eddiep
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Post by eddiep on May 29, 2023 14:05:15 GMT -5
If George Gray gets one of these new nostalgia contracts, do we think Akeem is off the table based on recent issues with Strongbow?
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Post by CM Tusk on May 29, 2023 14:14:05 GMT -5
I’d imagine it’s a possibility they wouldn’t make him. I think the majority wants One Man Gang though so I’m sure it would work out. Seeing the only situation I see him getting an Ultimate figure is in the Coliseum Collection, OMG would be the only figure of how I would buy anyways:
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Post by jfinnomore on May 29, 2023 14:18:57 GMT -5
I recently sold my Akeem for a nice amount so there is people who want him, however as previously stated most of us want One Man Gang more
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Post by The Madness on May 29, 2023 14:35:08 GMT -5
I’ve got Akeem, but definitely wouldn’t mind a TrueFX upgrade.
I personally don’t see them doing it, but I didn’t expect them to re-release Kamala either.
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Post by kirk815 on May 29, 2023 14:40:18 GMT -5
If he is signed, I think Mattel would focus on OMG (Coliseum Collection, elites in Legends, retros, superstar lines).
I don't think they would get much pushback/controversy if they did decide to release Akeem, but I feel like people that are pissed off about Strongbow and other wrestlers not getting released would make a big deal out of it and probably then get it cancelled.
His gimmick/mannerisms probably have more cons than pros for Mattel to release it.
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Post by JokerFC on May 29, 2023 14:44:38 GMT -5
I'm happy enough with my Akeem but I wouldn't object to them re-releasing ol George.
One Man Gang is where its at for me though
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Post by LA Times on May 29, 2023 14:56:09 GMT -5
I recently sold my Akeem for a nice amount so there is people who want him, however as previously stated most of us want One Man Gang more Was it complete and in good condition? |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on May 29, 2023 15:23:48 GMT -5
There’s white people in Africa. It’s not like he wore blackface or anything.
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Post by jfinnomore on May 29, 2023 15:57:21 GMT -5
I recently sold my Akeem for a nice amount so there is people who want him, however as previously stated most of us want One Man Gang more Was it complete and in good condition? Yeah and he was only used for display. IDK what he goes for now but think I got like $130 for him. |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on May 29, 2023 16:18:55 GMT -5
I still have Akeem, but OMG is a major want.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on May 29, 2023 17:26:48 GMT -5
probably is
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Apocalypse
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Post by Apocalypse on May 29, 2023 18:00:49 GMT -5
There’s white people in Africa. It’s not like he wore blackface or anything. Exactly. Cancel culture gives me the creeps |
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on May 29, 2023 18:35:35 GMT -5
Interesting topic bc i think they could do it but idk if they would give him the same shirt with the Africa on the back ?
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Post by ImJoeGrizzlyBitch on May 30, 2023 2:22:36 GMT -5
Interesting topic bc i think they could do it but idk if they would give him the same shirt with the Africa on the back ? Why wouldn’t they? A white guy with a country on the back? Would that not be like not making a Bobby lashley with the United States on his back? |
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captncharisma19
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Post by captncharisma19 on May 30, 2023 6:42:19 GMT -5
There’s white people in Africa. It’s not like he wore blackface or anything. Exactly. Cancel culture gives me the creeps are they from "Deepest, Darkest Africa"? (I could go on) |
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on May 30, 2023 10:30:20 GMT -5
Society has gone so far in on cancel culture, that the next generation coming up is gonna be so sick of it they’ll be the exact opposite.
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on May 30, 2023 10:58:07 GMT -5
In September 1988, One Man Gang's manager, Slick, announced that Gang was actually African and planned to re-embrace his roots. An episode of WWF Superstars, which aired on September 24, 1988, featured a vignette with Gene Okerlund on-location in an American ghetto that was dubbed "The Deepest Darkest Parts Of Africa," where dancers dressed as tribal Africans danced and chanted around a fire; Slick then announced that Gang would be known by his new name, "Akeem, the African Dream", though Okerlund immediately called him out as the One Man Gang. This vignette received some criticism, as the Caucasian "Akeem" delivered a promo in which he spoke with an extremely stereotypical "jive" black accent and danced in the style of Dusty Rhodes while an African ritual took place in the background.
And for reference, this is a white South African ...
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on May 30, 2023 11:28:26 GMT -5
It’s crazy how sensitive people can be when it comes to wrestling characters.
I walk down the toy aisle and Hasbro and McFarlane and others keeps stock on shelves of people who portray evil characters and commit mass murder, among other heinous acts.
But no.. let’s cancel all the wrestling characters because seven people get their feelings hurt.
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Post by CM Tusk on May 30, 2023 11:45:14 GMT -5
People throw around the term “cancel culture” way too much for situations that don’t even apply. They might not make the jive talking Akeem from the “deepest darkest part of Africa” again if they get George Gray under contract again. It’s not like anyone is trying to ruin his career or erase him from history. In no way is the guy “oh my god cancelled!” Especially if they end up making One Man Gang figures. You can still watch Akeem matches on the Peacock/Network. You can still meet George Grey at conventions. They might just decide to not make a toy of one of his wrestling characters again. The whole “cancel culture” thing is just a buzz term for people to get “too sensitive” about people being “too sensitive” anyways. No one outside truly awful people have lost their careers due to their actions. Strongbow wasn’t even “cancelled” as far as the person or his work. They just decided to not make a toy of him. The world kept spinning.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on May 30, 2023 11:46:13 GMT -5
Interesting topic bc i think they could do it but idk if they would give him the same shirt with the Africa on the back ? Why wouldn’t they? A white guy with a country on the back? Would that not be like not making a Bobby lashley with the United States on his back? probably bc he’s not from Africa and impersonating an African person |
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