Q&A w/Steve aka AFA Official Thread NO DISCUSSION, Q&A ONLY!

[darkprophet]

Hi Steve, I’m sure I speak for the whole community here when I say I hope all is well, and it’s good to “hear” from you. You recently noted on a Major Pod interview that you were in process of negotiating/pitching the Coliseum Collection to continue through 2026. Can you please confirm whether or not that was approved? Still lots more “meat on the bone” in my opinion! Much appreciated.

[theman]

Hey Steve!! Hope all is well! Are you able to say when we could expect some new reveals and if thre are any surprises coming our way in regards to legends between now and Comic Con next year??

[jt]

Would it be feasible to do a legends wave or a PPV style wave for retired PPVs or TV programs, like once a year or so do a wave entirely dedicated to attires from Starrcade, SuperBrawl, Saturday Nights Main Event, etc?

[dxc]

Hello Steve. In the last couple of years we had some great box sets dedicated to anniversaries of RAW, SmackDown, Hulkamania and WWE itself (60 years). Is there a similar concept planned to celebrate 40 years of WrestleMania in the upcoming year?

[hitmancmedge]

Has anyone pitched using the wrekkin line to do a buried alive, casket match or inferno match set?

[mightyone29]

Don't know if it's been asked, but are there going to be more of the WWE TMNT figures?

[tyco84]

Oct 19, 2024 14:46:30 GMT -5 Action Figure Attack said:

Oct 16, 2024 12:26:04 GMT -5 cgj said:

Steve, any chance we can get the Legends line back in the UK again?

The UK team and I will keep pitching this or looking at alternatives.

Could you ask the Canada team while you're at it, please and thank you

[Ron Waffle]

Hi Steve,

Nice to see you back! Speaking of UK retailers, with Smyths stocking Ultimates again, are they going to be getting the MNW Ultimates, do you know?

Thanks for your help!

[tkw2010]

Hi Steve!

Now that Lillian Garcia is returning full time can we get this LEGEND in an Elite line?

[kgchampion]

Monday Night War DDP is getting hard to get our hands on, let alone both versions. Can we get an “Oops, All DDPs” shipper like Cap’n Crunch has Oops, All Berries? Between the discolored parts and the wrong torso on some of them, there’s going to be a massive shortage of correctly manufactured DDPs and the figure has the highest demand in Series 4 by far.

[classicretros23]

Steve, Ricky Steamboat Coliseum figure looks nice but a little plain with the all black attire.

Why not use the attire on the poster & card back like Terry Funk? The black & red attire would of pop a lot more and it was the unreleased LJN version.

Also, is paint costing more? I keep noticing Mattel is using the same paint colors for certain waves.

[William Bartholomew Miekina]

Steven... can we talk about Shawn Michaels? With the upcoming "boyhood dream" figure, are you pleased with the execution on it? It feels at times like Shawn continues to be a work-in-progress. Like you guys haven't quite found the right parts to executive to perfection. I think a lot would agree that the torso on that and the Fan Takeover figure is probably too big for him. Shawn's ultimates can't be bigger than Bret Hart's right? If/when Montreal Screwjob HBK gets updated to make pinless, will you be using this current choice of torso on that as well? Just feels like there's better choices for torsos out there (i.e., Seth Rollins)

[Back to the Codyverse]

Can you speak on the size/scale of the Dudleyz 2 pack? Pics make them seem significantly oversized

[therealworldchampion]

Hey Steve, who's call was it to give Ted Dibiase inaccurate boots on the Coliseum Collection? The mid calves are the wrong choice seeing as Ted worse long boots his entire run as Million Dollar Man.

Was it a way to make us have to buy a second Ultimate Ted later down the road?

[kirk815]

Hello Steve,

With the coliseum collection set to move to Amazon for the next set of Bossman/Bam Bam, will something WWE related replace it/take up those two spots per year on Mattel Creations?

[aggressiveperfector]

Hey Steve...what was the reasoning behind going with that torso and those parts to make Buh-Buh Ray 7 feet tall in the new Dudley Boys 2pack? (note: This one ain't getting answered...)

[ShaolinDeathGrip]

Is non-WWF stuff a possibility in the Coliseum Collection? Like, hypothetically, if we got Duggan and you guys had the rights to make the Mid-South North American belt could that be an accessory or would it have to be outside of the CC line?

[Ministry of Darkness]

Hi Steve

I'm just wondering why the 2 pack Dudley Boyz Big Bubba Ray Show is the size of Andre the Giant? 🤭

[cableV]

Steve, to the best of knowledge, the below sets are MIA in the United States. Should I give up hope of ever finding them? That's fine if that's the case, I would just like to be able to scratch them off my "stupid things I think about during the day" list. And if these will not be available in the states, could the 3 pack Roman and the WCW Hogan be placed in a Main Event Top Picks wave next year? Thanks.

[EDH]

Is Mattel going to do anything about vendors like Paulmart getting Walmart and Amazon exclusive backdoored to them and scalping them on eBay and Facebook? It’s a shame that some Collectors are forced to buy them on eBay/paulmart site and pay double sometimes almost triple the amount because they are impossible to find in store Specifically the MNW line and the superstars line