Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 20, 2021 10:12:58 GMT -5
Went to the Target about a half-mile away from my house yesterday, and to my surprise, the Rihos/Shidas were gone. On the pegs were remnants of a case each for Unmatched & Unrivaled 5! Picked up Kaz, Sky, Jungle Boy, Miro & Omega.
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Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 16, 2021 13:48:20 GMT -5
Yep, I saw him lose to Kamala at a house show in SLC back in '92.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 15, 2021 13:40:24 GMT -5
Anyone have any luck in finding the red Coy in stores? I've only seen one blue Cody in Walmart (which I purchased).
I'm not seeing any on eBay, and only have seen one on Instagram that wasn't a production photo (unless my search terms/tags for both platforms have been off).
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 13, 2021 12:24:43 GMT -5
Tried to get in for the mini-comic Tri-Klops (LOVE that glow in the dark ring!), the Castle Grayskull Expansion set and Faker/Duplicat, but F/DC sold out from my cart while I was waiting in line (about 9:02am PST). Glad that I got the other two, however.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 10, 2021 10:43:51 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat as a lot here, as I like the S3 attires, but the S1 Matt head. I just own S3, but am going to wait to see what S7 looks like before deciding on if I want to buy S1 Matt for a head swap.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 31, 2021 13:39:43 GMT -5
My wife and I ran into Chris Jericho at a Sizzler after a WWE house show in Eugene, Oregon back in '12. He was eating, so I didn't want to bother him. He passed by our table as he left and we nodded at each other.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 27, 2021 9:28:37 GMT -5
Here's a history of my area (Vancouver, WA) over the past year:
It started out last September, when I was met with empty pegs everywhere, except finding a lone Jericho at a WM in Newport, OR while on vacation. Haven't seen any of S1 since. I lucked out with S2, as I was at a local WM right at opening, and they were being put out on the pegs. Got all 6 in one shot. Haven't seen more since. Every Target in the area got at least one case of S3, and I was able to get one of each except for Orange. There were plenty of Rihos on the pegs for weeks/months. I haven't seen S4 or S5 anywhere. I'd guess that all the Rihos prevented Targets from getting new cases. After the Rihos disappeared, Targets started getting S6. I got one of each from a couple different Targets, but now there are still several Shidas on the pegs around here.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 26, 2021 9:25:27 GMT -5
First off, I always found Martel bland as a good guy.
He was AMAZING as a heel. The Model was one of my favorite gimmicks at the time. Everything he did, from moves in the ring to his mannerisms to his promos to his facial expressions were gold.
I got to see him wrestle live at house shows a couple of times as the model in 1992. Once in Boise, once in Salt Lake City, and both against Tatanka.
The SLC show went as you'd expect. But the Boise show really stood out to me for the fact that Martel beat Tatanka by countout. A loss is a loss, so it REALLY chapped my hide that for nearly 2 years, they announced Tatanka as "the undefeated Native American".
(And YES, I'm aware of the old adage that "if it didn't happen on TV, it didn't happen". But IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT)
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 25, 2021 12:33:41 GMT -5
Looks like I got charged yesterday (8/24).
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 23, 2021 12:53:33 GMT -5
The ultimate swerve if they decide not to charge till it ships. I think that the ULTIMATE swerve would be the Mattel heel turn of "JK, we're not making these after all, LOL"
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 18, 2021 9:38:43 GMT -5
They were to good for the WWF Too true, my man. I was at a house show in Boise back in 1989, where they LOST TO THE BUSHWHACKERS. The ending came as one of the BW had Tully in a small package, and Arn tripped on the middle rope trying to get in the ring to break up the pin. Such a ridiculous ending. I'm still salty about it to this day (but the kids in the crowd loved it).
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 13, 2021 14:04:05 GMT -5
Just backed it, myself. I'm #4948.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 13, 2021 11:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 11, 2021 14:06:00 GMT -5
Here's one from my very first house show:
Picture it: February of 1988 in Boise, Idaho. My dad thought I was old enough to go to a live show, and I was beyond stoked.
The semi-main event was Hercules Hernandez VS. the Ultimate Warrior.
At one point, Herc was hammering on the Warrior in the corner turnbuckle that was closest to me. Warrior reversed positions, and started pounding on Herc in the corner. As I watched, starry-eyed, I noticed something dangling from Warrior's face. It was a long snot hanging from his nose. Not surprising, considering it was late winter in Idaho.
Once UW noticed it, he wiped his face with the back on his hand, and attempted to fling it off outside the ring. He flung it too hard, as it went over the ringside area and into the crowd.
People in the crowd jumped for it, in an attempt to catch it. Not sure if they thought he was throwing an arm-band, or whatever.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 8, 2021 0:15:46 GMT -5
The Target app showed 2 Hall gigs in stock at the store a half-mile away from my house (Vancouver, WA). Ordered one for in-store pickup, and was ready in an hour. So I'm excited to own it! Still on the lookout for Bigelow & Studd.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 7, 2021 23:05:02 GMT -5
Putting Harley Race in this set would move the needle even more. Lots of people still want that figure re-released. We have already gotten diesel and doink multiple times. If you want people to pay $250 for a ring and figure set it needs to be something special. Its great they added a macho man announcers pack, but i don't know if that will be enough. Replace diesel with harley and watch the numbers jump like wildfire. I don’t think Harley Race is as desired as you think he is. If he was released in the regukar line, he’d be $15 on Amazon just like Dusty and Lawler are right now. Not to mention that this is a New Generation-era set, and Race hadn't wrestled for the WWF since the midst of the Golden Era (he left in early '89) and was managing Vader in WCW at this point. Hell, even in his own heyday, nothing about Race said "New Generation". Dude was the epitome of the term "old school". That being said, I REALLY want a King Harley Race figure. I was a huge mark for him as a kid, and I am beyond salty that his fig was released in such a severely limited quantity.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 6, 2021 12:55:28 GMT -5
There were 3 Machos on the pegs at my local Target (Vancouver, WA) yesterday, all standard pink trunks. I got one for myself.
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Post by Zincdust on Aug 6, 2021 12:31:57 GMT -5
Got my Brutus today, finally, and got the chase version (blue tights). The box is kinda beat up.
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Post by Zincdust on Jul 28, 2021 16:28:26 GMT -5
In bad taste regarding the location or not, I'm finding it difficult to get excited about Charlotte winning a tournament.
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Post by Zincdust on Jul 28, 2021 16:10:59 GMT -5
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