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Post by PVA on Nov 5, 2019 10:28:45 GMT -5
Bruiser Brody is in the WWE Hall of Fame, but if Mattel isnt making his figure, I doubt Storm Collectibles would. I see 90s Japanese wrestling legends as to who Storm might want to make. I don’t think Brody has a WWE deal - wasn’t there a story that his wife only found out about him being added to the hall of fame when she saw it on TV? Yeah I don’t think wwe has a merch deal & he IS a Japanese wrestling legend, even if he isn’t Japanese. |
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Post by GoldenHulk on Nov 6, 2019 3:42:11 GMT -5
Love the Bruiser Brody suggestion. Rodman is a good one but don’t think the demand/popularity is there for him Bruiser Brody is in the WWE Hall of Fame, but if Mattel isnt making his figure, I doubt Storm Collectibles would. I see 90s Japanese wrestling legends as to who Storm might want to make. I'm not sure I see the correlation here. Mattel isn't making a Brody figure because he isn't under a WWE contract and, unlike Jakks before them, they don't have the ability to go outside of WWE to make their own deals with wrestlers. Bruiser Brody is a sought after figure in the collector community: the price of his Jakks Classic Superstars figure dramatically increased on the aftermarket after the Dark Side of the Ring special earlier this year, and his older Japanese figures have demanded top dollar for years. I think you probably see 90s Japan wrestling legends as who YOU would like Storm to make, and that's okay. There are some good ones. Muta is the obvious answer as to who would have enough mass appeal to sell besides Liger, though. I think everyone else (Chono, Hashimoto, Sasaki, etc) would be a very tough sell at the pricepoint of the Storm figures. Would I love to see a Power Warrior figure or Masa Chono? Yes. Would I buy them? Probably not at fifty bucks apiece. |
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Post by dylan on Nov 6, 2019 11:09:15 GMT -5
I feel like Muta would be a no brainer. So many attires they could do with awesome entrance gear. I'd love an alternate Mutoh, too.
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Post by @brit_figs on Nov 6, 2019 17:23:00 GMT -5
I feel like Muta would be a no brainer. So many attires they could do with awesome entrance gear. I'd love an alternate Mutoh, too. YES. Imagine the accessories. |
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Nov 6, 2019 19:28:23 GMT -5
I’d be all for them partnering with Martha to finally got us some Owen figures. I think Ringside’s site would crash from the preorders. It would be the next SES cm punk or elite 11 preorder epidemic. I remember those two, particularly elite 11, selling out insanely fast
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 7, 2019 11:47:43 GMT -5
I would love to see highly detailed versions of both the East Hampton Polo Boys and the criminally overdue Braden Walker.
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Post by PVA on Nov 7, 2019 21:13:41 GMT -5
I agree;
Great Muta / Keiji Mutoh like Hogan has endless options & attires.
And like Liger will sell worldwide.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Nov 7, 2019 21:23:57 GMT -5
I'd love a Kenta Kobashi
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Post by HeelPiper on Nov 11, 2019 22:04:38 GMT -5
The Great Muta and Ultimo Dragon are the top 2 imo. Tiger Mask and the Dynamite Kid for good measure.
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Post by mcfclee on Nov 12, 2019 2:28:10 GMT -5
We’ve probably all got heads off people we’d love to see them make, but out of curiosity who thinks they have more Hogan’s they could do?
Have they tapped out on Hogan’s or are there more you would get?
I’d love a early wcw run Hogan personally
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Post by PVA on Nov 12, 2019 10:58:59 GMT -5
We’ve probably all got heads off people we’d love to see them make, but out of curiosity who thinks they have more Hogan’s they could do? Have they tapped out on Hogan’s or are there more you would get? I’d love a early wcw run Hogan personally A pre nwo wcw Hogan say 1995 could be done. Personally I’d love a Wrestlemania 7 patriotic blue & white stars headband and maybe US flag |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 15:13:47 GMT -5
As for who can they make, it's basically just down to whoever they decide to license. I wouldn't expect them to jump too far into pro wrestling. If you look at their history, they really only stick to popular characters. Their boxing figures are basically limited to the two big names people remember (Ali and Tyson), they didn't really dig too much deeper. With Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, they're only making the most popular characters and guys they can repaint a hundred different ways. All I'm saying is don't get your hopes up because they licensed Hulk Hogan and a deal was done to get a Liger figure made.
Having said that, I'd love to see them give us Antonio Inoki or a remake of the Charapro Deluxe Muta in the same vein that the Liger they're making is a remake of that particular deluxe Charapro figure.
On note of Hogan...they could always do a New Japan era one. That'd be a nice one to have.
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Post by mcfclee on Nov 12, 2019 15:19:18 GMT -5
We’ve probably all got heads off people we’d love to see them make, but out of curiosity who thinks they have more Hogan’s they could do? Have they tapped out on Hogan’s or are there more you would get? I’d love a early wcw run Hogan personally A pre nwo wcw Hogan say 1995 could be done. Personally I’d love a Wrestlemania 7 patriotic blue & white stars headband and maybe US flag Yeah I agree, the hulk rules feels like 89-90 to me and 91-92 could be different enough to make. |
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Post by newgenandy on Nov 14, 2019 13:10:24 GMT -5
Owen Hart. 110%. Martha has shown a willingness to license Owen's name/likeness for wrestling purposes as long as there is no affiliation with WWE. The only hiccup I can imagine would be which attire Storm could make without infringing on any trademark or copyright restrictions. Unfortunately, his "Slammy Award-Winning" attire may not be realistic as WWE likely owns the rights. The same may go for "King of Harts," but I'm not as sure about that one. With their Hogan figures, they at least had some leeway as Hulk owns his name and several trademarks. This allowed Storm to pull off a great "Hollywood" Hogan despite the letters "nWo" being off limits. As for accessories, Owen didn't have much outside of the Slammys and titles he won which won't be possible. Maybe an extra head? They may have to be careful with the "King of Harts" or "King of the Ring" name, but including a cape/crown/scepter would probably be fair game. Personally, I'd take any Owen Hart figure by Storm, but if they could manage to replicate a 1994 version by wiggling around any legal issues, I'd pre-order at least two immediately. what Owen licensed products have come out? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2019 18:40:38 GMT -5
Owen Hart. 110%. Martha has shown a willingness to license Owen's name/likeness for wrestling purposes as long as there is no affiliation with WWE. The only hiccup I can imagine would be which attire Storm could make without infringing on any trademark or copyright restrictions. Unfortunately, his "Slammy Award-Winning" attire may not be realistic as WWE likely owns the rights. The same may go for "King of Harts," but I'm not as sure about that one. With their Hogan figures, they at least had some leeway as Hulk owns his name and several trademarks. This allowed Storm to pull off a great "Hollywood" Hogan despite the letters "nWo" being off limits. As for accessories, Owen didn't have much outside of the Slammys and titles he won which won't be possible. Maybe an extra head? They may have to be careful with the "King of Harts" or "King of the Ring" name, but including a cape/crown/scepter would probably be fair game. Personally, I'd take any Owen Hart figure by Storm, but if they could manage to replicate a 1994 version by wiggling around any legal issues, I'd pre-order at least two immediately. what Owen licensed products have come out? None. The only Owen merch we've gotten that was approved by her since his death was his appearances in the Legends of Wrestling games which she only allowed because she liked Acclaim for putting the Owen tribute in Attitude and fighting to keep him in the game. Like I said above, I think people are really working themselves into a shoot thinking Storm are going to expand to doing a full line of wrestling figures based on them doing a line of the biggest American star ever and a Jushin Liger figure. Like this doesn't automatically mean they're gonna read this board and try to license guys like Buff Bagwell. Look at literally every other license they obtain. They're only making the most popular characters. There's a reason they do so many Mortal Kombat repaints and don't branch out to a lot of unique characters. There's a reason their Street Fighter line doesn't feature any complete rosters. There's a reason they only did like four Tekken figures. |
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Post by The Madness on Nov 17, 2019 0:03:49 GMT -5
Realistically, I could see them doing Andre or Piper. Both of those would be excellent licenses to acquire for 1/6 scale, too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2019 7:31:38 GMT -5
Realistically, I could see them doing Andre or Piper. Both of those would be excellent licenses to acquire for 1/6 scale, too. Piper is definitely possible but I wonder if they could get Andre due to the WWE and Super7 having licensing deals wit his estate. I certainly wouldn't complain about a Storm Andre and hell they'd probably give us a proper 1985 era Piper since Nattel apparently doesn't want to. |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Nov 17, 2019 13:56:14 GMT -5
I’d take any of the wcw guys Mattel can’t make or won’t. I’d like a Ultimo dragon, vampiro, Steiner, psychosis, Buff Bagwell etc... someone should email them about this and ask if they plan to expand their like a bit or if they were open to polls on who they should make next.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 21, 2019 5:10:57 GMT -5
I feel like no one has really ever nailed Andre the Giant in figure form. Mattel’s first release came close, there were passable Jakks. LJN and Hasbro were fun in their own ways...and there are a million other incarnations but none of them really did the big man justice
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 10:45:25 GMT -5
I'm really hoping Storm gives us a Lyger in all black at some point. And Id like to see them make Vader, Scott Steiner, Dynamite Kid, Tiger Mask and Mil Mascaras.
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