Toy Fair 2010 Jakks TNA Interview with MAJOR news!

[RSCTom]

Hey all,

Finally, the Jakks TNA Interview with Andrew Kovall is up. Please watch the videos below for all your questions answered and some major news on upcoming Jakks lines!

[Chip]

Thanks for posting, Tom

Sucks that YouTube is blocked here at my work, I'll have to piece together the news from the replies & I'll watch the vids myself when I get home...I assume this news will make alot of us Jakks fans happy???

[Joe CR]

LOTR line being RI is great news. And just realised they were responding to my question ;D

[Chip]

Feb 16, 2010 13:21:59 GMT -5 Joe CR said:

LOTR line being RI is great news.

YES!

[LeighD]

Feb 16, 2010 13:21:59 GMT -5 Joe CR said:

LOTR line being RI is great news.

SWEET MOTHER OF LOVE THANK YOU!

[squaredcircleactionfigs]

Feb 16, 2010 13:30:04 GMT -5 Chip said:

Feb 16, 2010 13:21:59 GMT -5 Joe CR said:

LOTR line being RI is great news.

YES!

RI for LOTR is very good news. Other positive information included NWA style wrestlers including the possibility of Surfer Sting in LOTR Series 1. The Hogan release in Series 2 could be in black jeans and shirt (since Kovall mentioned Hogan's attire will be stunning and something we have not seen before).

The interview was okay. Mr. Kovall was prepared but there were some funny gaffs. I am at ease to a certain extent but I am still frustrated by the Toy Fair showing. Jakks is releasing TNA DI Series 1 in less than 4 months and they did not provide any moc images. Also, it looks like Jakks is using the UFC style carding for the LOTR line, which in my opinion looks hideous. I also can not believe chase figures are not going to be introduced until 2011! In addition, Kovall mentioned accessories will slowly make their way into the line. In my opinion, Jakks should have moved up the release date on all the lines.

[alannak]

This is good. He also made it clear that Sting and Steiner would be NWA versions. This is also quite good. I think we all kind of need to forget those long lists of people we wanted to see for the NWA line. I can't really see them making an Eddie Gilbert, Carlos Colon, or Dick Slater. I just don't think it's going to happen at this point.

I'm taking what I can get. Remember, these are just going to be additions to our already stacked CS collections.

[jayrod2009]

Great news. I don't have to get rid of my RA figs now.

[Greensborohill]

what's the I stand for now?

[Deleted]

There is a god. I will now continue to buy wrestling figs. I'm happy as can be. ;D

[acura143]

About dam time we get confirmation that Classic line will be in RI (RA). This is better news than the crap images we saw from the TNA line

[msqsk1]

RI Classics! Thank you Jakks!

[orpheous]

this interview was very good.... changed my mind on a few things..... love that we are getting RI!!! cant wait to see those (wish they had atleast one to show at toyfair) but nonetheless good news!

[Joe CR]

Feb 16, 2010 14:07:54 GMT -5 Greensborohill said:

what's the I stand for now?

Impact.

[blu3blazer]

Feb 16, 2010 14:07:54 GMT -5 Greensborohill said:

what's the I stand for now?

RI stands for Regular Impact now, according to what Jeremy said at the Fall Toy Fair. And DI stands for Deluxe Impact.

[ToxicTwistOfFate]

Good news that the Legends line will be RI.

However I have to say I'm kind of disappointed that the Knockouts are going to be DI. I was hoping they would go with the idea they had of doing them in a separate line. That way they could have done them all in RI instead.

[doctorwholigan79]

Feb 16, 2010 13:21:59 GMT -5 Joe CR said:

LOTR line being RI is great news.

HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY YES!

[thereisnoart]

Sheesh, you'd think they've never seen a Deluxe Aggression Umaga figure before.

[Scotty]

Feb 16, 2010 14:21:24 GMT -5 msqsk1 said:

RI Classics! Thank you Jakks!

My life is now complete

[recklessyouth]

Definitely psyched about upcoming RI's. My collecting days shall continue soon!