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Post by aaron34 on Jul 30, 2024 8:36:59 GMT -5
I've got 3 WM rings, and will probably buy 2 of the RR/purple rings, so there's a market with some collectors, but I agree - putting one out just after the other does sound like a grab, but hey, if it works for them why not?? also, it's better than yellow IMO - its a new colour scheme, gives us a new theme, so it's not a rehash of previous work so you have no problem with mattel cash grabbing with different coloured rings but Grapplers and gimmicks do repaints and re-use parts and you slam him every chance you get. |
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Post by jacktunney on Jul 30, 2024 12:41:32 GMT -5
Got to imagine a Jesse Ventura is in the cards if they secure a deal with him.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jul 30, 2024 14:03:46 GMT -5
Got to imagine a Jesse Ventura is in the cards if they secure a deal with him. Yes not for the love of god, don’t give us the 70’s wrestler version! |
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Post by CM Tusk on Jul 30, 2024 14:07:29 GMT -5
I’ll buy the Bloodline set if they do a Heyman and Sami pack too
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jul 30, 2024 17:22:57 GMT -5
I’ll buy the Bloodline set if they do a Heyman and Sami pack too What if Sami was absolutely no different than the first release? |
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Post by CM Tusk on Jul 30, 2024 17:39:36 GMT -5
I’ll buy the Bloodline set if they do a Heyman and Sami pack too What if Sami was absolutely no different than the first release? That would be odd as his appearance completely changed haha |
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Post by mrh on Jul 30, 2024 22:39:08 GMT -5
The more I think about it -- the more disappointing the Brother Love/ring grab situation is.
Not only am I forced to spend so much money to get Brother Love, but there's not going to be demand for the ring given they *just* put out Wrestlemania.
I could try and sell it - but I'm likely going to just throw it out. And on top of that, they're not even releasing it close to Christmas so I can donate to a toy drive or something.
This line only gets a few releases a year, and it feels wrong to capitalize on Retro customers specifically that way.
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Jul 31, 2024 7:14:42 GMT -5
The more I think about it -- the more disappointing the Brother Love/ring grab situation is. Not only am I forced to spend so much money to get Brother Love, but there's not going to be demand for the ring given they *just* put out Wrestlemania. I could try and sell it - but I'm likely going to just throw it out. And on top of that, they're not even releasing it close to Christmas so I can donate to a toy drive or something. This line only gets a few releases a year, and it feels wrong to capitalize on Retro customers specifically that way. 100% agree with you. They should sell Brother Love separately for ppl who don’t want the Rumble ring. |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jul 31, 2024 8:32:31 GMT -5
In listening to the Mattel panel from SDCC, they said Brother Love would be carded…so I am curious how they plan to package him with the ring. Will it be inside the ring box? Separate/on the outside? Will the card be unique or will it blend into more recent Retro series?
Also, I’ve grown to be excited over the new ring. My only problem is that I have yet to figure out where I am going to put it. I was reorganizing my display yesterday (starting to anyway) and wanted to have a dedicated space ready for the ring once it arrives (to avoid having to shuffle everything for the the third time within a year). As it is now, I have 20 rings on display in my toy room/office:
-6 Hasbro (Blue Round, Black Round, Black Square, 2x Blue Square, KOTR)
-5 Retro (2x Blue, 2x Black, 1 Custom KOTR)
-2 Jakks RSR
-2 Mattel Classic
-Mattel ESR
-Mattel Ultimate
-Galoob WCW
-Charapro NJPW
-Hasbro Royal Rumble mini ring
I’m somewhat relieved ZST scrapped his plans for a ring!
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Post by aaron34 on Jul 31, 2024 17:47:01 GMT -5
While i’m not a huge fan of the new ring, i’ll get it and display it in place of my blue mattel ring. Would be great if they have a title belt with the purple ring as a bonus!
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Post by NoseBleedcollectibles on Jul 31, 2024 18:16:42 GMT -5
Halloween havoc ring with Rey eddie
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Aug 11, 2024 18:30:13 GMT -5
Hopefully next retros bundle on 8 / 22 will ship immediately. Weird that wrestlemania and dx bundles came out way back in February.
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Post by nomorexclusives on Aug 11, 2024 19:43:49 GMT -5
They had no choice. Most of us all have multiple rings and just want our brother love. I wish mattel would try to develop some playsets other than a diff colored ring everytime. Maybe something like oh i dont know brother loves' studio? What a novel concept no? Like the simpsons environment sets.
I swear it really feels like mattel is boeing and hasbro is airbus. We know what happens when money is the only conversation in the boardroom. They look at sales numbers instead of thinking outside the box.!
All these years and not one playset. The retro series is perfect for these too. I would love to see playmates get the license one day. They would be pumping out a different series every month and playsets galore!!
-Backstage with mene gene okerlund
-ring announcer booth with bobby heenan and gorilla monsoon
-dressing room with howard finkel
-royal rumble 90' bench press with dino bravo and jesse ventura
-entrances from various events
-stone cold motorcycle with guess who hulk hogan ofcourse!!! (Mattel thinking)
-1989 royal rumble king haku with king bearers and platform with kings chair and jesse ventura #2 and harley race (deluxe playset)
-etc etc etc
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Post by mrh on Aug 11, 2024 21:40:54 GMT -5
Can you imagine how much more excited collectors would be if Brother Love came with a playset and not a ring? We'd be so thrilled. I'm sure Action Figure Attack knows that -- but the truth is, Mattel had ring stock they had to get rid of. It does really suck. |
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Post by g4 on Aug 13, 2024 13:09:43 GMT -5
+1 How hard would it have been to add a little stage, podium and fabric backdrop? If only someone had suggested it using the suggestions tab last year oh that's right I did 😥
Poor Bruce, that ring is not gonna sell out until 20 minutes after he passes.
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Post by mrh on Aug 13, 2024 21:14:53 GMT -5
+1 How hard would it have been to add a little stage, podium and fabric backdrop? If only someone had suggested it using the suggestions tab last year oh that's right I did 😥 Poor Bruce, that ring is not gonna sell out until 20 minutes after he passes. I'm not so sure -- they're gonna get me. I HATE storing things (I only collect a small amount of figures -- all Retros) -- and I'm gonna have to put that in my closet until the holiday toy drives. And even then, I feel guilty donating a ring with no figures. ...Thanks Mattel |
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 13, 2024 23:01:05 GMT -5
+1 How hard would it have been to add a little stage, podium and fabric backdrop? If only someone had suggested it using the suggestions tab last year oh that's right I did 😥 Poor Bruce, that ring is not gonna sell out until 20 minutes after he passes. I'm not so sure -- they're gonna get me. I HATE storing things (I only collect a small amount of figures -- all Retros) -- and I'm gonna have to put that in my closet until the holiday toy drives. And even then, I feel guilty donating a ring with no figures. ...Thanks Mattel Rings that have figures puts me in a tough position as a moc collector. I have zero use for them, and have enough of a tough time storing the hundreds of figures I already have, so I have no room for rings. I will say though, the different color retro rings look amazing and I might have to get one or two to pass on to my son when he gets older. I will either buy the ring with Brother Love or just pay the price on eBay for just the figure. He's a must have for any retro collector in my opinion. I just hope they don't stick him in a bag or a windowless package. That's always been a deal breaker for me regardless of who it is. |
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Post by eddiep on Aug 14, 2024 0:07:32 GMT -5
I think I’m in the minority who wants the ring but not Brother Love! I just hope it’s more purple like in the render and not the pink they showed.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Aug 14, 2024 0:41:14 GMT -5
I think I’m in the minority who wants the ring but not Brother Love! I just hope it’s more purple like in the render and not the pink they showed. the dark purple ring does look pretty awesome |
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Post by aaron34 on Aug 15, 2024 15:51:02 GMT -5
22nd August is the date the Michaels/Blayze/Yankem/Bulldog set is on sale. is this the date still? I thought they would have updated the mattel creations page by now? |
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