natureboyfauser
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Post by natureboyfauser on Jul 26, 2021 10:42:28 GMT -5
I not only love their product but how they are so kind to answer us to the best of their ability. This is a great post and I hope they know how much they are appreciated. I KNOW they want Legends ... but for the life of me ... I am stumped why WWE has people in the Hall of Fame but we can't get figures of them. I really want to privately drink beers with those two and tell me the real scoop!
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Jul 26, 2021 10:59:37 GMT -5
Glad to see an appreciation thread for sure. It’s about time they get the recognition deserved. Hats off to them for bringing us these awesome figures we all love.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 26, 2021 11:03:09 GMT -5
His love of USA flag attires is a little $u$pect 😄 There’s nothing suspect about it. Says they guy who wanted an official GAB ‘90 Sting since I saw it back on July 7 1990. I have made my own with every figure line since the Galoob WCW line.  That GAB Sting was absolutely the correct first Surfer Sting to make. |
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Jul 26, 2021 11:08:18 GMT -5
I'm sure they both have baby fresh breath
They do draw a gross amount of disrespect because they are the faces known to the community. But no doubt they and their teams work as hard as possible to give us the most for our buck, while also answering to their numerous corporate overlords.
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crush
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Post by crush on Jul 26, 2021 12:25:32 GMT -5
I not only love their product but how they are so kind to answer us to the best of their ability. This is a great post and I hope they know how much they are appreciated. I KNOW they want Legends ... but for the life of me ... I am stumped why WWE has people in the Hall of Fame but we can't get figures of them. I really want to privately drink beers with those two and tell me the real scoop! Because those people either weren't offered or didn't want to sign Legends deals. Anyway, I think Bill and Steve are great. Does that mean every Mattel product is outstanding? No. Should issues be discussed? Yes. But it boggles my mind that there are people who question their passion for their work, or even their ability, given that no one on these boards truly knows what constraints they're actually under. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 26, 2021 12:31:23 GMT -5
I like Steve
Bill...eh
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Post by sandeep on Jul 26, 2021 14:03:53 GMT -5
Steve is the only one I like... He's great... Listen to fans... And tries to cover up the past mistakes of his team to improve the line.
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natureboyfauser
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Post by natureboyfauser on Jul 26, 2021 14:53:17 GMT -5
I not only love their product but how they are so kind to answer us to the best of their ability. This is a great post and I hope they know how much they are appreciated. I KNOW they want Legends ... but for the life of me ... I am stumped why WWE has people in the Hall of Fame but we can't get figures of them. I really want to privately drink beers with those two and tell me the real scoop! Because those people either weren't offered or didn't want to sign Legends deals. Anyway, I think Bill and Steve are great. Does that mean every Mattel product is outstanding? No. Should issues be discussed? Yes. But it boggles my mind that there are people who question their passion for their work, or even their ability, given that no one on these boards truly knows what constraints they're actually under. Not 100 true. Mattel has had legends under contract and didn't have the time, room or desire to make them as well. The other items are obvious .. either WWE doesn't want them, the stores, or the wrestlers want more money or don't want it ... the question is who is stopping this the most? That is what I would love to find out off the record with some beers. |
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crush
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Post by crush on Jul 26, 2021 15:00:55 GMT -5
Because those people either weren't offered or didn't want to sign Legends deals. Anyway, I think Bill and Steve are great. Does that mean every Mattel product is outstanding? No. Should issues be discussed? Yes. But it boggles my mind that there are people who question their passion for their work, or even their ability, given that no one on these boards truly knows what constraints they're actually under. Not 100 true. Mattel has had legends under contract and didn't have the time, room or desire to make them as well. The other items are obvious .. either WWE doesn't want them, the stores, or the wrestlers want more money or don't want it ... the question is who is stopping this the most? That is what I would love to find out off the record with some beers. I'll be honest, I don't follow the WWE HOF induction list that closely, how many HOFers that we know were under a Legends deal have we not gotten figures off? As for people who don't have Legends deals, I agree in the sense that I'd love to know some specific stories behind those who refuse to sign them vs those WWE refuses to sign, but overall I doubt one is much more dominant than the other. |
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Post by chaz on Jul 26, 2021 15:14:27 GMT -5
Bill and Steve seem like great guys, but they’re human and not immune from making mistakes. That said, they don’t deserve the kind of abuse they get from some people here. Yes we can get frustrated, but there’s a fine line between frustrated and just plain out of order.
Hopefully they continue to interact with us for the foreseeable!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2021 15:33:03 GMT -5
Cheers to Bill and Steve! We don't deserve you but I'm glad y'all are here!
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 26, 2021 15:41:58 GMT -5
Not 100 true. Mattel has had legends under contract and didn't have the time, room or desire to make them as well. The other items are obvious .. either WWE doesn't want them, the stores, or the wrestlers want more money or don't want it ... the question is who is stopping this the most? That is what I would love to find out off the record with some beers. I'll be honest, I don't follow the WWE HOF induction list that closely, how many HOFers that we know were under a Legends deal have we not gotten figures off? As for people who don't have Legends deals, I agree in the sense that I'd love to know some specific stories behind those who refuse to sign them vs those WWE refuses to sign, but overall I doubt one is much more dominant than the other. The confusion people have is seeing a HOF induction or seeing other types of merch (Topps cards, video games) and thinking its a legends deal. Topps & 2K can and have gone out and signed their own talent. Mattel refuses to. They've also said multiple times that HOF inductions dont mean a legends deal. |
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Jul 26, 2021 15:43:53 GMT -5
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natureboyfauser
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Post by natureboyfauser on Jul 26, 2021 15:49:23 GMT -5
I'll be honest, I don't follow the WWE HOF induction list that closely, how many HOFers that we know were under a Legends deal have we not gotten figures off? As for people who don't have Legends deals, I agree in the sense that I'd love to know some specific stories behind those who refuse to sign them vs those WWE refuses to sign, but overall I doubt one is much more dominant than the other. The confusion people have is seeing a HOF induction or seeing other types of merch (Topps cards, video games) and thinking its a legends deal. Topps & 2K can and have gone out and signed their own talent. Mattel refuses to. They've also said multiple times that HOF inductions dont mean a legends deal. Not confused at all by it. Just curious as to how and why ... and as we discussed on here some are from the WWE, some are from the legends perhaps, some are from Mattel's timelines, some are perhaps not the demand by the retailers ... but just like wrestling has some scripted moves and some heated real throw me down stuff ... the intrigue is what is really real? What is happening and will we ever see Harley Race again or Bruiser Brody? Stan Hansen? Kevin Sullivan etc ... Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, The Rock & roll Express, Ronnie Garvin, Great Muta, Hercules, Jessie the Body, Tony Atlas etc ... Does Japan have access to these figures and if not wouldn't they eat it up as well as other countries? If we know we will NEVER get them ... I would prefer to know so I quit asking and wasting everyone's time. |
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Post by buddyboy101 on Jul 26, 2021 17:38:37 GMT -5
If they're Bert and Ernie, Bill is obviously Bert.
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Jul 26, 2021 17:46:37 GMT -5
WWE Elite are my favorite collection. So I give it up to Steve and Bill for the dedication they put into this line.
...even if we haven't received a blue chair as an accessory.
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Post by judas on Jul 26, 2021 18:03:26 GMT -5
I don’t think I’ve ever even seen anyone once criticise Steve?! I’m not sure anyone would ever have reason to?
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Post by coldblooded on Jul 26, 2021 18:07:37 GMT -5
They do what the can, and the put out what they can. No harm in that.
Steve is great, and bill too, my only critique would be for completely unbiased on selection of attires being made for certain stars.
And the ability to buy EVERYTHING (including all exclusives, except online only stores for obvious reasons) from Mattels online store.
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Post by CM Tusk on Jul 26, 2021 19:09:44 GMT -5
It’s kind of a “What have you done for me lately?” type thing
Which, they’ve done a lot for me. I appreciate them.
Only love
BW
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Post by One Punch Reigns on Jul 26, 2021 20:00:26 GMT -5
I don’t think I’ve ever even seen anyone once criticise Steve?! I’m not sure anyone would ever have reason to? I think the people who misunderstood his IG post about Slaughter had a few choice words. Otherwise I think he's been pretty much universally praised because he fixed the problem I and so many others had with the line for the longest time: Transparency. |
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