Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2012 19:22:40 GMT -5
Q: Now That Sting Has Left TNA,Are There Any Plans For A WWE Action Figure Of Him?
A: Not that we can say
Q: Hey Guys i am just wondering if and when you are making wrestlemania 28 figures
A: Like we do every year, we're doing a WrestleMania series of both basic and Elite figures that will be exclusive to Toys "R" Us and available this Fall.
Q: would you say sdcc 2012 will be the biggest (breaking news wise) for the wwe line?
im guessin there will be announcements for a couple of elite lines
Legends 2013 line maybe a look at a MOC Arn anderson and loose tully and Miss Elizabeth
BAF wrestlemania 28 tru exclusives
Build-a-set wrestlemania 28
ringside collectibles exclusives
i feel its a big year for the wwe line at sdcc 2012
A:Yes, we've got big things planned for this week! Hope to see you there!
Q: have you guys found a way to distribute Legends?
A: Yes, we can say that we've found a way to distribute Legends and it is as Flashbacks in the Elite line. Frankly, nothing else has worked.
We would love to put out more Legends but the reality is that there is an extremely limited market for them compared to current Superstars.
Q: The ringside exclusive NWO savage is sick!
and the packaging is superb
(your new packaging is part of why i became a collector
apart from the awesome figures you guys deliver)
How Many nwo figures are on the works???
and will they all have the same packaging as Macho Man?
A: We've got Kevin Nash coming in Elite Series 16 and beyond that we can't say. But the special NWO-themed packaging was a Ringside-only thing. If they want to do more NWO figures for their exclusives then we could do the same packaging.
Q: Is the contract Ric Flair had with mattel still valid? or did it expire
if he would sign with wwe as soon as tomorrow
would ypu guys start working on his figures ASAP?
A: We can't comment on any contracts that we may or may not have but we can say that yes, as soon as we were to get the rights to do Ric Flair we would get started ASAP.
Q:For 2013 I hope we can all say that these 6 figures should be made and If I could have a say in it we should make one every month! So 12 figures.
[When is the date to vote for 2013, polldate]
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase
3. Brutus the Barber Beefcake
4. Bret the Hitman Hart
5. Shawn Michaels
6. Honky Tonk Man
7. Greg the Hammer Valentine
8. Diesel, Kevin Nash
9. Ric Flair
10. Rody Piper
11. The Undertaker
12. The Big Boss Man
A: Thanks Cliff. Some of those guys are in the works for 2012 or 2013, some we don't have the rights to, and others are on our list to do soon.
Q: What info, if any, can you tell us about the new scale upcoming? I personally can't wait to see what it's gonna be and I hope it lives up to if not surpasses our wildest dreams.
A: Don't get too excited - the new scale is a lower priced figure to be sold in retailers/countries where our 6-inch figs are a little too pricey. They're cool for sure, but they aren't meant to compete with our main 6-inch line.
Q: I have asked about this before and others have too but it seems to go un-answered. So my new question is, Will you guys be addressing the details on whether or not we will see a 2013 Online Legends series on Mattycollector at SDCC this year??
Im hoping whether they be flashback or legends you guys can get us Earthquake, Honky Tonk man, Crush and Giant Gonzalez in 2013
A: The time has come to answer this question, ZomBieApocaLypse. We do not have plans to continue offering exclusive Legends on MattyCollector in 2013, however we do intend to continue incorporating Legends into the Elite Collection. And at least one of the guys you mentioned has already been slotted in the line for early 2013.
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SO... Sting is a maybe?
Flair would get a figure ASAP when/if he signs.
Legends have 6 months to live (R.I.P)
New scale is "cool", but nothing to excite us?
No Hogan/Rip/Mr.America/etc.
Oh, and the list of 12:
Some of those guys are in the works for 2012 or 2013, some we don't have the rights to, and others are on our list to do soon
WWE GUYS just posted more answers on the Matty forum
Honestly, I'm too lazy to copy and paste every one of the Q's they A'd, but I'll post the important stuff.
If you want to read the other answeres, or their words verbatim, head over to Matty forums.
A: Not that we can say
Q: Hey Guys i am just wondering if and when you are making wrestlemania 28 figures
A: Like we do every year, we're doing a WrestleMania series of both basic and Elite figures that will be exclusive to Toys "R" Us and available this Fall.
Q: would you say sdcc 2012 will be the biggest (breaking news wise) for the wwe line?
im guessin there will be announcements for a couple of elite lines
Legends 2013 line maybe a look at a MOC Arn anderson and loose tully and Miss Elizabeth
BAF wrestlemania 28 tru exclusives
Build-a-set wrestlemania 28
ringside collectibles exclusives
i feel its a big year for the wwe line at sdcc 2012
A:Yes, we've got big things planned for this week! Hope to see you there!
Q: have you guys found a way to distribute Legends?
A: Yes, we can say that we've found a way to distribute Legends and it is as Flashbacks in the Elite line. Frankly, nothing else has worked.
We would love to put out more Legends but the reality is that there is an extremely limited market for them compared to current Superstars.
Q: The ringside exclusive NWO savage is sick!
and the packaging is superb
(your new packaging is part of why i became a collector
apart from the awesome figures you guys deliver)
How Many nwo figures are on the works???
and will they all have the same packaging as Macho Man?
A: We've got Kevin Nash coming in Elite Series 16 and beyond that we can't say. But the special NWO-themed packaging was a Ringside-only thing. If they want to do more NWO figures for their exclusives then we could do the same packaging.
Q: Is the contract Ric Flair had with mattel still valid? or did it expire
if he would sign with wwe as soon as tomorrow
would ypu guys start working on his figures ASAP?
A: We can't comment on any contracts that we may or may not have but we can say that yes, as soon as we were to get the rights to do Ric Flair we would get started ASAP.
Q:For 2013 I hope we can all say that these 6 figures should be made and If I could have a say in it we should make one every month! So 12 figures.
[When is the date to vote for 2013, polldate]
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase
3. Brutus the Barber Beefcake
4. Bret the Hitman Hart
5. Shawn Michaels
6. Honky Tonk Man
7. Greg the Hammer Valentine
8. Diesel, Kevin Nash
9. Ric Flair
10. Rody Piper
11. The Undertaker
12. The Big Boss Man
A: Thanks Cliff. Some of those guys are in the works for 2012 or 2013, some we don't have the rights to, and others are on our list to do soon.
Q: What info, if any, can you tell us about the new scale upcoming? I personally can't wait to see what it's gonna be and I hope it lives up to if not surpasses our wildest dreams.
A: Don't get too excited - the new scale is a lower priced figure to be sold in retailers/countries where our 6-inch figs are a little too pricey. They're cool for sure, but they aren't meant to compete with our main 6-inch line.
Q: I have asked about this before and others have too but it seems to go un-answered. So my new question is, Will you guys be addressing the details on whether or not we will see a 2013 Online Legends series on Mattycollector at SDCC this year??
Im hoping whether they be flashback or legends you guys can get us Earthquake, Honky Tonk man, Crush and Giant Gonzalez in 2013
A: The time has come to answer this question, ZomBieApocaLypse. We do not have plans to continue offering exclusive Legends on MattyCollector in 2013, however we do intend to continue incorporating Legends into the Elite Collection. And at least one of the guys you mentioned has already been slotted in the line for early 2013.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SO... Sting is a maybe?
Flair would get a figure ASAP when/if he signs.
Legends have 6 months to live (R.I.P)
New scale is "cool", but nothing to excite us?
No Hogan/Rip/Mr.America/etc.
Oh, and the list of 12:
1. Hulk Hogan (No rights)
2. Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase (Possible FB?)
3. Brutus the Barber Beefcake (
)
4. Bret the Hitman Hart (Ringside Exclusive)
5. Shawn Michaels (Upcoming FB?)
6. Honky Tonk Man (Possible?)
7. Greg the Hammer Valentine
8. Diesel, Kevin Nash (Both in E16)
9. Ric Flair (No rights... yet)
10. Rody Piper (Possible?)
11. The Undertaker (In the works)
12. The Big Boss Man (Already done)
2. Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase (Possible FB?)
3. Brutus the Barber Beefcake (
)4. Bret the Hitman Hart (Ringside Exclusive)
5. Shawn Michaels (Upcoming FB?)
6. Honky Tonk Man (Possible?)
7. Greg the Hammer Valentine
8. Diesel, Kevin Nash (Both in E16)
9. Ric Flair (No rights... yet)
10. Rody Piper (Possible?)
11. The Undertaker (In the works)
12. The Big Boss Man (Already done)
Some of those guys are in the works for 2012 or 2013, some we don't have the rights to, and others are on our list to do soon
WWE GUYS just posted more answers on the Matty forum
Honestly, I'm too lazy to copy and paste every one of the Q's they A'd, but I'll post the important stuff.
- Sin Cara in white is coming soon, and Red Cara will be in the works "in some time"
- Alicia will be out before the end of 2012, and she "may be shown this week at SDCC"
- Huge Entrance Ramp Playset should be in Kmarts any day now
- Flashback Christian was planned a while back, but cancelled due to injury. Now that he's back, "it's much more likey"
- No Plans for any McMahon figures
- Mattelshop now ships international (I don't know if that is new news or not, but WWE Guys posted it)
- Someone asked about a Lesnar figure and how close they were to completing one, and they said "We'll talk about Lesnar at Comic-Con, so our lips are sealed until then..."
- They said they won't tell yet, but there will be more than one Lesnar figure.
- Mattel said that they can't except tattoo artwork/attire/etc designs from fans (Sorry Dean), due to legal issues.
- No more McGuillicutty figures are planned at the moment
- The Mailaway Vince is "one of the rarest" Mattel/WWE figures. (What about that one gu- oh wait, he's in TNA)
- They don't really want to make guys from NXT (Bryatt, Rollins, Ohno, etc) because they don't want to make figures of guys who wont be relevant when the figures come out a year later.
If you want to read the other answeres, or their words verbatim, head over to Matty forums.
ed over by 2 companies. 
to my face. I'm GUTTED to hear about the Legends line - I really hope they can up the number of Flashback figures they can release...