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Post by HeelPiper on Feb 24, 2020 22:05:42 GMT -5
Think about who they currently have access to, who they could sign, and just how many possibilities there are.
WWE has a lot of legends locked down, but they also don't allow Mattel to sign talent on their own separate deals. Something Jeremy Padawer was terrific at doing.
How would you like to see a classic series rebirth go down, who would be in it?
Andre the Giant's estate doesn't do exclusive deals, so he's always on the table, WWE won't touch Jimmy Snuka, all of the ECW talent out there was has a big following. So many options!
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Feb 24, 2020 22:14:45 GMT -5
Can we see what Mr. Padawer says in the Q&A vid? Not saying anything is wrong, but it is the very first thing asked in the question thread and putting in effort would be meaningless if they're set on their current talent at the moment.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 24, 2020 22:20:05 GMT -5
They’re a startup company barely a year old. They probably want to focus on their own wrestlers
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Post by Road Warrior Shark on Feb 24, 2020 22:23:48 GMT -5
They’re a startup company barely a year old. They probably want to focus on their own wrestlers 100% this. Outside a set of like Tully and Shawn Spears (who has all but vanished), I wouldn't expect them to make any legends.
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Post by HeelPiper on Feb 24, 2020 23:18:25 GMT -5
They’re a startup company barely a year old. They probably want to focus on their own wrestlers Yes, but Jeremy Padawer ran a highly successful classic line. This is less about AEW necessarily, and more about whether or not Jeremy will want to explore the Legends market as the man at Wicked Cool.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 25, 2020 1:04:47 GMT -5
They’re a startup company barely a year old. They probably want to focus on their own wrestlers Yes, but Jeremy Padawer ran a highly successful classic line. This is less about AEW necessarily, and more about whether or not Jeremy will want to explore the Legends market as the man at Wicked Cool. Jeremy is at the mercy of the company he works for and their licensor. AEW isn’t going to want to have a retro line until they get all their roster made first. I’m not saying it won’t happen I’m saying it would be awhile
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Post by marklud on Feb 25, 2020 1:35:07 GMT -5
If we're getting technical, because we're in the first couple of months of AEW the people in the company now are the only true "AEW legends." The company just started, lol.
I love legends as much as the next guy -- seriously, the Mattel legends are the primary focus of my Mattel collection -- but I really wish we'd all chill on this topic for a while. WWE owns so many trademarks for so many characters from WWE/WCW/ECW/etc. I think it's an uphill battle and would ultimately be disappointing if we ever got there. If we do end up getting some somewhere down the line, great!
Let's be happy Mattel brought back the Legends line and looks to be pumping out some more that way. And let's enjoy AEW getting actual AEW talent out. I just think it's foolish to think a brand-new line for a brand new company is going to be our gateway to get obscure characters from 80s NWA or Mid South that have nothing to do with AEW.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 25, 2020 1:45:42 GMT -5
If we're getting technical, because we're in the first couple of months of AEW the people in the company now are the only true "AEW legends." The company just started, lol. I love legends as much as the next guy -- seriously, the Mattel legends are the primary focus of my Mattel collection -- but I really wish we'd all chill on this topic for a while. WWE owns so many trademarks for so many characters from WWE/WCW/ECW/etc. I think it's an uphill battle and would ultimately be disappointing if we ever got there. If we do end up getting some somewhere down the line, great! Let's be happy Mattel brought back the Legends line and looks to be pumping out some more that way. And let's enjoy AEW getting actual AEW talent out. I just think it's foolish to think a brand-new line for a brand new company is going to be our gateway to get obscure characters from 80s NWA or Mid South that have nothing to do with AEW. Immediately asking for a legends line even if it makes no sense is the wfigs way, after all.
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Post by HeelPiper on Feb 25, 2020 2:39:08 GMT -5
If we're getting technical, because we're in the first couple of months of AEW the people in the company now are the only true "AEW legends." The company just started, lol. I love legends as much as the next guy -- seriously, the Mattel legends are the primary focus of my Mattel collection -- but I really wish we'd all chill on this topic for a while. WWE owns so many trademarks for so many characters from WWE/WCW/ECW/etc. I think it's an uphill battle and would ultimately be disappointing if we ever got there. If we do end up getting some somewhere down the line, great! Let's be happy Mattel brought back the Legends line and looks to be pumping out some more that way. And let's enjoy AEW getting actual AEW talent out. I just think it's foolish to think a brand-new line for a brand new company is going to be our gateway to get obscure characters from 80s NWA or Mid South that have nothing to do with AEW. Immediately asking for a legends line even if it makes no sense is the wfigs way, after all. Use some cognitive thought please, and a little common sense. AEW did a tribute to Memphis Wrestling, employs Arn and Tully in TV roles among other old timers, and had the freaking Rock and Roll Express beat up one of their top teams on live TV. AEW uses nostalgia themselves, Jerry Lynn is one their tag title sideplates and works their. They just had Raven on camera last week, they definitely feature old timers. My point is, this is a matter of when with Jeremy at the helm, there's even a precedent for this. Remember the TNA Jakks line? They had a legends figure in every wave after a certain point, at Jeremy's discretion. I can promise you that will use legends in this line after the main roster is out.
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on Feb 25, 2020 3:39:33 GMT -5
It should be these 3... ...with the AEW World Championship Title Belt... ...and the AEW World Tag Team Championship Title Belts!!
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Feb 25, 2020 3:50:38 GMT -5
I'm a humble man. If they can sneak in Taz & Jerry Lynn eventually, that's good enough for me.
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Post by cableV on Feb 25, 2020 7:25:08 GMT -5
Jeremy did an interview with Mike Johnson from PWInsider and when asked about a "classic/retro" version of Taz, Jeremy said the following:
'knowing the way I have managed action figure businesses in the past, you should expect that we are going to be prolific, we are going to be broad, our approach is going to be very fan oriented and that could include anything you are thinking right now.'
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Post by LA Times on Feb 25, 2020 7:54:01 GMT -5
If we're getting technical, because we're in the first couple of months of AEW the people in the company now are the only true "AEW legends." The company just started, lol. I love legends as much as the next guy -- seriously, the Mattel legends are the primary focus of my Mattel collection -- but I really wish we'd all chill on this topic for a while. WWE owns so many trademarks for so many characters from WWE/WCW/ECW/etc. I think it's an uphill battle and would ultimately be disappointing if we ever got there. If we do end up getting some somewhere down the line, great! Let's be happy Mattel brought back the Legends line and looks to be pumping out some more that way. And let's enjoy AEW getting actual AEW talent out. I just think it's foolish to think a brand-new line for a brand new company is going to be our gateway to get obscure characters from 80s NWA or Mid South that have nothing to do with AEW. Immediately asking for a legends line even if it makes no sense is the wfigs way, after all. There is nothing wrong with jazwares trying a legends line, but it should be a separate line, not a sub line under AEW
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Post by ztj_wwf on Feb 25, 2020 8:24:24 GMT -5
If they're doing 6 sets a year, they're going to eventually have to include legends.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Feb 25, 2020 9:25:18 GMT -5
I have a feeling if anything they'll be sprinkled into the main assortment, most retailers aren't going to give up the peg space until the figures have proven to sell.
With the talent they have, they could do classic/legend versions of any of these guys and it'd be cool as hell: Arn Anderson Dean Malenko Dusty Rhodes Dustin Rhodes Christopher Daniels Diamond Dallas Page Luke Perry
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Post by marklud on Feb 25, 2020 11:20:02 GMT -5
Immediately asking for a legends line even if it makes no sense is the wfigs way, after all. Use some cognitive thought please, and a little common sense. AEW did a tribute to Memphis Wrestling, employs Arn and Tully in TV roles among other old timers, and had the freaking Rock and Roll Express beat up one of their top teams on live TV. AEW uses nostalgia themselves, Jerry Lynn is one their tag title sideplates and works their. They just had Raven on camera last week, they definitely feature old timers. My point is, this is a matter of when with Jeremy at the helm, there's even a precedent for this. Remember the TNA Jakks line? They had a legends figure in every wave after a certain point, at Jeremy's discretion. I can promise you that will use legends in this line after the main roster is out. Look, we respectively made our points. Don't tell us to use some "cognitive thought" and then use the wrong version of "there." I love legends. I would love for Jazwares to somehow make some legends. But considering that AEW is a brand new company and this is a brand new line, I'm more pumped about first getting figures of, ya know, AEW characters in the AEW line. How's that for come cognitive thought?
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 25, 2020 11:58:00 GMT -5
Immediately asking for a legends line even if it makes no sense is the wfigs way, after all. Use some cognitive thought please, and a little common sense. AEW did a tribute to Memphis Wrestling, employs Arn and Tully in TV roles among other old timers, and had the freaking Rock and Roll Express beat up one of their top teams on live TV. AEW uses nostalgia themselves, Jerry Lynn is one their tag title sideplates and works their. They just had Raven on camera last week, they definitely feature old timers. My point is, this is a matter of when with Jeremy at the helm, there's even a precedent for this. Remember the TNA Jakks line? They had a legends figure in every wave after a certain point, at Jeremy's discretion. I can promise you that will use legends in this line after the main roster is out. Common sense is knowing they are only gonna focus on AEW until they make everyone on that roster who is important, which will take 5-7 sets
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Post by crush on Feb 25, 2020 12:16:28 GMT -5
Imagine how this board would explode in rage if Jazzwares was able to sign the Rock N Roll Express, but only released 2019/2020 versions in the AEW line. They’be certainly been on the show enough to likely merit inclusion later on in the line.
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Post by HeelPiper on Feb 25, 2020 12:37:50 GMT -5
Use some cognitive thought please, and a little common sense. AEW did a tribute to Memphis Wrestling, employs Arn and Tully in TV roles among other old timers, and had the freaking Rock and Roll Express beat up one of their top teams on live TV. AEW uses nostalgia themselves, Jerry Lynn is one their tag title sideplates and works their. They just had Raven on camera last week, they definitely feature old timers. My point is, this is a matter of when with Jeremy at the helm, there's even a precedent for this. Remember the TNA Jakks line? They had a legends figure in every wave after a certain point, at Jeremy's discretion. I can promise you that will use legends in this line after the main roster is out. Look, we respectively made our points. Don't tell us to use some "cognitive thought" and then use the wrong version of "there." I love legends. I would love for Jazwares to somehow make some legends. But considering that AEW is a brand new company and this is a brand new line, I'm more pumped about first getting figures of, ya know, AEW characters in the AEW line. How's that for come cognitive thought? Not my finest hour lol, humbled! I wasn't trying to be rude for the sake, but one of you was very dismissive and acted like I was crazy. Check out the quote from Jeremy in this thread, he's already thinking about stuff like this.
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Post by marklud on Feb 25, 2020 13:30:39 GMT -5
Look, we respectively made our points. Don't tell us to use some "cognitive thought" and then use the wrong version of "there." I love legends. I would love for Jazwares to somehow make some legends. But considering that AEW is a brand new company and this is a brand new line, I'm more pumped about first getting figures of, ya know, AEW characters in the AEW line. How's that for come cognitive thought? Not my finest hour lol, humbled! I wasn't trying to be rude for the sake, but one of you was very dismissive and acted like I was crazy. Check out the quote from Jeremy in this thread, he's already thinking about stuff like this. Haha, it's all good my friend. And I mean I do think eventually he probably will get to that stuff. And I'll buy it all! Lol. I'm probably just a little on edge on the topic admittedly because this happened on here both with the Storm Liger figs and the upcoming Super 7 NJPW line -- people asking for Owen Hart and all of these classic NJPW guys when we won't have the first wave out for many months lol. With NJPW it bugged me because there's like 50 guys I want before I see any classic NJPW figs because I already have all those classic NJPW guys from an older line. So yeah, I hope they do come eventually! I just don't want to count my chickens before they're hatched.
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