WWE Extends contract with Mattel

Agree with this…I’ve probably got 300 figs or so now and I’ve always been someone who grabs basically every version of a wrestler Mattel make so long as they appeared in the attire before 2002 (everyone needs a cut off and that’s when I was last really invested in the programming). However I really have started to think lately that my collection is getting a bit ‘dry’ with very few new names being added, there’s only so many Triple H’s (mostly with the same head too) as an example, that you can display I think. I still bought every applicable figure but would keep some MOC and not display them if I felt like I had too many of one figure that wasn’t different enough in attire or moment. Now I’m starting to think I’ll sell off some of those I’ve kept MOC as I’ll likely never display them and I think I’ll buy less figure moving forward. Us legends collectors will be dropping out over the next 12-18 months I think, unless they suddenly can start signing FTITL or at least guys who havent had figures for years.

The only saving grace at the moment for old school collectors is hoping either Chella make them (as they are with Sabu and Dynamite) or Jazwares can somehow sign up people we are missing and manage to replicate wwf/e attires. Having old school wrestlers in made up gear won’t interest me (Owen Hart maybe the one exception but even then I’d be disappointed).

So you buy 3 figures a year? Cool

I am glad i remember how nervous i was when Jakks lost the license. It was hard starting all over. Who knows if WWE went in another direction we could have had another total rebuild. Not everyone loves Mattel, but 5he same went with Jakks. Not everyone will always agree on the product any company puts out.

Honestly, Hasbro looked at the current state of WWE, and said "nah go head Mattel"

In 3 years elites will cost just as much as ultimates did, and ultimates will cost about the same as super 7 ultimates. With less accessories.

Basics? Lol

funny how everyone blames mattel and the WWE for some of these Legends not having figures.....and nobody points to the Legends themselves

Adam Bomb bought the rights to his name and likeness so he could make money off it himself. Regardless of the intent, that was his choice. He could have given it to the WWE for "less" of a cut I'm sure

but a lot of these Legends contracts make their way to the respective stars and for one reason or another they won't sign them. its not always just "big corporate" being lazy

i actually wish we could get newer, different elites of Legends that have already been made versus more new "first time" guys.

like i wish LOD were still signed, so we could get Elite WCW, Elite 96/97 era, Elite LOD 2000, and Ultimates
i wish Crush was still signed so we could get Kona, Evil, NOD
i wish Pillman was still signed so we could get Hollywood Blondes "official" version, and an attitue Era one in street gear
i wish Kurt Angle was still signed so we could get like 10 more Elites and an Ultimate because they missed SO MANY of his looks

Thats a good thing. Id rather have Hasbro fix their issues with GI Joe Classfied instead of getting the WWE license.

Glad to see! For the most part Mattel has done a great job with the line. As a legends collector this line is an affordable hobby for me. My biggest complaint was distribution but over the last 6 months my local Wal Marts and Targets have had more figures on the pegs and combined with availability on their apps collecting has been much easier in 2021, especially with store exclusives. So many great figs have come out this past year and can’t wait to see what 2022 brings.

honest answer?

because WWE doesn't really give a sh*t about making pennies on the dollar for an elite figure of Bastion Booger (just using him as the example since you mentioned it)

and a lot of former WWE talents/families probably don't care to do business with Vince anyway because of their own various reasons.