Cool Stuff Mattel Used to Make That I Miss

[kgchampion]

This is the stuff Mattel made back when Toys'R'Us and K-Mart existed that they don't make anymore. Look how cool this stuff was. They're not even things for a ring. They're just the extra stuff that don't even need a ring.













These days the only playsets are a car that smashes or some gimmick ring from the Wrekkin' line. I don't understand why they just don't make Wrekkin' playsets like the ones below. Those all have action features and look like actual locations. Maybe they'd be too expensive to make in current day, but they take up the same shelf space as a Wrekkin' Ring Playset and there's still a bunch of other rings sold with figures or separately on the shelf next to the Wrekkin' line. So just make better playsets without the ring like you used to. I would buy multiples. I certainly don't buy any of the previous Wrekkin' playsets.

Here's some of the cool playsets I cobbled together with the old stuff Mattel has made. They've all got action features. Any kid would dream to have a playset like this and can have all sorts of backstage fights. And all I did was buy two of each at retail. Bring them back, Mattel! New fans would love to get a chance to get stuff like this.

[Flair Forever]

Great posts; I had a few Jakks playsets that I got rid of due to space limitations, kind of wish I had kept them. I have the RAW stage, I enjoy using it for photos......

Wish I had the "gym" and backstage set, I forget - how and where was that available?

[attitudesback]

Yeah absolutely agreed. Playsets are awesome - backstage, entrance stages etc. They don't all have to be super expensive collector only crowdfund items.

[RavenRulz]

I miss accurate figures.

A realistic backstage interview area is something I'd like, real curtain for the backdrop rather than plastic.

[TheHitmanKid]

We could have gotten the WcW stage to add to that collection... but we know what happened there 😞

[Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔]

Think part of the problem is cost in today market. When the line started and was only 3-4 years in those sets weren’t terribly expensive $50-$80 I believe. Now, I’d imagine bottom line would be a minimum of $80 for the smallest ones.

That, combined with the abysmal retail presence Walmart gives most exclusive items from Mattel - a doomed project.

[Fighter Hayabusa]

I am hoping BAF sets are possible in the MNW line or even the PPV lines instead of just figures. Gimme the Nitro announce stage, Raw backstage interview fence, Pipers Pit, etc

[The Madness]

Is there still a market for that Kmart Raw Superstar Entrance Stage? I have a sealed one I'd like to unload and I don't know if it's worth the trouble of hauling it to toy shows or if I should just customize it into something else.

[Crossfit Jesus]

Yeah I want a new play set

[ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝]

Crazy thing to me is, the obvious demand for sets like these. Look at how many people go to places like Extreme Sets to buy backstage backdrops and accessories. And those things are not cheap.

Now imagine you can probably double (or more) that number by making an actual WWE-Mattel licensed playset/backdrop and have it be marketable by the machine and on-shelves alongside the rest of the toys.

[cldbld]

Feb 16, 2024 9:10:48 GMT -5 TheHitmanKid said:

We could have gotten the WcW stage to add to that collection... but we know what happened there 😞

A nitro set, the size of the last 2 entrance stages should've sufficed.

Even though I did back it, most of us didnt want something that took up half a room.

[Fighter Hayabusa]

Feb 16, 2024 11:11:26 GMT -5 The Madness said:

Is there still a market for that Kmart Raw Superstar Entrance Stage? I have a sealed one I'd like to unload and I don't know if it's worth the trouble of hauling it to toy shows or if I should just customize it into something else.

Eff Tee Sea was trying to sell their version of it using what I believe is the same mold for over $100 so I think there may be some interest. Especially since Mattel is officially out of the entrance stage business outside of the smaller scale Wrekkin ones.

[rkmo: 9 Month Warning]

Feb 16, 2024 12:26:22 GMT -5 cldbld said:

Feb 16, 2024 9:10:48 GMT -5 TheHitmanKid said:

We could have gotten the WcW stage to add to that collection... but we know what happened there 😞

A nitro set, the size of the last 2 entrance stages should've sufficed.

Even though I did back it, most of us didnt want something that took up half a room.

I wanted it.

[cldbld]

Feb 16, 2024 12:46:39 GMT -5 rkmo: 9 Month Warning said:

Feb 16, 2024 12:26:22 GMT -5 cldbld said:

A nitro set, the size of the last 2 entrance stages should've sufficed.

Even though I did back it, most of us didnt want something that took up half a room.

I wanted it.

Yeah a lot of people did, but not enough.

[WrestleWeebRyan]

The Cell and Elimination Chamber sets.

[personagamer]

With the death of Toys R Us it meant sadly the death of playsets since nobody else wants to take a chance on them

[LA Times]

I know the WWE Superstars girls line was reviled but this is a great playset if your repurposed it for the figures.

[Biff Slamkovich™]

Does anyone miss Entrance Greats? Those stands that played theme music were pretty cool.

[Flair Forever]

Feb 16, 2024 15:39:44 GMT -5 Biff Slamkovich™ said:

Does anyone miss Entrance Greats? Those stands that played theme music were pretty cool.

Nope, hated that line. They were over-priced basics, with baggy soft goods clothes. I did not like that line at all.

[kgchampion]

Feb 16, 2024 7:52:53 GMT -5 Flair Forever said:

Great posts; I had a few Jakks playsets that I got rid of due to space limitations, kind of wish I had kept them. I have the RAW stage, I enjoy using it for photos......

Wish I had the "gym" and backstage set, I forget - how and where was that available?

The backstage and the training center were Kmart exclusives about 10-11 years ago.