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Post by TheXtremisT on Nov 9, 2022 9:27:06 GMT -5
It amazes me as to why Vince, after absolutely destroying WCW from 1998 onwards and brutally criticising their business practices, went on to repeat many of their mistakes (from 1998-2000) in 2001-2003. Basically talking about hotshotting and throwing money away through live tv and missing out on money angles and increase buyrates for ppv.
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- The Rock (WCW Champion) vs Steve Austin (WWF Champion) on Raw in Aug 2001 - The Rock & Austin vs NWO on Raw in Feb 2002 - Eric Bischoff debuting cold on Raw in July 2002 and not even building up an angle vs Vince like everyone expected and would 100% buy into - Kane losing his mask vs Triple H live on Raw and having no build up whatsoever. And the other stipulation being Triple H puts the WHC title on the line. All to pop a rating, which never came. And nobody in their right mind thought Kane would beat Triple H after Kane was in a mediocre tag-title run/job role to La Resistance.
Those are just to name a few. Many more of these and that deserves a thread on its own.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 27, 2022 17:24:45 GMT -5
I briefly saw a post on instagram (didn't save it) of someone finding a shelf tag for Rey Mysterio Ultimate Edition. May have been Target. No product was put out though. I believe the new Jeff Hardy Ultimate is put under Ultimate Rey Mysterio for some reason. That's why people first thought we were getting a Rey in the series before we saw Jeff. My receipt for the UE Hardy has Ultimate Rey Mysterio instead of the actual product. Ah gotcha. I imagine we'll be seeing one eventually then. They probably didn't settle on the slot after bumping it for Jeff.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 27, 2022 5:07:10 GMT -5
I briefly saw a post on instagram (didn't save it) of someone finding a shelf tag for Rey Mysterio Ultimate Edition.
May have been Target. No product was put out though.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 10, 2022 17:49:12 GMT -5
Hey Steve, I just opened my Ultimate 14 Jeff Hardy and he has missing details on the back pockets. I was severely frustrated by this, because I spent about $50 (£44) for it because Mattel UK do not provide Ultimate Editions over in the UK. I contacted the online retailer who I bought it from and they basically said it's Mattel's problem to deal with and to fill out a form. If I'm lucky, I'll get a refund. Because UEs are not offered in the UK. Therefore I'll have to buy another one. And I since have been told this is not an isolated issue. So there's a chance I may encounter this again if I buy another. Basically this is down to the poor QC and poor distribution. Could you please do whatever you can to bring up the QC issues needing to be addressed BEFORE they get to the final production run? Because in the past year we've had a big miss with UE Kane, this Jeff, and other incidents. Thank you.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 7, 2022 12:07:07 GMT -5
Bret by far was the best for me. So smooth. So believable. His punches just look credible. Austin was also great at straight rights when going toe-to-toe. But his Lou Thesz press punches were not only weak AF, you could easily see they were more soft palm taps to the ear. When I think of great strikers, this guy always comes to mind first... Hall was definitely up there as a great striker, I also think of him instantly. But he also noticeably struck with open palm hits which takes away from the art to me.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 6, 2022 5:15:44 GMT -5
Anyone know if the Elite 39/Defining Moments Sting boots fit onto an Elite Triple H? They should do because they're the same length and type of boot interior as the medium length boots
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Post by TheXtremisT on Oct 4, 2022 13:19:31 GMT -5
I don't want you all to get the impression that I have a lot of money and I'm just being greedy or something. My camaro is used, I got a good deal on it and I'm still making payments. Also it's not like I'm a total spounge on my gf, I buy her gifts for birthdays, holidays and I take her out to eat a couple times a month. Her brother doesn't do any of that stuff. See this is the problem with your mindset. It sounds like you're doing that to prove that you're treating her as her bf. For a lot of people, that is the bare minimum. Buying gifts for birthdays is NOT proof that you "treat" her. That is expected. If you don't have much money, then going on holidays or taking her out to eat is not something that is required. She sounds pretty understanding so maybe find ways to reallocate some of that money to pay her for allowing you to live in her home, instead of using it to take her out and make it sound like you're trying to win admiration for it. There's ways of saving money but still making effort. Explore that in other ways too.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 25, 2022 11:23:29 GMT -5
I just found out they canned the variants for the Acolytes. What happened there? I was hoping to get Faarooq without the Undertaker symbol. They were both suppose to release with different designs. Just Farooq was gonna release with the Undertaker symbol. Bill said testing audience didn't like that they both had different designs. So I guess they went with the Undertaker design over just the Acolytes symbol for both. That's absolute nonsense. If they were supposed to have variants ANYWAY, then they'd be released with both designs.... They could even have released the variants in greater numbers than they do usually so collectors could choose rather than to scour and come up short. And also - instead of going for arguably the more iconic NON Undertaker design, they decided to make both of them with it? Absolute morons.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 25, 2022 5:45:21 GMT -5
I just found out they canned the variants for the Acolytes. What happened there?
I was hoping to get Faarooq without the Undertaker symbol.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 25, 2022 5:42:51 GMT -5
I used the stunning Steve thighs on mine Got any pictures? They'd look exactly the same as oldschool_wrestlingfigs Goldberg fix up. They're the same thighs.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 25, 2022 5:40:35 GMT -5
So basically it's not the fact her brother eats your food. Because since you're willing to pay $100 per month, I'd be willing to bet the monetary value of the food he eats must surely come to less than $100.
So instead this is about you not liking him. And by calling him a loser because he's in-between jobs, you are looking down on him - but you're also displaying lower value male behaviour by not pulling your own weight when it comes to bills. You may not own the house, but you should be contributing 50% to the bills and upkeep no matter what she says.
This sounds similar to when someone is criticised in the past by possibly by their father or family for not having a job, and now they're projecting those feelings onto someone else for doing the exact same thing.
This lack of accountability when it comes to bills needs to stop. And you have no say in how often her brother comes over unless you part own the home.
You need to grow in maturity and see the situation with fresh eyes.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 21, 2022 17:44:32 GMT -5
I still don't understand why people crack torsos. It usually ends up with a gap, slight marring, maybe some glue residue, etc. If you just slice the figure at the waist you keep the torso mint. Yes ... you must also slice another torso off to get the waist/legs piece you want ... but you were going to crack THAT torso anyway. Then you simply sand/slice the two halves and use a small bit of glue to create your new, perfect figure. You make ask yourself ... but you won't be able to rotate the torso! True ... but when do you ever do that? We make them stand via their legs and boots. Maybe someone will clue me in on why torso cracking is the better route. We're not all displayers. Some of us are photographers/pic-fedders, some of us like to make customs and keep as much articulation as possible, and some of us like to have a play every now and then. So....very slight gap and your perfect figure - or figure with no waist swivel..... There's not much comparison in my opinion.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 21, 2022 4:53:41 GMT -5
I'm looking to upgrade my 1999 Randy Savage figure with arms similar to the new Luger/DX army Triple H/elite 91 Hogan, but with black wrist tape.
I'm not looking to paint anything. Is there a figure out there with that skintone with black wrist tape?
Basically I want thicker arms than the old Triple H/Savage ones and be able to swap hands (need pointed finger hands).
Also - are there any medium black boots with silver laces on any figures out there?
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 20, 2022 6:00:47 GMT -5
Am I correct in saying there are no tall boot/lower legs Big Show/Andres out there?
I wanted to fix up the elite 71 Big Show to have the trunks look with tall boots, but looks like there's no options available.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 18, 2022 15:20:03 GMT -5
Steve Corino would sell better than Albert? I don’t think so… I’d say they’re about on par, both the same amount of irrelevant historically. Corino was a ECW Champ for 63 days and won 3 PPV singles matches in ECW, Albert was IC champ for 27 days and never won a PPV singles match in WWF. Corino more of a want of mine than a better financial decision for Mattel if it came down to the 2 but still Afraid to say it but that's just wishful thinking. There is no way that Steve Corino holds as much name value as Albert did. Albert has had much more longevity and was featured much more prominently in all 3 of his incarnations than Corino ever was. Albert was memorable. If you did a poll on here, I guarantee you'd get more people backing Albert for an elite than Corino. And then the collectors who would want an Albert would represent a minority compared to mass retail consumers. On a scale of a casual fan to a guy who used to watch the product but still picks up the figures here and there (the majority of consumers outside of kids and parents) - who would they recognise more? Corino, or Albert?
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 17, 2022 17:34:08 GMT -5
What makes the IC belt more prestigious, is not just whether the guys go on to bigger and better things, but what the holder AND chaser of the belt do for it.
Of those names you listed, the guys who elevated the belt all did the same one thing - they protected their hold on the belt.
And the guys who eventually won the belt, all did the same thing - they made it their mission to win it.
But when you look at guys in 1999 like The Godfather, Val Venis, Edge, Road Dogg, D'Lo Brown.... none of them demonstrated that. They just got given a title match and then won it. Then they held it for a short while, you forgot they were the champion, and then they lost it. Nothing gained, but a whole lot lost in that the title was minimalised.
EDIT: And those guys named never seemed phased they lost it nor did they really seem to want to win it back. So it's almost as if the belt meant nothing to them....
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 15, 2022 8:18:10 GMT -5
Like others have said, it'd approached basically the position TNA had in 2002 and onwards. Maybe with a bit more grandeur to it, but largely we'd have got the same players and focus on the X-Division (but still the Cruiserweight division).
In 2001, I believe these talents would have stayed - Bagwell, Dustin Runnels, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Rey Mysterio, Konnan, Curt Hennig, Sting, Kidman, Booker T, DDP, O'Haire/Palumbo...
We'd have seen some guys from ECW appear - Dreamer, Kid Kash.... not sure about RVD - I feel he'd have got a GOOD offer from WWF.
They would have retained future TNA talent we saw at the back end of WCW - AJ Styles, James Storm, Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper...and then you'd have seen some guys from independents pop up - Chris Harris, Low Ki, Chris Sabin, Kazarian, Bryan Danielson...
And finally you'd see guys that were released in 2001/2002 from the WWF appear - Brian Armstrong, Jerry Lynn, Eddie Guerrero, Chyna...
I think they'd be looking pretty good.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 11, 2022 7:00:29 GMT -5
Has anyone else's elite 95 Eddie got a loose left arm?
Because I bought a black tights variant, and that had it. Went to get another black tights to replace, and....same thing.
Is this a QA flaw that is widespread or just my bad luck?
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Post by TheXtremisT on Sept 4, 2022 12:51:32 GMT -5
Basically the issue that plagued ECW Series 1 CM Punk, where the weak plastic broke that was housing the shoulder joint, is now happening with a lot of their figures because it was the same engineering, except the plastic over time is degrading and losing its strength.
So this will become more common as time goes on as the plastic slowly breaks down.
It's their very poor design work and use of cheaper more brittle plastic in later years that is causing this.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Aug 31, 2022 4:23:34 GMT -5
Hey what's the deal with Ultimate NWO Macho Man?
I'm in the UK so I'm not sure if I can get one, but is it a store exclusive and because some have already got him, is he officially out yet?
Thanks
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