Rank The Con Of Cons 2024!!

I gave it a B ranking.
Bill Mikeina and the Mattel team have improved as designers. It's evident in the Shawn Michaels SDCC exclusive, how they improved Triple Hs Ultimate Edition body mold to look more like him and Lex Lugers UE mold.

CM Punk Ultimate Edition from Money in the Bank 2011 was at the top of my list of what I wanted to see revealed and was happy to see it get made.
Ultimate Warrior/Papa Shango Ultimate Editions looked incredible,a definite highlight and hopefully will be able to purchase it.
Glad to see Bianca Belair getting another Elite, wanted Big Bossman heel Ultimate Edition figure and Shawn Michaels from Survivor Series 2006. Was also glad to see them re releasing Eddie Guerrero Hall of Champions. Finn Balor Ultimate, Jade Cargill prototypes, Rhea Ripley Ultimate Edition were other highlights for me.

Negatives were that Hulk Hogan Royal Rumble finished product, just the wasted Hogan spots in general. There are still Hogan figures I want to see released but not the ones that were shown at SDCC. A re-release of WMX8 Hogan this soon?? Seems unnecessary to me. Wrestlemania XXX Hogan? That's what they give us dedicated collectors? A bit of a slap in the face. Never seen it on anyone's lists. We want White shirt American Made Hogan, Python Power bandana Hogan. Wrestlemania III Ultimate Edition Hogan. If they lose him from the line this is a wasted series of Hogan figures that they put out at this SDCC.


Lack of new legends in the line, no US Express, no Haku brought it down almost to a C ranking I think. US Express seemed like a given at this SDCC and to have nothing shown of them gives me an empty feeling, to where if I saw them revealed i would have felt like "this SDCC feels complete now" Instead of almost waiting around for them to be shown at the last minute but not expecting it.
Still no Savage resigned and doesn't look like they will get him resigned. Imagine how beautiful a tanned orange trunks, yellow boots Elite Macho Man Mint on Card would have looked next to that Greatest Hits Mint on Card Hogan. Wasted opportunity.

No new Legends that would give a real great reaction - Demolition, Legion of Doom, Powers of Pain Barbarian.

Austin with the snake arm shirt being a Basic figure is frustrating.


For collectors of around the Wrestlemania 1 event - well a few years ago they gave us Hogan/Mr T/Roddy Piper Ultimate Edition. Orndorff, Wendi Richter, red tights JYD, Freddie Blassie. Last year Captain Lou Albano and SDCC Muhammad Ali. We were building that roster naturally and well paced. With the Coliseum Collection it seemed like it was made to really build on that roster - that they would give us Iron Sheik, Big John Studd, Andre The Giant, Hillbilly Jim LJN originals, and this SDCC didn't give us anything. Collectors of that era were left empty and dissapointed.


No new Elite Jake the Snake Roberts or Brutus The Barber Beefcake looks.People they have under contract that they can easily do repaints of that collectors would be happy to purchase.

They waited our this Green Ultimate Warrior so much to the point that I have moved on from it and don't even want it anymore.


Is the Legends line becoming a running joke? After this years reveals it appears so. Justin Hawk Bradshaw, add him to the obscure, unwanted deep cuts that Mattel have added to their line.


Also, on the heels of SDCC - it's a sobering thought to think that the next true reveal is at Wrestlemania as Ringside Fest offered very little last year and was a disapointment. They are pre taped also, so the leaked lineups definitely takes the excitement off of that. It mostly displayed figures that were revealed at SDCC that were shown in their finished form. Don't have my hopes built up too high for that based on last year's performance.
In general it felt like this SDCC wasn't a loaded lineup of reveals.

Personally give the event an A-.

As a collector of anything all the way up to 2011. And WCW 88-94 pre Hogan.

Overall a lot of things got ticked off the list:

Rick Rude wcw 91-94
Brian Pillman 93
Justin Hawk Bradshaw 96
Mad Fatu 95
Golga 98
Late 95 bulldog
Smoking gunns billy
Carlito 04/05
Kurt Angle 06
Dudleyz 99
Steiners 93/94
Bigalow 87/88

So with those alone it helps pad out the collection. Of course I wish we could have seen Us express, Haku and maybe a 2003/04 super hero rosey but I’m sure that’s all down the line.

I wasn’t so keen on the royal rumble and Wrestlemania ppv line ups this year personally myself.
I’d have loved an 08 Rhodes, 05 hurricane or even Gregory helms. 91 Hogan and 07 Khali. The wm set for me just didn’t hit the spot. But overall great showing

ill slap a SOLID C grade on this. average for me.

im being totally honest RIGHT NOW, at this moment im a little trepidatious concerning the products im excited for. Monday Night Wars line is huge for me. that was MY ERA of wrestling growing up. the figures are attractive to me, there hasnt been a figure/look or character that has completely tipped the scales as being "MUST HAVE GOTTA GET IT" but at the same time too it has been a freaking struggle to get these figures into my collection. yes i have pre-orders locked in TODAY, but in three weeks or months later wal mart gonna wal mart and they probably gonna get cancelled.

CM Punk stuff was badass to see! im a big Punk fan so the UE and new elites were ace for me.

being a serious collector of the line i was pretty let down by the 're-releases' that were brought in. vault figures didnt make too much sense to me, greatest hits figures didnt make too much sense to me, and the MNW Greatest hits set is another set that im buying too many figures that i already have. i actually really want to shame mattel for putting GH figures in a BAF wave its just really bad business. i dont care if you feel like an attitude era bossman would go great in the MNW line it is a re-release figure and thus needs to be in GH line, not something required to build an new figure. the Hogan figure in the royal rumble line is pointless and a bad move aswell. Hogan figures may represent a specific moment for those hulk fans, but to everyone else they are all the exact same figure in yellow trunks and red boots. the Royal Rumble Diesel figure needs a new headsculpt i dont know why mattel is getting lazy and completely ignoring that-Nash was damn near in his 60s for that appearance and his goatee was trimmed up completely differently.

beyond that FOR ME, there wasnt a whole lot that made me want to jump out of my seat. seeing Muta in the line was pretty amazeballs but most of my focus was lasered on the MNW line and there wasnt too much new light shed upon that that we havent already known about.

Steiners are rad, but not my era for them. i was late 90's i wanted to see a Big Poppa Pump figure.

I gave it a B. Only reason it wasn’t an A, was because there was no new first time in the line characters. I know we’re getting Golga and Justin Hawk Bradshaw(great fig btw) but that’s not the same.

C. No new legends. I do like the warrior shango 2 pack. No new Machos!!! Really need to get him signed again. Still waiting on my Killer Bees and Moondogs teams. Lol. The Superstars line additions look great though I wish the Harts were in pink. No new Machos!

B-

If an HBK is shown, it's an automatic B.

That being said, lots of stuff I like.

Ultimate DX HBK
Ultimate Hulk still Rules
Ultimate final boss Rock
Ultimate Vader
New Sid elite
Legends Kurt Angle and Godfather
Finally and updated R-truth
Elite 19 HBK re release with FINALLY knee pads. 3rd time's a charm I suppose.
Ultimate Punk

Things I didn't like, singles wcw booker t being locked behind the Walmart wall.

On other hand jazzwares certainly surprised me with those stings. I want that 3 pack and the yellow surfer sting. Don't care for the blade runner version as it won't have a tag partner unless Mattel and jazzwares made a behind the scenes loophole partnership and Mattel will make a warrior blade runner which there's no indication.

Overall this SDCC I was more excited for Jadas street fighter reveals. They are absolutely KILLING it.


I was left satisfied this SDCC.

I’ll give it a solid D- … the only figure I’m interested in is UE Lex Luger … and maybe Kane

Solid A+, 5 star, perfect 5/7 solely for all the blubbering about Golga in the mega thread

The Con is old news now. It's all about Jesse Ventura. How many Mattel figures they can get out and how quickly I can buy them.