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Post by hbchris on Jan 13, 2017 13:10:55 GMT -5
I don't even remember them without shirts. So not that. I'd rather have them as Southern Justice.
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Post by hbchris on Jan 12, 2017 22:14:25 GMT -5
If I could pick one more Hasbro-style set of six, I'd go almost totally Attitude Era:
Austin Rocky Maivia HHH Mankind Big Show Diesel
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Post by hbchris on Jan 10, 2017 12:24:47 GMT -5
This thread needs a pic of Naked Mark Henry.
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Post by hbchris on Dec 19, 2016 17:59:44 GMT -5
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Post by hbchris on Dec 13, 2016 20:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by hbchris on Nov 12, 2016 15:50:02 GMT -5
I'd buy all of these except Rocky.
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Post by hbchris on Nov 6, 2016 19:09:06 GMT -5
Went to Toys R Us today and was pleasantly surprised to find there was a new WWE figure display cube! Until I realized all it had was older figures, mostly Elite 41. That's seriously all my TRU has had all year when it comes to Elites. How many Rybacks and Funks and cop Ambroses does a guy need? And how many cases of this assortment did TRU buy? They're gonna be clearancing 1-2-3 Kids for the next five years at this rate. At least it'll give some folks a chance to finally get Balor, but this was already beyond ridiculous.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 26, 2016 7:20:49 GMT -5
Naked Mideon.
Not really. Actually The Mountie, Adam Bomb, and Jean-Pierre LaFitte (as a pirate!).
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Post by hbchris on Oct 19, 2016 19:57:22 GMT -5
Yep, same around me. And it is disheartening as a fan. Mattel's output has been arguably the best it's ever been, but can they keep making all these great figures if no place is selling them? I'm almost scared they'll stop making Elites at this rate. If Amazon really is picking up the slack, that's great, but you're right, if you just judge by the major retailers, this has "teh death of teh line" written all over it. The other thing to note is that at some of the stores around me, the space allocated to WWE has dwindled to almost nothing. My closest TRU has, like, 5 Mizdows, 1 Luke Harper, and 1 zombie Triple H tucked into a corner and that's it. (The other TRU nearby is still normal and carries Elites.)
You'd expect the holidays to start turning things around, but that season has already begun, so I guess we'll see how it unfolds.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 14, 2016 23:44:35 GMT -5
Since it doesn't even feature Cody's likeness, and it's WWE's gimmick, legally it wouldn't be a problem. If I was gonna get one of these, I guess it'd be him. These aren't too bad. I feel obligated to say that seeing as how I dig the Zombie line. I'm actually really ticked Stardust made it into the line. We all know they pulled strings to get him in the set. It's a cool figure yes but I doubt when we first got original pics that these were going hard into production. This could have easily been scrapped. I just find it a bit unsettling tbh. Wwe probably own the character/likeness/rights to the stardust gimmick. Im not into these, but the stardust is the better one.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 14, 2016 23:40:55 GMT -5
For kids these'd be great enemies to have the WWE TMNT toys fight against. No interest in 'em personally though.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 14, 2016 6:20:47 GMT -5
I feel like there isn't much chance for Kaufman to go in. Does he deserve it? Of course, more than most of their celebrity inductees. But the "celebrity wing" is obviously there to get mainstream coverage, and I don't think a guy like Andy Kaufman is gonna generate a lot of buzz, especially being deceased and all. Hopefully I'm wrong! Demolition, Vader, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Bruiser Brody, Rick Martel, British Bulldogs, Sid, DDP, Ivan Koloff, RNR Express, Midnight Express I can go on and on..... And for the celebrity wing, My vote goes to Andy Kaufman. IMO the celebrity who made the biggest impact on the wrestling world.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 13, 2016 13:27:14 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for the all fat guys Hall of Fame: Earthquake Typhoon Kamala Bam Bam Bigelow Vader King Kong Bundy Bertha Faye
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Post by hbchris on Oct 13, 2016 11:28:55 GMT -5
Elite Sin Cara with a badly botched paint job As long as it includes his elusive dong t-shirt as an accessory, I'm all for it
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Post by hbchris on Oct 11, 2016 20:34:05 GMT -5
Wait....what is this refund value?!? It means if you were to return either the figure or the game (unopened, presumably) without the other, you would only get $15 and $45 respectively. Return 'em both and you get your full refund of $60. But basically, you could get that deal, return Tito, and get a $15 refund, so you're only paying $45 for the brand-new game.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 5, 2016 2:52:12 GMT -5
Can't say I'm a big Rowan fan, but Bray NEEDS lackeys if he's supposed to be a charismatic cult leader.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 5, 2016 2:30:46 GMT -5
I'm kinda partial to Elite 15, or if you want to display him with entrance gear on, I'd say Elite 21. The red/blue combo really pops off my shelf.
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Post by hbchris on Oct 1, 2016 13:40:40 GMT -5
I recently noticed TRU had the wwe stuff in a very small corner of the store. Then the following week they had done resets so everything was in new locations. Same here. They were relegated to a little tiny space in the middle of nowhere for two weeks, but now they're back in a more prominent spot with more space. Meanwhile, another TRU I visited last weekend moved them all the way to the other end of the store for some reason, near the board games.
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Post by hbchris on Sept 30, 2016 17:04:45 GMT -5
Like others said, figure construction is the same. Elites often get more detailed/complex paint apps though, in addition to accessories. That's why AJ Lee's plaid green outfit was an Elite, I'd imagine.
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Post by hbchris on Sept 30, 2016 0:11:12 GMT -5
Bah, Harlem Heat is sold out already? Damn it.
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