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Post by TheHitmanKid on Mar 2, 2023 12:09:14 GMT -5
I just finished watching "350 Day" documentary about Pro Wrestling. One of the interesting parts about it were the wrestlers explaining how they had to develop their character even if it was a different ethnicity or culture.
My point, is with a documentary like this, maybe Mattel can understand why it would be ok to release a Cheif Jay Strongbow, just like other wrestlers and their gimmicks.
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viper412
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Post by viper412 on Mar 2, 2023 12:16:03 GMT -5
we not getting it, y’all gonna have to get over it at some point. If they were going to release it, they would’ve when it was planned
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Mar 2, 2023 12:31:46 GMT -5
in before the inevitable arguing and thread lock
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Mar 2, 2023 13:00:13 GMT -5
Can y’all stop with the Chief jay threads
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Post by hitmancmedge on Mar 2, 2023 13:14:40 GMT -5
How the hell did we start this again???
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Mar 2, 2023 13:37:30 GMT -5
I’ve got no dog in the fight but I find it interesting that the figure was A okay for the year or so period of planning & development. So take that for what it’s worth.
They made a safe call and pulled it. We should all understand why whether we agree or not
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Post by Flair Forever on Mar 2, 2023 13:38:32 GMT -5
I might be in the minority (but I'm not sure that I am) - I've been watching wrestling since the late 80's..... and I don't even remember Chief Jay Strongbow. Why do we need this figure so bad?
Not being a jerk, it's a legit question....
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Mar 2, 2023 14:03:53 GMT -5
I might be in the minority (but I'm not sure that I am) - I've been watching wrestling since the late 80's..... and I don't even remember Chief Jay Strongbow. Why do we need this figure so bad? Not being a jerk, it's a legit question.... No clue. Some want it to fill in the gap in their roster. I think some people want it because it wasn't released. Had this been released, it would of been a pegwarmer. I understand both sides of the coin, even though I don't want this figure myself. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Mar 2, 2023 14:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 2, 2023 14:22:32 GMT -5
I might be in the minority (but I'm not sure that I am) - I've been watching wrestling since the late 80's..... and I don't even remember Chief Jay Strongbow. Why do we need this figure so bad? Not being a jerk, it's a legit question.... With the exception of one person who provided a reasonable reason it’s cos people like to bitch and moan and want what they can’t have. Guarantee it’d peg warm if it come out since there’s 1 other figure to go with him from a similar era |
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350 Days
Mar 2, 2023 14:23:39 GMT -5
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 2, 2023 14:23:39 GMT -5
Also that doc is 5 years old - a lot has changed in attitudes since then
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Post by RybackV1 on Mar 2, 2023 16:01:19 GMT -5
i’m offended
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Post by coldblooded on Mar 2, 2023 16:23:06 GMT -5
Stahhhhhhhp
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Post by hulkmustpose on Mar 2, 2023 16:47:19 GMT -5
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Post by savedbytheringbell on Mar 2, 2023 17:03:38 GMT -5
Nobody actually wants a Chief Jay, they want to be one of the resellers with a box full
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Post by jong on Mar 2, 2023 17:17:30 GMT -5
Chief Jay is a figure I would have liked to get, top 10 want No, 20 No, maybe top 30 on my list but I could live without.. The odd part is that his figure ever got off the starting line and the frustrating part is that it was at the finish line when pulled.
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Post by themadbubbler on Mar 2, 2023 17:34:25 GMT -5
Strongbow wrestled in to the early 80s, and he's a significant figure in wrestling history, and WWF/WWE history, so I can see why people want a Mattel figure of him, but he wouldn't be a big seller- he's the kind of figure that should be a limited exclusive, maybe as part of a multipack. When you go back to people who had their heydays before the mid-1970s, there just aren't that many stars who would sell well enough for there to be mainstream action figures of them. I know that's not why the figure was canceled, but, no disrespect to Chief Jay, it's one many of us would probably have picked up for under-$10.00 on sale at Ringside, so it's not the worst thing for retailers that it was canceled. May and indy company can get the license to make a figure of him if Mattel isn't, eventually, liek that upcoming Lou Thesz figure (which looks very nice).
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Mar 2, 2023 18:15:45 GMT -5
So glad I got one. Doubt I'll sell it. But you never know.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Mar 2, 2023 18:22:37 GMT -5
I might be in the minority (but I'm not sure that I am) - I've been watching wrestling since the late 80's..... and I don't even remember Chief Jay Strongbow. Why do we need this figure so bad? Not being a jerk, it's a legit question.... People are upset because they're being told they can't buy something. I guarantee that most of the people complaining have never seen a CJS match. |
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Post by oldschoolfool on Mar 2, 2023 18:27:07 GMT -5
I started watching wrestling the tail end of '83, which was kind of his last year of relevance as a wrestler. So I'd probably would've ended up getting him eventually, if he hadnt gotten recalled.
But, as far as lesser known guys from that specific time period, I'd be far, far more excited for an Ivan Putski, Masked Superstar, Atlas,etc.
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