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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 20:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jeremiah on Aug 6, 2021 20:41:42 GMT -5
Seriously  So much for his elite |
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 6, 2021 22:04:37 GMT -5
Seriously So much for his elite It will still be made. See: Braun and Vega. |
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Post by Jeremiah on Aug 6, 2021 22:10:24 GMT -5
Seriously So much for his elite It will still be made. See: Braun and Vega. i hope so but those 2 were already in prototype stage he was only in render stage slated for late dec most likely. |
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 6, 2021 22:12:41 GMT -5
I mean ... Mattel only wants to make money. Not making a figure because they were just released makes zero sense. Getting released isn't a bad thing (unless the wrestler did something awful). They signed him to a merchandise deal and will take advantage of it even if he's no longer there.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Aug 7, 2021 0:37:10 GMT -5
I mean ... Mattel only wants to make money. Not making a figure because they were just released makes zero sense. Getting released isn't a bad thing (unless the wrestler did something awful). They signed him to a merchandise deal and will take advantage of it even if he's no longer there. This is incorrect. WWE can tell Mattel who to make. If they tell Mattel to pull him, they will. Mattel doesn't sign the merchandise deals, WWE does. |
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Post by McBlake on Aug 7, 2021 2:01:19 GMT -5
Quick, take the North American championship off him unceremoniously, we want him on Smackdown! Nah,  that actually, have the guy not under contract beat him then just release him... 🤯 |
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Post by @brit_figs on Aug 7, 2021 2:34:41 GMT -5
This guy is money!
Reminds me alot of Bam Bam Bigelow when they dropped the ball with him in WCW too.
I'm sure he'll be fine out there but sucks that WWE are making these cuts again for the performers.
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Post by kirk815 on Aug 7, 2021 2:34:56 GMT -5
Seriously So much for his elite It will still be made. See: Braun and Vega. Major difference is main roster is under a 90 day no compete while NXT is 30 days. They are still under contract/getting paid during this time. I think the 90 days has helped save a lot of figures in the past. I think his elite is too far out unless the contracts have some type of verbiage regarding this scenario and a timeframe/$$$ for releasing merchandise after the release. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 6:06:16 GMT -5
He was awesome. This company really sucks
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Post by stc13 on Aug 7, 2021 7:35:39 GMT -5
It will still be made. See: Braun and Vega. Major difference is main roster is under a 90 day no compete while NXT is 30 days. They are still under contract/getting paid during this time. I think the 90 days has helped save a lot of figures in the past. I think his elite is too far out unless the contracts have some type of verbiage regarding this scenario and a timeframe/$$$ for releasing merchandise after the release. Bingo. Much the Sting situation, once the contract expires, they're off limits. I'm sure there's some language on what exactly that drop dead date is - final molds being struck, figures produced, figures shipped, etc. - in the contract Mattel and WWE have. E89 is currently scheduled for early October, so E90 would probably be scheduled for mid Nov? I guess it's possible within the 30 days, but it doesn't seem super likely. |
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Post by bababooey on Aug 7, 2021 9:26:52 GMT -5
It will still be made. See: Braun and Vega. i hope so but those 2 were already in prototype stage he was only in render stage slated for late dec most likely. If he’s slated for late December, there’s a pretty good chance we’ll still get him I think. From what I’ve heard other figure companies say, a simple refresh production run of existing figures has about a 4 month lead time at least. For a brand new figure, they have to start that way further out. They technically could just pull the plug on it, but I feel like they only do that when there’s a lot of issues involved with the wrestler (see Jeff Hardy in 2010) |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 8, 2021 12:31:31 GMT -5
Meh. I didn't see the appeal of him so to me it was no big loss seeing him get released. Sucks for him and his fans though!
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Post by LA Times on Aug 8, 2021 12:41:36 GMT -5
It couldve been worse. He couldve been given a dancing dinosaur gimmick on the main roster.
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