Rebuilding my collection again....for the Third time

keeping the review for E93 rolling today we're talking about......





T-Bar

this is another figure that i absolutely love simply for fantasy booking purposes, he looks so freaking cool! T-Bar comes to us wearing a SWEET softgoods trenchcoat with a hood. the coat fits T-Bar great, however the hood seems to just be for aesthetic purposes because it does not go up over the figures head. he is wearing the baggy style combat pants that we've recently seen on the sgt slaughter/col mustafa and sami zayn figures however these are all black and paired with tall black boots. he was given the sheamus torso, which im not necessarily complaining about given his actual physique, but i feel like theyve been using this particular torso way too much lately. one change that i decided to make right away was swapping out the open elbow pads that mattel gave him with some normal sized small elbow pads. the open elbow pads looked way tooo big on his arms, so i just swapped them onto my goldberg elite figure. T-Bar was given two different headsculpts; one masked and one with facepaint. they both look great, but the masked sculpt REALLY needs a black wash of paint to bring out all of the details and i noticed that the facepaint headsculpt sits pretty low on this torso and doesnt offer alot of articulation. one big gripe i have with my particular figure is that the legs/hips are super loose. if i hold the figure by the ankles and move him ever so slightly, he wiggles around like a wacky inflatable waving arm man.
all in all i really dig this T-Bar figure. i like the overall design of the character and figure and i really feel like alot of fun could be had fantasy booking this figure and the rest of Retribution.

Wrapping up the E93 Reviews today 😭😭

this was a really cool series and ill share my final thoughts at the end of this post!



Raquel Gonzalez

i was actually pretty excited to add this figure to my collection because i wanted to complete the pairing with Dakota Kai! Raquel comes to us wearing a black and orange color themed attire. the headsculpt on this figure is great, i can definitely see Raquel in this sculpt, however the expression is SO bland, she looks so disinterested, a slight smirk or snarl or something would have done wonders. she was given an awesome softgoods entrance coat; the coat was made of a really nice quality black vinyl material; similar to the legends Edge coat. she was also given the nXt womens championship belt, which at this point is indistinguishable from the mens? the BIGGEST flub on this figure was the fact that she suffers from Chyna formula syndrome. because she is a little taller than the normal womens figures, they decided to give her normal sized fisted hands and the GIANT Chyna sized holding hands. this is the same thing that mattel did with the legends chyna and it is a bit of a jarring difference in size. i believe most of this figure are unique sculpts, the tops and pants especially but the boots also look great with all the detail captured on the lace eyelets and the studs on the lace covers. they were also able to capture her tattoo on her ribcage.
all in all this Raquel figure turned out great, IMO. the head sculpt captures her likeness really well and i really like the orange in her attire, its a unique color that doesnt get worn that often in the women roster. not only that but she seems to scale pretty well with the rest of the womens figures given her height.



E93 Final Thoughts

coming out of the somewhat blursed wave that was E92(talent being released and figures still being made) E93 was not as exciting, but offered some new talents in elite form. im not a seth rollins fan, so i skipped on his figure in this wave. having come back to collecting, i was excited to get a new cesaro figure for retail pricing, but i was a little put off by the factory recipe choices. raquel was a welcome addition to the collection; i actually find myself getting more invested in womens wrestling these days just because i feel like having watched the men do absolutely everything under the sun for the past 20 some odd years, i like seeing the women do their thing; im always rooting for them to kill it. i wasnt necessarily clamoring for a new steamboat figure, but i was 10/10 excited for the tv title. after doing my research on the steamboat figure i realized that the attires were really significant. T-bar was just a fun figure i liked the appearance of and brought me back to fantasy booking memories.

if i could rank the wave:

6. Rollins - dont like rollins
5. T-Bar - figure is fun, but the gimmick was short lived on tv
4. Steamboat - he came with the WCW TV title!!!
3. Cesaro - updated Cesaro with double jointed arms. despite the recipe issues its still a new cesaro
2. Raquel - besides the Chyna hands i really dont have many complaints with this figure. the headsculpt could use more expression
1. Karrion Kross - they really just killed this figure and character in the best way 10/10

coming in today for another SUPERSTAR Sunday!

i had a great saturday night! its nice, quiet and rainy today-i love it! got some more figures to talk about!



Legends Bobby Heenan

the WEASEL!!!! these guys were clogging the shelves for so long, my target finally clearanced them out and i decided to buy one just for the sake. the weasel outfit was legendary in its time, so im glad that we finally got a nice softgoods one from mattel. the weasel outfit fits the figure great and it is made of a nice high quality material. the heenan figure is really cool, we got him in his black singlet wrestling attire. the headsculpt of the figure looks great, i dont have any other heenan figures to compare it to, but this does seem to capture Bobby great. the biggest knock i have on this figure is that the legs they gave him are legs for molded tights 🤣 you can see the wrinkles down by the knees and on the thigh of the figure. im sure they will say it was a recipe issue for height or something, but this is unacceptable it looks awful. otherwise the figure has adequate poseability for a heenan, i need to snap some pics of him standing next to andre!
all in all this legends figure of heenan is cool for the fact that we get a wrestling gear heenan AND a neat softgoods weasel outfit, however the use of the wrong legs is really off putting and visually makes the figure look weird.



E16 Heath Slater

HEATH SLATER BAY BAYYYYYY

this figure is really great! i slept on it when it released because i was more infatuated with CM Punk and Kevin Nash figures. the headsculpt looks great! heath was rocking the bob style haircut at the time and this sculpt really captures Heath's likeness well. my favorite part of the figure is the tights, obviously lol. i love the colors of the logos, the blue and yellow really pops and the graphics looks awesome! Heath's name is shown on the front and back of the tights in a rad rock font ontop of a pentagram. the sides of the tights have a flaming guitar and more pentagrams 🤘🤘 moving down, Heath was given studded leather boots and all the details have been captured appropriately. finally i have to touch on Heaths shoulder tattoos, i feel like mattel did a great job capturing them and they came out cleanly and cripsly printed on the figure.
all in all this Heath figure definitely deserves a sopt in the collection. it is surprisingly detailed and the colors are really unique and pop among other figures.

coming in today with a small edition of SHE SLAYS SUNDAYYYYY




E21 AJ Lee

i took a hard pass on this figure when it released because i really wasnt into the AJ Lee character of her being this flirty love triangle inducing character on screen. i loved watching her competitive matches and she had some great moves, though. this figure is her only elite release, however she was being produced in the era where the womens figures had no difference in articulation between elites or basics. this figure captures AJ in her iconic green punk plaid attire. the figure looks great, the headsculpt looks pretty good for the era it was released! the plaids are all applied to the figure cleanly and crisply and the green colorscheme really pops! Aj's attire also features her punk skull and crossbones on her kneepads and the right side of her tights. one of the coolest things, IMO is the sculpting and paint details that they captured on her shoes. she was wearing some really cool ultra tall chucks with a multitude of laces and straps keeping them tied. in addition to all of that, this figure was given a pair of bracelets and a necklace to match the attire- all quality.
all in all this AJ Lee Elite figure is worth a spot in the collection. i truly wasnt the biggest fan of her on screen presence and all the love stories it brought to the show, but she really was an athletic specimen and her matches were fun to watch! this figure looks super unique and really pops among the rest of the collection, plus it does do a great job of capturing AJ's likeness

Happy figure friday everyone!

i had taken advantage of the ringside sale going on, but they sent me the wrong figures 😭😭 they got me a return label and whoever ordered Don cerrone, Brodie Lee & -1 and AEW MJF------your figures are on their way back to ringside 😂 i didnt want any of those figures, so i contacted ringside promptly.


today im going to start sharing my thoughts on Legends Series 15



Stacy Keibler

Stacy was on a list of figures i never expected to see mattel make----but here we are! So, this figure portrays Stacy as her time in WCW as Ms. Hancock. i was always a Torrie guy, but i had some eyes for Stacy back in the day,too 😋 i am glad that we got a Ms Hancock figure, but i think it would have been cooler to see a more modern Stacy Keibler manager/diva figure; maybe a return to the Ruthless Aggression line??? Ms. Keibler comes to us wearing her iconic 'little black' business dress. her outfit is a very simple black business outfit with a white undershirt and black high heels. i had no issues keeping this figure standing or posed; ankles are strong on my figure 😂. the headsculpts for this figure are pretty okay. much better than the last Jakks figure we got of her but i still feel like they are kinda rough in terms of REALLY capturing stacy. the posability is very limited on this figure. the shirt is made of the standard rubber shirt material, but i am not feeling an ab crunch on this figure at all? the double jointed elbows are great on this figure given that one of her accessories is a clipboard. the extra mobility allows for great posing of the figure. speaking of accessories, this figure came with an interchangeable head, set of pointing hands, glasses and a clipboard. the glasses are really awesome! i do wish that they were more transparent, but when they are all the way up it makes her look like an anime teacher or something lol the glasses fit great on the figure and as i mentioned, you can get some pretty neat poses out of the figure.

all in all----i understand that in the terms of the Legends line, Stacy was a weird choice. although i personally am all for the legends line being an umbrella term for everything 2000's and back--i can see how some collectors would be a little miffed at Keibler from WCW taking up a spot in the series. i for one am just glad that we got a chance to own a stacy figure in this day and age. the posability is so very limited on this figure, but she was exclusively a manager and didnt really take many bumps. all that being said i would still recommend to buy this figure for the collection.

comparison pics vs DoD kane:



vs Ringside Kane Unmasked

finally bringing the Legends 15 reviews to an end is the X-Factor of the series...





X-Pac

X-Pac comes to us in this series as the last member needed to complete the DX Army that had been scattered amongst the last few waves. XPac comes bundled up in a leather jacket, DX tshirt, army helmet, sunglasses and camo pants. the figure doesnt look too bulky in all the gear and poseability is not affected. although all of the other DX figures were given softgoods DX tshirts, this Xpac was given a rubber tshirt....which i guess i understand given the fact that he already had a softgoods jacket and pants, but it is a little jarring; as i mentioned given the fact that the rest of the members have softgoods shirts. it looks like this xpac figure was given Edge style sunglasses this time around. So, after removing the helmet and sunglasses from the figure, i have some stuff to say about this headsculpt. the FACE looks great, but they went way overboard(IMO) on compensating his head to accomodate the helmet. this figure looks like he has a serious case of hat hair. there are certain angles where it isnt as noticeable, but when looking straight onto the figure, its really noticeable to me and i cant unsee it. i tried fitting on the FanTakeover Xpac bandana to the figure and it was a little too big. beyond that, i think the headsculpt looks really good; the truefx was applied pretty cleanly to my figure. i also kinda feel like the head portrays a bit of an older xpac than intended, but like i said it still looks really great. when removing all of the DX Army gear, we find that mattel treated us to Xpac in his red and white attire. i think the attire turned out great! im looking forward to other elite flashback versions of xpac, including his matching green attire to this and his older red attire that saw a basic release. the body recipe of Xpac doesnt seem to have changed at all. i really like that they used his specific style of kneepads aswell.
all in all this Legends Xpac figure is 100% worth the buy for many reasons. Xpac figures dont come often and the ones that have already been released are quite expensive on the secondary market. this figure comes with the most modern articulation and the headscan/sculpt really holds a great likeness to Xpac. ive taken a bunch of extra pictures of this figure next to some others just for comparison and fun


Legends 15 Final Thoughts

so, legends 15 was kindof a weird lineup, IMO. all of the main figures in the lineup were from late 90's/2000s era. i didnt expect a stacy keibler figure to be announced, that was a shocker for me, but beyond Xpac and frankly Stacy, i wasnt really super excited for this lineup. although the Kane figure is from my favorite era of his career, i didnt think that i / we needed a new one yet. Lex Luger was another figure i wasnt too excited about, i ended up liking the figure more than i thought, but still not a choice for the lineup that got me hyped. looking ahead to legends 16, the figures and choices are slightly more exciting, so looking forward to sharing my pics and thoughts on that series coming up.

4. Kane. i DO like the new headsculpt and the effort to give bigger arms, but i think we just need an Ultimate of this figure where they really do the attire justice.
3. Lex Luger. its my first Lex Luger figure and to be honest i do like the formula of the figure and im always glad to add to the ranks of the nWo.
2. Stacy Keibler. once again, just shocked that we even got a stacy figure at all. the only thing keeping her from the #1 spot is the lack of articulation; not that she really needs it, but movement is definitely limited.
1. X-Pac. no brainer as to why Xapc is in the #1 spot. DX Army is now complete and we have a really cool updated Xpac in the red attire.

agree that I’d live to see this era in ultimate form. Lane is so well suited for ultimates due to his body type. The extra girth around the chest area doesn’t look weird in him like other wrestlers in ultimate form. Love how the Kane ultimate scales w and elite takers. Survivor series kane next to an American B.A. taker the lane is like slightly smaller when he was a bigger boy than taker ( more filled out) and he’s like and inch or two taller..

Happy superstar saturday everyone!

wow, the COLD has set in by us. we dipped down to freezing temps last night, not ready for this yet! summer left like it owed me money 😭😭

didnt really have any cool figure receivings this week other than taking advantage of a price match between Target and Walmart to stock up on some Star Wars Black Series Dark Troopers.

Looking at my photos, i have the Ruthless Aggression series one queued up next for some thoughts and reviews 🤘

but today i wanted to share some thoughts and pics on....




HoF Ultimate Warrior

this was a super lucky purchase as i was able to snag this figure loose on ebay for $20 shipped. it was a 'late night find it in the newest listings' catch and i am glad. This ultimate warrior figure just might be my favorite warrior elite at the moment because i absolutely love the attire and the colorscheme of the figure. this warrior come to us in black trunks with neon colored warrior logos on the front and 'out of control' in neon lettering on the back. this theme continues onto the kneepads as we see 'ultimate' and 'warrior' printed on both his left and right kneepads. this figure features the older style of warrior kneepads and arm tassels where they are unfortunately not pinned and only stay in one position. the tassels are very cool complementing yellow/blue green/pink colorscheme and the boot tassels are yellow/pink/green/orange; very bright, very neon, very warrior. the headsculpt on this figure looks great! we see a grimacing warrior, bearing teeth and a long mane of hair accented with lighter highlights. i love the facepaint on this warrior; black/yellow/green and blue. all very cool complementing colors. now this figure was meant to portray warriors attire at summerslam 1990, therefore he also come with the super rad light blue strapped winged eagle championship. i liked that warrior was able to bring in new belt strap colors for the titles he possessed, some came out looking really cool.
all in all this warrior figure is definitely worth the buy. i know i reviewed subjectively as a figure but it is a recreation of the SS90 attire and it is really pretty spot on for that. the formula is classic ultimate warrior, but i really dig the headsculpt they chose for this figure, also the highlights in the hair look cool.