kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jan 14, 2023 21:46:09 GMT -5
Ive said it all along about the njpw figures. Ive been collecting wrestling figs since ljns. Those njpw figs were trash for what they cost. Trash. But i bought a half dozen anyway, because, like the guy above said he said, where else are ya gonna getem.
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Post by jong on Jan 16, 2023 22:45:15 GMT -5
Yikes
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Post by attidudanalagression on Jan 17, 2023 1:40:45 GMT -5
$10 basic is better than a $50 ultimate hands down. Personally i upgraded my elite with the basic head and boots and it was still cheaper than this ultimate. I hope super7 acknowledges and apologizes for this. If not just stop making wrestling figures! I don’t need an apology, just go head and bow out the game, dawg
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Post by dragonsleeper on Jan 17, 2023 4:36:31 GMT -5
And to think, I almost pre-ordered that black singlet Andre a few days ago... I canceled mine from EA. This was so bad
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PVA
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Post by PVA on Jan 17, 2023 22:35:30 GMT -5
If anyone is curious, in one of his recent youtube videos, Kyle Peterson does a side by side comparison between this S7 Andre and the recent Mattel basic. He even does a headswap. Kyle was still dancing around the elephant in the room. Rather than calling it like it is: a Bad looking Andre
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Post by oldschoolfool on Jan 18, 2023 8:21:51 GMT -5
If anyone is curious, in one of his recent youtube videos, Kyle Peterson does a side by side comparison between this S7 Andre and the recent Mattel basic. He even does a headswap. Kyle was still dancing around the elephant in the room. Rather than calling it like it is: a Bad looking Andre Yeah, exactly.He seemed incapable of just matter of factly calling it like it is. Isnt he one of those reviewers who gets free samples from Super7? Those reviewers tend not to be too harsh on Super 7 figures anyway. But its gotta be especially tough for them when the product is very obviously not good.
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Post by YeehawMan on Jan 20, 2023 12:15:16 GMT -5
Listening to this weeks major pod and Cardona is saying he doesn’t mind the Andre figure, saying it isn’t horrible, it’s better in hand and even went as far to say it’s good
To me this is legit one of the worst wrestling figures I’ve ever seen and by far the worst premium priced figure I’ve seen, if he wasn’t in bed with Super7 I highly doubt this would be his opinion. Brian didn’t really say much during the review, I feel like he obviously thinks it’s horrendous
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 20, 2023 12:24:18 GMT -5
Listening to this weeks major pod and Cardona is saying he doesn’t mind the Andre figure, saying it isn’t horrible, it’s better in hand and even went as far to say it’s good To me this is legit one of the worst wrestling figures I’ve ever seen and by far the worst premium priced figure I’ve seen, if he wasn’t in bed with Super7 I highly doubt this would be his opinion. Brian didn’t really say much during the review, I feel like he obviously thinks it’s horrendous They gave power town loads of grief and made them out to be a joke until they did sn interview with them then they didn’t ask any hard questions around the criticism They hammered that Adam bomb from chella when Zst has the same issues but he’s their buddy I think most listen for entertainment rather than hard hitting information of facts
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jan 20, 2023 13:03:26 GMT -5
Their credibility should always be questioned for reasons like this. I don’t expect them to have “journalistic integrity” but they should at least meet a minimum of standards a and decency. Hopefully the only people that get taken advantage of are the blind because anyone with eyes should avoid buying this figure.
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Post by skogen on Jan 20, 2023 15:00:38 GMT -5
Listening to this weeks major pod and Cardona is saying he doesn’t mind the Andre figure, saying it isn’t horrible, it’s better in hand and even went as far to say it’s good To me this is legit one of the worst wrestling figures I’ve ever seen and by far the worst premium priced figure I’ve seen, if he wasn’t in bed with Super7 I highly doubt this would be his opinion. Brian didn’t really say much during the review, I feel like he obviously thinks it’s horrendous lol that's embarrassing. At least be open about the conflict of interest. I wouldn't have normally expected them to tear it apart but after the Chella Adam Bomb fiasco, which by the way they haven't done a similar thing for any other figures, there's no reason to listen to these guys. They get all their news from here and IG, and there's better discussion around the figures on here too.
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Post by Scott! on Jan 20, 2023 15:13:29 GMT -5
Kyle was fair, and said as much as it was a bad figure without flat out saying it. Cardona saying it's good screams to me of not wanting to rock the boat with the company when they're paying him. Simple as that.
I can't comment other than the pictures we've all seen. I don't own it, but hey, it might be better in person or it might be worse. From the pictures we've all seen, it looks like a piece of crap and one of the worst figures I've ever seen.
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crush
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Post by crush on Jan 20, 2023 15:48:50 GMT -5
So I just listened to the MajorPod episode from today expecting to hear praise for this figure, and yeah you guys are really overstating what they said about the figure. They pretty much crapped all over it, and the closest thing to Cardona saying it was "good" was saying it looked better in person than the pictures. There's plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike elements of their podcast. This really isn't one of them IMO.
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Post by YeehawMan on Jan 20, 2023 17:54:15 GMT -5
So I just listened to the MajorPod episode from today expecting to hear praise for this figure, and yeah you guys are really overstating what they said about the figure. They pretty much crapped all over it, and the closest thing to Cardona saying it was "good" was saying it looked better in person than the pictures. There's plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike elements of their podcast. This really isn't one of them IMO. They completely danced around how awful the figure is and were extremely careful with what they said, Cardona was trying his hardest not to say anything too negative, they didn’t crap all over it, it was mostly Cardona trying to convince people that it wasn’t god awful, the harshest thing he said was it isn’t the best Andre figure
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 22, 2023 7:09:13 GMT -5
Listening to this weeks major pod and Cardona is saying he doesn’t mind the Andre figure, saying it isn’t horrible, it’s better in hand and even went as far to say it’s good To me this is legit one of the worst wrestling figures I’ve ever seen and by far the worst premium priced figure I’ve seen, if he wasn’t in bed with Super7 I highly doubt this would be his opinion. Brian didn’t really say much during the review, I feel like he obviously thinks it’s horrendous They gave power town loads of grief and made them out to be a joke until they did sn interview with them then they didn’t ask any hard questions around the criticism They hammered that Adam bomb from chella when Zst has the same issues but he’s their buddy I think most listen for entertainment rather than hard hitting information of facts This aged well, a day after I posted about their power town about turn they announce they’re in the line 😆
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Post by mcfclee on Jan 22, 2023 9:00:50 GMT -5
So I just listened to the MajorPod episode from today expecting to hear praise for this figure, and yeah you guys are really overstating what they said about the figure. They pretty much crapped all over it, and the closest thing to Cardona saying it was "good" was saying it looked better in person than the pictures. There's plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike elements of their podcast. This really isn't one of them IMO. They completely danced around how awful the figure is and were extremely careful with what they said, Cardona was trying his hardest not to say anything too negative, they didn’t crap all over it, it was mostly Cardona trying to convince people that it wasn’t god awful, the harshest thing he said was it isn’t the best Andre figure I listened and thought they went back and forth on it, but ultimately said the $12 basic was the superior figure. They tried their best to find something good to say, but truth was in there at least.
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 22, 2023 9:56:39 GMT -5
They completely danced around how awful the figure is and were extremely careful with what they said, Cardona was trying his hardest not to say anything too negative, they didn’t crap all over it, it was mostly Cardona trying to convince people that it wasn’t god awful, the harshest thing he said was it isn’t the best Andre figure I listened and thought they went back and forth on it, but ultimately said the $12 basic was the superior figure. They tried their best to find something good to say, but truth was in there at least. But why dance around it? If they were not in the super 7 line or say mattel put this out (at a cost half that of this figure) they’d make a whole segment on how bad it was - look at how much they banged on about dude loves shirt! This is why I say on old retro stuff it’s a decent listen. When it comes to current stuff they’re compromised too much being in business with companies do you don’t get a genuine reaction
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Post by YeehawMan on Jan 22, 2023 10:42:45 GMT -5
They completely danced around how awful the figure is and were extremely careful with what they said, Cardona was trying his hardest not to say anything too negative, they didn’t crap all over it, it was mostly Cardona trying to convince people that it wasn’t god awful, the harshest thing he said was it isn’t the best Andre figure I listened and thought they went back and forth on it, but ultimately said the $12 basic was the superior figure. They tried their best to find something good to say, but truth was in there at least. Considering how harsh they are on other figures their tune was completely different here, I listened to their review on the mega powers set and Matt said it was ruined because one of Machos hands wasn’t taped. If Mattel had produced this figure they would’ve buried the hell out of it
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 22, 2023 13:03:26 GMT -5
I listened and thought they went back and forth on it, but ultimately said the $12 basic was the superior figure. They tried their best to find something good to say, but truth was in there at least. Considering how harsh they are on other figures their tune was completely different here, I listened to their review on the mega powers set and Matt said it was ruined because one of Machos hands wasn’t taped. If Mattel had produced this figure they would’ve buried the hell out of it Had this been mattel I’d guess their narrative wouldve been around this being the worst figure of the year It was called out on here by numerous people they’d go soft on it - same as any kind they’re involved in (have they mentioned the heels and faces sabu doesn’t stand in amongst their consistent praise for the line? A pretty fundamental problem for a figure intended for display
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Post by destino on Jan 26, 2023 2:39:27 GMT -5
I listened and thought they went back and forth on it, but ultimately said the $12 basic was the superior figure. They tried their best to find something good to say, but truth was in there at least. But why dance around it? If they were not in the super 7 line or say mattel put this out (at a cost half that of this figure) they’d make a whole segment on how bad it was - look at how much they banged on about dude loves shirt! This is why I say on old retro stuff it’s a decent listen. When it comes to current stuff they’re compromised too much being in business with companies do you don’t get a genuine reaction I listened to this episode yesterday and Brian didn't really mince words on it. He says the $10 basic blows it away and even called out about the mistakes with the Anderson & Gallows figures. Straight up calls the Andre figure shit. Now Matt was easily the nicest to it while talking about all of the problems and does play damage control on it. Matt straight up says he isn't going to publicly bury a company they're dealing with and promote the burial, and I honestly don't get why people would expect him to. They have their $75 figures still in the works and they've talked about how lucrative their first figures were, not just in sales but then brought to signings. On a related note, these two got cut from WWE and have used their podcast to not just stay relevant, but have some of their most lucrative years in the business. I find it kind of hilarious how they've called out virtually everyone who stepped into the wrestling figure scene over the past couple of years only to then work out deal with each and every single of of them. Hasttel being maybe the only one they don't have something coming yet, but I wouldn't doubt them getting something if somehow Mitch makes it past the Savio Vega figure. I'm just glad I held out for Mattel announcing an Ultimate. I was expecting it in the Colosseum Collection but its looking like a mainline release if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by newgenandy on Jan 26, 2023 3:48:53 GMT -5
But why dance around it? If they were not in the super 7 line or say mattel put this out (at a cost half that of this figure) they’d make a whole segment on how bad it was - look at how much they banged on about dude loves shirt! This is why I say on old retro stuff it’s a decent listen. When it comes to current stuff they’re compromised too much being in business with companies do you don’t get a genuine reaction I listened to this episode yesterday and Brian didn't really mince words on it. He says the $10 basic blows it away and even called out about the mistakes with the Anderson & Gallows figures. Straight up calls the Andre figure crap. Now Matt was easily the nicest to it while talking about all of the problems and does play damage control on it. Matt straight up says he isn't going to publicly bury a company they're dealing with and promote the burial, and I honestly don't get why people would expect him to. They have their $75 figures still in the works and they've talked about how lucrative their first figures were, not just in sales but then brought to signings. On a related note, these two got cut from WWE and have used their podcast to not just stay relevant, but have some of their most lucrative years in the business. I find it kind of hilarious how they've called out virtually everyone who stepped into the wrestling figure scene over the past couple of years only to then work out deal with each and every single of of them. Hasttel being maybe the only one they don't have something coming yet, but I wouldn't doubt them getting something if somehow Mitch makes it past the Savio Vega figure. I'm just glad I held out for Mattel announcing an Ultimate. I was expecting it in the Colosseum Collection but its looking like a mainline release if I'm not mistaken. If your not going to bury a company your working with but would another your not working with if they had released that figure then it 100% invalidates the ‘review’ - the easiest thing is just don’t review it He said it wasn’t that bad and compared it to the other Andre’s which are immeasurably better
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