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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 20, 2014 21:31:26 GMT -5
I love the WM side plates! I didn't see them in NOLA. How much were they going for? Same! They were $70 or 75 (cant quite remember). Bought them at the superstore where Axxess was, didnt see them anywhere else including merch stands or trucks at the shows, not even Mania. They seemed to sell very quickly too. I think I got the last ones as the lady took them off the display shelf and couldnt find any others. They were briefly on the WWE website for the shortest time too. shop.wwe.com/WrestleMania-30-WWE-Championship-Replica-Side-Plates/W06771,default,pd.html |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 20, 2014 20:48:07 GMT -5
I'd say quality not quantity. I loved the MITB concept and dont want it to tire. Give us a 6-8man MITB match with excellent in ring competition and be done with it. Maybe include one other ladder match on the show but just for one of the championships. That would suffice.
Plus, MITB has become known for have pretty awesome standard matches outside MITB, no need to throw the stipulation in every match.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 20, 2014 20:38:15 GMT -5
This is actually a really nice basic set and possibly the best one in a few series in terms of hits throughout the entire set.
I relly like Del Rio, but sorry, Im not buying it unless you make it in elite. Why do you refuse to make his most appealing and colourful attire not in elite but repeated in basics?!?!
Ryder looks awesome. As does Edge, finally a WM27 edge and great paint detail on the hair.
Khali, surprisingly, is probably the standout, no pun intended. Great scan.
Punk is decent, though doesnt do much for me. Rey is cool, but his figures dont really interest me anymore. Especially dark ones, prefer vibrancy.
Overall good set, might be diffiult to say no to edge or khali at retail.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 20, 2014 20:33:33 GMT -5
Thanks y'all  Sound's like it was a great time. The WM 30 side plates look amazing. What would you say was your favorite thing during the whole trip? In the US or WM? WM was definitely huge highlight! Also loved being in Dallas and seeing Conan o brien live! There were too many higlights to pick from haha. That WM 30 belt is so freaking cool man. If you ever get the chance you should try getting it signed. Yeah I really love the purple and gold and the detail in them. The championship is made for customising so more than happy to take off the originals and put these ones on. Add some great colour to the belt. Ill likely never get it signed though, it's been through too many airports to make it back there haha. awesome write up and happy you had a great time in the States. Anything here in the States that freaked you out or you were surprised by? lol Even though Ive been before and lived there for half of 2012, I still dont get tipping, tax added after the items, the ridiculous mount of refills/unlimited everything, NYC taxi drivers and a few other things haha. I love being in the US though, so fun. And oh so cheap. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 20, 2014 2:15:51 GMT -5
Having lived here in Australia oh so far away, going to Wrestlemania seemed like the awesome thing to do one day that just wasnt possible. However, this year, I got to do it. 17hrs and many thousands of kilometres away, I was able to attend Wrestlemania 30 week in one of the coolest cities in America, New Orleans. Sharing the experience with a family member and a fellow board member in the US made for such an awesome week! To see a city taken over by so many people with such an interest in the same thing is you was truly an awesome thing. Our time in the US was a whole month, hence why I so late to post this. The flight in from Dallas, we knew were WM bound. The demographic of everyone on the plane was now nearly all 20+ males. Conversation breaking out everywhere about Mania, the experience had begun. Day 1 was checking out New Orleans. Banners everywhere, fans everywhere. Who do we see on the street? Emma. Yep, I travelled all this way to find....another Australian. Crazy. First stop: Wrestlemania Axxess. It was the Saturday session. The Bellas no showed which was a shame but Axxess is crazy. Its literally the craziest 4hr period where EVERYTHING is going on around you. Exhibits, theres about 8 superstars out signing at one point, there is the NXT signing, NXT matches going on, even HBK made an appearance in the ring after Paige defeated Alexa Bliss. Managed to get autos of Del Rio, Cody, Goldust, Paige & Alexa Bliss. Awkwardly Paige & Alexa just had a match and since the Bellas had no showed after 40mins, these two filled in at the tables. Paige figured being Aussie I was an Emma fan. Alexa, when I asked her how surreal it must all be, said it truly was. Not yet known (people were looking her up in the program) here she is signing at Axxess for hundreds of fans on the spot after a match. Cody and Goldust were awesome to meet. I quickly designed these 8x10s before my flight out for our 1 month tour of the US and was really short on time. However, funnily enough, several people asked me where i bought them from. Cody, Goldust and Christian all noted them and said there were really cool and wanted some. Pretty stoked to hear that from them. The exhibits were cool, even seeing the WM signs hanging which Ive only ever seen on TV so far far away. Awesome experience and seeing a little tribute to Bearer in takers graveyard was a nice touch. HOF was an awesome experience. Seeing the people cheered as they came in. Funnily enough So Cal Val was sitting a row in front. Guess she had to get tickets like the rest of us. Felt bad as the guy next to us wouldnt stop bothering her for photos, etc. So cool to be there for the induction of Bearer especially as it was delivered by Kane and an appearance by Taker. The induction I had been waiting all this time for and so glad to be there in person. Jakes was incredibly touching. Warriors was bizarre as the indivdual himself and now knowing the tragic event that occurred after, it was so good to see him and the company making peace with each other. Wrestlemania. Oh damn. I had only ever been to Raw live for TV once and a SD taping, both in 2012. But this was the grrandest stage of them all and the 30th one. What an amazing experience. The nostalgia of Austin, Rock and Hogan. The hilarious Silverdome screw up. The PPV which has seemed to pioneer a new era for WWE. Seeing Bryan finally win and 75,000 go nuts. And then, being there in person for the most shocking moment of all time. 75,000 packed into the Superdome and you could hear a pin drop. The feeling and atmosphere of that moment was truly insane and not something that could carry across into the broadcast. Pure shock. The stage and set was beautiful as was the purple and gold New Orleans theming. To me, it truly was the perfect event and experience. The mission to make it to WM31 has now begun, but WM30 will always be the special first one. Then, cap it all of with Raw. Awesome crowd and a number of big shocks. If WM was the start of a seemingly new era, this show concreted it with new stars stepping up and a changing of guards to an extent. So awesome to be back in the Raw live environment, something that differs too much even though the House Shows here in Aus are far higher quality than US ones. The WM30 experience was complete on our flight out of New Orleans to continue the trip. The flight we were on heading to Orlando via Atlanta, happenned to have a certain someone aboard. Everyone was gathering at the boarding gate, it was the bad guy himself, Razor Ramon. Taking pics with fans, I decided not to bother him. He sat in the frnt of the plane, we boarded and starting walking down the aisle, holding the replica I bought as my WM30 souvenir. What happens? He stops me in the aisle, and jokingly requested a shot at my belt. Awesome ending to an incredible experience!!       The Streak's WM30 Grave                     As mentioned, I bought the replica Scott Hall challenged me for as my definitive WM30 souvenir. On sale at NOLA was a set of WM30 side plates, the perfect addition to the belt to remind me of this awesome experience!        Wishful thinking, coincidentally, these are the only two replicas I own.   |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 20:40:35 GMT -5
Maybe now we'll actually see what she does half the time. Been there or 6 years but probably has less than 6 mins of TV time.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 20:35:16 GMT -5
Goldust looks fantastic, cant wait to get it. And so smart to include codys complementing shirt.
Sandow looks awesome especially his unique briefcase though he isnt different enough figure wise for me to get it.
The wyatts look incredible, two of mattels finest. Nailed it.
Punk is good, the hoodie is excellent.
That Andre though, damn. Was not going to pass judgement on early photos but that has not redeemed it. The removable hair may be the worst thing mattel has done yet for an elite.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 20:31:13 GMT -5
That would definitely improve it, but lets face it, this figure has failed to deliver. I was open to seeing how it looks beyond initial pics but that afro is flat out awkward and the half doing two eras just doesnt work.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 8:22:59 GMT -5
After Cesaro breaks up with Heyman he'll essentially be a main event face, not mid card heel. So no. Just because people live on the same continent doesn't automatically mean they should team up. I didnt make this recommendation on something as narrow as just the continent-relationship between the two despite what you may think. I think Cesaro could benefit from a mouthpiece like Lana even as a main event level player. Managers can definitely add dimension and whilst I wouldnt call Cesaro bad as promos, she could certainly assist and help take him further. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 7:08:26 GMT -5
Had an awesome win today, won 3 vince mail aways!!! Won them? For free? They're gems, and fetch quite a price. Selling any? Won a bidding war haha. Not that lucky! Yeah they are really hard to find and expensive too, I got one long ago but the carding was messed up.  Not sure what Im doing with all of them yet - I never bought them with the intention to scalp, I just really want good vinces in my collection. Im going to pick ones for me first, look at fixup options and maybe sell depending if I cant find use for them. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 19, 2014 6:04:21 GMT -5
Had an awesome win today, won 3 vince mail aways!!! |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 18, 2014 20:29:30 GMT -5
Let's face it. We all know Russev is assuming the typical foreigner heel except does it with far less emotion, charisma or intensity than others have that have come before him. Meanwhile, Lana is improving her craft week by week, an opinion JR has made clear too.
She clearly has charisma and talent as a manager and possibly as her own individual. So when Russev inevitably fails and sinks into obscurity, what should they do with Lana?
A friend bought up the idea of pairing Lana and Cesaro together. It would seem Heyman and Cesaro cannot stay together forever, especially if Cesaro and Lesnar ultimately have a showdown. I honestly think the pairing of Lana and Cesaro would be a really good one.
What do y'all think?
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 18, 2014 20:23:32 GMT -5
I think the idea is cool. Ill wait til a final pic to judge. If there is yellow trunks below but the boots are black, the yellow andre concept essentially fails.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 18, 2014 9:59:50 GMT -5
Very minor thing here but you absolutely nailed AJs pose. She stands exactly like that with the arms behind! Looks great on the shelf.
I agree, attire wise, the new AJ is by far the best but Im just not sold on the scan. The forehead or something is very off. Its hard to pinpoint what it is exactly, but it seems she lost half her face or something. Perhaps the hair is too flat on top? Either way, shes had 3 different scans now and they still havent nailed it, she would have to officially be the hardest diva scan for them to capture itd seem.
Great buys.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 18, 2014 3:54:40 GMT -5
Why not just buy the 3 you do like and then by the parts from Lesnar on ebay?
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 18, 2014 3:42:49 GMT -5
Yeah mate that sounds like a way better deal if you can get it with the taker. That SDCC taker is AWESOME. One of my favourite mattels I own, cant recommend it enough. I did end up getting the Shawn with Undertaker SDCC, $69 shipped from the US, really psyched for it. Awesome mate! Thats definitely a way better deal spreading the costs. Youre really gonna love that Taker, its something special! |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 17, 2014 4:51:51 GMT -5
Yeah mate that sounds like a way better deal if you can get it with the taker. That SDCC taker is AWESOME. One of my favourite mattels I own, cant recommend it enough. The stage was about 55 and the shipping about 40. The stages retail in the US for $52 i think. I found one in NYC when I was there but i had too much stuff to bring back already haha. Disappointing that you couldn't get the stage in NYC, you could've always paid to have it shipped to Australia? Get the cheapest option possible to get it here, oh well, still a good deal, I remember seeing some people outside of the US paying up to $120 for the stage. Nah the awkward size of it plus the weight and the hassel of finding a post office, buying a box, etc, it wouldnt have come out any cheaper, probably more expensive. Thats why I was happy to do it this way. There aint many options in price for something when its so awkwardly shaped etc. Id say getting the stage outside the US below $100 is an achievement. I think i saw someone from the US pay 75 pounds which is like $150!! Cant wait for it to come, gonna customise it a bit to make it the display piece for my kane collection. Also hoping my WWE shop order comes this week. I cant wait to see how big the box is. I got the taker statue which i saw for sale at WM and the box was enormous. I also got WMXXX on DVD the other day, preordered at JB the special edition which came with a 30 moments of mania booklet. Also came with a stupid cena stubby holder haha. Cant wait to watch mania bck and see it from a diff perspective. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 17, 2014 3:31:19 GMT -5
That figure was everywhere at mania. For that price id hope you are getting the one with the chest hair. Made a purchase myself today, got a WWE stage set coming in the mail woo. Sadly not, the price for the actual figure is $25. I may not have to buy off the bay since I might be able to get a deal on the classifieds alongside the SDCC Exclusive Undertaker. How much did you pay for the stage? Yeah mate that sounds like a way better deal if you can get it with the taker. That SDCC taker is AWESOME. One of my favourite mattels I own, cant recommend it enough. The stage was about 55 and the shipping about 40. The stages retail in the US for $52 i think. I found one in NYC when I was there but i had too much stuff to bring back already haha. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 17, 2014 2:34:45 GMT -5
That figure was everywhere at mania. For that price id hope you are getting the one with the chest hair.
Made a purchase myself today, got a WWE stage set coming in the mail woo.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 16, 2014 12:10:54 GMT -5
Yeah the prices are absurd. No offense to Go figure but I have never purchased from them because it's just not economical. It can often be cheaper to order from overseas. Luckily I have a hook up in the US who collects my stuff or buys me figs and sends them otherwise is be buying practically nothing except big rare orders from rsc. Even still I try to order from there as little as I can because the shipping is a large problem. I don't get why the stores here carry rubbish like the belts and the flex things when the normal sets have shown to sell. It's just silly. Elite is by far the best line but just so expensive for is from here or abroad. Anyways, good day today. Went and bought the glass cabinet for my replicas  |
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