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Post by Gorilla on Nov 25, 2019 13:47:58 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
Do you know if all wrestlers collect their own figures and merchandise?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 13:50:36 GMT -5
Hey Steve, Do you know if all wrestlers collect their own figures and merchandise? Some do. Some don’t. Some wrestlers liken Matt Hardy have huge collections of their figures and others don’t see the need to collect them. Personal preference.
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Post by Gorilla on Nov 25, 2019 13:54:57 GMT -5
Hey Steve, Do you know if all wrestlers collect their own figures and merchandise? Some do. Some don’t. Some wrestlers liken Matt Hardy have huge collections of their figures and others don’t see the need to collect them. Personal preference. I don't know how I'd feel about it honestly. Mini versions of myself everywhere!
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Post by JKLMD2002 on Nov 25, 2019 13:58:16 GMT -5
With the caveat that this doesn't influence what's coming, what was your favorite old school stable/faction and what's your relatively current favorite one? I really liked Mattel making efforts to get some factions out in one shot like the Four Horsemen, Shield, New Day and UE.
With the lack of TRU, are two-packs more or less the best option to complete/fill in the gaps for factions now?
Thanks again Steve. Really appreciate all the participation!
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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 25, 2019 14:01:03 GMT -5
They released an Undertaker one a few black Friday’s ago. I have it at home, I’ll take pictures when I get home. It covered his looks from 1992-1998 I believe It's an awesome set - but that's an awfully big gap between 1998 and 2014(!). I'd have preferred either an ABA or '07/'08 Taker instead - and then the 2014 one.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Nov 25, 2019 14:09:46 GMT -5
It's an awesome set - but that's an awfully big gap between 1998 and 2014(!). I'd have preferred either an ABA or '07/'08 Taker instead - and then the 2014 one. They really could've just swapped the 2014 and 2016 and labelled the 2016 one 2004 or 5.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2019 14:14:24 GMT -5
love the 90/94 versions ^^^^
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Post by wachito79 on Nov 25, 2019 14:16:21 GMT -5
AFA, is the UE line geared towards someone like HTM with a jumpsuit, JUMPSUIT BELT, 1 piece solid guitar, breakable guitar, and extra heads and hands??
...From the Snakepit segment
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 25, 2019 14:19:43 GMT -5
Ive seen a massive Batcave on the shelf at Walmart. A massive city structure or something from Spiderman on the shelf at walmart, countless large boxed items from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, whatever flash in the pan movie is currently in a theater on shelves at Walmart/Target, many of which are made by Mattel...so why is it when someone mentions a large WWE item we get the excuse of TRU not being around any more and Walmart/Target not having the shelf space for the items? Did I just imagine that near 3ft Batcave box made by Mattel that was on a Walmart shelf 2 years ago?
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Nov 25, 2019 14:26:12 GMT -5
Some do. Some don’t. Some wrestlers liken Matt Hardy have huge collections of their figures and others don’t see the need to collect them. Personal preference. I don't know how I'd feel about it honestly. Mini versions of myself everywhere! I think it was Ambrose who said something similar on the Ryder and Hawkins show...I guess they send him so much of his own stuff, and he's not into it, so he's just got boxes upon boxes of his own figures lying around. I once went to a meet and greet with Ciampa and Gargano. Gargano seemed like he knew everything there was to know about that sort of thing, and the mere mention of it may as well have been a foreign language to Ciampa.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 15:04:48 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Is there any validity to the spreadsheets theory with how parts are chosen and used for figures? Spreadsheets are not used during the design process.
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Post by mjhawkins on Nov 25, 2019 15:05:10 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been asked and answered but why was Andrade’s torso changed from the better choice NXT elite to the wrong choice torso on the Elite 74.
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Post by wrestlingdelorean on Nov 25, 2019 15:11:32 GMT -5
I dont know if this has been asked or answered. I may have missed it. 2 part question. Have they announced what series Greg Valentine is in? Have they revealed what attire he will be wearing and if a robe is included? We have not yet announced where Greg will appear but he is not a Collector’s Edition figure. Gear is not yet revealed but it’s not Rhythm & Blues. He will have a robe and the shin guard. This is a relief.
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Post by mrdarkknight on Nov 25, 2019 15:35:34 GMT -5
I have 2 questions awhile back Amazon canceled Kurt Angle Best Of Attitude Era figure when the line was canceled. 1.Did the figure ever get made and just needs to find a home? 2.Could it be possible this figure be the next Kurt Angle figure released after the one shown at RingsideFest? I know asked a similar question way back but this is what I meant to ask. I've been waiting a year for this figure and I'm getting old and want to live long enough to enjoy it. Thanks for all your time answering as many questions for everyone.
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 25, 2019 15:42:17 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Is there any validity to the spreadsheets theory with how parts are chosen and used for figures? Spreadsheets? You mean the Outsiders dont have hands that look like gloves but in their own skin tone? Bologna!
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 15:50:29 GMT -5
I have 2 questions awhile back Amazon canceled Kurt Angle Best Of Attitude Era figure when the line was canceled. 1.Did the figure ever get made and just needs to find a home? 2.Could it be possible this figure be the next Kurt Angle figure released after the one shown at RingsideFest? I know asked a similar question way back but this is what I meant to ask. I've been waiting a year for this figure and I'm getting old and want to live long enough to enjoy it. Thanks for all your time answering as many questions for everyone. It never got beyond concept. No real work on the actual figure was done. The look can be revisited though.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 15:57:33 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been asked and answered but why was Andrade’s torso changed from the better choice NXT elite to the wrong choice torso on the Elite 74. Don’t know. This would be a question for Bill.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 15:59:27 GMT -5
AFA, is the UE line geared towards someone like HTM with a jumpsuit, JUMPSUIT BELT, 1 piece solid guitar, breakable guitar, and extra heads and hands?? ...From the Snakepit segment If the line keeps growing in popularity, I’d love to move into choices like this.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 25, 2019 16:12:41 GMT -5
Ive seen a massive Batcave on the shelf at Walmart. A massive city structure or something from Spiderman on the shelf at walmart, countless large boxed items from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, whatever flash in the pan movie is currently in a theater on shelves at Walmart/Target, many of which are made by Mattel...so why is it when someone mentions a large WWE item we get the excuse of TRU not being around any more and Walmart/Target not having the shelf space for the items? Did I just imagine that near 3ft Batcave box made by Mattel that was on a Walmart shelf 2 years ago? Retailers decide what they want to take. We can’t force them. What they want to take may vary from brand to brand. Walmart doesn’t currently take Ultimate Edition. They also didn’t take the Elite Scale Ring. There’s larger concepts that we offer them that the pass on. So.....once again...the current retail landscape isn’t ideal for most of these larger items from us.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Nov 25, 2019 16:24:18 GMT -5
Sort of a B2B sided question...but on the subject of what retail will and will not take...what would be involved in expanding the Mattel WWE footprint in, let's just say Wal-Mart stores, from the current four foot modular footprint to something even something like eight feet?
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