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Post by warriorheart on Feb 20, 2021 11:10:26 GMT -5
Has anyone seen the Royal Rumble figs at Target yet? I haven’t even seen one yet.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 19, 2021 13:26:12 GMT -5
Went with Slim Jim Macho. Second runner up would be WM7 Macho.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 19, 2021 13:24:15 GMT -5
Steamboat came last night from Amazon. Box isn’t mint, but good enough. Glad to finally get this after missing out on it years ago. Now if they would remake Harley from that series.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 18, 2021 21:21:38 GMT -5
Definitely one of the cooler Warrior figs. Kind of wish I kept it MOC.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 16, 2021 18:42:00 GMT -5
Think I’ll just stick with the Entrance Great version after reading this. Better suit and it’s not like you can tell he’s a basic underneath it.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 15, 2021 15:39:40 GMT -5
I remember seeing on a wrestling forum that Mattel was going to be making the Road Warriors. Found them at TRU on a whim in 2010. That was going to be the end of my collecting. Then I saw a Savage and a Warrior online at Ringside. Bought those. Then I came across the Von Erichs at a Kmart. Had to buy those. Just kind of snowballed from there.
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Post by warriorheart on Feb 11, 2021 15:56:36 GMT -5
Maybe I’m wrong, but to me it sounds like you are comparing your collection to others. It’s definitely not a competition. I know IG and Twitter can seem like a “my collection is better than your thing”. It’s all about quality and not quantity IMO. Collect what you can afford. At the end of the day figures are not very important and you should never have them as a priority. Just my two cents.
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Post by warriorheart on Jan 18, 2021 20:29:01 GMT -5
I was too late to the Crestwood Target. One Fiend left. And what appears to be pegs for the RR figs. All gone if it was. Fiend is still there on the end cap.
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Post by warriorheart on Jan 4, 2021 19:39:54 GMT -5
Blue trunks for me. Red or the WCW Black Singlet would be fine as well. Just not my first choice.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 10, 2020 12:39:18 GMT -5
Finally received my DOD Undertaker yesterday that I preordered on April 4. Only took 8 months.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 10, 2020 12:37:01 GMT -5
I haven't been able to watch since the early 00s with any consistency. Doesn't mean I don't absolutely love the 80s-early 00s. Where wrestling is concerned, I am absolutely content to live in the past. This is how I feel as well. Started watching in 1982 every week and by 2004 around WMXX I was done. I’ll check in every once in awhile, but it just isn’t for me. My kids watched it around 2010-2015 or so. That was fun to see them enjoy it. Even went to some shows. Now they are Freshman and have no use for it anymore. Like you I’m perfectly content to watch the old stuff.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 8, 2020 18:36:53 GMT -5
I started out as a loose collector only in 2010 with the Legends figs. Over I’d say the last two years I’ve gone the other way and collect mostly MOC. Now it just depends on who it is. For some I’ve bought two like Graham so I could open and another kept MOC. My display has both. Kind like how it displays that way with a little of both.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 7, 2020 16:46:46 GMT -5
Superstar Billy Graham was an exclusive and that was easy to find. Almost a peg warmer for a bit. This one should be the same I would think.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 4, 2020 18:14:05 GMT -5
Stopped at Crestwood Walmart and nothing. 1 Basic and that was it.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 4, 2020 11:35:25 GMT -5
I think they did on the Surfer Stings for sure. GAB 90 was awful due to the head and scan. Then we got the BAB 96 which nobody was ever asking for. We finally get a decent one, but it’s GAB 91. That isn’t even a top match of his let alone an attire. I always chalked it up to the guys who run the WWE figs for Mattel just weren’t WCW/NWA fans growing up and didn’t really know which ones should be made. Plus I’ve heard Sting liked the Crow gimmick better and that might have been part of it as well. He was surprised a few years ago at the positive reaction he got for when he dressed up as Surfer for Starrcast. As mentioned, he should of had as many figs as Savage and Warrior in the Surfer look. Whether it's a call by the design team or something coming from WWE, it's pretty clear WCW figures take a back seat. There are more figures from Luger's short WWF run than from his years in WCW. It's laughable how few Elites Flair has, and again I think you can argue they better represent his WWF run than his years as the cornerstone of WCW. At least the basics are more WCW-centric. Diesel has been remade a few times in recent years, while it's been a few years now since a WCW Nash. It is what it is. But it's disappointing how modest my WCW shelf is compared to the shelves and shelves of WWE figures I have from the same eras. Agreed on all points.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 3, 2020 21:38:51 GMT -5
I think they did on the Surfer Stings for sure. GAB 90 was awful due to the head and scan. Then we got the BAB 96 which nobody was ever asking for. We finally get a decent one, but it’s GAB 91. That isn’t even a top match of his let alone an attire. I always chalked it up to the guys who run the WWE figs for Mattel just weren’t WCW/NWA fans growing up and didn’t really know which ones should be made. Plus I’ve heard Sting liked the Crow gimmick better and that might have been part of it as well. He was surprised a few years ago at the positive reaction he got for when he dressed up as Surfer for Starrcast.
As mentioned, he should of had as many figs as Savage and Warrior in the Surfer look.
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Post by warriorheart on Dec 1, 2020 17:25:32 GMT -5
Awesome pics. Glad you got your grail piece finally. Can’t wait to get mine. I’m happy I passed on the Storm one. I can’t mix and match brands, so it’s cool that Mattel made a Hollywood.
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Post by warriorheart on Nov 26, 2020 21:18:44 GMT -5
Good looking figure. I buy most Taker figs and this one will be no exception.
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Post by warriorheart on Nov 15, 2020 11:35:38 GMT -5
If anybody is still looking for a Paul Orndorff or Billy Graham, as of last night the Target at approximately 44th S. Pulaski in Chicago had one of each.
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Post by warriorheart on Nov 9, 2020 18:13:13 GMT -5
$50 for the NWO Black n White Randy Savage RSC Exclusive.
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