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Post by @Chair.Shot on Apr 24, 2024 7:11:45 GMT -5
And I still need Bad News Brown to give a ghetto blaster to Bret Hart, sparking his singles/face run! Not signed. Anybody have his info? Have you not asked Josh? |
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 24, 2024 11:49:57 GMT -5
Big Rubber Guys Team, I’m curious about something. There’s buzz on here right now about Ventura and WWE mending bridges. It makes me wonder if the change in management there could lead to more Legends signing deals. That being the possibility, while I understand and respect you not wanting to sign people far in advance like other Indy companies do, might this shift your strategy? I have no clue, legally, how that plays out, of course. If Legend A signs with you on June 1, non-exclusive, then signs a WWE Exclusive Legends Deal later this year, for example, could they still get a figure from you next year since your contract came first? Or is that dependent on how far along in production it was? It would provide an interesting argument for signing Legends in advance, if it “guarantees” the option regardless of their future deals. Just curious. Thank you!
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Apr 24, 2024 12:39:57 GMT -5
Big Rubber Guys Team, I’m curious about something. There’s buzz on here right now about Ventura and WWE mending bridges. It makes me wonder if the change in management there could lead to more Legends signing deals. That being the possibility, while I understand and respect you not wanting to sign people far in advance like other Indy companies do, might this shift your strategy? I have no clue, legally, how that plays out, of course. If Legend A signs with you on June 1, non-exclusive, then signs a WWE Exclusive Legends Deal later this year, for example, could they still get a figure from you next year since your contract came first? Or is that dependent on how far along in production it was? It would provide an interesting argument for signing Legends in advance, if it “guarantees” the option regardless of their future deals. Just curious. Thank you! We expect many people who didn’t have legends deal or had expired legends deals to sign legends deals. If we have them signed first, we are all good. |
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 25, 2024 9:20:22 GMT -5
There’s an interesting link I just saw on another thread here about top wrestlers, purely by number of PPV appearances, who do not have Mattel figures. A lot of the Golden Era ones are wrestlers we’ve already been discussing, and even some we have received or will be getting in this line- like Dynamite Kid and Barbarian! Just thought I would share here too, in case people haven’t seen it.
From grandmasterPRA
“Golden Era: Percentage of the top 100 Made by Mattel (65%)
Top 25 Missing:
1. Hercules Hernandez
2. Mr. Fuji
3. Dino Bravo
4. Slick
5. Haku
6. The Barbarian
7. Koko B. Ware
8&9. The Rougeaus
10. Bad News Brown
11. Paul Roma
12. The Dynamite Kid
13. Boris Zhukov
14. Jim Brunzell
15. The Genius/Lanny Poffo
16. The Mountie
17. Ron Bass
18. Brian Blair
19. Frenchy Martin
20. Tanaka
21. Harvey Whippleman
22. Johnny Valiant
23. Ken Patera
24. Repo Man
25. The Fabulous Moolah”
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Post by lamby23 on Apr 25, 2024 12:55:47 GMT -5
There’s an interesting link I just saw on another thread here about top wrestlers, purely by number of PPV appearances, who do not have Mattel figures. A lot of the Golden Era ones are wrestlers we’ve already been discussing, and even some we have received or will be getting in this line- like Dynamite Kid and Barbarian! Just thought I would share here too, in case people haven’t seen it. From grandmasterPRA “Golden Era: Percentage of the top 100 Made by Mattel (65%) Top 25 Missing: 1. Hercules Hernandez 2. Mr. Fuji 3. Dino Bravo 4. Slick 5. Haku 6. The Barbarian 7. Koko B. Ware 8&9. The Rougeaus 10. Bad News Brown 11. Paul Roma 12. The Dynamite Kid 13. Boris Zhukov 14. Jim Brunzell 15. The Genius/Lanny Poffo 16. The Mountie 17. Ron Bass 18. Brian Blair 19. Frenchy Martin 20. Tanaka 21. Harvey Whippleman 22. Johnny Valiant 23. Ken Patera 24. Repo Man 25. The Fabulous Moolah” Thanks for sharing that. Very thankful we already got a Barbarian coming and Dynamite was a great surprise. Out of those remaining my top 5 would be 1.Bad News Brown 2/3.Rogeau Bros 4.Bravo 5.Hercules |
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Post by lamby23 on Apr 25, 2024 12:59:07 GMT -5
Speaking of Dynamite.
Any updates on when the Bulldogs (white) ship?
Will the Blue Bulldogs variant (which i also ordered from other site ) be ready at same time?
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darkprophet
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 25, 2024 14:10:44 GMT -5
There’s an interesting link I just saw on another thread here about top wrestlers, purely by number of PPV appearances, who do not have Mattel figures. A lot of the Golden Era ones are wrestlers we’ve already been discussing, and even some we have received or will be getting in this line- like Dynamite Kid and Barbarian! Just thought I would share here too, in case people haven’t seen it. From grandmasterPRA “Golden Era: Percentage of the top 100 Made by Mattel (65%) Top 25 Missing: 1. Hercules Hernandez 2. Mr. Fuji 3. Dino Bravo 4. Slick 5. Haku 6. The Barbarian 7. Koko B. Ware 8&9. The Rougeaus 10. Bad News Brown 11. Paul Roma 12. The Dynamite Kid 13. Boris Zhukov 14. Jim Brunzell 15. The Genius/Lanny Poffo 16. The Mountie 17. Ron Bass 18. Brian Blair 19. Frenchy Martin 20. Tanaka 21. Harvey Whippleman 22. Johnny Valiant 23. Ken Patera 24. Repo Man 25. The Fabulous Moolah” Thanks for sharing that. Very thankful we already got a Barbarian coming and Dynamite was a great surprise. Out of those remaining my top 5 would be 1.Bad News Brown 2/3.Rogeau Bros 4.Bravo 5.Hercules I like your 5, but would add (King) Haku as well, personally. |
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Apr 25, 2024 18:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 25, 2024 19:01:30 GMT -5
Thank you for posting this! |
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Post by lamby23 on Apr 25, 2024 21:45:07 GMT -5
Thank you for the reply and link. I see it says June now though when originally was estimated as April. Is this due to the packaging being changed to stand up like you mentioned prior? |
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Apr 26, 2024 13:33:37 GMT -5
Thank you for the reply and link. I see it says June now though when originally was estimated as April. Is this due to the packaging being changed to stand up like you mentioned prior? The prototypes/samples were too big. |
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Apr 26, 2024 13:33:50 GMT -5
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Apr 26, 2024 13:36:45 GMT -5
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Apr 26, 2024 14:10:03 GMT -5
Just saw this, added to cart. Went to submit and got the dreaded sold out! Thats strike 2 for me haha |
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Apr 26, 2024 20:16:33 GMT -5
Love the expanded social presence, Matt!
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 26, 2024 20:25:23 GMT -5
Love the expanded social presence, Matt! Agreed! And on that note, best wishes with your injury recovery! |
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Post by thep1 on Apr 26, 2024 20:50:53 GMT -5
There’s an interesting link I just saw on another thread here about top wrestlers, purely by number of PPV appearances, who do not have Mattel figures. A lot of the Golden Era ones are wrestlers we’ve already been discussing, and even some we have received or will be getting in this line- like Dynamite Kid and Barbarian! Just thought I would share here too, in case people haven’t seen it. From grandmasterPRA “Golden Era: Percentage of the top 100 Made by Mattel (65%) Top 25 Missing: 1. Hercules Hernandez 2. Mr. Fuji 3. Dino Bravo 4. Slick 5. Haku 6. The Barbarian 7. Koko B. Ware 8&9. The Rougeaus 10. Bad News Brown 11. Paul Roma 12. The Dynamite Kid 13. Boris Zhukov 14. Jim Brunzell 15. The Genius/Lanny Poffo 16. The Mountie 17. Ron Bass 18. Brian Blair 19. Frenchy Martin 20. Tanaka 21. Harvey Whippleman 22. Johnny Valiant 23. Ken Patera 24. Repo Man 25. The Fabulous Moolah” Thanks for sharing that. Very thankful we already got a Barbarian coming and Dynamite was a great surprise. Out of those remaining my top 5 would be 1.Bad News Brown 2/3.Rogeau Bros 4.Bravo 5.Hercules I agree with you 1. Bad News Brown 2. Bad News Brown 3. Bad News Brown 4. Killer Bees/Haku/Herc |
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Apr 26, 2024 21:01:55 GMT -5
I love the breakdown of things like this by the numbers...it would be sweet to see some of these companies spreadsheets and see all the cross reference criteria for determining who gets a figure when.
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Post by Jonny Flashback on Apr 27, 2024 4:26:28 GMT -5
Thank you for the reply and link. I see it says June now though when originally was estimated as April. Is this due to the packaging being changed to stand up like you mentioned prior? The prototypes/samples were too big. Absolutely the right call to delay them. I feel size and scale is very important in this line. |
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Post by darkprophet on Apr 27, 2024 6:34:24 GMT -5
The more I think about my dream list for this line, after getting us Demolition and the upcoming Powers of Pain, my next biggest want is now Hercules. I know he had an LJN, but it wasn’t wrestling gear, nor his most memorable look. I recently watched a 1987 SNME battle royal during the Mania 3 build. Despite Hogan and Andre also being in the match, it was Herc who came out on top, last eliminating Billy Jack Haynes (to set up/build their Mania match). I know he’s not in our next 6, but hopefully we can get him eventually in this line.
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