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Post by jt on Jun 8, 2024 12:05:24 GMT -5
Shot in the dark (no pun intended) but could it be Brian Pillman? I could see them doing the home invasion segment look minus the gun obviously since that still allows them to sell a more traditional looking Pillman in the MNW line while also putting out a figure for hardcore collectors That doesn't have any mainstream crossover appeal. id argue the no holds barred two pack didnt either. I get Hogan is a bigger name than Pillman but they both only really appealed to wrestling fans that were already collecting |
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Post by breal59 on Jun 8, 2024 12:57:53 GMT -5
That doesn't have any mainstream crossover appeal. id argue the no holds barred two pack didnt either. I get Hogan is a bigger name than Pillman but they both only really appealed to wrestling fans that were already collecting I agree. If it's a first time in the line that wrestling fans are eager to add to their collection it will still sell well regardless of it being a mainstream targeted release. |
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Post by jt on Jun 8, 2024 13:41:56 GMT -5
id argue the no holds barred two pack didnt either. I get Hogan is a bigger name than Pillman but they both only really appealed to wrestling fans that were already collecting I agree. If it's a first time in the line that wrestling fans are eager to add to their collection it will still sell well regardless of it being a mainstream targeted release. i think its been long enough since we got a new pillman, and they've never done that look in figure form to my knowledge. I think it would sell pretty well personally, though they should definitely produce less than they would hogan or a celebrity figure |
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Post by jjh1292 on Jun 8, 2024 14:43:34 GMT -5
How long you guys think until we find out? Were a month and some change out from the event.
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Post by breal59 on Jun 8, 2024 15:16:00 GMT -5
How long you guys think until we find out? Were a month and some change out from the event. Im enjoying speculating about it. |
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Post by jt on Jun 8, 2024 15:29:34 GMT -5
How long you guys think until we find out? Were a month and some change out from the event. Id imagine well know by the end of the month. Steve said it'd be revealed earlier than previous years and last year it got revealed in the first two weeks of July. It got leaked before it got revealed though so it's possible that influenced it |
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Post by dixol on Jun 8, 2024 16:45:03 GMT -5
Hell Comes to Frogtown Piper!
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Post by MKSavage on Jun 8, 2024 17:23:54 GMT -5
How about Muhammad Ali from his appearance in WCW?   |
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Jun 8, 2024 20:02:41 GMT -5
How long you guys think until we find out? Were a month and some change out from the event. End of June probably |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jun 8, 2024 20:34:44 GMT -5
That doesn't have any mainstream crossover appeal. id argue the no holds barred two pack didnt either. I get Hogan is a bigger name than Pillman but they both only really appealed to wrestling fans that were already collecting Hogan himself has crossover appeal. He’s up there with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mr T, Sylvester Stallone, etc as one of the most recognizable pop culture icons of the 80s. Plus No Holds Barred was a major motion picture that over time has become a so bad it’s good cult classic. Not to mention Tiny Lister has also appeared in several blockbuster hits including Friday and Dark Knight. |
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Post by jt on Jun 8, 2024 20:56:47 GMT -5
id argue the no holds barred two pack didnt either. I get Hogan is a bigger name than Pillman but they both only really appealed to wrestling fans that were already collecting Hogan himself has crossover appeal. He’s up there with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mr T, Sylvester Stallone, etc as one of the most recognizable pop culture icons of the 80s. Plus No Holds Barred was a major motion picture that over time has become a so bad it’s good cult classic. Not to mention Tiny Lister has also appeared in several blockbuster hits including Friday and Dark Knight. id imagine youd be hard pressed to sell a Hogan figure, especially an expensive exclusive from a specific movie, to somebody that isn't already collecting. Same with Lister, I don't think you get too many people outside of the wrestling collecting bubble that would be interested in getting a Zeus figure. I think the only ones with real crossover appeal were Ali and Slaughter and even Ali I think might have been slightly mismanaged by having it be a two pack instead of just an ultimate in his boxing gear or a two in one with soft goods ref gear |
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Post by savedbytheringbell on Jun 8, 2024 23:21:15 GMT -5
What about the Logan Paul henchmen dressed up as a Prime bottle from WrestleMania 40? I think the kids today would love it
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Post by jt on Jun 8, 2024 23:26:21 GMT -5
What about the Logan Paul henchmen dressed up as a Prime bottle from WrestleMania 40? I think the kids today would love it im kinda surprised nobody had guessed that yet. Maybe not this year just because that happened fairly recently but I could see it being the exclusive next year or maybe some kinda render being shown for a MC exclusive |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jun 9, 2024 8:54:47 GMT -5
What about the Logan Paul henchmen dressed up as a Prime bottle from WrestleMania 40? I think the kids today would love it See that being a Championship Showdown two pack like they did with the bunny. |
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Post by ztj_wwf on Jun 9, 2024 8:58:59 GMT -5
How about Muhammad Ali from his appearance in WCW? I’d buy it…🤷♂️ |
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Post by stormbreaker on Jun 9, 2024 10:20:28 GMT -5
I don’t think they’d do Muhammad Ali again. Or if they did, it would be a long time in coming.
I still think it’s Hulk. Like I mentioned, it’s the 40th anniversary, the No Holds Barred was an instant sellout, and despite what some may think, Hulk Hogan has major crossover appeal.
Lots of good suggestions in this thread, but some of them, while appealing, don’t have that SDCC Exclusive quality.
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Post by breal59 on Jun 9, 2024 10:50:54 GMT -5
I don’t think they’d do Muhammad Ali again. Or if they did, it would be a long time in coming. I still think it’s Hulk. Like I mentioned, it’s the 40th anniversary, the No Holds Barred was an instant sellout, and despite what some may think, Hulk Hogan has major crossover appeal. Lots of good suggestions in this thread, but some of them, while appealing, don’t have that SDCC Exclusive quality. It was mostly an instant sell out because Zeus was a first time in the line. |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jun 9, 2024 11:06:40 GMT -5
I make jokes about Ali even tho I honestly don't care how many Ali figures they make. That said, I think it'd be a mistake to do another Ali.
I don't care what Mattel says. I don't believe last year's was that successful.
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Post by stormbreaker on Jun 9, 2024 11:19:47 GMT -5
I don’t think they’d do Muhammad Ali again. Or if they did, it would be a long time in coming. I still think it’s Hulk. Like I mentioned, it’s the 40th anniversary, the No Holds Barred was an instant sellout, and despite what some may think, Hulk Hogan has major crossover appeal. Lots of good suggestions in this thread, but some of them, while appealing, don’t have that SDCC Exclusive quality. It was mostly an instant sell out because Zeus was a first time in the line. That wasn’t the only reason at all. That Hogan figure in the Rip gear, and the packaging, made that a hugely appealing exclusive. |
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Post by stormbreaker on Jun 9, 2024 11:24:51 GMT -5
I make jokes about Ali even tho I honestly don't care how many Ali figures they make. That said, I think it'd be a mistake to do another Ali. I don't care what Mattel says. I don't believe last year's was that successful. I agree. There’s no way Ali would be offered again, at least this soon. And, I’m fine with Mattel making as many figures of whomever they want. More power to them. And for fans of whichever wrestler/personality in question, that’s great. I don’t disparage anyone for wanting figures in which I have zero interest. I only buy what I want. |
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