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Post by RSCTom on Sept 21, 2021 11:24:16 GMT -5
The Elite 33 DX is my favorite. I don't understand the issue people have with the tongue out. That's literally what he did. The NWO figure is good, from a technical standpoint, but post Invasion 01-02 X-pac suuuucccckkkkeeeeddd. X-pac heat was invented during that time. Would love the red and black DX as an Elite, but I want a 1995 123 Kid the most. So I'm hoping that's next. I'm all for a tongue out head sculpt but I think the tough thing for me with it is Elite 33 is essentially a Mattel redo of the Jakks Classic Superstars 16 if anyone here has ever seen that. With basically every single X-Pac release ever having the tongue out up to that one, I think people just wanted a version with a different facial expression. We're lucky enough to have had a great one come out in the nWo version. Now...to get sidetracked...and completely destroy the term X-Pac heat. I hate that term. I understand that some people felt his move set was a bit repetitive but...that was real heat! I think wrestling opinion has overwhelmingly grown to realize X-Pac just basically had a really, really great heel run and did such a good job as that heel and that's why you only hear 'go away heat' now. This just didn't really apply. And it all began when he turned on Kane out of nowhere. I think a lot of new, fresh, younger fans, etc (I was in my teens when this happened) were really betrayed by that happening. I can say in no uncertain terms that I loved X-Pac and Kane together and that team could have lasted much longer for me. When that did happen, X-Pac started to get scummier and scummier...in his moveset and his demeanor. Over time, gone was this young guy trying hard to fit in with a much larger crowd thanks to his athletic abilities and having the look of a clean athlete shooting his shot at championship contention (WCW,'98-'99) and soon came an uncaring, greasy haired pain in the absolute ass ('00-'02). Suddenly a guy everyone loved from a group everyone loved turned on his BFF in Kane and then left his beloved group of beloved friends (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) and started hanging out with a couple of other greaseballs in Albert and Justin Credible. People were becoming way less enthusiastic and it showed as the kind of trashy existence continued and his tactics became way less heroic (X-Pac in the land of the giants was over) and way dirtier. If you watch any of his matches you can see it. This went on and on and they tried to push him as a babyface during the Invasion but that whole period of wrestling was just absolutely ruined anyways and X-Pac's face reactions at that time are a clear example of why it was horribly booked. He should have remained a heel and they should have found another way to have a WWF vs. WCW idea. Not only were there too many stars people loved, what doesn't get mentioned enough is there are plenty of stars people hated or were starting to hate on the WWF side, and X-Pac was one of those at the time. This is why I think his Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweight run is just kind of a fart in the wind for most people. It isn't his fault, it's just the way the show was being booked. It's easy for me to say he was one of the best parts of the nWo revival and that actually still had momentum when he showed up acting and looking more like a rodent than anything and people were eating it up. His moveset suddenly seemed dirtier and more obnoxious. How could you not hate the guy who jumped a newly rejuvenated Hulk Hogan? How could you not hate the guy who AGAIN is dragging his former best friend through the mud and stealing his mask? (WWE may act now like our attention spans don't go past 4-5 months but back then they didn't have a choice...this stuff was always all fresh). All the while, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Kane, Booker T, Goldust, etc. all looked like a million bucks thanks to how much everyone hated X-Pac because of what he'd done and become over time which far outweighs the idea that no one ever wanted to see him again. And if there was someone who didn't, they're probably taking the entirety too seriously. I had a neighbor around 2009 who was an older gentleman who happened to find out about my job and revealed to me his love for wrestling then immediately went on about how much he hated Jericho and every time he sees him on TV wants to punch him in the face. Same deal here. I think this doesn't translate as much in the modern era because so many talents reveal so much about themselves constantly with social media and in turn so many fans expect it of them that you can't even suspend this type of disbelief anymore and I think that's what makes X-Pac's heel time so much more of a good thing this day and age. Really all any of us knew about him that weren't subscribed to an online newsletter about backstage politics was that he betrayed his best friend, left his cool group for a scummy one and then reminded everyone that the nWo weren't supposed to be cool, they were bungholes. Me on the other hand, I was and will always be all about him and I just thought he was too good not to be the biggest fan of. When you have a favorite, you have a favorite, regardless! Sometimes that's just how it works. /endrant P.S. It's not lost on me that the thick of the time period I'm referencing was during the 'plane ride from hell' and with all the terrible things we're learning and dealing with how to think of and handle, I have to say he's even more of my favorite than ever now because nothing has made me laugh harder than thinking about a pissed off Michael Hayes walking around trying to figure out who cut off his ponytail. Inappropriate maybe but definitely the least offensive of the things that happened during that time and I can't stand the guy so it's pretty poetic for me.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 21, 2021 10:51:49 GMT -5
my all time favorite wrestler here. nWo is at this point a must have. The DX and Syxx figures are tied for me. Looking forward to seeing what's upcoming but hoping it's either his green on white DX tights or red on white DX tights! The red and silver is already in a basic figure and that's where it should stay. I remember last night I saw a match between Rey mysterio and Syxx-pac on wcw and I was amazed at how fluent both of them moved. Was incredible. Also heard he was a stepping stone for wrestlers like anyone could have a good match with him, or something along the lines of that. Great all around talent and also I know you do the reviews for figs, so will we ever see the legends line get reviewed by ringside ? Ain’t a big deal, but just curious Glad you got to see that great match. I always thought he was just the coolest! As far as us doing some Legends figures, since we are not the exclusive holder there are other priorities on the RSC side and these are a bit harder for me to get ahold of. If we ever end up receiving any from Mattel or the exclusivity changes, you can bet we will. That said, in the meantime, if anyone within that division is able to get them to me as a sample review and the interest is that high, we could definitely consider some YouTube exclusive videos.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 20, 2021 15:14:57 GMT -5
You should get your money/figures back from that geek
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 20, 2021 10:13:00 GMT -5
my all time favorite wrestler here. nWo is at this point a must have. The DX and Syxx figures are tied for me. Looking forward to seeing what's upcoming but hoping it's either his green on white DX tights or red on white DX tights!
The red and silver is already in a basic figure and that's where it should stay.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 14, 2021 16:36:19 GMT -5
Man, I was blindsided by this today. Unbelievably sad. I was just thinking about Norm yesterday and was just in absolute disbelief when I saw the headline. Life really does turn on a dime out of nowhere.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 13, 2021 11:11:41 GMT -5
Appreciate the Angle comparisons but those are big shoes to fill. Unless this is a Jordan / James type situation, I wouldn't expect that type of person to come out of this. I think a lot of people forget based on Angle's final booking not only how incredibly athletic he was but also how naturally gifted he ended up being when it comes to pro wrestling in general.
Not that I'm saying there's no chance here but Kurt really is the dark horse answer in the goat convo in my opinion so unless this young dude hits all those same marks and then some, it's unfair.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 7, 2021 14:59:01 GMT -5
He re-signed for like 4 more years last year Hopefully when Nick Khan does the next round of budget cuts, Jeff gets released so he can go to AEW and be treated with respect. I'd be up for this too but then the chorus of "AEW picking up WWE's released stars" would go on and on. Hopefully this spike in wrestling excitement just sends both creative teams through the roof so they can start making better decisions and see who should look strong / who shouldnt!
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 7, 2021 11:53:15 GMT -5
No reason if Goldberg is in the main event picture that a top star like Jeff Hardy couldn't be, regardless of his slowing. It's just poor booking!
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 3, 2021 8:24:29 GMT -5
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The Trish is what it is! Just make sure you have a good paint app. Looks better to me otherwise than the last one that looked like an anime character.
Edit: Actually I just had a look at some of the past ones and they look pretty good. I'm ok with eating humble pie on this.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 1, 2021 10:38:34 GMT -5
I'd be up for a year on, year off type deal with the Royal Rumble at this point. Like, one year a men's match and one year a woman's match. Yearly WWE events are majorly diluted and don't really have the impact they once did at all so yeah we'd have to wait longer but at least it would mean something again.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 30, 2021 10:37:39 GMT -5
Hurt Business was broken up way too soon.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 29, 2021 0:54:40 GMT -5
Damn I am definitely taking a lot of heat for this one haha. Maybe its not so easily the best scan, hows that?
The Razor / RSC scan is good but the overall lack of realistic detail on the others makes a generalized, cartoon style Hall and isn't a horrible look but I just don't think it looks much like him.
Now this one with the eyes and the shadow and the pursed lips, it might look kind of soft(or in some cases worse), especially in the studio proto shots, but at least it has some actual detail reminiscent of Scott Halls face. If you look at photos of the dude in the height of the Wolfpac you can see what era and look they were shooting for and I just found it to be an improvement despite its issues.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 28, 2021 21:14:07 GMT -5
I can definitely get that out of it but I'm not sure if it's that extreme at least for me haha Hence the 'masculine' callout. I think the Razor head is spot on personally. If it was redone with TrueFX I'd be all for it!
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 28, 2021 16:55:58 GMT -5
Just finally saw this in person and it actually looks pretty good! Easily the best Hall scan so far if you can find a decent paint app. The previous ones look less and less like Hall with each passing day, with the RSC Hall probably being the best bet. This one could look a little more 'masculine' or 'square jawed' but it looks a lot better than the promotional photos make it look. Looking forward to other Halls in the future! It looks like Hall if he was a Ken doll I can definitely get that out of it but I'm not sure if it's that extreme at least for me haha Hence the 'masculine' callout.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 28, 2021 10:44:49 GMT -5
Just finally saw this in person and it actually looks pretty good! Easily the best Hall scan so far if you can find a decent paint app. The previous ones look less and less like Hall with each passing day, with the RSC Hall probably being the best bet.
This one could look a little more 'masculine' or 'square jawed' but it looks a lot better than the promotional photos make it look.
Looking forward to other Halls in the future!
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 27, 2021 9:43:55 GMT -5
For the record me having something in hand is not / will never be a good measurement of when you should expect something to ship.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 25, 2021 11:01:37 GMT -5
My favorite thing about the UE SCSA is that he can finally do an actual Stone Cold Stunner, thanks to the butterfly joints and double jointed elbows! My only complaint is I wish they would have included the newer head most recently seen on the Royal Rumble figure instead of that horribly old and outdated one that's been around for like 10 years. Even the True FX couldn't save that head sculpt This was my feeling too! Love the Royal Rumble head. As seen on TikTok I tried to do a headswap and it just doesn't sit right on the UE body mold, unfortunately. The head is 'dangling on a stick' basically. Not sure if that will be adjusted in the future but I'm looking forward to a version of that head that DOES fit the articulation of that body for exactly that reason.
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 24, 2021 10:42:58 GMT -5
I’m predicting the attire is an elite version of the TNF/BAF Mean Gene fig Problem with that is they'll probably go for black boots, like they did with Billy. His orange trim attire has black boots with small DX logos at the top, which would be covered by the camo pants. We could only be so lucky! This might be my #1 want aside from the nWo version we just got. I got used to never expecting it, though. Seems like the best reference material designers have had over the years are for that Wrestlemania 2000 look. I'm not really a fan of any of X-Pac's other looks, at least within WWE...the debut red or the X Factor outfit are both pretty bland. I would take the white with the light green trim in that other Jakks figure, though. But the orange/reddish trim was basically the height of X-Pac's babyface popularity and it'd be cool to have!
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 24, 2021 10:34:09 GMT -5
Sounds like you need a new gym!
In my old age I have about 0 tolerance and patience for stuff like this and normally I'd say go up to her and just try and let her know what she's doing. But, if they're not going to let you bring up to the lady how ignorant she's being it sounds like it might be better to drop this gym so your new gym won't cost as much.
If your heart is set on staying there and you really just don't want to confront her (even politely, try asking for some of the equipment when you need it and ask if they can give you some space?) then you should insist to the staff or a manager that it'd be nice if they did something about it. I don't even mean to be a Karen about this or anything even remotely close to that but it sounds like she's all over the place and it's beyond someone just being laid back in the gym. There must be other people it annoys too? At that point who cares about the husband if it's ruining so many people's experience?
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Post by RSCTom on Aug 24, 2021 9:34:36 GMT -5
He always wore black jeans during his nWo run. Not true. This clip makes me want it even less. Love HBK but it was completely unnatural and a total fish out of water situation.
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