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Post by hbchris on Aug 1, 2016 1:51:17 GMT -5
Like others have said, 3MB was a jobber group, and New Day has been champs for almost a year. It's not the gimmick; it's how they've been booked (and, to an extent, the reaction they've gotten from fans).
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Post by hbchris on Aug 1, 2016 1:42:30 GMT -5
Mine goes way back. Mr. Perfect's face turn in 1992, after the Ultimate Warrior was released and the Ultimate Maniacs disbanded and Savage needed a new partner. I was a huge Perfect fan, so I totally marked out at him returning face, plus he'd been semi-retired as a manager for a while, so this was his comeback. I might have even woken up my brother (who was also a Perfect fan) to tell him the news.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 27, 2016 13:35:03 GMT -5
I have Basic 65 Samoa Joe in with my E44 order, so I guess I'm gonna have to wait a bit. D'oh!
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Post by hbchris on Jul 24, 2016 16:34:04 GMT -5
If these are really Walmart only I'm gonna cry. I'll never find them except on eBay.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 24, 2016 14:07:38 GMT -5
Apparently this list has been posted and deleted by mods a few times, but I hadn't been able to find it, so thanks!
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Post by hbchris on Jul 24, 2016 4:05:49 GMT -5
Yes, this. As I recall Hasbro stopped making WWF figures right when Diesel hit the scene and I always wanted one. I even tried making my own custom but it kind of sucked a$$ cuz I was a kid. Make it happen, Mattel!! My God if they make a Hasbro Diesel I will die a happy man.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 23, 2016 13:52:44 GMT -5
I'm really happy we're getting Elite Typhoon and Breeze, but I will never see these in a store. One day I'll think I've found them while visiting a random Walmart but there'll be repacks of old Jakks figures in the packages. Sigh...
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Post by hbchris on Jul 22, 2016 3:43:35 GMT -5
Curtis Axel and Ted DiBiase Jr. Their dads are two of the greatest of all time so I really wanted to like these guys. Unfortunately, they don't even come close to living up to the family legacy.
Oh, and Michael McGillicutty. Can't forget him.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 22, 2016 3:37:28 GMT -5
Undertaker wasn't drafted either if I'm not mistaken. Clearly Slater will become Undertaker's protege and inherit his gimmick.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 21, 2016 15:40:53 GMT -5
Not until that lawsuit is over and he's back in WWE's good graces. still no sign of Koko B Ware. Wondering if we are going to get him now
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Post by hbchris on Jul 21, 2016 15:39:15 GMT -5
It does indeed say Elite.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 21, 2016 15:19:22 GMT -5
Camerawork on this Periscope feed is utter garbage.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 21, 2016 13:15:09 GMT -5
This is a thread...complaining about complaining? Delicious irony.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 20, 2016 12:43:19 GMT -5
Someone got a Dean Ambrose "Nope!" GIF to post?
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Post by hbchris on Jul 17, 2016 17:30:22 GMT -5
I'll wait until the basic zombies hit retail and see how they sell before I make any judgment. I'm not a fan personally (I feel like zombies were a tired cliche about 5 years ago), but to me these are more appealing than any of the other gimmicky sub-lines they've made so far. Seems like every year they try something new (spring-action gimmicks, etc.) and they just clog store shelves, so it'd be nice if they finally stumbled onto something viable.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 15, 2016 17:32:09 GMT -5
For me, it's all about the legs. You just can't do any sort of natural-looking leg poses with Basics other than just a standing pose. That's why I gravitate toward Elites. I'll still buy a Basic if it's a character I want and there's no Elite in the foreseeable future (Ascension, Vaudevillains), but once the Elite comes out, the Basic is going into a box.
The last time I bought a Basic of a figure I already had in Elite form was Sheamus when he was doing a heel faux all-American gimmick because I liked the outfit and I liked the gimmick, but I never put the figure on display because I just couldn't bring myself to replace the Elite.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 9, 2016 14:22:27 GMT -5
Eh, now that Bret's supposedly made peace with Shawn and Vince, I think Hunter's become the focus for Bret's lingering resentment over the defining moment in 1997 that pushed his career down the drain, especially since it was supposedly Hunter's idea.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 8, 2016 23:21:43 GMT -5
Glad Sasha's getting fixed. She'd probably look fine with the shades anyway. Really happy with the jacket and jewelry.
Big E is awesome. Will preorder.
I had no expectations for Savage, but I love it. Definitely gonna get him and DM Warrior now.
Tugboat looks good, but I'm far more interested in Shockmaster or Typhoon.
Strowman looks way too nice. I'd much prefer a scowling scan. Not a big fan of him as a performer either, but on the other hand I'd like to have a complete Wyatt family, so I'm on the fence.
Overall...I'm gonna be poor.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 7, 2016 14:29:27 GMT -5
I wonder if Sin Cara is going to have new parts, that's why there are no pics of him. Nah, it's probably just because he was a late addition to replace Koko.
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Post by hbchris on Jul 1, 2016 1:01:39 GMT -5
I was just glad that the figures were still in more or less the same scale. That way they could all be displayed together without looking too out of place, and I could buy any new characters I wanted and not have to start a collection completely from scratch. My plan was to cut back on collecting and only get new characters that interested me. I bought 1 character from Elite Wave 1 (Undertaker) just to see what it was like, and I was pretty impressed, but I wasn't gonna go crazy with Mattel. Or so I thought.
Now, all these years later, I've bought pretty much every character that Mattel has made, and I've almost completely replaced my Jakks collection where possible. I think the only Jakks figures I still have displayed that have a Mattel alternative are Hornswoggle and Triple H. (Mattel Triple H is WAAAAY too ripped.)
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