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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 10, 2023 2:38:54 GMT -5
Just bumping this thread for this.  MONDAY is gonna be the day that we'll (possibly) see the SDCC Exclusive as part of 12 Days Of Fandom. We've all seen that figure, but there has to be more than meets the eye. [Hopefully it's a 2 pack and get boxing Ali with it but hey das just me (ﾉ≧ڡ≦)] they will not be making 2 ali figs at once. That guy who's seen it strongly hinted it was Ali in ref gear and Ali in boxing gear... So taking an educated guess, I think it will be 2 separate UE Ali figures in one (Coliseum Collection) box 👍. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 9, 2023 23:58:16 GMT -5
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 9, 2023 23:53:05 GMT -5
Well as you said from the current roster, I'll go with:
The Miz
Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn
Sheamus
Edge (Rated R version)
Randy Orton (ANYTHING other than that RKBro one we're getting 🤦♂️)
Trish Stratus
John Cena (UE version of his 2nd DM figure or Top Picks/Word Life figure)
Seth Rollins (white ranger gear w/2 belts)
Cody Rhodes (...one I can get without remortgaging the house 🥴)
And if we're getting another 2 "Greatest Hits" re-releases... I'd go with S3 Balor and S5 Cena, both with updated butterfly-joints/torsos.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 9, 2023 4:55:46 GMT -5
I'm an American visiting the UK... Smyths is amazing. Up-to-date Elites from the ceiling to the floor. I saw 5 Royal Rumble Vaders - a figure I have not seen anywhere in the US. They are fully stocked with Legends 19, too. I picked up a Vader and a reduced-price Rick Boogs. What an amazing store. From what I've seen at US stores (UEs at $30-$35 and Legends at $20-$25), it's swings and roundabouts really. Smyths will always be VERY well stocked, but they do have their drawbacks too: they usually only order/get in 3 or 4 Elites in from a series (instead of all 6); they'll order/have 3 out of 4 figures in a BAF set (making it impossible to actually build the BAF 🤦♂️); the price for Legends figures is insane (and more than even online/speciality stores sell them at); no Ultimate Editions... 😔 |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 9, 2023 2:02:10 GMT -5
Robbie Lawler knocked out Niko Price in his final fight. That was awesome! Always loved watching Robbie fight. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 9, 2023 2:01:30 GMT -5
Also, Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic made official for September I believe. ...5 years too late. 🤦♂️ |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 8, 2023 4:16:31 GMT -5
Not hating (intentionally), but attires/looks that are mostly identical to what could be or was an Elite release don't make sense to me based on what the line has mostly been so far. Unless that's where the line is going. Which is why I'm very confused as to why Bianca's upcoming UE is from Hell in a Cell 2022 and not one of her Wrestlemania title matches. I think that was how they started out and may have been the original idea. But since they have really taken off, with many sub-lines (Coliseum Collection, Legends, Ruthless Aggression, Monday Night Wars) - and now going to 3 figures per-series - it's become a whole new separate line itself. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 8, 2023 4:09:03 GMT -5
When we get the Original Bro in Ultimate form,I'm gonna have to personally take it on myself and send you one lol. Everyone needs to have a hot Bro summer, Ill add that non Shield Rollins Ultimate in there too😉I would buy all of Judgment Day but Mania 39 Dom with all the fixings would probably be on top of my list. Hoping since we getting 3 per wave now that gives us plenty of new current guys/girls. Riddle,Dom and Liv would be at the top of the list.  (...again! 🤭) |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 21:24:39 GMT -5
That Bischoff scan/likeness is fantastic.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 21:22:03 GMT -5
I'm sure they could have chosen a much better torso from the ones they already had though... I think the Rick Rude one would have worked? (or looked much better, anyway). Eddie was short and carried a lot of muscle mass during this period. I don’t think Rude’s torso would work. It’s strange that they decided to go with the shoulder choice the opted for. As mentioned previously, this Eddie is eerily similar to Rhyno. It wouldn't have been ideal, for sure... I think it would have looked a lot better than what we got though 🥴. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 19:50:23 GMT -5
What bugs me is that Mattel will create new molds for current talent but won't create new molds for existing Legends talent that obviously need new molds. Eddie Guerrero should have never been released in the Ultimate line until Mattel had the correct torso mold available. I'm sure they could have chosen a much better torso from the ones they already had though... I think the Rick Rude one would have worked? (or looked much better, anyway). |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 16:27:44 GMT -5
So, Smyths here in the UK has finally started stocking Legends figures (with Series 19) - at £27.99 each!? That's about $36 USD. I'm not really sure what to think... on one hand, it's great to finally have Legends figures available at retail - but why on earth are they charging £8 more than a standard Elite?
Plus a. they are even more expensive than most speciality stores here (who have them at £25) and b. they are only offering 3 from the set (...no Brother Love).
I suppose it was too much to ask to have a whole set of figures for the same price as Elites... sadly at this price/method, I think they're doomed to fail before they can even get going. 🤦♂️
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 16:10:47 GMT -5
hopefully a flashback will be in the UE Legends series soon well I'm living outside US so that release will be worthless for me. ...we/UK havent had UE's at retail since (I think) Series 3! Even the standard/main-line ones cost us about £45 ($58 USD)... |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 1:36:25 GMT -5
the guy held two world titles together and is over 10 times world champion he is rewarded by mattel with a raw tag title and this Bro look 😂 . They are seriously smoking something. I’m not a RKBro guy, but there’s no denying it was the most over Randy had been in a long long time. It makes sense. Especially if they end up making a matching Riddle Ultimate. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 7, 2023 1:32:53 GMT -5
Moc pic of said Orton.  the guy held two world titles together and is over 10 times world champion he is rewarded by mattel with a raw tag title and this Bro look 😂 . They are seriously smoking something. It's genuinely the worst gimmick and look I can think of for an UE Orton... I'm trying to buy at least one of every standard UE though, so this is going to have to be on a serious discount somewhere (...which it will be 🤭). |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 6, 2023 23:12:49 GMT -5
...didn't Jakks already make this Eddie?  🤭 |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 6, 2023 22:21:17 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat prefer Drew McIntyre or Sheamus before stoner Off the top of my head - Asuka Bayley Rhea Ripley Trish Stratus Kofi Kingston Big E Xavier Woods Drew McIntyre The Miz Braun Strowman Kevin Owens Sheamus Sami Zayn Gunther ...all more deserving of an UE than Riddle (not to mention countless Legends too!). |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 6, 2023 20:14:31 GMT -5
Thanks for those pics 👍. I know it's a really small issue/me being fussy - but I think they should have put a picture (or something) on the trading card he wears... it looks kind of strange, just being "solid"(?). Still a great figure though.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 6, 2023 19:59:24 GMT -5
Elite 72 Gorilla seems like one that needs to be made here ASAP. That figure was released 3.5 years ago - I'm assuming his deal expired and that is why we haven't had another figure yet. It sucks we never got that 2-pack with Heenan. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 6, 2023 17:19:34 GMT -5
If it is his tag team look only maybe riddle is in ue 20 ?  |
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