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Post by LA Times on Jun 2, 2020 8:20:42 GMT -5
Funko and Mattel deals are separate. That upcoming Funko is most likely a repaint of his Rocky Funko for his Wrestlemania 2 boxing match.
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Post by boz1515 on Jun 2, 2020 9:50:40 GMT -5
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 2, 2020 12:48:07 GMT -5
They should do a firefly funhouse bray funko to go with the fiend.
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Post by micco on Jun 2, 2020 16:07:14 GMT -5
Funko and Mattel deals are separate. That upcoming Funko is most likely a repaint of his Rocky Funko for his Wrestlemania 2 boxing match. Who has funko made that’s not been under a wwe merch deal? They’re not like jakks, going out and signing guy’s individually. And even when jakks has the rocky license and produced Mr T, they could make a WWE version because he wasn’t under contract with wwe.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jun 2, 2020 16:18:26 GMT -5
Funko and Mattel deals are separate. That upcoming Funko is most likely a repaint of his Rocky Funko for his Wrestlemania 2 boxing match. Yes and no. The vinyl toy license is different, that's why Funko, Kidrobot, Mattel, etc. can all exist at the same time in the same marketplace. But, Funko hasn't made anyone that Mattel hasn't made thus far. (Which sucks, because as much as I'd like Max Moon, Repo Man, and Adam Bomb Elites, I think they'd look even better as Pops). Also, the Clubber and B.A. Baracus Pops were done in the older style. It's always possible they go for the straight repaint, but I'd wager if we're getting a T Pop, they'll probably make a more action-oriented and updated mold.
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Post by crush on Jun 2, 2020 16:48:48 GMT -5
This is what I was thinking. Funko already has his likeness so they can make him without being under a WWE deal. They would just need Mr T’s and WWE’s approval. This seems most likely. I wouldn't get my hopes up about a Mattel figure. I highly doubt they’d be able to put him in the WWE line if that were case.
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Post by stc13 on Jun 2, 2020 19:26:01 GMT -5
This seems most likely. I wouldn't get my hopes up about a Mattel figure. I highly doubt they’d be able to put him in the WWE line if that were case. Very easily. They presumably signed an individual license with Mr T for his inclusion in other lines, since he's had pops across Rocky and A Team properties. They have a license for WWE. They'll both be paid out based on the terms of their contracts, and everybody makes money. I'm sure it would be run by the licensor first, but what reason would WWE have to object?
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Post by crush on Jun 2, 2020 20:11:29 GMT -5
I highly doubt they’d be able to put him in the WWE line if that were case. Very easily. They presumably signed an individual license with Mr T for his inclusion in other lines, since he's had pops across Rocky and A Team properties. They have a license for WWE. They'll both be paid out based on the terms of their contracts, and everybody makes money. I'm sure it would be run by the licensor first, but what reason would WWE have to object? They’re separate licenses with separate companies. Funko having a deal with T didn’t get him into the A-Team and Rocky lines, Funko making deals for those properties with the current rights holders of those respective properties (at the moment I believe the A-Team is held by Universal Television and the Rocky films by MGM, though I could be wrong). Conceivably they could sign a deal with T, and then approach WWE, but then both at and WWE would have to agree with his inclusion in the line and have a financial agreement to slow that (which is the part people always ignore about what Jakks used to to do. Yes, Jakks used to sign people to their “own” deals, but someone couldn’t get out on WWE carding and sold as a WWE product without WWE’s approval and a royalty agreement worked out). Now, conceivably something could have been worked out for Funko, T, and WWE for a one-off Pop, but that would be wildly out of character with WWE’s policy over the last decade plus. Once again, it’s possible, but I think it’s much more likely that IF this lineup is accurate, T would have a larger merchandise deal with WWE than one Funko. Now, that said, I’m not sure where he would stand with Mattel because of memory serves correct isn’t there a company that produced Mr. T action figures (‘ala Storm Hogans) a few years ago? There might be a deal with another company for T figures in that scale that precludes Mattel from making him, WWE deal or not. That said, I have no idea.
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Post by micco on Jun 3, 2020 16:29:14 GMT -5
I highly doubt they’d be able to put him in the WWE line if that were case. Very easily. They presumably signed an individual license with Mr T for his inclusion in other lines, since he's had pops across Rocky and A Team properties. They have a license for WWE. They'll both be paid out based on the terms of their contracts, and everybody makes money. I'm sure it would be run by the licensor first, but what reason would WWE have to object? Same reason they objected when jakks wanted to make one and had the Mr T license at the same time as the wwe one.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jun 3, 2020 17:14:56 GMT -5
Funko and Mattel deals are separate. That upcoming Funko is most likely a repaint of his Rocky Funko for his Wrestlemania 2 boxing match. Who has funko made that’s not been under a wwe merch deal? They’re not like jakks, going out and signing guy’s individually. And even when jakks has the rocky license and produced Mr T, they could make a WWE version because he wasn’t under contract with wwe. They made Hogan well before his Storm deal ended
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Post by micco on Jun 3, 2020 19:49:27 GMT -5
Who has funko made that’s not been under a wwe merch deal? They’re not like jakks, going out and signing guy’s individually. And even when jakks has the rocky license and produced Mr T, they could make a WWE version because he wasn’t under contract with wwe. They made Hogan well before his Storm deal ended He had a wwe merch deal at the time that funko made his pop.
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