AEW Launch Day Thread (most likely coming 8/6)

[PenguinDeluxe]

Aug 6, 2020 9:28:17 GMT -5 Yambag Jones said:

Gotta share a quick story. So last night I went to a rural area Walmart after work to check the stock (they had the pegs out yesterday morning). I grabbed a Kenny & a Cody leaving 1 Omega left (only 3 figs from the case when I got there). There was a kid (6-7) looking at WWE stuff next to me with his mom (they only had belts and basics). He got excited because they had the blue tag title and EC3 (of all people, kid seemed like a fan). He saw me grab my figures and he looked at the AEW space in awe. He saw the title and immediately dropped the tag belt and showed his mom. He then saw Omega and was stunned. "Who is that?" I told him that AEW is on tonight (last night) and how cool I thought Omega was. I got it down for him and he stared at it for a long time. I didn't stick around to see if he got it or not (I'm a grown man with a beard and I had already spent too much time talking to the kid. I didn't need security investigating me. lol), but I thought it was cool for a family to find out about AEW from the toys. I'm curious to see as these become more prevalent if the audience for AEW noticeably grows.

That’s pretty cool and definitely why toys, especially cool looking ones, are important for growing your brand. I didn’t watch wrestling until I was in middle school, but I collected wrestling figures way before that, so they can definitely be an entry point for young fans. I think kids will especially love some of the figures in Series 2.

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So if Brick Seek shows OOS for every store nearby, is it worth checking the store that had the pegs ready yesterday and ring and belt in stock, or wait until the tracker changes?

[Yambag Jones]

If I were you, I'd only go in to check if you have something else you're going to get at the store and if that Walmart is not too far out of the way for you. I've spent to much time this week driving to surrounding areas.

[Joe/Smurf]

No where to be found around here. :’(

[rambostallone2019]

Wal-Mart manager here,So I just scanned the tag at my store it is now listed as a supply out, meaning Wal-Mart has no more stock available. This is the issue I believe

[bradpitt]

If you live in TX
Seems like every Walmart there got them

[Thunder Chunky]

Aug 6, 2020 10:06:17 GMT -5 bradpitt said:

If you live in TX
Seems like every Walmart there got them

Some in Oklahoma got some too. Not any around me though, which seems to be my luck.

[isloth]

Great story about showing the kid the Omega figure. I can only imagine how some will react once they see folks like Luchasaurus, Pentagon and Darby on the the shelves.

[Deleted]

My case is out for delivery and I’m stuck at work. This is gonna be a long day lol

[djphubu]

Im from TX and found 4 complete sets out of 9-10 Wal Mart the past few days. None have Brandi which is odd.

[Deleted]

Ordered on Ringside. Not only do I not have to check stores anymore, but I’m guaranteed to get all 6 without having to hunt them down... whenever they’re available.

Yeah it’s November, but I don’t need to have them immediately.

[Hardcore Bill Johnson]

Aug 6, 2020 9:28:17 GMT -5 Yambag Jones said:

Gotta share a quick story. So last night I went to a rural area Walmart after work to check the stock (they had the pegs out yesterday morning). I grabbed a Kenny & a Cody leaving 1 Omega left (only 3 figs from the case when I got there). There was a kid (6-7) looking at WWE stuff next to me with his mom (they only had belts and basics). He got excited because they had the blue tag title and EC3 (of all people, kid seemed like a fan). He saw me grab my figures and he looked at the AEW space in awe. He saw the title and immediately dropped the tag belt and showed his mom. He then saw Omega and was stunned. "Who is that?" I told him that AEW is on tonight (last night) and how cool I thought Omega was. I got it down for him and he stared at it for a long time. I didn't stick around to see if he got it or not (I'm a grown man with a beard and I had already spent too much time talking to the kid. I didn't need security investigating me. lol), but I thought it was cool for a family to find out about AEW from the toys. I'm curious to see as these become more prevalent if the audience for AEW noticeably grows.

A lot of today's adult collectors and wrestling fans in general have similar stories about discovering WCW for the first time through toys. Pretty sure Mox told a story on the Major Pod about his childhood friend having a Sting figure, which was how Mox found out about wrestling outside of WWF for the first time.

Having figures is a huge milestone for AEW. Having them in Walmart is going to help establish the next generation of fans.

[disorder]

No kid is staring in awe at AWE toys.
If anything, trying to figure out who the two Elvis impersonators are

[JCF]

Does anyone plan on buying an extra set to keep MOC? I feel like I wanna, if I ever find them

[Yambag Jones]

Aug 6, 2020 11:03:07 GMT -5 disorder said:

No kid is staring in awe at AWE toys.
If anything, trying to figure out who the two Elvis impersonators are

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Aug 6, 2020 10:11:48 GMT -5 Thunder Chunky said:

Aug 6, 2020 10:06:17 GMT -5 bradpitt said:

If you live in TX
Seems like every Walmart there got them

Some in Oklahoma got some too. Not any around me though, which seems to be my luck.

Same in Houston (TX). All WMs for 35+ miles OOS which is odd because Houston is usually a first-to-retail city with figures/collectibles it seems

[SodaGuy]

There is still nothing in my area nor seemingly in the entire state. I know Jeremy warned about a "retail shortage" but it's really looking like, outside of a few random places, Walmart doesn't actually have possession of the figures to put on store shelves. Which isn't what I'd call a shortage, tbh. I'm to the point of ordering Cody / Jericho from Ringside since they're the ones I want the most and leave the others to the risk of never seeing them at retail.

[Deleted]

I'm honestly surprised with the white-hot hype and 'chaos' the launch of S1 has created online that S2 isn't already on backorder. Especially given what an extremely solid set it is.

[PenguinDeluxe]

Aug 6, 2020 11:07:56 GMT -5 SodaGuy said:

There is still nothing in my area nor seemingly in the entire state. I know Jeremy warned about a "retail shortage" but it's really looking like, outside of a few random places, Walmart doesn't actually have possession of the figures to put on store shelves. Which isn't what I'd call a shortage, tbh. I'm to the point of ordering Cody / Jericho from Ringside since they're the ones I want the most and leave the others to the risk of never seeing them at retail.

That’s how it is where I am in Georgia which seems... odd, considering the market.

[SodaGuy]

Aug 6, 2020 11:28:43 GMT -5 PenguinDeluxe said:

Aug 6, 2020 11:07:56 GMT -5 SodaGuy said:

There is still nothing in my area nor seemingly in the entire state. I know Jeremy warned about a "retail shortage" but it's really looking like, outside of a few random places, Walmart doesn't actually have possession of the figures to put on store shelves. Which isn't what I'd call a shortage, tbh. I'm to the point of ordering Cody / Jericho from Ringside since they're the ones I want the most and leave the others to the risk of never seeing them at retail.

That’s how it is where I am in Georgia which seems... odd, considering the market.

I'm in Georgia too and yeah it's pretty strange that nobody in the state has 'em.

[BOOKER_T]

Will series 3 be out before the year jw 🤔