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Post by hbchris on Mar 31, 2016 16:39:40 GMT -5
Definitely different, but hard to tell exactly how from that pic. You're welcome for this useless answer!
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Post by hbchris on Mar 29, 2016 16:12:28 GMT -5
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Post by hbchris on Mar 25, 2016 22:23:26 GMT -5
I first started noticing them doing this constantly several years ago, and it's annoyed me ever since. Really? Pointing to the sign is all they can think of doing? Every single guy on the roster with a match? Such a creative crutch. I understand pointing to a championship belt, but not a sign. I don't have too many wrestling pet peeves, but that's definitely one of them.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 25, 2016 15:25:47 GMT -5
Buy Edge, do a head swap. It's the only sensible option.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 23, 2016 10:48:01 GMT -5
The re-release of SDCC Undertaker is lame. Apparently someone forgot the whole point of an exclusive. That one never should have been re-released in nearly identical form.
On the other hand, in general, I'm fine with re-releases, especially in the basic waves. It's great that a popular figure can return in later waves instead of being in one wave and gone forever. Back in the ancient olden days of the '80s figures would be restocked and on shelves for a year or more (intentionally!) and there'd be ample opportunity to buy what you wanted, and while I'd never want to return to that, I do think there's a lot of value in making certain figures available for more than just a a month or two.
If that happened within regular Elite waves I guess I'd be a bit salty about it, since there are fewer waves per year than basics and only 6 figures per wave (even more so with Defining Moments, where there are only 4 per year), but seeing them re-released in Best Of series or the Network series or whatever to allow more people to get their hands on them is cool.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 21, 2016 15:44:42 GMT -5
Chyna. That's all I got to say about that.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 20, 2016 22:56:56 GMT -5
It's funny, I was just thinking about this the other day. We've gotten tons of Billy Gunns over the years, from Hasbro to Jakks to Mattel, but only ever a single pair of Smoking Gunns figures. I would totally buy 'em. And then I'd want some Godwinns and Headshrinkers for them to display with....
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Post by hbchris on Mar 19, 2016 10:46:54 GMT -5
Natalya looks almost as fantastic as she did in the prototype pics. Almost.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 16, 2016 21:55:57 GMT -5
Renee Young, of course. Gorgeous in real life, looks like the Joker in her fig. Plus, has anyone else noticed that she towers over the other Divas? She looks like she's seven feet tall! Henceforth I shall call her Giant Lady.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 14, 2016 17:04:43 GMT -5
There are ways around the copyrights, though. They could at least use an approximation of a similar shape without violating any IP rights, like Jakks did sometimes with Punk's Pepsi and Cobra tattoos.
Would people want that or do you think it's better to leave it off entirely if it can't be totally accurate?
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Post by hbchris on Mar 7, 2016 17:35:22 GMT -5
We discover that the hand that was born to Mae Young and Mark Henry has grown up...and that is the origin of Renee Young. Where the story goes from there is anybody's guess.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 7, 2016 17:27:29 GMT -5
Finally! He's been one of the most glaring omissions from the '80s/'90s IMO.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 4, 2016 15:30:20 GMT -5
The thing is, he IS a good guy from what I can tell. I met him all the way back at WrestleMania 20 and he was extremely gracious and he stuck around to talk with everyone who wanted to speak with him, and that made me a supporter for many years. But eventually I just got so bored with seeing him on TV while seemingly everybody else was pushed aside. Not really his fault, but he's been booked so predictably that I really couldn't enjoy seeing him until he stepped out of the main event a year or so ago.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 4, 2016 15:17:08 GMT -5
Yay! I got my Renee and she's not derpy! Still has that Joker smile though.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 3, 2016 13:44:22 GMT -5
I can only tolerate this show being on when I'm doing something else. And drunk.
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Post by hbchris on Mar 2, 2016 16:36:46 GMT -5
Woohoo! Francesca! All my hopes and dreams have come true! Well, except for that coat on Knobbs. I will be displaying the Nasties without the coats, I think. It kinda reminds me of that puffy Jakks BCA Series 9 Vince with removable suit.... www.ringsidecollectibles.com/JakksFigures/Series9.html
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Post by hbchris on Feb 29, 2016 23:37:18 GMT -5
An Elite Kallisto should be amazing, given his detailed attires. Neville is pretty plain by comparison, IMO. I mean, ya never know until they show 'em, but given their real-life outfits, I'd say Kalisto has more potential.
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Post by hbchris on Feb 29, 2016 18:42:34 GMT -5
I agree that there aren't many HOF 4-packs that would sell. Maybe one thing that could work would be some sort of "superstar evolution" sets: Evolution of HBK 4-pack, Evolution of Sting 4-Pack, Evolution of Ultimate Warrior 4-pack, etc. (Of course, those would all require heavy decos to be good, so that might not work from a budgetary standpoint....)
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Post by hbchris on Feb 29, 2016 13:36:48 GMT -5
It mostly would have made things really awkward for dudes holding up "I love you, AJ" signs.
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Post by hbchris on Feb 21, 2016 16:43:17 GMT -5
I have one shelf devoted to what I consider the all-time main event legends (Hogan, Bret, Shawn, Hunter, Undertaker, Warrior, Angle, etc.), then a few shelves for current era (including one that's mostly dedicated to Divas), and a few shelves for classics, more or less separated by era. And then I have two shelves that are nothing but HBK. I probably oughta post pics of those on here someday.
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