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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Nov 18, 2019 12:10:15 GMT -5
and hey, thanks AFA for what your doing. this has been needed/wanted for so long.  also, any chance we could maybe get a rick rude in his survivor series road signs tights? View AttachmentWow! Yes plz |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 13:20:57 GMT -5
Have you known a legend that would sign a licensing deal even without $ and or a percentage of what sells? For example, Dory Funk Jr might not have a demand at all in the current market ... but if the figure came out ... his popularity and signings could be enhanced greatly which will make him more money? Just curious. Thank you ... I love this. No. While I don’t have specifics on how WWE signs their Legends deals, I’m certain this is not a method they implement or consider. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 13:22:47 GMT -5
I wish we could get the classic WCW luchadores into the line. We won’t be seeing that Seth as an Elite in the near future. Same with KO. Not impossible for either but no plans in place at the moment. what about elite of Rollins in quantum realm attire or summerslam 2019 attire Lots of possibilities, they’re limitless. We can do them as long as there are no legal hurdles. Time will tell what makes it into the line. |
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Post by Artie Kendall on Nov 18, 2019 13:23:41 GMT -5
There’s a core WWE team across marketing, design, packaging & development. Only 2 or 3 team members have duties on other brands. There’s a larger support team at Mattel as well who handle logistics for the various brands including WWE. Our Basic designer works exclusively on WWE as does Bill with Elites and Ultimates. Is Bill Kerner still working on the line? |
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 18, 2019 13:49:24 GMT -5
After SummerSlam I’m sure you got a lot of calls for Alexa in her Buzz Lightyear-inspired gear - would Mattel’s partnership with Disney for Toy Story 4 toys help if you guys decided to create a figure with this look in terms of any potential legal issues, or do two partnerships like Disney and WWE always stay seperate?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 14:00:05 GMT -5
There’s a core WWE team across marketing, design, packaging & development. Only 2 or 3 team members have duties on other brands. There’s a larger support team at Mattel as well who handle logistics for the various brands including WWE. Our Basic designer works exclusively on WWE as does Bill with Elites and Ultimates. Is Bill Kerner still working on the line? No, I never had the pleasure of working with Bill K. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 14:00:25 GMT -5
After SummerSlam I’m sure you got a lot of calls for Alexa in her Buzz Lightyear-inspired gear - would Mattel’s partnership with Disney for Toy Story 4 toys help if you guys decided to create a figure with this look in terms of any potential legal issues, or do two partnerships like Disney and WWE always stay seperate? They’re separate. |
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Nov 18, 2019 14:51:02 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack any chance for more amazon exclusive figures? They wouldn’t have to free up retail shelf space, and it’d be a little easier for collectors to acquire them. Imo the attitude era exclusives were a little lackluster. Too many guys in pre ring gear. However I did really like the packaging and the Chris Jericho figure.
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Post by blackhat on Nov 18, 2019 14:57:46 GMT -5
Have there ever been talks of a line that is exclusive to the UK?
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 18, 2019 15:04:59 GMT -5
After SummerSlam I’m sure you got a lot of calls for Alexa in her Buzz Lightyear-inspired gear - would Mattel’s partnership with Disney for Toy Story 4 toys help if you guys decided to create a figure with this look in terms of any potential legal issues, or do two partnerships like Disney and WWE always stay seperate? They’re separate. Thanks; so having both brands in house doesn’t help at all in getting something like that cleared? I thought perhaps that could make the conversation easier to have, but obviously not be enough to fully remove any issue that might've been there. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Nov 18, 2019 15:18:34 GMT -5
After SummerSlam I’m sure you got a lot of calls for Alexa in her Buzz Lightyear-inspired gear - would Mattel’s partnership with Disney for Toy Story 4 toys help if you guys decided to create a figure with this look in terms of any potential legal issues, or do two partnerships like Disney and WWE always stay seperate? They’re separate. So then I’m guessing that means the Flash Mysterio figure was legally different enough, or there was a special one-time agreement made |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 15:28:11 GMT -5
Have there ever been talks of a line that is exclusive to the UK? There’s been quite a few UK exclusive items. A wholly exclusive line doesn’t seem to be in the cards currently. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 15:29:01 GMT -5
So then I’m guessing that means the Flash Mysterio figure was legally different enough, or there was a special one-time agreement made Not sure of the specifics on that Flash. Each item would need to be evaluated individually. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 15:29:42 GMT -5
Thanks; so having both brands in house doesn’t help at all in getting something like that cleared? I thought perhaps that could make the conversation easier to have, but obviously not be enough to fully remove any issue that might've been there. Yes, established relationships can at least make initial outreach easier. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 15:33:49 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack any chance for more amazon exclusive figures? They wouldn’t have to free up retail shelf space, and it’d be a little easier for collectors to acquire them. Imo the attitude era exclusives were a little lackluster. Too many guys in pre ring gear. However I did really like the packaging and the Chris Jericho figure. To be transparent, the Best of Attitude Era figs didn’t set the world on fire while available on Amazon. Those were great figures and I’m certain they would have sold very quickly if available at regular retail. The Legends figures offered on Matty Collector years ago were also not strong performers. It seems as though the majority of WWE collectors still prefer to hunt for their figures at brick and mortar stores. If the collector base shifted to really embrace online offerings, this could be re-explored. |
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Nov 18, 2019 15:35:00 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack any chance for more amazon exclusive figures? They wouldn’t have to free up retail shelf space, and it’d be a little easier for collectors to acquire them. Imo the attitude era exclusives were a little lackluster. Too many guys in pre ring gear. However I did really like the packaging and the Chris Jericho figure. To be transparent, the Best of Attitude Era figs didn’t set the world on fire while available on Amazon. Those were great figures and I’m certain they would have sold very quickly if available at regular retail. The Legends figures offered on Matty Collector years ago were also not strong performers. It seems as though the majority of WWE collectors still prefer to hunt for their figures at brick and mortar stores. If the collector base shifted to really embrace online offerings, this could be re-explored. I love this answer so much. |
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Post by undertakerfan22 on Nov 18, 2019 16:46:52 GMT -5
In my opinion Bam Bam Bigelow's attire with blue or purple flames are his most iconic looks. Since Hasbro and Jakks never made these attires, is there a chance that Mattel can finally make them?
The 2 Mattel figures of Bam Bam are hard to find now, so could we expect a new figure of him, maybe as the chase in a main Elite line.
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 18, 2019 16:51:07 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack any chance for more amazon exclusive figures? They wouldn’t have to free up retail shelf space, and it’d be a little easier for collectors to acquire them. Imo the attitude era exclusives were a little lackluster. Too many guys in pre ring gear. However I did really like the packaging and the Chris Jericho figure. To be transparent, the Best of Attitude Era figs didn’t set the world on fire while available on Amazon. Those were great figures and I’m certain they would have sold very quickly if available at regular retail. The Legends figures offered on Matty Collector years ago were also not strong performers. It seems as though the majority of WWE collectors still prefer to hunt for their figures at brick and mortar stores. If the collector base shifted to really embrace online offerings, this could be re-explored. So does that basically mean that, in a post-TRU world, a line can’t get going or survive without the support of at least one of Walmart and Target? So if you had, for example, a line that very vocal and annoying middle-aged brats desperately wanted to see return, then that could only really happen if one of those two retailers could be convinced to try again with the line? |
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Post by DFriedman on Nov 18, 2019 17:18:31 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack any chance for more amazon exclusive figures? They wouldn’t have to free up retail shelf space, and it’d be a little easier for collectors to acquire them. Imo the attitude era exclusives were a little lackluster. Too many guys in pre ring gear. However I did really like the packaging and the Chris Jericho figure. To be transparent, the Best of Attitude Era figs didn’t set the world on fire while available on Amazon. Those were great figures and I’m certain they would have sold very quickly if available at regular retail. The Legends figures offered on Matty Collector years ago were also not strong performers. It seems as though the majority of WWE collectors still prefer to hunt for their figures at brick and mortar stores. If the collector base shifted to really embrace online offerings, this could be re-explored. I feel that one of the main issues for lines like Legends not selling well on Matty as well as brick and mortar was due to the fact that Mattel WWE was still a brand new product. Collectors still had tons of Jakks collections and did not want to spend the money on newer figures they already have. The original Legends release had more obscure attires as well. If they had more iconic looks, I think they would have sold better. Years later, most Jakks collections have been sold off and everyone is going to eBay to fill the voids from the original legends line. The fact that Mattels figures are far more superior than the past companies. I myself, fell into this category. I did not spend the money on many of the original Elite lines and Legends because of my Jakks collection. I feel if the Legends line returns online or in store, they would sell better than the original releases. Now 10 years after the initial launch, most WWE collections consist of mainly Mattel figures now. |
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 18, 2019 17:26:27 GMT -5
To be transparent, the Best of Attitude Era figs didn’t set the world on fire while available on Amazon. Those were great figures and I’m certain they would have sold very quickly if available at regular retail. The Legends figures offered on Matty Collector years ago were also not strong performers. It seems as though the majority of WWE collectors still prefer to hunt for their figures at brick and mortar stores. If the collector base shifted to really embrace online offerings, this could be re-explored. So does that basically mean that, in a post-TRU world, a line can’t get going or survive without the support of at least one of Walmart and Target? So if you had, for example, a line that very vocal and annoying middle-aged brats desperately wanted to see return, then that could only really happen if one of those two retailers could be convinced to try again with the line? Yes. A line having enough support to go forward usually requires buy in from one of the big two retailers. TRU would have been part of that equation before. |
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I dont know good luck 