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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on May 3, 2024 13:11:21 GMT -5
Found Bret! I am so glad they finally did the shiny pink shades on him. My Walmart was cleared out, only having Bret/Piper and the Rock boxset in the corner, so I anticipate the main MNW series to appear soon. This is a Walmart that never has the fancy displays, and the RA series barely showed up here, so hopefully everyone who hasn't found them yet gets them soon. Unrelated note: I went out to eat with my family for my birthday at a place farther away, so I checked their Target in hopes of finding The Sultan. They had like 6 figures from Elite 100 and a bunch of Triple H (in trunks) Legends figures, and that's it. E100 came out over a year ago, how on Earth haven't they stocked anything since then?! Glad this isn't my usual Target. I also went to a collector shop and someone dumped their Maximum Sweat collection there - hey, actual figures from the Monday Night War era!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on May 3, 2024 13:00:50 GMT -5
I think my local Walmart is just waiting on the shipment. All the figures are cleared out, there's tons of space, and they had the Rock family boxset and Ultimate Bret/Piper. I'll check next week.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 29, 2024 15:21:09 GMT -5
I believe they said Vincent is from an upcoming bonus wave of MNW.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 29, 2024 15:17:26 GMT -5
Blue Shamrock has to be destined for a re-release someday. As cool as it was to get green, he wore that at the very end of his WWF run in The Lion's Den and the incomplete Jericho feud. Definitely worth doing, but that Corporation run in blue trunks is right up there with the red in terms of being his iconic look.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 26, 2024 16:04:16 GMT -5
If it was the white J.O.B. Squad shirt & blue-trimmed singlet look with Head, yes. Alternatively, a good variant would be the black shirt and yellow/blue logo on the shorts. The long tights & black hair look was when I hopped off the Snow mobile, so there's only a brief bit of his career I'd want. The singlet works for ECW, too.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 26, 2024 15:48:36 GMT -5
Has anyone else still not found series 1? I'm not sure anywhere in North Dakota has got them yet. I haven't looked this past week, but as of last weekend, nope. Checked a few nearby Walmarts. We never get special shippers here, either.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 25, 2024 17:15:43 GMT -5
I wish Bruno had that belt that is coming with Superstar Billy Graham. I think it's the right era and everything from his 2nd reign and longer hair. Still glad to see him in some form though; it has been nearly 100 Elite sets since his last figure!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 12, 2024 13:45:10 GMT -5
2000 Booker T wore a lot of baggier Rock-like fancy shirts. An Ultimate of that look with cloth pants, a bonus head, sunglasses, WCW mic, and a WCW title would be cool. They could also do one in his black trunks with his shorter braids from the last Nitro & include the US title and WCW title like Goldberg had.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 8, 2024 0:22:24 GMT -5
Seth's wrestling gear at Night 1 was one of my favorites I've ever seen. It was like marbled bowling ball with blue and green hues with gold trim. I don't want the entrance gear, just the figure in that attire with the Raw title.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 7, 2024 14:19:33 GMT -5
When they make RR'24 modern Punk as an Elite and the inevitable MitB'11 Punk as an Ultimate, I'll bite.
Pipe Bomb was smart to do as one of his first figures back since they already have the design work for the general figure in All-Stars, the Austin shirt from the TRU Austin, and era-appropriate tats from later Punks already done. Frankenstein that together with the different head and you have an iconic moment they technically never made before. Here's hoping they further tweak that formula on those kneepads going forward...
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 7, 2024 13:55:21 GMT -5
I'm gonna make a difference and back dat ass up to Target to get The Sultan cuz I'm a bad man (and I also need to get milk).
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 21:20:11 GMT -5
Hey, welcome back! I'm really excited about the lighter skintone Faarooq figures. The fact that they did his '98 post-Nation gear as a variant is so awesome. I just learned recently that he had yet another attire around this time with a different pattern (Shotgun Saturday Night), but I'm glad they went with this one. Hulk's cool, love that later period bandana & shirt, but I'm a bit Hulk'd out at the moment. I would've swapped this one with the Hogan 3-pack one, personally. But it's nice to get a more standard Hulk in red/yellow trunks/pads for Legends. I believe that's his '92 era? Jim Neidhart in New Foundation gear is definitely a surprise! Hopefully the soft goods get a little less baggy by release. Hey, we can put this on our AEW Owen Hart figures to at least get something WWF related for him. Here's hoping the next Anvil is a proper '97 Hart Foundation one with the black attire. Kurt Angle, back as an Elite at last. It was rumored to be in the brief Best of the Attitude Era line but they canceled it and lost Kurt's rights for awhile. That figure was online for awhile, and if this is exactly the same, it has the dreaded jacked-to-the-gills Ryback singlet under the shirt. At least it looks pretty good with the shirt on. Owen didn’t wear those colours though. His gear was purple and green. Very true, but it's close enough to pass for what it's supposed to be.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 21:17:48 GMT -5
WOW! That is a great way to redo Elite Kane. I always felt like they should do more fire stuff with him, and they gave him 4 of those pyro pieces and the flame arm! I'm curious how the deco will come out on that. ECW RVD with the TV title and a tag belt! Gonna need another one of those to give to The Dudleyz. RVD wore both belts on his waist at the same time, so that'll be cool to display it that way for now. The 'yeah!' guy in Defining Moments, huh? Hey, if it sells it sells.
That Dom looks great! I only have his blue babyface Elite when he was tagging with Rey, so this would be a nice upgrade. I love all the tattoo art; it might look cooler to ditch the jacket arms and just use the main jacket piece as sleeveless.
I knew as soon as Becky wore the X-Men attire that they'd do that one next. I like her new long-haired scan.
Glad to see Carlito finally get an Elite after all this time. I think I'll wait for a more accurate RA version since the older looks & beard kinda throws it off on the purple one. I don't really watch the product anymore aside from the important shows, so I assume he wore this variant gear? The apple hand and how specifically designed it was was interesting to hear about.
That Xavier gear looks unique. This one stands out a lot from the others.
Muta gets the Bill Japanese touch, as expected. He went all out on that thing. Dusty's bump getting its own mold and splotchy deco is so funny to me. Hey, it's attention to detail, I guess.
This is definitely an all-timer when it comes to Mattel reveals. The question is, who is the final figure in Defining Moments? Scott Steiner? CM Punk? DDP dressed as La Parka?
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 20:54:51 GMT -5
Alright, if they can make a special torso for Ultimate Dusty's birthmark bump, they can budget out a new Kurt singlet and molded shorts. I'm sorry to keep harping on this, but it's always so funny to me to see all these hyper specific parts that are made for one person, but the highly toyetic KURT ANGLE gets hosed time and time again with his shredded, juiced-out figures. Is this figure bad? No, of course not. But it's a B+ instead of the A+ I know Mattel is capable of.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 20:30:59 GMT -5
Yo Mattel, slow the down! This is insane.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 17:26:09 GMT -5
Here's the logic behind buying doubles of Neidhart:
1) New Foundation look. 2) The Who 3) Use the clothes you got from Who and put them on AEW Owen Hart.
Anyway, Vincent is a nice surprise! He would've worked as a Basic tbh - soft goods look too baggy on guys who tuck their shirt in. Glad we're getting him, though. They did TMNT with the Power Ranger Lightning Collection line (RIP), so I know some people must be into it, but I'm never a fan of that kinda stuff. I'd rather see a line of fantasy attires like green Kane, nWo (WCW) Shawn, Bret Hart in purple or something, that red-gloved Undertaker from the IYH shoot, etc. That's an untapped well right there.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 17:12:48 GMT -5
Let's just say that all the FREAKS out there are gonna be lookin' at those PEAKS very soon. Holla if you hear me! Arriba la raza!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 4:49:52 GMT -5
Dream figures, man.
The Headbangers were some of my earliest wrestling figures. In '97, they were one of my top favorite teams. To come so close to getting them in CS only for them to be pulled was a punch to the gut of my nostalgia. I'm glad though - these are WAY better than the unreleased CS figures. Wish the shirts weren't the blurry garment print style they use now, but they'll look fine on my display. Love the attire choice and small details like the leg tats, socks, and the necklaces. If we get the Godwinns ever to pair against them, I'll be very happy!
Tye-dye Dudleyz! I've always loved their later ECW look with this blue/purple tye-dye the most. D-von having molded suspenders is 100% going to make this an incredible figure. That's one thing that Jakks always dodged - they did that Best Of ECW one with the Sgt. Slaughter wide singlet, and while Buh Buh looked okay, that just didn't work for D-Von. I'm really excited to see how these turn out. I'm guessing they're actually supposed to be early WWF figures, so they probably won't come with ECW tag belts.
As for Gunther's goons...good luck on that. Hopefully The Steiners are next in these 2-packs, and also in Legends, and also in MNW, and also in Ultimate, and also in Elite again.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 4:27:52 GMT -5
Just two from me:
1) Will the upcoming Monday Night War DDP in jeans come with his shirt? Also great job on this figure!
2) Can we get a less shredded new singlet mold for Kurt Angle?
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 5, 2024 4:19:54 GMT -5
Man, this might be the first MNW set I complete.
DDP in jeans...and both the lighter jeans & darker blue ones! It's not even the sparkly ones he wore with Leno/Malone, it's his regular TV look! I wonder if he comes with black abdominal tape on the darker jeans one? Other little thing I noticed: the finger tape is white on the darker one and black on the lighter one - nice attention to detail. I'm guessing he probably won't get the diamond cutter shirt since it's a BAF line, but I'm just happy to get a damn good '97/'98 DDP. They did it right by doing his tight jeans tucked into the boots. I was so worried they'd do the Bulldog ones that are baggy, but nope! Great job, guys.
Big Bossman AE is one I skipped last time around, so I'm happy to see it again. Fans of the Bossman are eatin' good this year!
Stone Cold in black shorts with that shirt (from his arrest after stunning McMahon in '97) was another want of mine for awhile. I don't love the boxy execution on the shirt, I gotta admit; reminds me of that Bad Bonz BCA 3-pack. It looks good otherwise though. I wonder if he comes with cuffs? Other side note: I am so glad they made a few great Austin scans in recent years.
nWo Curt Hennig! The nWo shirt without the wording is a fun variant of the usual one. Not sure what his singlet looks like...it's probably not the new mold they need to make, but the shirt hides it so I don't care as much. I am going to slap UE Goldberg's WCW US title on this figure to make it look perfect. Adding the West Texas Rednecks gear with him is funny as hell. I would rather have DDP's shirt, but I get why they want to take this opportunity to do that. If you haven't watched their "Good Ole' Boys" music video (which is different than "Rap Is Crap"), go and watch it! It's funny and actually has a nice chorus.
Overall, nice set! Commissioner HBK is cool, I'm glad it's at least different from the impossible to find one.
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