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Post by hbkowns on Apr 21, 2022 7:07:06 GMT -5
Definitely more Dudley figures. Only one battle pack and one set of elites, never got flashbacks.
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 14, 2022 11:39:32 GMT -5
He’s too bland for an ultimate tbh. Other than alternate heads, I don’t see what else you can add to justify an UE price point.
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 1, 2022 19:25:44 GMT -5
instead u get about 5 Mysterios...lol. we could use another one with a robe. but im guessing thats UE only now. Cuz Rey is a merch selling machine and his figures always move off the shelves, while there is a store somewhere in the world that’s still shelf warming an E54 Charlotte.
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 1, 2022 19:19:37 GMT -5
She just had an elite? Also an ultimate edition not too long ago.
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 1, 2022 19:17:54 GMT -5
Man I don’t know. Space is becoming a real issue when it comes to this hobby and I’m running out of it for sure. Figures I can do, but big play sets and rings I’m definitely going to be selective about. That being said, I got rid of a lot of play sets and rings not too long ago to make space for the New Gen playset. But man, if this come to fruition for the next crowdfunding project, I might have to get it.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 31, 2022 23:04:44 GMT -5
So the UE Roman is gonna have a different torso than what was showed on display, based on the renders.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 26, 2022 16:36:23 GMT -5
The funny thing is, he really hasn’t fallen down the card. The overall state of SmackDown is just sh*t since the draft. He’s the top babyface. Roman and Charlotte are the focus for WWE… and Ronda since she came back… and the rest is just not cared about. They repeat the same thing week in and week out. Maybe they should do-away with the brand split. But it seems Brock is the top babyface since he has the main event match against the top heel Roman. If Drew is the “top” babyface, then he has no business being a match with Happy Corbin.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 26, 2022 16:20:03 GMT -5
I don’t particularly keep up much with WWE product, but I noticed how far Drew McIntyre has fallen down the card. I know he had the unfortunate position of being the champ during the pandemic. But to me, I felt he was one of the best babyface champions in a very long time. Did the absolute best he could with what he was given. Obviously he can’t be in the main event at Mania, but he should’ve got a better match. But to be fair, I can’t think of who would have been a good opponent anyways, which just speaks to how bad WWE has failed to build new stars.
Roman is eventually going to have to drop the title. I think Drew is the only logical choice.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 26, 2022 8:53:05 GMT -5
Preordered all 3
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 25, 2022 14:00:48 GMT -5
The guy could have retired a decade ago and still would have had one of the best careers ever. Just glad his health is in a better place now.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 24, 2022 21:28:31 GMT -5
I’m in the minority, Im very excited about the ring. Looks to be the most accurate ring we’ve ever gotten, as far as scale and quality goes. Most of the scaled rings we’ve gotten have either been way too big or a bit undersized, this one seems to be perfect. Plus the wooden boards under the ring mat, perfect touch.
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Post by hbkowns on Mar 21, 2022 14:10:13 GMT -5
I hope you find enjoyment in WWE because I can’t. Kept watching hoping things would “get better” but those days have long passed. Sometimes, I’ll skip through and watch bits and pieces of Smackdown on DVR. I wouldn’t touch Raw with a 10 foot pole. Each time I watched it I felt like I’m wasting my time. NXT is like Raw Jr. lame and uninteresting. The reason why I kept watching bad WWE TV in the recent years is that it was the company I loved as a kid. As for most of us, we probably got into pro wrestling because of WWE. I get a nostalgic feeling for things at times. If I can come up with some weird/lame analogy for most peoples experience with WWE, it’s like putting up with a sh*tty relationship where the partner constantly cheats on you and treats you like crap, but you put up with it hoping that they change because you remember the good times that you had, but they never change. A little dramatic, but that’s my experience with that company. Other than collecting figures, I won’t waste anymore time and money on that company.
If you love consistent story-telling where things pay off and you’re rewarded for watching. Where you feel like you didn’t waste your time, and actually feel like you enjoy what you’re watching, AEW is for you.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 27, 2022 19:23:20 GMT -5
So many. The RR2008 comes to mind.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 18, 2022 0:41:28 GMT -5
If I had to guess it might be (with my choice of attire):
Hogan (Maybe Hulk still rules? Even though we pretty much got that) Rock (WM19 soft goods pants and leather vest) Cena (2005-era with jersey and WWE title) Triple H (WM18 with both titles or WM20) Austin (2001 with white/gold/red knee braces) Taker (WM23 with soft goods trench coat)
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 17, 2022 14:00:15 GMT -5
If Austin is indeed coming back to wrestle Owens, I'll bet Punk is going to be pissed off - this was the dream match/feud he always wanted... although, it should've happened over 10 years ago. That was the time for Austin to come out of retirement - not now, when he's closer to sixty. I'm not sayng Owens won't nail it given the chance - but everyone wanted that Austin/Punk feud/match. I’m sure he doesn’t care at this point. How much can you get from a match with Steve Austin who is damn near 60?
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 16, 2022 12:42:50 GMT -5
I can't believe I just read someone saying roman is on stone colds level. 😂😂😂😂😂 There are only 3 other guys that are above or on the same level as stone cold. Those being Hogan, rock, and cena. Of the current "active" crop lesnar is the only arguable name. I wouldn't put Cena in there. Hogan, Rock and Austin at their peaks were never booed by half the audience. Plus, during Cena's run (end of the attitude era into the mid 2010s), he took the company from the high 3's and 4's in ratings to the low 2s and even the upper 1's in ratings (during the early 2010s), and those ratings are with little to no competition in wrestling at the time. I wouldn't put Lesnar in there either, he and Cena are big names, but not on the level of the other three. This, Just because Cena was “the guy” doesn’t mean he’s Austin/Rock/Hogan level. He was the guy for a decade during a cooling off period. He was solid, sold a bunch of merch. But by no means was he a game changer or transcended the business.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 16, 2022 12:37:10 GMT -5
1) Roman isn’t even in the same stratosphere as Steve Austin. That’s not a knock on Roman, but there’s maybe 3 to 4 people that you can say changed the game and are as big as stars as Austin. Nobody before/since will be a game changer like that.
2) I have no interest in seeing Austin wrestle. He arguably had the perfect career. It was short overall, but he was on fire and left right before the business passed him up. I don’t mind a segment between him and owens with a short brawl. But please no.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 15, 2022 15:13:41 GMT -5
Tony Khan didn’t want to give him the pencil or EVP title anymore so he got peeved and bounced. Not to mention that Brandi wanted to have more of a spotlight in the womens division even though she’s not good at all.
I’m sure he’s aware that the grass isn’t greener on the other side at WWE. But maybe he just wants that payday.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 15, 2022 15:11:21 GMT -5
It was okay when he initially came back to work with Brock at Survivor Series and Mania but everything after that has been absolutely horrible.
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Post by hbkowns on Feb 12, 2022 20:09:28 GMT -5
Why give HBK a ring bell and not his entrance gear. It wasn’t even that elaborate.
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