Lariat Tubman
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Post by Lariat Tubman on May 16, 2023 23:10:32 GMT -5
Does the Von Erich's just mean the brothers, or Fritz as well? The "cousins?" Unknown, but would assume Fritz as well. What about Lance?
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 17, 2023 2:21:46 GMT -5
Unknown, but would assume Fritz as well. What about Lance? When PowerTown figures were mentioned at their start only the "real" Von Erich family (so the Adkisson family) was brought up.
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Mr. Yellow
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Post by Mr. Yellow on May 17, 2023 7:22:32 GMT -5
Yay, Brody looks great!
I would buy Waldo and Lance figures.
If Fritz does well they should go after guys like Buddy Rogers, Stu Hart and Stan Stasisk.
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oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on May 17, 2023 7:24:47 GMT -5
I think I might be more impressed with the young Verne figure than with Brody.
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Mr. Yellow
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Post by Mr. Yellow on May 17, 2023 9:22:17 GMT -5
It’s still crazy the amount of people on this list who either have NEVER gotten a figure, or never really had a proper figure release.
I know some people consider if it’s not from a major licensed company (JAKKS, Hasbro, Jazwares, Mattel) then the figure doesn’t count. What do you guys think?
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azraelms
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Post by azraelms on May 17, 2023 13:51:02 GMT -5
It’s still crazy the amount of people on this list who either have NEVER gotten a figure, or never really had a proper figure release. I know some people consider if it’s not from a major licensed company (JAKKS, Hasbro, Jazwares, Mattel) then the figure doesn’t count. What do you guys think? I think as long as the figures looks and feels like it can fit into the same group, then I am good with it. And these look like the fit the bill. I sort my collection by company & era, and the bulk of the collection is obviously WWE stuff. That said, I have old Classic Superstars mixed in with my Mattel Elites and Ultimates, and they all fit in just fine. Based on what I am seeing here, it looks like these will fit in perfectly too, and the bulk of these will help fill out the NWA era. If this does take off, it would be cool to even have the top 5 or 6 guys from the major territories covered here. AWA, WCCW, etc, would be nice.
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Post by stc13 on May 17, 2023 18:01:29 GMT -5
It’s still crazy the amount of people on this list who either have NEVER gotten a figure, or never really had a proper figure release. I know some people consider if it’s not from a major licensed company (JAKKS, Hasbro, Jazwares, Mattel) then the figure doesn’t count. What do you guys think? I think as long as the figures looks and feels like it can fit into the same group, then I am good with it. And these look like the fit the bill. I sort my collection by company & era, and the bulk of the collection is obviously WWE stuff. That said, I have old Classic Superstars mixed in with my Mattel Elites and Ultimates, and they all fit in just fine. Based on what I am seeing here, it looks like these will fit in perfectly too, and the bulk of these will help fill out the NWA era. If this does take off, it would be cool to even have the top 5 or 6 guys from the major territories covered here. AWA, WCCW, etc, would be nice. This is about where I'm at. I didn't collect during the CS era, so it makes it easier to jump in on any new characters in the modern scale. But my collection is divided up by era/company. Figures like Bruno, Memphis Lawler, and Superstar are mixed in with my 80's WWF shelf. But it would be cool to have an "old school greats" shelf with some of the top few guys from various territories. 80's NWA is mixed in with my pre-Nitro WCW shelf. But I'd love to have better representation from AWA, WCCW, and some guys like Brody who bounced around. My real pie in the sky dream is getting some Japanese legends mixed in from one of these companies.
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HeelPiper
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Post by HeelPiper on May 17, 2023 20:50:55 GMT -5
I just want a David Von Erich and Dr. D David Schultz. Sure there are many others including Adrian Adonis, Billy Jerk Haynes, and Pedro Morales, but man those first two would be amazing.
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on May 18, 2023 8:38:05 GMT -5
Sad news today with the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Curious who has his rights? Mattel hasn’t done anything with him since his elite awhile back. Would be amazing if POWERTOWN got a chance to make his figure.
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Post by stc13 on May 18, 2023 9:39:29 GMT -5
Sad news today with the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Curious who has his rights? Mattel hasn’t done anything with him since his elite awhile back. Would be amazing if POWERTOWN got a chance to make his figure. Graham said he renewed his WWE deal in late 2021. So he's probably with them at least through 2026/27. Aside from different colored tights, not sure what more Mattel could do with him. His figure was pretty much the perfect 2-in-1.
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Mr. Yellow
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Post by Mr. Yellow on May 18, 2023 11:48:17 GMT -5
It would be cool if the Gorgeous George figure came with a miniature puppet as a wink and nod to the infamous puppet.
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Post by MKSavage on May 18, 2023 12:30:21 GMT -5
Sad news today with the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Curious who has his rights? Mattel hasn’t done anything with him since his elite awhile back. Would be amazing if POWERTOWN got a chance to make his figure. Graham said he renewed his WWE deal in late 2021. So he's probably with them at least through 2026/27. Aside from different colored tights, not sure what more Mattel could do with him. His figure was pretty much the perfect 2-in-1. The elite figure was pretty damn near perfect. Both of the head sculpts were excellent, and the part choices were perfect too. He did have a lot of different attires, so I think they could do another elite figure for him. Plus, I think he would fit perfectly in the Superstars line. A retro, or two, of him would be great as well, one from his 1970s wrestling days and one from his 1987/88 manager days. I still think they need to get an Ultimate Edition figure of him: green ty-dye from the night he beat Bruno for the belt, matching green ty-dye shirt, pink beret, the green poncho he sometimes wore, some glasses, and the 1970s WWWF championship belt if they have the rights to it.
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oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on May 18, 2023 13:39:40 GMT -5
Sad news today with the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Curious who has his rights? Mattel hasn’t done anything with him since his elite awhile back. Would be amazing if POWERTOWN got a chance to make his figure. Graham said he renewed his WWE deal in late 2021. So he's probably with them at least through 2026/27. Aside from different colored tights, not sure what more Mattel could do with him. His figure was pretty much the perfect 2-in-1. Graham with the early 80s karate gimmick would be perfect as a Collector's Edition.
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azraelms
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Post by azraelms on May 18, 2023 13:48:29 GMT -5
So who would you most like to see as a Powertown figure that is NOT on their lists of known wrestlers?
For me, anyone that has seen my posts, it is Ole Anderson. In my mind, not having a figure of him makes the original 4 Horsemen incomplete.
My very first memories of wrestling was watching the old AWA shows on Sunday mornings, so if we could get Jerry Blackwell, Sheik Adnan-El Kaissie, Jesse Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and Baron Von Raaschke (and Nick Bockwinkel who IS on the list), then I think I would be very happy.
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Mr. Yellow
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Post by Mr. Yellow on May 18, 2023 15:32:33 GMT -5
So who would you most like to see as a Powertown figure that is NOT on their lists of known wrestlers? For me, anyone that has seen my posts, it is Ole Anderson. In my mind, not having a figure of him makes the original 4 Horsemen incomplete. My very first memories of wrestling was watching the old AWA shows on Sunday mornings, so if we could get Jerry Blackwell, Sheik Adnan-El Kaissie, Jesse Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and Baron Von Raaschke (and Nick Bockwinkel who IS on the list), then I think I would be very happy. Sort of a cop out answer, but Dino Bravo. It’s why I’m hoping these small companies can share contracts if the case may be.
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Post by MKSavage on May 18, 2023 18:53:26 GMT -5
So who would you most like to see as a Powertown figure that is NOT on their lists of known wrestlers? For me, anyone that has seen my posts, it is Ole Anderson. In my mind, not having a figure of him makes the original 4 Horsemen incomplete. My very first memories of wrestling was watching the old AWA shows on Sunday mornings, so if we could get Jerry Blackwell, Sheik Adnan-El Kaissie, Jesse Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and Baron Von Raaschke (and Nick Bockwinkel who IS on the list), then I think I would be very happy. Buddy Rogers or Jesse Ventura.
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Post by Grenouille on May 18, 2023 19:09:26 GMT -5
Sad news today with the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Curious who has his rights? Mattel hasn’t done anything with him since his elite awhile back. Would be amazing if POWERTOWN got a chance to make his figure. Graham said he renewed his WWE deal in late 2021. So he's probably with them at least through 2026/27. Aside from different colored tights, not sure what more Mattel could do with him. His figure was pretty much the perfect 2-in-1. I’d take Graham in different colors. I’d even bite for the pink suit from the ‘87 Slammys like Jakks made. It’d give them a reason to do Hogan from the same show.
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ilovejcp86
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Post by ilovejcp86 on May 18, 2023 20:48:07 GMT -5
Re: Billy Graham, I know the Elite was released before, but I'd like an Ultimate in green tights/red boots. Doubt we ever get anything though, I'm not sure how often Mattel try to create figures after someone dies.
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azraelms
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Post by azraelms on May 18, 2023 23:51:26 GMT -5
Re: Billy Graham, I know the Elite was released before, but I'd like an Ultimate in green tights/red boots. Doubt we ever get anything though, I'm not sure how often Mattel try to create figures after someone dies. Recently they had Scott Hall / Razor Ramon Ultimate a year after he passed. I we have had plenty of big names well after their death - Piper, Warrior, Savage, Andre, and Dusty are the bigger names. We just had a rerelease of King Harley too. I think the goal is to not look like they are capitalizing on the death.
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Post by newgenandy on May 19, 2023 6:04:52 GMT -5
So who would you most like to see as a Powertown figure that is NOT on their lists of known wrestlers? For me, anyone that has seen my posts, it is Ole Anderson. In my mind, not having a figure of him makes the original 4 Horsemen incomplete. My very first memories of wrestling was watching the old AWA shows on Sunday mornings, so if we could get Jerry Blackwell, Sheik Adnan-El Kaissie, Jesse Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and Baron Von Raaschke (and Nick Bockwinkel who IS on the list), then I think I would be very happy. I’d love some stampede guys Mr hito and mr Sakurada, Archie Goulding, stu hart…even a trunks bret like on the roots of fight merch
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