azraelms
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Post by azraelms on Oct 24, 2020 12:07:53 GMT -5
I am going through and organizing my figures, and personally have defined the Golden Age from the 80's as starting in January 1984 when Hogan beat the Sheik for the title, and ending in October 1992 when Bret Hart wins the title, starting the New Generation era.
That does seem like a long period of time, including a lot of figures, so I am thinking of dividing that in half with Wrestlemania 3 being the dividing line between the early 80s and the later 80s/early 90s. Does that make sense to people? I am kind of looking for as close of a group consensus as I can get. This would mean figures like JYD, Snuka, and Muraco would be in a different era than Sid Vicious, Mr Perfect, and Big Boss Man.
i am also mixing Classic Superstars with the various Mattel figure lines for the biggest roster.
Thoughts?
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 24, 2020 12:47:09 GMT -5
I have three shelves for Golden Era WWF, one is pre-1988 (also includes André, Bruno, and will include Superstar), the second is 1989-1990, and the third is 1991-Wrestlemania 8, I might need to expand one day but for now it still works
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azraelms
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Post by azraelms on Oct 24, 2020 12:54:04 GMT -5
I have three shelves for Golden Era WWF, one is pre-1988 (also includes André, Bruno, and will include Superstar), the second is 1989-1990, and the third is 1991-Wrestlemania 8, I might need to expand one day but for now it still works I have one smaller shelf for pre-80's which includes Superstar Billy Graham, Bruno, Larry Zbysko, the Wild Samoans, and long hair Andre the Giant. I also have a separate area for the Independents and am also working on several NWA / WCW areas (Crockett, Early WCW, and NWO era). I have most of what I want to do mapped out, but the WWF of the 80's is what I am facing now. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 24, 2020 13:00:48 GMT -5
I have three shelves for Golden Era WWF, one is pre-1988 (also includes André, Bruno, and will include Superstar), the second is 1989-1990, and the third is 1991-Wrestlemania 8, I might need to expand one day but for now it still works I have one smaller shelf for pre-80's which includes Superstar Billy Graham, Bruno, Larry Zbysko, the Wild Samoans, and long hair Andre the Giant. I also have a separate area for the Independents and am also working on several NWA / WCW areas (Crockett, Early WCW, and NWO era). I have most of what I want to do mapped out, but the WWF of the 80's is what I am facing now. I more or less divide mine at Wrestlemania 5, but I think Wrestlemania 4 would be a better dividing point |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2020 13:42:06 GMT -5
i always did mine in 4 year intervals but i start with WM1!
wrestlemania 1 - survivor series 1988
royal rumble 1989 - survivor series 1992
royal rumble 1993 - survivor series 1996
then royal rumble 1997 starts attitude era for me
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Post by mcfclee on Oct 24, 2020 17:10:01 GMT -5
I’ve loosened up on my eras a little to try and stop having multiple of the same guy on one shelf. They’re still in some sort of Jesse but it’s now more like this
Pre mania
Mania 1-3
Mania 2-4
Mania 3-4
Not exactly but you get the drift.
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Post by stc13 on Oct 24, 2020 17:17:44 GMT -5
I think it largely depends on your space and collection. Right now my setup is laid out as:
80's WWF - basically anything from 1989 and prior, including Bruno and Superstar
1990/91
92/93
mid 80's-94 Crockett/WCW
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Post by albie333 on Oct 24, 2020 17:49:16 GMT -5
I am going through and organizing my figures, and personally have defined the Golden Age from the 80's as starting in January 1984 when Hogan beat the Sheik for the title, and ending in October 1992 when Bret Hart wins the title, starting the New Generation era. That does seem like a long period of time, including a lot of figures, so I am thinking of dividing that in half with Wrestlemania 3 being the dividing line between the early 80s and the later 80s/early 90s. Does that make sense to people? I am kind of looking for as close of a group consensus as I can get. This would mean figures like JYD, Snuka, and Muraco would be in a different era than Sid Vicious, Mr Perfect, and Big Boss Man. i am also mixing Classic Superstars with the various Mattel figure lines for the biggest roster. Thoughts? That’s like 3 eras to me. I do like: -85-86 & earlier -87-90 -91-93 |
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Post by East Coast on Oct 25, 2020 0:13:07 GMT -5
all i know is JYD and Snuka are def Golden Era. and Sid Justice is not. I would think Golden Era is 84-89.
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Post by Davey on Oct 25, 2020 5:17:32 GMT -5
Like all Era’s there always an overlap but I like your thinking.
Golden Era
Hogan wins the title
New Gen Era
Bret wins the title
Two really clear markers but completely up for interpretation
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 25, 2020 7:30:21 GMT -5
I do 84-86 and 88-90
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Oct 25, 2020 9:10:30 GMT -5
all i know is JYD and Snuka are def Golden Era. and Sid Justice is not. I would think Golden Era is 84-89. Internet saying golden era is 1982-1993 |
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Post by jokerjohn on Oct 25, 2020 9:16:11 GMT -5
You could always place the figures in the appropriate spot based on the date they debuted.
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Post by Warriah' on Oct 25, 2020 10:27:45 GMT -5
I always think the golden era as ending at WM8. Hogan leaves and over the following months you see the rise of Bret Hart
Attitude era starts 1997 with the rise of Austin, Bret's heel turn, DX etc.
That said my display is the "hasbro era" guys. 88ish to 94ish.
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Post by MKSavage on Oct 25, 2020 10:50:19 GMT -5
i always did mine in 4 year intervals but i start with WM1! wrestlemania 1 - survivor series 1988 royal rumble 1989 - survivor series 1992 royal rumble 1993 - survivor series 1996 then royal rumble 1997 starts attitude era for me That's basically how I do mine, starting with 1985/WM1 1985-1988 Rock N Wrestling / Early Hulk-a-Mania Era 1989-1992 Later Hulk-a-Mania / Transitional Era 1993-1996 New Generation Era 1997-2001 Attitude Era |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 25, 2020 12:56:12 GMT -5
Eras bleed together, so you'll have some leeway either way that would look sensible with certain people. WM3 as a dividing point sounds good to me.
I do mine a little more broadly since I only have one unit for my wrestling stuff. My wrestling Detolf display is late 80s/early 90s (w/ vinyl blue WWF interview backdrop), mid-90s (w/ In Your House backdrop), late 90s/early 00s (w/ WWF vs WCW gated fence backdrop), and modern (w/ house show stage backdrop). It's not 100% dead-on accurate for everyone, but it's ballpark.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2020 18:07:46 GMT -5
My favorite part of displaying my figs is matching wrestlers who never went together. I put Superstar Billy Graham next to Undertaker or Andre the Giant next to Brock Lesnar to imagine a universe where everyone I ever enjoyed watching can fight each other in fresh match ups. If I want to relive an era, I can just watch the WWE Network. That's just me. 🤷♂️
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DonDaBomb13
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Post by DonDaBomb13 on Oct 25, 2020 18:23:41 GMT -5
That's my favorite era of wrestling. But no Golden Era collection is complete without The Genius, Iron Mike Sharpe, Barry Horowitz, The Young Stallions & Conquistadors.
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Post by AttitudeLegendCollector on Oct 26, 2020 4:24:06 GMT -5
I’ve yet to organise mine, I’ve only just got my shelf up and trying to find some display steps.
When I do organise them, I think I’m going to do them by the actual date/year of the figure attire...no need to worry about the blurred lines of the Eras. Can’t go wrong if you go by the actual year of the attire.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Oct 26, 2020 5:42:20 GMT -5
I’ve yet to organise mine, I’ve only just got my shelf up and trying to find some display steps. When I do organise them, I think I’m going to do them by the actual date/year of the figure attire...no need to worry about the blurred lines of the Eras. Can’t go wrong if you go by the actual year of the attire. And what if a wrestler wore the same attire in different years? Example: Royal Rumble Macho Man wore that attire at the 1991 Rumble and then he wore it again in the 1994 Rumble match. |
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