sandeep
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Post by sandeep on Mar 5, 2020 4:43:01 GMT -5
Now Matt Hardy is no more in WWE..... I don't think there is any chance of getting Team Xtreme from Mattel. We collectors were begging since day one when Hardyz returned back.
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Sting
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The Wolfpac
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Post by Sting on Mar 5, 2020 5:29:06 GMT -5
This is very unfortunate
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Mar 5, 2020 5:51:47 GMT -5
Meh, i'm fine with all the Matt's we got.
They did my favourite Matt attire in the WWE Shop 2 pack so i'm happy.
Only attire i wish they did was his 2010/WM26 attire as an Elite.
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Post by stc13 on Mar 5, 2020 7:09:14 GMT -5
It's ridiculous that Mattel keeps dropping the ball on iconic looks for guys who have been under longterm contracts. The Dudleyz, Team Xtreme Hardys, WCW Jericho. It's not like these would be difficult figures to make or there isn't known demand.
Curious to see what excuse Mattel will have on this one.
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Post by alabamaslammer64 on Mar 5, 2020 7:55:07 GMT -5
I said something about this a while back, y’all seemed surprised. They did the same with Hogan. They actually do it just about to everybody.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Mar 5, 2020 7:59:06 GMT -5
Well, here is hoping they make a Jeff Hardy Team Xtreme elite so we can buy 2 and do a couple of parts swaps!
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allabouthasbro
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Post by allabouthasbro on Mar 5, 2020 8:11:40 GMT -5
Its true, they do this to milk money from die hards.
to think we STILL dont have an elite attitude era triple h is CRAZY. Ultimate edition doesnt count!
We STILL dont have a good 98 undertaker! But we have 4 versions of his ministry era look.
They did the same with hogan - im 100% sure people would have wanted the classic 90s usa hogan and the nwo one before the two we got.
When they had the rights to crush they opted for demolition (i think it was the best option but would have been a great time to do kona/evil)
The dudleys....well.....you know...
The hardyz extreme prob wont ever happen..
Its annoying. I kind of feel like they screwed the retro line because someone was making these bad choices. The name retro suggests older names, i cant figure out why they thought elias, new day and the likes would be more appealing than tugboat,lex usa, debut mankind, xpac etc.
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Post by stc13 on Mar 5, 2020 8:36:01 GMT -5
Its true, they do this to milk money from die hards. to think we STILL dont have an elite attitude era triple h is CRAZY. Ultimate edition doesnt count! We STILL dont have a good 98 undertaker! But we have 4 versions of his ministry era look. They did the same with hogan - im 100% sure people would have wanted the classic 90s usa hogan and the nwo one before the two we got. When they had the rights to crush they opted for demolition (i think it was the best option but would have been a great time to do kona/evil) The dudleys....well.....you know... The hardyz extreme prob wont ever happen.. Its annoying. I kind of feel like they screwed the retro line because someone was making these bad choices. The name retro suggests older names, i cant figure out why they thought elias, new day and the likes would be more appealing than tugboat,lex usa, debut mankind, xpac etc. I have a hunch that some of the issues may be driven by WWE. I get it - they want product of their current roster on shelves to promote their current product, not guys from 30 years ago. The problem is that after years of trash booking and building the brand over individual talent, the stars of the past have more appeal than today's roster. I have to think some of these decisions on retros, including 1 current wrestler in Ultimate Edition waves, etc are WWE driven. But nobody will ever say that outright. Holding off 98 Taker or 00 HHH - fine. We know those guys will probably be under contract forever. But when you have active talent on a contract with a known expiration date who are strong sellers regardless of the look, it's absolutely idiotic to withhold what may be their most iconic look. It's a terrible look for Mattel no matter how you cut it. |
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Post by Artie Kendall on Mar 5, 2020 8:40:51 GMT -5
Is there anyway we can spin this to put the blame on Toys R Us?
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 5, 2020 9:14:48 GMT -5
Its true, they do this to milk money from die hards. to think we STILL dont have an elite attitude era triple h is CRAZY. Ultimate edition doesnt count! We STILL dont have a good 98 undertaker! But we have 4 versions of his ministry era look. They did the same with hogan - im 100% sure people would have wanted the classic 90s usa hogan and the nwo one before the two we got. When they had the rights to crush they opted for demolition (i think it was the best option but would have been a great time to do kona/evil) The dudleys....well.....you know... The hardyz extreme prob wont ever happen.. Its annoying. I kind of feel like they screwed the retro line because someone was making these bad choices. The name retro suggests older names, i cant figure out why they thought elias, new day and the likes would be more appealing than tugboat,lex usa, debut mankind, xpac etc. Ultimate Edition absolutely counts and if you’re holding out on it then that’s your fault because they finally made 2000 hHh trunks like we asked. They also made him in E23 with long tights and if you want to customize you can swap the legs for his Corporate Ministry look. They were called Retros because calling them WWF Hasbros, surprisingly, isn’t allowed... Why are you guys making me defend Mattel, I’m still upset about no ECW and WM2000 Dudleyz or green/purple jersey Hardyz |
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DudeAbides
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Post by DudeAbides on Mar 5, 2020 9:54:16 GMT -5
It seems like Mattel keeps using the same tactic of making lesser attires or odd choices in order to get us to buy that one first seeing as its the first in the line. Then they pump out ones closer to the look we want to buy those, holding off on the most requested as long as possible to sell more figures before making the attire we all want.
If they went with the requested one first a lot of us probably wouldn't need or want the lesser attires. I get it from a business standpoint, it makes sense. But when there is potentially a finite amount of time to get these made, as you never know when a superstar will become unavailable, they keep gambling and losing, effectively screwing them from making and us from getting the attires we all really want.
Also its really frustrating when we get the same ones over and over. I love Rock and I will get all his classic figures, but how many times are his trunks gonna be the swoopy fancy font in gold or silver? When are we gonna get the white sharpie like font with the red outline? or blue outline? or purple outline? With the "Layin the smackdown" elbow pads. Or another early 90s Taker instead of proper 98?
Im still super pumped were getting a Brood Christian tho, and Viscera. Those are big wins to me
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Post by Old School Collector on Mar 5, 2020 9:59:45 GMT -5
Is there anyway we can spin this to put the blame on Toys R Us? They’re supposed to talk about that on Channel 9, after the breast exam. |
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Dr. Frasier Crane
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Post by Dr. Frasier Crane on Mar 5, 2020 10:04:44 GMT -5
I said something about this a while back, y’all seemed surprised. They did the same with Hogan. They actually do it just about to everybody. Ain't that the truth. Everybody wanted Hollywood, and Hulk Still Rules but what we got  |
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Post by dylan on Mar 5, 2020 10:19:47 GMT -5
I said something about this a while back, y’all seemed surprised. They did the same with Hogan. They actually do it just about to everybody. Ain't that the truth. Everybody wanted Hollywood, and Hulk Still Rules but what we got Collectors: "We want a lot of Surfer Sting!" Bill: "Did someone say 'Old Man Sting in a molded t-shirt?"  |
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Post by legendsguy on Mar 5, 2020 10:29:36 GMT -5
yea im not sure what to even say anymore about it. and ill be honest those Brood Hardys were even meh. good figures ..yes. but id much rather have Team Xtreme over those. lame.
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DestroyerOfNations
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Post by DestroyerOfNations on Mar 5, 2020 10:32:39 GMT -5
Haven't thought about this yet and man is it a bummer. I do really like the Brood two pack we got on Ringside and if I was able to survive with just one look for Edge and Christian for the longest time, just one Hardy Boys set is enough, I guess. Not having any flashback Dudleys is the real disappointment.
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Post by qdogg on Mar 5, 2020 10:35:17 GMT -5
They need to pump out as many Jeff's as they can right now before he leaves as well
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Mar 5, 2020 10:44:49 GMT -5
It's ridiculous that Mattel keeps dropping the ball on iconic looks for guys who have been under longterm contracts. The Dudleyz, Team Xtreme Hardys, WCW Jericho. It's not like these would be difficult figures to make or there isn't known demand. Curious to see what excuse Mattel will have on this one. I think it has been mentioned that Mattel doesn't have as much freedom as Jakks did. Jakks seemed to be completely left alone by Vince and WWE judging by some of the CS figures we got. Mattel needs approval from WWE in regards to everything down to attire choice. It doesn't shock me in the least that Vince and Stephanie would not allow WCW and ECW versions of people. Even older WWE versions. Maybe I'm just making excuses for them though. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 5, 2020 10:55:15 GMT -5
I actually think Matt got too many figures. lol
We got most incarnations of his WWE run. I mean, I got early Matt (thanks RSC!), Version 1.0, wwECW, and the Woken gimmick.
I don't know what more you can ask for.
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sandeep
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Post by sandeep on Mar 5, 2020 10:56:31 GMT -5
They need to pump out as many Jeff's as they can right now before he leaves as well hope to get two pack of Jeff and Undertaker from their Ladder Match. |
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