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Post by Zincdust on Jan 22, 2020 16:19:56 GMT -5
My daughter and I met the Miz at a Cricket Wireless signing a couple of years back. We were told ahead of time that we could only get one item signed per person, and that staff would be taking pictures (again, one per person). He was a cool dude and genuinely happy to meet everyone who turned out for him (I'm pretty sure he was heel at the time, also). However, the staff member that took the pics was terrible! Both of our pics were blurry. https://www.instagram.com/p/BaLDn_2jptD
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 22, 2020 14:02:12 GMT -5
I remember Humperdink also managing Orndorff towards the end of Paul's WWF run... Was there a story line about how Oliver became his manager, or did he just start showing up with him one day?
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 22, 2020 10:18:34 GMT -5
I was looking at Savage's title reign timeline at the History of the WWF site, and found some other matches that I found interesting (mostly non-televised house shows):
During a European tour, Savage defended against the Mountie nearly every night
I found at least one instance each of Savage defending against Repo Man and Kamala
I think it was mentioned before in this thread, but several instances of Savage/B. Hart VS. Flair/HBK
Also mentioned, Savage VS. HBK
But for the most part, he defended against Flair. At first, it was Savage winning by pinfall, then it shifted to Savage defeating Flair via DQ (foreign object). Savage defeating Flair via DQ was the result of the match they had when I saw them live in Boise back in June of '92. Flair punched Savage out with something he got from he tights, and then pinned Savage with his feet on the ropes. We all about lost our crap when the ref counted three. But then he reversed it when he saw Flair drop whatever it was (it looked like a Popsicle stick wrapped in duct tape).
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 21, 2020 18:20:37 GMT -5
Seeing Iskra Lawrence's most-recent IG post sure as hell made me happy.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 21, 2020 12:52:38 GMT -5
This was a great set. I still have Punk, Slater, Jackson & Diesel MIB in storage!
Anyway, I voted for Punk.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 20, 2020 16:08:45 GMT -5
Just got my Target-exclusive New 52 (hammerhead) King Shark from the Target two blocks away from my office here in downtown Portland. I struck out at all three Vancouver (where I live) Targets yesterday, as someone had beat me to the KS figs at each location. An employee was just putting them out on the shelf, and was happy to help me out!
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 20, 2020 11:04:27 GMT -5
I personally like the regular version more than the chase.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 13, 2020 12:34:10 GMT -5
Saw the Spinmaster 4" figs at a local Target this morning... Was able to but Man Bat, but NOT King Shark (still street-dated for the Target-exclusives, apparently). Ridiculous.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 13, 2020 12:31:49 GMT -5
Saw Lashley, Savage & 2 X Rock at one of my local Targets this morning. Nabbed the Savage.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 10, 2020 11:29:07 GMT -5
I may be in the minority, but I LOVED Papa Shango. That gimmick was my favorite of Wright's by far.
In the Attitude Era? I honestly think that he would had been stuffed into the Ministry of Darkness/Corporate Ministry. He'd job out to whichever flavor of the month they were going against (whichever member of the Union, or whomever) and/or to eat a Stunner every week.
I also really enjoyed the few times that Wade Barrett would troll Twitter by stating that Shango would be returning on whichever big event was coming up.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 9, 2020 10:47:58 GMT -5
Meh. I good apart of the appeal of the originals for me was that you didn't know which superstar you were going to get. This is a box of four ice cream sandwiches, with one each of the superstars (Savage, Cena, Lynch & Reigns). I'll still buy a box when I see them.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 8, 2020 10:35:35 GMT -5
[br That’s a great find. Deal of the year so far! Nah dude, the deal of the year I found yesterday at Big Lots. These were 2 for $5! Awww yeahhhhhh!!! I got two boxes of the Halloween Monster cereals (one box of Count Chocula, one box of Boo Berry) for $1 each!! Oh yeah, plus a B93 Savage (yellow lightning) for $5.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 7, 2020 14:03:03 GMT -5
Surely there are more than just the 5 new ones, right? Still hoping we get Piper out of them. In addition to those mentioned in the Big Bad thing, the initial pics we were shown also contained Rollins, Owens, Charlotte and Ambrose (which we most likely won't see now). TLS company people state that the Piper wave "should" be showing up any time now, once stores have gone through the Warrior wave. That might take a while, because like I said before, most Targets that carry them are still sitting on lots of the common Brock/Cena/Reigns that everyone already got from the Savage wave.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 4, 2020 16:42:39 GMT -5
Absolutely 1988. This is the year that I was in attendance for my first live show and became a rabid wrestling fan.
1987 is a close second. I became enthralled by the Savage/HTM feud, and upgraded from a casual (but not yet rabid) fan. The '88 live show sent me over the top.
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 4, 2020 16:36:59 GMT -5
Has anyone determined what the 1/48 mystery fig was as of yet?
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 2, 2020 15:08:13 GMT -5
Oh boy. I've known quite a few of these jokers.
The one that immediately springs to mind was this feller that worked under me as a security guard in the early 90s.
He was about 20-21 at the time, and he was always saying things like how the hot office gals (at the tech company we worked for) were always hitting on him, to how, while in high school, he rode his horse through the school halls. The principal, of course, confronted him and asked him and his horse to leave. And this kid, in front of THE ENTIRE SCHOOL, said "SCREEEEEEEEEEEWW YOOOOOOOOOOOOOU, DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE". The principal was so embarrassed that he immediately went into his office, closed the door, and never spoke to him again. Just crap like that. Every day was something new. I'd always give him an unimpressed "Mm-hmm."
The one that pushed me over the edge was this one (imagine this in a southwestern Idaho country boy accent): "Yeah, me'n mah buddies were just clownin' around in computer class in high school, programmin' stuff, and th' teacher said 'you know, y'all look lahk yer onta somethin' there.' So we wrapped it up that week an' shopped it around. We ended up sellin' it ta Nin-TEN-dohhhhh, and they slapped it in a cartridge and sold it! I get $10 every tahm one o' 'em is sold. Y'maht 'a heard of it; s'called the Legend of Zelda."
I blew my gasket on this one. "Are you joking?! That game was programmed and originally distributed in JAPAN. If you had claimed that you were involved in the localization for the United States version, you MIGHT have people believing you."
He didn't speak to me (except for work-related matters) after that. He ended up being fired for helping his girlfriend (who was the wife of a married couple on our company's cleaning crew) steal a bunch of pizzas from a company party.
I can still remember that vividly, especially the way he pronounced "Nin-TEN-dohhhhh", just all drawn-out and sprawly.
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 31, 2019 17:47:28 GMT -5
Hoo boy. My wife's family insisted that we should ALL cut back this year. So I dd. They, however, did not. So I got a ton of stuff, as usual, and look like a cheapskate. ANYWAY, here's all I can remember (while I'm killing time at work):
2 tickets to the RAW/Smackdown Supershow in Eugene, Oregon on Feb. 15th "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3" for the Switch "Star Wars Pinball" for the Switch "Atari Flashback Classics" for the Switch "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" for the XB1 A Pop! Vinyl of the Mandalorian An escape room session 3 flannel shirts 2 fleece-lined jackets 2 new winter hats 2 sets of long johns 2 pairs of jeans 2 pairs of basketball shorts Randy Savage socks 8 pairs of thick socks A zip-up hoodie The Masters of the WWE Universe ring set (with Triple H & Cena), plus the single carded Ultimate Warrior, Balor, Sting & the other Triple H A Pac-Man Ghost lamp, which cycles through different colors A 10-pack of hot sauce, of varying heat & flavors A $20 gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings plus a bunch of goodies in my stocking (pepperoni sticks, candied popcorn, spicy nut mix, etc)
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 30, 2019 16:33:52 GMT -5
FYI; Go! Calendars/Games/Toys has (nearly) their entire inventory for half off... I picked up the four Loyal Subjects WWE blind boxes they've had since summer or so, and got 2/12 Reigns, 1/12 Nakamura, 1/12 Styles & 1/48 Sasha Banks for $6 each.
They also had a ton of other Loyal Subjects lines: Hot Wheels, Game of Thrones, Predator, Masters of the Universe Series 2, Horror Icons, etc.
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 16, 2019 13:54:20 GMT -5
I'm definitely in the minority, but I was a huge Killer Bees mark. All my friends used to razz me at school, as the British Bulldogs were THE team at the time.
Also a big fan of the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, the Hart Foundation, the Midnight Express (Eaton/Lane) and Demolition.
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Post by Zincdust on Dec 13, 2019 10:20:47 GMT -5
I'm reading a lot of this kind of feedback online:
MOTU fans: "Ugh, MOTU figs based on fake wrestlers? PLEASE. Get this tripe outta here. MOTU only."
WWE fans: "Wrestlers combined with a nearly 40-year-old property that only old toy weirdos would care about? Pass. WWE only."
ME: "I'LL TAKE 'EM BOTH; I'M HARDCORE"
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