple H from series 2, but it's always felt like a bit of an odd choice to be the only representation of him in the line. I agree that a 'The Game' Triple H is far more needed than another '98 DX Triple H (though many didn't like the jumper) - in most lines that would be the definitive Triple H, but for the Retro line there's probably more call for Hunter Hearst Helmsley Mattel could do a DX set based around their heel reunion in late-99 (IIRC) when Triple H had switched to trunks and was champion. I don't think Chyna was with them then either as I remember Stephanie being on commentary for DX during that 10-man with the Radicals on Raw, so they could concentrate on the main four: *Triple H: 'The Game', in trunks; *X-Pac: Black and lime green tights; *Road Dogg: Basically the same as before, but with the DX jersey they held-up when they reunited on Raw; *Billy: Basically the same as before Maybe they could find the budget to include removable DX jerseys on all of them (perhaps not Road Dogg) - the one failing with the nWo set is that the shirts are painted on, but that does go towards the nature of the line as well I suppose. Another option for that Triple H look would of course be an Evolution set - Ruthless Aggression is probably too far outside the time-frame for most of us Retro collectors, but this might be the one set from that time that could be accepted: *Triple H: basically as above; *Ric Flair: old man Flair, in trunks *Orton: younger than the series 9, probably the title-winning look at SummerSlam would be best; *Batista They'd need the rights back for Flair of course, but with H running the show now then there's probably a decent chance of that happening at some point anyway. Evolution would be prime-era for me so I'd be thrilled with something like that, but I feel like people would complain as we've already gotten Randy and Flair as well. Batista is definitely a Ruthless Aggression retro I'd like to see, along with Edge, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, maybe Booker T and JBL. I don't see anything wrong with the big names that are absolutely legends in their own right. I know this take is unpopular, or at the very least minority, but I'd rather have those heavyweights join my retro fig-fed than a random mid-carder from 1995. |
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Post by brad on Aug 6, 2022 19:17:05 GMT -5
I know we've got the NWO series that is taking us up to '96, but I do hope the retros hang out in the '85-'95 range for the next few series (I wouldn't mind them taking a crack at some of the Galoob WCW figures). I feel like the Attitude era has a LOT of possibilities but dont really want this line to go past that. Dude Love feels like a must at some point. It's especially exciting after SDCC. it feels like they are finally giving us what we want with this line. Just hope we get more molded singlets and gear, which appear to be on the way.
Obviously, one of this line's biggest need is a 'big man' mold. Mabel, Vader - this would open up the line for some real musts!
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Post by loosecannon on Aug 6, 2022 23:47:01 GMT -5
I don’t want ruthless aggression anywhere near this line . They’ve got their own line . For those who want “newer” Retros, I’ll give you up to Mania 14  |
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Post by hbkjason on Aug 7, 2022 0:57:24 GMT -5
A long tights Macho King is an absolute must in this line. I would love a WrestleMania VII set with Savage, Warrior, Hogan and Slaughter. Granted all four already have great Hasbro's, but I think this would be a great set. Another good way to get a long tights Macho King would be themed after WrestleMania VI with him and Dusty Rhodes. Not sure who else I would have in that set though, Hogan and Warrior is the obvious choice. However, I think they could use 1990 to get a new and better Rick Rude in there Oh, and these things would be even more awesome if the big box the four figures came in looked lik VHS tape box |
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Post by loosecannon on Aug 7, 2022 9:05:19 GMT -5
A long tights Macho King is an absolute must in this line. I would love a WrestleMania VII set with Savage, Warrior, Hogan and Slaughter. Granted all four already have great Hasbro's, but I think this would be a great set. Another good way to get a long tights Macho King would be themed after WrestleMania VI with him and Dusty Rhodes. Not sure who else I would have in that set though, Hogan and Warrior is the obvious choice. However, I think they could use 1990 to get a new and better Rick Rude in there Oh, and these things would be even more awesome if the big box the four figures came in looked lik VHS tape box The Jerry The King Lawler line would be a great opportunity to throw in Macho King. Might as well add in Mabel and a 4th “King” that they have signed . Too bad Harley isn’t available I don’t think |
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Post by loosecannon on Aug 7, 2022 9:46:44 GMT -5
I don’t know if Steve reads this thread, but I’d love them to add the Bios to the card like the old Hasbros. Heels and Faces does it too .
The current Retros have a quick blurb but it would be awesome to get the height, weight , hometown and a few quick facts about the persons career . It’s a small thing, but as a MOC collector , I love those
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 7, 2022 10:04:18 GMT -5
I’m curious if we see a Shawn Michaels with hearts in that King set. Could be reflective of that time period. I want IYHDX as a Retro most, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mania X Shawn, most likely with that era of King, or SummerSlam 95 get made soon. Not sure how they will theme that wave. Could just as easily have MOM Mabel in it, which I would love.
Jeff Jarrett needs to be a big priority now, too. I got the Zombie version, which I really appreciate since it’s orange card, but now Mattel can do his 95 look and I’m pumped for it.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Aug 8, 2022 17:06:18 GMT -5
With the sets having loose themes and Lawler being announced as the first figure, I started to wonder if Mattel will try give us a wrestling royalty pack. Possible names:
King Harley Race
King Haku
King Mabel
Macho King in long tights
Obviously there are other names that could or would fit in there but they weren’t really “of the era” so to speak. As we have seen, there is overlap too with talent be non exclusive (Chella doing R&B Greg, BCA Macho, etc). So it’s possible to see Haku done by Mattel as well.
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 9, 2022 9:00:26 GMT -5
Haku would still need WWE to reach out to him and agree a Legends deal with him for Mattel to be able to make his action figures; the Chella thing isn't the issue stopping Mattel from making him as far as I know.
I agree that Mabel and Harley would be ideal to include in this set, but questions over both in terms of availability to Mattel right now.
Thinking about the Kings that Mattel could do:
*Don Muraco - too early for the line?
*Hacksaw - not needed I don't think, but could fill a spot I suppose;
*Bret - had a great RSC Elite with the crown, and every Bret would be welcomed from this time, plus having him in a set with Lawler fits obviously;
*Austin - probably don't need another Austin as the series 2 is definitive; if we did get another then I think street clothes would be better, or with the vest; the KOTR gimmick isn't necessary;
*Triple H - won in '97 so same sort of time as DX starting, on balance I'd prefer a OG DX set than having him in a Kings set;
*Shamrock - good Attitude Era character, could work I guess;
*Billy Gunn - would be better in a DX set;
*Edge - would be a popular choice I think, worthy of considering but works in other sets better;
*Brock - do we need another Brock? In his original trunks would be different at least;
*Booker T - need a WCW one before this, but he at least went strong with the King gimmick;
*William Regal - if Mattel can still make him then he'd be acceptable since he obviously was active during the Retros timeframe, and he's an absolute legend of course. But I doubt he's available to Mattel - did he ever sign a Legends deal whilst he was still working at WWE? If so then that might've survived his release since we're still getting Jake and Billy despite being in AEW.
The newer Kings won't be of interest I don't think.
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Post by newgenandy on Aug 9, 2022 11:05:27 GMT -5
A long tights Macho King is an absolute must in this line. I would love a WrestleMania VII set with Savage, Warrior, Hogan and Slaughter. Granted all four already have great Hasbro's, but I think this would be a great set. Another good way to get a long tights Macho King would be themed after WrestleMania VI with him and Dusty Rhodes. Not sure who else I would have in that set though, Hogan and Warrior is the obvious choice. However, I think they could use 1990 to get a new and better Rick Rude in there Oh, and these things would be even more awesome if the big box the four figures came in looked lik VHS tape box The Jerry The King Lawler line would be a great opportunity to throw in Macho King. Might as well add in Mabel and a 4th “King” that they have signed . Too bad Harley isn’t available I don’t think could do duggan. |
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 9, 2022 12:36:54 GMT -5
Or they could broaden it out into a Royalty in general set and make Queen Sherri to accompany Savage, Lawler and whoever the fourth would be.
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Post by FigFanVader on Aug 9, 2022 14:58:00 GMT -5
I will be shocked if we don’t get Jarrett in the Lawler set. Mattel knows it is a if missing piece from the Hasbro line and now he is available to them. Mabel would fit nicely too if he is still under a deal. For a fourth, I would like to see a 1993-94 era Paul Bearer.
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Post by The Big Boss Man on Aug 9, 2022 17:53:09 GMT -5
I will be shocked if we don’t get Jarrett in the Lawler set. Mattel knows it is a if missing piece from the Hasbro line and now he is available to them. Mabel would fit nicely too if he is still under a deal. For a fourth, I would like to see a 1993-94 era Paul Bearer. To me, that would be a perfect set! |
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Post by hulkjoegan on Aug 10, 2022 10:47:26 GMT -5
I will be shocked if we don’t get Jarrett in the Lawler set. Mattel knows it is a if missing piece from the Hasbro line and now he is available to them. Mabel would fit nicely too if he is still under a deal. For a fourth, I would like to see a 1993-94 era Paul Bearer. While Lawler, Jarrett, Mabel and Bearer is not a set I would’ve thought of/ thought I needed - I think I would be a really great set that I’d be all over! |
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Post by casanova on Aug 10, 2022 12:35:25 GMT -5
Wouldn’t be surprised if we get a Referee sooner or later. Chances for a VKM should be very low at the moment.
Remembering my childhood I always used Valentine for Lawler, Rick Rude with a shirt as Referee (a good Rude was really missing back than) and Rockers Michaels for Double J. Koko B Ware was Mo and Mable never got a satisfying option (Kamala was the best, still bad). These would make a nice set alltogether:
- Lawler
- Referee
- Mo
- Mable
- Double J
- Rick Rude
- Macho King long tights
Take 4 out if these and you have a winning set.
Also desperately in need were figures of the Beverly Brothers and the Quebequers. Both teams are still missing until today.
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