Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 2, 2023 4:58:55 GMT -5
Team xTreme. Why.
They botched Camo Cole so bad and it's a borderline miracle we got him. I don't know what they did to get those Adam Cole figures to happen but somehow at the very last moment possible, we got a complete set of green and camo in one go. But it shouldn't have come to that and again, it's a miracle we got them at all.
Going nearly 30 series without a single Sami Zayn elite and never getting a single Sami from 2019 and most of 2020 makes me irrationally angry. At this point I'm praying for flashback figures because I need a Stomping Grounds 2019 Sami and an Artist's Collective IC Champ Sami in the worst way.
Brock Party would have sold really well and would have been a great chance to put out a different Brock figure than the ones that we got for so long.
Ultimate Edition Shinsuke. I get why it was made, I get that he was huge at the time, I know it's old hat to rag on this figure, but the fact that they made him *when they did* in just the second wave of a fledgling line that was trying to find its footing at an elevated price point... it almost got the Ultimate line killed before it took off and, really, going with Ronda, Finn, and Shinsuke in those first three lines were questionable choices, you'd think they would have gone directly for the legends and mega names at the start to play it safe. Again, I'm grateful it worked out, but I was really worried there for a bit that it wouldn't, especially when Series 4 just never seemed to happen due to the pandemic.
Like said, they had Sting, they should have been pumping him out like the Hogans we're getting now.
They finally gave us pink and blue New Day, but we didn't get entrance attire. Huge want for those figures to come out and then they give us a version that isn't nearly as nice as it could have been.
Speaking of The New Day, changing the Tag Belts to the dull plates was one of the worst things ever. I get that if you look at the belts now, they're pretty dull, but those flat plastic belts that were debuted here are so ugly. Glad we got the UUDD belt though, that was cool. Honestly, IMHO, the Championship Showdown figures, if they're gonna release specialty belts with them, should include the old shiny tag belts. And TWO of them! In the same pack! PLEASE!
We got OC AJ but never Anderson or Gallows. I know we probably will get them now, but missing out on that original run was frustrating.
Finally, not so much misses on figures, but the distribution on exclusives in this period was awful. You either were swamped with them like the IIconics or they just didn't exist like Gorilla, Liv, and Anvil. There really was no in between, and it was awful. I will never be over missing out on that Liv.
Great analysis.
Yes, was dissapointed that we didn't get OC Gallows and Anderson. Sammi Zayn wasn't necessary imo because he had an annoying character then and his booking was poor.
We needed more women's wrestler elite collector series exclusives, Royal Rumble 2019 Carmella should have been made as an elite and Royal Rumble 2018 Naomi would have been great. Asuka, had that Network Spotlight elite still out during that time, to justify her not having an Elite. Sasha Banks and Bayley had heel turns and character transformations to justify them not having elites as the first women's tag team champions as babyfaces. Im glad that we got heel Ronda Rousey in her Wrestlemania 35 look.
Charlotte Flair got released as an Ultimate but would also have liked to see her in Wrestlemania 35 attire.
With the Defining Moments series brought back, hopefully they release a Becky Lynch from Wrestlemania 35 elite with a much better face scan.
I would have also liked to see AJ Styles vs Randy Orton in their Wrestlemania 35 attires in an elite two pack. AJ Styles/Finn Balor two pack was a baffling and outdated choice.
Also would have liked to see Shane McMahon in his Wrestlemania 35 attire with his 'Best in the World' trophy.
Sami's booking in 2019 was abysmal (although he certainly didn't help his cause there with some of the stuff he did) but I still wish I could have a Stomping Grounds 2019 Sami just because it's a gap in his looks we don't have. Actually, I wouldn't even need an Elite of it, just a basic of the blue and red would work. It's such a different look than any other tights he had that I wish I had it in some form. And the only reason I really want the IC Title Win Sami is for the headsculpt. It's the same figure as we got, I just want the fluffy hair version because the "Gretzky" hair made me smile.
Naomi had some awesome attires but we only ever really got the one release of "Feel the Glow". Yes, there was regular and chase, but those looks were so toyetic, as they say, that I can't understand why more weren't made. Not from 2019 but 2020 RR Naomi was one figure that I wanted in the worst way and, yeah, we only ever got the one (two) true Elite Naomi figures. And it HURTS.
Becky Lynch from WM35 should absolutely be a Defining Moments figure. Make it one of those Ultimate-Elite women's figures we sometimes get where it's literally an ultimate edition figure in Elite packaging. They've made a couple of those and I don't see why we can't revisit the Ultimate Edition but do it friggin right this time with heads that look like her and legs that aren't just sculpted socks. There's so much potential there and they botched it so badly. Go back, do it RIGHT.
It's a outside the timeframe, but the fact that we never got the Kabuki Warriors, not even as a battle pack, makes me so mad. We got ONE Kairi figure ever. It was epic, yes. But we only ever got the one and I would have given an arm to have Elites of them both as the Kabuki Warriors.
Any and all Shane's that they would have made, I would have bought, and the fact that we never got a BITW figure makes me livid. It's an easy custom to make of him from his World Cup win, and I also customized a trophy for him using a Barbie trophy, but really. BITW Shane should have been a thing in some manner.
