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Post by Zincdust on Jul 3, 2023 18:41:27 GMT -5
Question: Are the chases going out as a set? It'd look mismatched if someone were to get, say for example, a standard Smash and a chase Ax paired up.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 30, 2023 14:21:22 GMT -5
Hercules, 100%. I was a huge mark for him as a kid. I had his poster hanging on the wall of my room (the one where he's breaking a chain, and pieces are flying through the air).
He was in the semi-main event of the first WWF show I went to, as a heel VS. the Ultimate Warrior. Pretty hot feud, during their buildup to WM4. They fought to a double-countout.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 30, 2023 10:34:36 GMT -5
Yeah, yeesh, I pre-ordered Hulk & Piper months ago, and I'm REALLY not optimistic about if I'll actually get 'em or not.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 29, 2023 14:35:35 GMT -5
Got an email from Hasbro Pulse, stating that 3 of my 4 pre-orders are shipping: Copperhead, Rock 'n Roll, and Scrap-Iron! Snow Job has been delayed until September, apparently.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 28, 2023 10:19:13 GMT -5
All right, I was able to play this for an hour before I had to sign in to work. Here are some of my experiences with it:
The first match I played was the Casino Battle Royale using Matt Hardy (I wanted to use Broken Matt Hardy, but I didn't see that version readily available anywhere. Found out since that the Broken version is an alternate attire that you have to assign. Will play around with it when I have more time). I was able to eliminate Thunder Rosa and Ricky Starks before getting eliminated by Bryan Danielson. CM Punk was the eventual winner.
I then played two single matches, as they were part of my daily goals: Win a match with Chris Jericho, and win a match with Scorpio Sky. I had the CPU select a random opponent for each. Using Jericho, I beat John Silver by submission, and using Scorpio, I got the pinfall over Chuck Taylor.
I next tried a minigame: Death Race X. I was hoping that it was a kart racing game, but you just ride a skateboard around an exploding barbed wire race track, doing tricks for points. Kind of bizarre seeing Malakai Black skateboarding around.
By this point I had received a ton of in-game currency, so I was able to go to the store and buy Cody Rhodes, plus attires for each of the YB and for Dr. Britt.
Initial impression is that it's much easier to pick up and play than the recent WWE games. Which works for me, as I absolutely loved the N64 wrestling games (Revenge/WM2K/No Mercy). Looking forward to playing some ore after work!
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 24, 2023 11:11:29 GMT -5
All right, I pulled the trigger and pre-ordered the Elite Edition this morning, and it's downloading on my XSX as I type this. I figured that it can use all the support that it can get, plus I had a $20 XBL credit burning a hole in my pocket.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 23, 2023 9:52:13 GMT -5
"We couldn't be happier for you Ryan (even if we're a little bit jealous.)" I... uh... didn't know stalking out and clout chasing celebs is worth being jealous over. I'm 99.99% sure that he framed it as he was "accidentally" bumping into all of these celebrities, as opposed to tracking their locations and following them around until they noticed him.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 22, 2023 10:52:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I got picked for a jury about 25 years ago when I lived in Idaho.
The case was for a guy that had orchestrated this operation to rob a guy. He recruited a girl to seduce a drunk guy in a bar, then she would offer to take the mark back home to her place, drive him to a dark alley somewhere where the guy on trial would rob him.
The guy on trial started off with his lawyer asking him "How did you start off the day of these events?" to which he responded "I had been to church with my mother, and..." We knew that he and his lawyer were full of crap.
The gal that he had recruited was already in jail due to her role, but had turned on him (I would assume to receive a lighter sentence).
Anyway, we deliberated for less than an hour before returning a guilty verdict. Several witnesses to the attempted robbery and too many holes in his story that didn't add up.
After the trial, the judge had come and talked to us on the jury, and let us know this was actually the guy's third conviction of doing things along these lines.
I've been called in for jury duty several times since moving to Washington 20 years ago, but not selected as of yet.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 21, 2023 14:02:30 GMT -5
I've been a fan of his ever since he first appeared on Impact. That said, I have a bad feeling that he's gonna eventually get the Zack Ryder treatment, like management will be all "How DARE you get over without us pushing you?!"
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 19, 2023 16:18:29 GMT -5
Just ordered my Demolition set! These look amazing, and as someone who grew up with LJNs, I am beyond stoked for 'em.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 15, 2023 12:56:51 GMT -5
My Grizzlors finally shipped! Fingers crossed that my Wun-Dars aren't far behind. Well, HOORAY! My Grizzlors arrives safely today, and I also got an email this morning from Mattel, stating that my Wun-Dars have shipped!
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 15, 2023 9:51:52 GMT -5
Seeing Glenda’s laser gun has me hoping a classic Flash isn’t far off. He is one of my top wants. Same, as Flash is my favorite Joe of all time (and my first Joe fig back in 1982!). Hopefully in his V1 fatigues, based on Glenda's backpack/laser. That way they could use the same body/arms/legs molds to produce V1 Grand Slam (in both red and silver pads!!)!
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 13, 2023 20:19:18 GMT -5
"Sell unlicensed merchandise from MY show, will ya?!"
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 13, 2023 14:43:19 GMT -5
I am also extremely old (I CAN KICK, I CAN STREEETCH, AND I CAN KICK! I'M FIFTY! FIFTY YEARS OLD!!), but I'm fairly indifferent to this announcement. And I've been a huge Monster Cereals fan since I was a tyke in the 70s.
I think that it may have more to do with the flavor of this new cereal, as opposed to the mascot. That caramel apple sounds AMAZING
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 13, 2023 11:07:06 GMT -5
<glances over at avatar>
Yeah, Savage. 100%. In my book, Macho was the very textbook definition of "professional wrestler". He had it all.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 9, 2023 18:50:44 GMT -5
My Grizzlors finally shipped! Fingers crossed that my Wun-Dars aren't far behind.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 7, 2023 12:29:28 GMT -5
William Regal.
Especially after winning the KotR. They seriously had him primed for success. I honestly believe that he would have become World Champ, had he not derailed himself with his vices.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 6, 2023 13:38:20 GMT -5
September of '82: Bob Backlund.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 6, 2023 12:06:13 GMT -5
Less than 100 away! (Right now at 9923)
I'm fully on board with the Dragonfly, but really? Ripcord before Airborne?!
Still have my fingers crossed that Airborne is one of the two remaining mystery figs to be unlocked.
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Post by Zincdust on May 19, 2023 13:27:27 GMT -5
Got mine on Wednesday, but the shipper box was all beat to hell. Pulled the figs out, and they're in better shape that I would have guessed, based on the condition of the shipper. Bubbles were not crushed, just a single corner bend on each card (Outsiders: bottom right, Hulk/Syxx: top right).
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