theman
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Post by theman on Mar 5, 2022 15:20:32 GMT -5
Everywhere I go I see tons upon tons of Hollywood Cena and Rock. I think this set is the biggetst peg warmer I have ever seen. I wonder if the ruthless aggresion series is a make up to wal mart for this line performing so terrible.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 5, 2022 15:32:35 GMT -5
No, theyre not as bad as the Monsters and Mutants lines. There shouldve been some kind of comic book or cartoon to promote those things instead of releasing a Brock Lesnar as a lobster or Roman Reigns as a werewolf with no context behind it.
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Post by dollarbill04 on Mar 5, 2022 15:37:55 GMT -5
Ain't seen that Piper once.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Mar 5, 2022 15:41:28 GMT -5
Piper was a good idea because there’s a market for cult horror film toys. People that like Car movies just collect hot wheels or they spend all their money on car parts. It doesn’t help that they’re very plain not exciting figures.
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Post by PJ on Mar 5, 2022 15:46:15 GMT -5
I haven’t seen any at my two area Walmarts in about a month. But I was down in Saddlebrook NJ today and saw 8 Cena. A couple of the BP with Trish. Three Elite Liv Morgan figures, a Candice and a Carmella.
Can you imagine how insane this line would be doing if they had Hogan as Mr Nanny in it?! You’d be saying it’s the best idea Mattel ever had!
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 5, 2022 16:34:53 GMT -5
good idea poor execution
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zen411
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Post by zen411 on Mar 5, 2022 17:09:04 GMT -5
It was who they were stuck with. They figured cena and rock would sell based on name value then created really bland figures. If they had access to different movies like princess bride or even some hogan movies they would have sold better.
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Post by mcfclee on Mar 5, 2022 17:15:54 GMT -5
Good idea, poor execution in my opinion.
To do this it needed to start with a banger figure everyone was clamoring for. Piper is the best in the set, but even he was released in a better form by NECA recently.
We needed a Hogan from No Holds Barred or something similar for this to get people talking.
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on Mar 5, 2022 18:39:23 GMT -5
i personally really like the idea. back in the day, i owned the Jakks Scorpion King figures and those were really fun. we're getting an andre the giant as Bigfoot, and for those who dont collect other toy lines, the Piper as John nada is SUPREMELY cool! the rock and Cena choices couldve worked better had they been able to make different characters. i think the Mattel Scorpion King figure is gonna be really cool.
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Post by coldblooded on Mar 5, 2022 20:19:17 GMT -5
Good idea, poor execution in my opinion. To do this it needed to start with a banger figure everyone was clamoring for. Piper is the best in the set, but even he was released in a better form by NECA recently. We needed a Hogan from No Holds Barred or something similar for this to get people talking. I prefer Mattel's version. It just looks a lot cleaner and looks like the clothes he's wearing fits him. I'm pretty sure this was Mattel's idea, and not WWE, with that being said Mattel should have had a lot more leeway when it came to the selection. They got money, would've made more money back having a better selection. |
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Post by jumpinjefffarmer on Mar 5, 2022 20:53:37 GMT -5
No. Amazon exclusive ultimates are the biggest mistake mattel has ever made.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Mar 5, 2022 22:12:18 GMT -5
Piper was an awesome choice for a figure. The other two are among the most boring figures ever released. Seriously I wouldn’t pay a dollar for that Rock or Cena, let alone 20+. Not having Hogan as one of the characters in the line was a pretty big boo boo considering how many people would love a No Holds Barred Rip (which would’ve not only given us a wrestling figure in actual wrestling attire, but also given us a different colored Hogan figure. Hell, even if he were in black and red street clothes it would be a thousand times better than a crappy plain figure in jeans). This would’ve been a perfect place to release Rip and possibly Zeus.
Still though, Mattel’s biggest mistakes are between choosing obscure attires for the first two series of original legends line and whatever the Hell they’re doing with distribution that makes finding their figures a total nightmare for the past several years.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Mar 5, 2022 23:25:57 GMT -5
Zombies, monsters, mutants, flex force all worse imo at least Hollywood elites had some decent cloth goods
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Post by kirk815 on Mar 5, 2022 23:38:56 GMT -5
Good idea, poor execution in my opinion. To do this it needed to start with a banger figure everyone was clamoring for. Piper is the best in the set, but even he was released in a better form by NECA recently. We needed a Hogan from No Holds Barred or something similar for this to get people talking. I'm pretty sure Vince financed/owns the rights to No Holds Barred so they are probably saving it for a Comic Con exclusive. |
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Post by qdogg on Mar 5, 2022 23:40:27 GMT -5
The choices could of been better for the 1st wave. None of those figures really stand out as something u need to pick up.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 6, 2022 0:05:44 GMT -5
No. Amazon exclusive ultimates are the biggest mistake mattel has ever made. I blame Amazon |
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Mar 6, 2022 1:44:04 GMT -5
I wouldn’t say it their biggest mistake but the rock and john cena ones seem to be way overproduced and not enough pipers which most people want most
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Post by razorrock on Mar 6, 2022 1:48:52 GMT -5
I LOVE the Piper and I will definitely be grabbing Rock as the scorpion king. They could have done worse...curious what will be included in wave 3.
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Warriah'
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Post by Warriah' on Mar 6, 2022 5:51:16 GMT -5
I maintain they should have gone all out and done Macho as Bonesaw, Hogan as Mr Nanny, Undertaker from Suburban Commando and Warrior from Firepower.
Way more toyetic than generic John Cena and Rock in t shirts.
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 6, 2022 8:15:16 GMT -5
No, theyre not as bad as the Monsters and Mutants lines. There shouldve been some kind of comic book or cartoon to promote those things instead of releasing a Brock Lesnar as a lobster or Roman Reigns as a werewolf with no context behind it. Or let kids use their imagination and creativity to make up their own story |
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