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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Jul 20, 2023 5:54:54 GMT -5
Once again disappointed with the Hitman sculpts. How many times can we get our hopes up? Piper sculpts are off as well. The hairstyle doesn’t really represent how he looked & the kilt is inaccurate.
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Post by ddt4thee on Jul 20, 2023 6:07:04 GMT -5
Thanks. Great looking figure.... but I'm really disappointed they didn't go with the red kilt - it's far more iconic (especially for that time period). Did he ever actually wear this (UE) style kilt on Nitro? I don’t think he ever wore a kilt like that. It’s the LJN style one recycled. I’ll be swapping it with the Legends Piper one, since this at least has some blue in it (like he wore in 1992). Also, his boots should be maroon, not black. Nah, he never wore that kilt in WCW and you're right about the boots too. They've never given him a sporran (the little accessory/wallet bag that hangs on the front) for his kilt either, but Rousey has at least twice.
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Jul 20, 2023 6:10:01 GMT -5
Bret Hart Ultimate is missing deco all down his legHope it can be fixed in time.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Jul 20, 2023 6:16:36 GMT -5
All the stuff shown in the morning was pretty good, but preview night had a lot of head scratchers when it came to design.
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Post by chaz on Jul 20, 2023 6:18:57 GMT -5
There are so many rereleases recently - are Mattel running out of ideas?
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 20, 2023 6:22:24 GMT -5
Apologies if this was asked and answered, but is the TNFT 4 pack a retailer exclusive? For a preview night, this is pretty good, I gotta say. I’m trying to keep calm and not preorder too much yet, but I am impressed. I’m only worried about how notoriously difficult Wal-Mart is regarding the MNW line. That and check my math here - SIX Hogans?!?! The three pack, the Legends, the MNW and the TNFT four pack? I love the dude too, but that’s a lot. Now watch - they’ll all be gone by sun up because, love or hate, he still is a draw. The reveals tomorrow should be fun! 11 Hogans: 3 pack: SNME 86 Starrcade 97 Still Rules 4 pack: Jan 84 Legends 21: Late 70s/early 80s MNW: Day after BATB Superstars: Terry Boulder & chase Basic: Workout attire/street clothes Wrekkin: WCW with motorcycle Retro: WM1 12 if you count the Coliseum Collection figure also on display.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 20, 2023 6:23:24 GMT -5
Ultimate Kurt is trash. Who the hell thought taking all the bodybuilder parts and putting them on Kurt is the way to go? Looks like a 2023 Jakks figure
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 20, 2023 6:38:22 GMT -5
Ultimate Kurt is trash. Who the hell thought taking all the bodybuilder parts and putting them on Kurt is the way to go? Looks like a 2023 Jakks figure This has Bill written all over it.
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 20, 2023 6:48:23 GMT -5
It’s ridiculous design went with this torso. Angle was never even close to that size. Bill loves throwing this torso around on guys who don’t need it: Roman, Eddie, Kurt..
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 20, 2023 6:49:53 GMT -5
Assuming this is the attire underneath chase Superstars Hogan/Boulder
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 20, 2023 6:54:39 GMT -5
Ultimate Kurt is trash. Who the hell thought taking all the bodybuilder parts and putting them on Kurt is the way to go? Looks like a 2023 Jakks figure This has Bill written all over it. It’s aggravating. I know there’s gonna be the “it’s not that bad” and the “don’t like it don’t buy it” people but that’s the thing… it is bad, and I do want to buy an Ultimate Kurt. Is accuracy too much to ask for? They have the correct parts to make perfect or near perfect figures but every now and then they just completely botch an attempt, like they’ve done with this Kurt.
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Post by Figure Nova on Jul 20, 2023 6:55:20 GMT -5
There are so many rereleases recently - are Mattel running out of ideas? I’m guessing that WWE is much more strict and controlling about which talents they want represented on products with their name and logo on them. As a result, there is a small pool of (just making up a number) of 50 licensed and approved legends that can be merchandised. It’s why we always see the same talent on the legends section of the website and why the same talents are always used on reunion shows. So instead of being able to make 1000s of different characters, Mattel seem to be stuck trying to make as many variations of someone like Undertaker as possible, even down to obscure looks like Mean Mark and ‘97 leather cowboy hat that he wore maybe two times. Then again, something random like The Goon will show up, so who the hell knows. All I know is that we’re gonna get Big Scott Hall, Diamond Stud, Red Razor Ramon, Pink Razor Ramon, and DDP Yoga Scott Hall long before we get someone like The Barbarian.
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Post by stormbreaker on Jul 20, 2023 6:56:59 GMT -5
Apologies if this was asked and answered, but is the TNFT 4 pack a retailer exclusive? For a preview night, this is pretty good, I gotta say. I’m trying to keep calm and not preorder too much yet, but I am impressed. I’m only worried about how notoriously difficult Wal-Mart is regarding the MNW line. That and check my math here - SIX Hogans?!?! The three pack, the Legends, the MNW and the TNFT four pack? I love the dude too, but that’s a lot. Now watch - they’ll all be gone by sun up because, love or hate, he still is a draw. The reveals tomorrow should be fun! 11 Hogans: 3 pack: SNME 86 Starrcade 97 Still Rules 4 pack: Jan 84 Legends 21: Late 70s/early 80s MNW: Day after BATB Superstars: Terry Boulder & chase Basic: Workout attire/street clothes Wrekkin: WCW with motorcycle Retro: WM1 12 if you count the Coliseum Collection figure also on display. And I’d probably sacrifice around 9 of them for a nicely done Ultimate Edition Hulk Still Rules Undisputed Champion. Maybe. I don’t know. It just seems all over the place. Multipacks that don’t make a lot of sense, odd choices for the Superstar figures, nice accessories that come with a couple of figures that don’t have tans… Oh well. First world problems, I know. But still, it would be nice if more figures came out that didn’t require customizing in some fashion or other.
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Post by drankadranka on Jul 20, 2023 6:59:11 GMT -5
They always do such good iyos
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jul 20, 2023 7:01:38 GMT -5
If Kurt was a Japanese woman I’m sure Bill would make sure the figure looked good.
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Jul 20, 2023 7:02:44 GMT -5
Ultimate Kurt is trash. Who the hell thought taking all the bodybuilder parts and putting them on Kurt is the way to go? Looks like a 2023 Jakks figure Well looks like Hulk Angle can join his other friend in Hulk Guerrero. 😝 I definitely won't be getting that Angle and will keep the entrance greats version. The only useful thing I could use from the Ultimate is the true FX headscans while everything else can go straight into the custom fodder bin.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2023 7:02:59 GMT -5
If Kurt was a Japanese woman I’m sure Bill would make sure the figure looked good. Lmao I'm dead
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 20, 2023 7:03:41 GMT -5
They always do such good iyos They put their whole selves into their joshi figures. I'm hoping Iyo being prominent on the main roster now means we'll get more of her. I'll take basics if necessary.
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 20, 2023 7:04:28 GMT -5
If Kurt was a Japanese woman I’m sure Bill would make sure the figure looked good. Well whose fault is that, Kurt?! He could have tried a run in Stardom. He just didn't want it enough.
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Post by dynamitekido on Jul 20, 2023 7:05:06 GMT -5
Some thoughts:
Was surprised to see the Hogan 3 pack. I like it.
The 4 pack with Becky is kind of a headscratcher. It's also funny because I've seen comments here with people only wanting one figure out of the set. Funny part being that everyone picked a different one that they need but not one person picked Becky. I really only want the Hogan from the set.
The Piper UE is pretty amazing outside of the kilt being some weird thing from a fever dream, because he never wore it in WCW to my recollection.
The Monday Night Wars figures are cool and I'm interested, although I'll most likely never see them at Walmart.
The mishandling and oversaturation of the Ultimate Edition is really dragging the line down. Here's to hoping they sell otherwise this could be the demise of the line. The series has gone through ebbs and flows through the years. At first it was an okay seller, to the figures not selling to them barely being available at retail, to them being plentiful at retail, to eventually being oversaturated and clearanced out quickly. Weird.
The Bret Hart headscans still remain frustrating.
The Kurt Angle UE is pretty terrible and disappointing.
Really feels like the flashbacks are being scaled back. Outside of the usual suspects, there doens't seem to be many new faces appearing.
Nice to see the redesign on basics, it might even result in me buying them occasionally again as opposed to NEVER doing so.
Looking forward to seeing what else they reveal this weekend.
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