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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 21, 2024 2:24:17 GMT -5
Good technical fight between Strickland and DDP... I think a draw would have been a fair result, but I don't have much of a problem with DDP getting the nod.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 17, 2024 4:48:24 GMT -5
We NEED that Series 18 Ultimate!! And a Coliseum Collection UE (in trunks) would be great too.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 17, 2024 4:35:08 GMT -5
As a fellow international collector, it is pretty difficult... even regular/main-line UEs are £45-£50 (approx. $63 USD).
I was going to try and collect every UE... but with the price and difficulty getting them, I'm just sticking with Legends and current A-listers.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 17, 2024 4:24:36 GMT -5
I’ll be adding some beverages to each hand soon, but I like how these turned out. That's awesome! 😎
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 17, 2024 4:11:52 GMT -5
No excuse for Dull belts included with Ultimates Only excuse for Elites is if they have other accessories or insane attire deco Absolutely... the UE Uso's having dull belts is crazy. And if it was a question of cost, why not give them VAC belts and not include the shirts? Especially as the new UE20 Roman doesn't have a shirt either... 🤷♂️
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 17, 2024 4:00:26 GMT -5
So apparently Elite 110 Austin Theory Roman Reigns Butch (chase) Kit Wilson Elton Prince Rhea Ripley Bruno Sammartino Elite greatest hits Hulk Hogan Randy Orton AJ Styles Rey Mysterio Ultimate greatest hits The RockBatista Basic 148 John cena (chase) Hulk Hogan Carmelo Hayes Roddy Piper Kayden Carter I wonder what attire Austin Theory will be in I hope Elite 110 Roman has the red boots and new WWE Universal championship title and hopefully comes with a cloth t shirt Roman is long overdue an updated cloth t shirt. I wonder if that will be a re-release of the Amazon one?
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 15, 2024 18:43:08 GMT -5
Ok can be. But does it need to be? Personally i worry the line is going into overkill mode. This is why many other figure lines died as well. You can only get so many of the same guys before you get bored. After 500 vaders, spiderman, spawn, hulk, turtles, optimus prime, cobra commander, r2-d2, etc Too much is too much. For example today i found the new superstars figures. They had 4 hulks hanging still. Someone else bought the doink and andre instead. Same thing at target with elite series 21, 3 hulk were still hanging but andre was sold out. People vote with their wallets. Id rather they make some obscure characters now while wwe is atill hot. Now or never as they say. Hogan can wait even if somwone has to have their 165th version i feel. That one you aren't going to hear any argument from me on. As much as I want people to have the figures they want, and at risk of drawing the ire if theman, I really do think they are overdoing it on the Hogan's. They say it's the 40th anniversary of Hulkamania but, ok, what was your excuse to this point? There's a reason we call it "giving someone the Hogan treatment" and that's because nobody else is getting that but him. I get that Hogan is a big name and "moves merch" but sorry. We do not need this many Hogans. They've burned him out at this point. To be fair, a lot of this is just Mattel playing catch-up... they've only really had access to Hogan again these last 2-3 years and he's arguably the biggest name in pro-wrestling history - so of course, they're going to pump out a lot of figures while they can. It's not like Macho, Warrior, Taker etc. where they've had access to them from day 1.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 12, 2024 22:41:37 GMT -5
If Sting were to come back, and Flair were to follow (assuming his contract is a short term one), that would be a big bump for the MNW line. I could see that debut crow Sting being added to the MNW line instead of being put back into the Legends line. Doesn't ric has a legends deal? I know they managed to squeeze one last figure with surf boy hair ric for elite 92 I'm not sure what his status is regarding a Legends deal and Mattel figures... hopefully it's similar to the Jake Roberts and Billy Gunn deals, so we can get more figures.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 10, 2024 23:12:53 GMT -5
Summerslam 91 Hulk with Python Power Bandana, no tear Hulk Rules Shirt and Winged Eagle title around his waist MOC is a bigger celebrity than anyone on this list.I voted for LT, Tyson, and Rodman That's the no.1 most-wanted action figure in history though. Apparently.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 10, 2024 18:44:22 GMT -5
Cyndi Lauper and Tyson are the main ones I'd be interested in.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 10, 2024 5:14:40 GMT -5
Ha! That would explain my ‘feeling’! Thanks for the reminder. Hopefully they go with soft goods but if the shirt is on the render that usually indicates it’s not soft goods right? Would be a shame and not sure how else it differs from other white shirt foleys already released if it’s not soft goods. Not shown in the render, but I recall Bill/Steve mentioning working on a soft good shirt during the Ringside Fest video. This UE Mankind should be awesome! I hope we get an UE Cactus Jack and Dude Love down the road too... it would be great to have the 3 main Faces Of Foley as Ultimate figures to go along the Elite boxset.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 9, 2024 21:21:36 GMT -5
The issue for me is: with this tan, the figure stands out too much from all the other Warrior figures... it's different with Hogan, as he's only really been available these last 2-3 years, so a lot of his figures have a tan. But with guys like Warrior (and Macho if they did him with a tan), we've had 13 years worth of figures already - so any like this stick out like a sore thumb.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 9, 2024 0:50:10 GMT -5
I'm buying all Ultimate Editions, some Legends and just the Flashback/Legend Elites.
I was all-in on the Retros - but with all these other companies making them, the change in the packaging - and them being Mattel Creations (spit!) exclusives - I'll probably stop now.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 8, 2024 17:32:04 GMT -5
PJ how’s that Hogan treating you my man? It’s on my radar, but I’m still unsure about parting with my UE nWo Hogan. I’m getting the updated one for sure. I wonder what the UE Hogan would look like with the accessories from this Hogan.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 7, 2024 23:42:53 GMT -5
I am begging for them to be done with Hogan and Warrior. That is of course unless they want to do a Stand Back Hogan, I'd buy one of those You want them to be done with two of the biggest names in the sport??? Let's look at Hulk Hogan alone. 1991 Hulk Hogan With The Red Bandana With The Winged Eagle Around His Waist MOC Wrestlemania 8 Rerelease Of Wrestlemania 3 Release Of Red And Black nWo Hulk Hogan With The Tan And New Torso Release Of Mr. America With The Tan My main Hogan want is an Ultimate Edition Hulk Still Rules... we have 2 of his 3 main looks as UE's (with an updated Hollywood coming too), so we need a HSR to complete them.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 7, 2024 17:47:35 GMT -5
Goldberg. That said, he hasn't had that many looks, so really the figures we have seems to have done him justice, in my opinion. To be honest, a LOT of the legends that they have had from start to finish are fairly well covered. While maybe not every single look has ever been done, but we have had so many of some of these wrestlers, that if we don't get many more, I am fully happy with what we have had. We never got an Elite black trunks/'03 Goldberg, which was a pretty major look. And I'd have really liked another UE figure too... '03/'04 look (either black trunks or black and white), with track-pants and "Next" shirt (similar to the recent UE Legends Rock figure). Would have been cool.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 6, 2024 19:47:10 GMT -5
To be fair, this isn't about someone's favorite wrestler. He won because it was the best looking out of all of them. As for 2024, Asuka will own the top spot for awhile. Nothing announced so far or shown in color is better than Asuka right now. Agreed. It will take something wild to knock Asuka off that top spot. ...no-one is ready for Asuka! 🤭
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 6, 2024 14:41:16 GMT -5
Pleased UE Seth won... that figure is incredible.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 4, 2024 19:17:02 GMT -5
Been wondering how the finished Roman will look. No way they are keeping the belts like that. No, the black belt has been corrected (thankfully!).
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Post by SteveHulk on Jan 4, 2024 18:51:31 GMT -5
Even if they don't make it, it's a REALLY easy custom to do though (especially if you already have the figures/boxes)... A custom is not mint on card. - put the Elite 96 Hogan in the Hogan Defining Moments box, then just add the Hulk Rules shirt and WE title belt. OR... - neatly open the Survior Series figure and just put the E96 head and bandana on it OR if you want an Ultimate version: - use the Amazon/Fan Takeover figure... Take the weight belt out and swap the bandana, arms and "black eye" head with the E96 ones. Then just swap the shirt for the Hulk Rules one Three easy options that would all look Mint-In-Box 👍
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