Rebuilding my collection again....for the Third time

[MonsoonMan]

Happy figure friday everyone!

its been pretty slow as far as figure acquisitions have gone lately 😭 im currently in the process of making some big professional changes so, not to say that i havent had time to shop, but i havent really been on the lookout for anything on the secondary market right now. i got the newest legends series in and im really loving those figures. i DID pick up the shamrock chase figure the other day which i was pretty pumped about, REALLY like posing that figure around.

ANYWAYS

i guess i wanted to share some figures that ive picked up from E95, so lets LIE CHEAT AND STEAL THIS REVIEW ESEEEEEEEEEEEE



E95 Eddie Guerrero

I actually got pretty excited when i saw the reveal of this eddie figure because i recognized this attire from my favorite wrestling game of all time; Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain. i remember this as during my career mode i had a lengthy feud with Eddie over the US title. this figure represents eddie during his time in the Los Gurreros team where he teamed alongside Chavo Guerrero and--as noted by the included accessory--eventually won the smackdown tag team championships. this was also during the time when eddie had buzzed his hair and it was in a stage of re-growth. this is a very nostalgic look for me, as i mentioned i remember playing against his character on the ps2, but also have memories of watching the product religiously at the time. the headsculpt is OKAY. im not entirely sure what kind of expression they were trying to give this eddie figure, i feel like the directive sent down was "give this figure a cheeky smirk" and they took that literally 🤣 i feel like the hair is somehow too thick looking? beyond that this eddie figure follows the classic body recipe we've seen before. the standard release of this figure was produced in this really cool seafoam green/turquiose color and the chase figure was made in black tights....kindof a head scractcher but im fine because i did want the turq colored tights. moving down to the boots, eddie is rocking some black boots with gold accents along the toe, heel and laces.
all in all despite the headsculpt being not quite there, i would recommend grabbing this eddie guerrero figure for the collection. we havent gotten alot of Eddie figures as of late and this figure does represent an era of his career that mattel has not offered up yet. as i mentioned in the earlier eddie review......i want an eddie ultimate figure now 👀

[MonsoonMan]

coming in today with an always well received edition of sheSHOTZI SLAYS SATURDAY 🤘🏻⚡

E95 Shotzi Blackheart

this figure is AMAZING and deserves any of the highest level descriptors you could possibly throw at it 🤣 the headsculpt of this figure looks amazing and for her having an animated facial expression like holding her tongue out, mattel was able to capture her likeness from all angles and the paint apps on my figure were applied cleanly and cripsly making their efforts all the better. this Shotzi figure comes to us wearing a black and red attire with cheetah print detail and green lightening bolts placed throughout. she is also sporting some really detailed mesh leggings and mesh sleeves and accepts on her top. the leggings actually have a hole in one of the legs and the detail captured looks so realistic. the main draw ofcourse are her upper body tattoos, she is sleeved out on her arms and torso and although im not an expert in her ink, it looks as if mattel was able to add a TON of color and detail to her. her entire attire seems to be a unique sculpt and im not sure but i feel like this is the first womens figure to come with the 🤘🏻 hands.

all in all, i cant give this figure (and performer) enough praise TBH. its really fun to pose around and mattel really took the time and effort to give this figure a lot of attention and i love all the colorful tattoos, lime green hair and badass military helmet with horns. a must have, if not for the complete uniqueness of the the character and figure!!

[MonsoonMan]

🎺🎺🎺🎺 Coming in today with a JOHN CENA SUNDAY🎺🎺🎺🎺

E95 John Cena

finishing up the reviews for my pickups from E95 is the man who has seen 20 years in the business so far, John Cena! this figure is based on John Cena's return to wwe at money in the bank 2021! this cena figure comes to us decked out in the classic john deere green and yellow colorscheme with the motto : "Respect. Earn it. Never Give Up." the headsculpt on this figure portrays john with a slightly longer, more stylish slicked back haircut. its a really jarring look, but knowing John has been existing outside of the wrestling world for a bit now its something we gotta get used to. the sculpt on the face looks great, it captures john with a soft half smile on his face. my figure has a slight botch to the truefx paint apps, his right eye has a paint line coming down from the eye. the rest of this john figure is the somewhat classic, but much improved John Cena Elite formula- john cena torso, double jointed defined arms and the jorts mold that comes to the upper knee. his wrist bands are the classic "u cant c me" in green on his right arm and "hustle loyalty respect" on the yellow bands on his left arm, "never give up" in the john deere color scheme on the band posted on his left bicep.
i compared this figure to my other most recent john cena figure which was the top picks figure. i think this is a great contrast not only in showing the evolution of the john cena character, but the body recipe that can be used to portray him throughout the years. there were times during his thuganomics or super cena run where he really bulked up and got big, but now he has certainly trimmed up a bunch. also the jean shorts and shoes mold. we ALL hate that below the knee and sneaker mold combination, the newer one atleast keeps the figures from falling over involuntarily.
all in all id say this is a cool figure to have in the collection to further the time line of johns character. it kinda sucks that he has become a novelty act in recent years, not really popping up to give us a taste of Big Match John anymore, but it will give us a much bigger appreciation for the contributions we were able to get from him when we could in the years to come.

[MonsoonMan]

Coming in this week, ive got some more old school figure pickups to share and then i THINK we'll get into the Survivor Series Rick Rude BAF wave!



E80 Rocky Johnson

today we're bringing in some power with the SOUL man, Rocky Johnson! Rocky saw his fame and prime many years before i began watching the product, but it is very cool to be able to own the Rock's father in prime figure form. this figure comes to us wearing a softgoods purple colored robe. the material for the robe is kinda light, as you can see in the photos, its actually somewhat transparent. the trim is a silky feeling lighter purple. the headsculpt on this figure is OKAY. i feel like theres a weird thing with the sculpting on his eyes and the moustache just a little bit; it really looks like either a fully hand sculpted head or a straight up scan of a 2-d photo into a 3-d render. but really though- those are my critical comments, the headsculpt looks good for a young rocky. i like the body recipe; looking at pictures of the soul man he had a physique almost exactly similar to this torso. Rocky features some chest hair and his iconic swallow chest tattoos. i kinda feel like the skintone is a tad too dark? like the newest legends Farooq would be perfect. This Rocky Johnson was given some magenta? colored trunks. im not a Rocky historian but a quick google search did not show him wearing magenta trunk. some picks of red, yellow and even purple, but no pink or magenta. finishing up the figure are some nice monogrammed white boots with black laces.
all in all this is a cool figure to have in the collection for sure! we do not have a Tony Atlas figure to pair him with, however we do have a don muraco, greg valentine and wild samoans figures to stand him off against!

[MonsoonMan]

Coming in today with a WHAT YOU GONNA DO?! WeDNeSdAY, BROTHERS!!!




Defining Moments Hulk Hogan


So, this was the start of Hulkamania running wild on the mattel line! This Hulk Hogan appears to be from the infamous wrestlemania 3 match against Andre the giant based on the information on the back of the box. this Hulkster comes to us draped in the iconic red and yellow hulkamania scheme starting with a yellow branded headband. the headband tucks into the sides of his hair, it fits on snugly on his head and the indents in the hair arent hugely noticeable when the bandana is out. the headsculpt on this figure is OKAY. this is all pre-truefx so they were working from reference photos or hand sculpts to get the likeness dialed up. hulk definitely looked a bit different in the face in his early years of working, so i can get where they were coming from with this sculpt, but it does miss the mark as far as really looking like hulk hogan. i kinda feel like the proportions all around are too small; his eyes are a little too close together, nose and moustache seem a bit too small. ive compared this figure to my most recent hulk hogan figure (E96), but i think comparing it to the ultimate edition hulk would provide a much better comparison as far as timeline. continuing down the figure, this hulkster was given a rubber rippable shirt and the actual hulk hogan torso! why do we keep getting the Sheamus torso then??! then this hulk sees the classic yellow trunks and boots with the red kneepads. for accessories this hulk was given a golden cross.
all in all this was actually a pretty great offering for the first ever hulk hogan elite figure in the line. as i understand this was the debut of this particular torso and they correctly used the brock sized arms on this figure to commemorate the 24" pythons. as we can see while comparing this figure against the newest hulk, the skintone is the normal peach color, and i think thats fine because i dont think that the headsculpt would look half as good if it was the classic hogan hotdog tan color. im glad that we've seen so many Hulksters in the line lately, people want to try and deny it or joke about it, but the hulkster will be moving merch into infinity, brother!

[MonsoonMan]

coming in today with a top rope thursday! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻



Hall of Fame 3 Macho King Randy Savage

coming off the top rope today is the one and only Macho King Randy Savage--an individual who i am always happy to buy figures of. gimme ALL the macho man and macho king attires. i believe we saw savage wearing this attire during 1990? i think i saw him wearing this attire for a few events-one of which was a championship match against hulk hogan. this figure features the original macho man randy savage headsculpt; he has some angry, furrowed brows but beyond that his face is pretty expressionless. the figure looks pretty decent with the crown and glasses on but it wouldve been neat to have some teeth showing, or some sort of expression. moving down the figure it has light green wrist and finger tape-coordinated to match the lime green and pink tights this king is wearing. side note-ive always wondered why wwe doesnt/hasnt ever made attires as clothes ala chalkine apparel. i would stunt haard in some macho king themed gear. anyways the tights that this figure are wearing are adorned in some lime green and pink checkerboard designs on the front...aaand nothing on the back. finishing out the attire for this figure are some crisp white boots with lime green soles and tongues and hot pink laces 👌🏻 for accessories we got some iconic macho king sunglasses that are accurate to his look and the Macho King crown and scepter with purple gems.
all in all this is an awesome figure! im a sucker for anything randy savage, especially macho king and his elaborate attires and bright colors. i think this figure really shouldve released with a shirt of some sort, but during this era it would have been a huge rubber one and that would have been lame and pointless, but i think we do need more macho man/macho king figures where he was wearing the matching top. i think double jointed arms would really make this figure amazing; i dunno after posing around the newer figures with double jointed arms, i feel like these older figures really have articulation hindered by the old design. but this figure is great and the attire really pops, i think he looks great posed amongst all the other classic 90s era superstars

[MonsoonMan]

Happy Superstar Saturday everyone!

my city is hosting ice and snow sculpture competitions so my best friend and i went out to go check them out last night, the work was amazing! the dedication those artists have to their craft is so inspiring! it was 3° outside all night and they were out carving away masterpieces!




E23 Undertaker

coming in today with a figure that i was somehow able to score on ebay for $10 +shipping. i remember owning this figure back in the day in my old collection and it still holds up as a great figure today. the purple gloved undertaker has to be one of my favorite looks for the deadman. i have to subtract points right away for the massive, stupid molded rubber jacket that came with this figure. this undertaker also comes with a classic brimmed hat AND the infamous 'phantom' mask that taker was forced to wear after suffering an orbital injury to his eye. it is molded in a kindof putty grey color which is accurate, but the real mask also had some finer details like cracks or vein designs highlighted- they are molded into this mask just not painted. the headsculpt on this taker figure is GOOD. the headsculpt isnt truefx by any means but the likeness is there and they gave this undertaker some dark shading underneath his eyes which looks really cool. during this era taker was wearing a bunch of light makeup and dying his hair darker to contribute the appearance of the deadman, this figure seems to capture that quite well. im not entirely sure how accurate the tattoos on this figure are..i think during the early years of the purple gloves he wasnt quite all the way sleeved out but near the end of the purple glove era his arms were quite tatted up. this undertaker figure utilizes the early version of this era taker torso where the ripped sleeves werent molded on. i like the fact that they use cloth ties for all these era undertakers.
all in all this was an awesome addition to the undertaker timeline when it was first released. the legends 9 undertaker figure kinda blows this version out of the water with an upgraded headsculpt and interchangeable hands

[MonsoonMan]

Happy Sunday yall

Gonna start reviewing the Survivor Series Rick Rude BAF wave today!





Survivor Series Drew McIntyre

Starting off the reviews today with the Drew McIntyre from the set. reading the back of the box, this Drew was supposed to be from his appearance in the 2009 Survivor Series....however Drew was wearing black trunks and kneepads for the event--this figure is wearing white gear. i couldnt dig up any footage of the entrances, but im now questioning if he wore the jacket at the event aswell. this figure is essentially a re-release of Drew's first elite figure with the addition of the new double jointed elbows and trueFX apps to the face. the facesculpt on this figure sees a young Drew with a confident smirk and his hair held back in a long ponytail. Drew is wearing white trunks with some scottish style blue stripes on the sides of his trunks and matching designs on his kneepads. this figure is accurate wearing the strapless and laceless style boots. the entrance coat they gave this Drew figure is high quality, it fits the figure quite well and looks great. the hue of blue doesnt match anything on his attire but the coat is very well done.
i included a picture of the past drew elite figure that i already had in my collection
all in all *spoiler alert* i feel like this is the weakest offering of the wave. this is really a straight up re-release of a past elite but in the wrong gear for the event they advertised.

[MonsoonMan]

Continuing our reviews of the Survivor Series Rick Rude BAF wave, we're coming in with a Styles Saturday!!

AJ Styles

Today we're gonna be reviewing the PHENOMENAL one as he comes to us geared out in his attire from Survivor Series 2020 where he led the RAW team to a complete victory during the event. it was cool getting an AJ Styles decked out in all red and black, i was looking at his past elite figure releases and there are a ton of Blue AJ figures out there already. this AJ comes with a red rubber RAW tshirt for entrance gear. the headsculpt on the AJ is Great! the likeness is uncanny, i cant quite remember but i think this is the same headsculpt that we saw on his WM38 vince BAF figure. this AJ comes with interchangeable red gloved hands in the iconic P1 hand pose, a red P1 armband on his left arm and a black elbow pad with a red RAW logo in his right arm. going down the figure, this AJ is wearing black tights with the red P1 logo proudly displayed on his right leg and the RAW team logo on his left leg. finishing out this figure are black and red kickpads displaying 'Phenomenal' on the right foot and '1' on his left.
all in all this is a pretty straightforward AJ figure 🤷🏻‍♂️ the headsculpt looks great, its cool to see a black and red gear AJ, however i feel like him being decked out in RAW branding would limit fantasy booking opportunities as it ties him to this kindof event specifically lmao. i guess my only other possible complaint is that i do feel like the black and red attire doesnt feel special or really pop among the rest of the figures in the line, but given the fact that most AJ figures have come out in blue hues this does feel unique enough among AJ figures specifically.

[MonsoonMan]

Continuing our Survivor Series BAF reviews today, we have a Scarlet Sunday Today

Becky Lynch

Todays figure comes to us from Survivor Series 2021; Becky Lynch in her "Scarlet Witch" inspired gear! this figure is sporting her E85 headsculpt - its a great headsculpt and i can see the likeness to Becky right away when looking at it. moving down the figure, her entire torso is covered in red; from her neck, arms, torso - all red everything. the red top ends in some trunk style bottoms and then she is wearing some wide mesh leggings. the most unique item on this figure are the kneepads, i beleive its where everyone is drawing the line to the scarlet witch as the kneepads have a distinctive pointed design to them. the detail is further captured on the back as they have sculpted laces used to secure them. the attire rounds out in some sculpted red kickpads and orange nike sneakers.
all in all, i guess i would have rather seen this attire and figure get a mainline release instead of this BAF spot. imo, the attire is so bland on its own it needs the addition of the spiked entrance jacket and the womens championship to give it that full value. this figure just came with interchangeable hands and BAF parts, really just leaves me feeling like i want more for that $25 price tag.

[MonsoonMan]

Happy SURVIVOR Saturday

its been awhile 😅 ive made a bunch of really big, really great life changes lately and things are going great!!!

coming in today with the final installment of the Rick Rude Survivor Series wave



Ultimate Warrior

the final figure of the wave comes sprinting to the ring all the way from Survivor Series 1990; its the Ultimate Warrior!! i think that this Warrior figure has become my new #1 favorite Warrior figure in my collection at the moment. the headsculpt is the old Hall of Champions sculpt that sees his hair slicked back and a yelling, shouting expression. i really like this headsculpt, it captures that high energy that the Warrior was constantly radiating. as noted, this figure is from Survivor Series 1990 where he assembled a team known as THE WARRIORS - recruiting the Road Warriors and Texas Tornado in an absolute powerhouse move. that being said this figure is accurate to his attire worn during the event, he is seen wearing some silver and black facepaint with a light layer of metallic gold on top. moving down the figure, this warrior has black, white and red articulated arm tassels and white and purple wristbands featuring little orange warrior logos. this warrior is sporting white trunks with multicolored warrior logos sprinkled throughout and "The Only Survivor" in black cursive script on the back. warrior's kneepads match his trunks and he has florescent yellow, green and orange articulated tassels hanging off. finishing up this Survivor series Warrior figure are some clean looking silver boots and boot tassels.
All in all as i mentioned this is now probably my favorite warrior figure that i own. i really like the color presented in his attire and the headsculpt is exuding so much energy this figure is so much fun to pose around. although this was in a BAF wave, i wouldve really liked to see a white strap winged eagle championship to go along with this warrior.


BAF RANKING

so, i honestly felt like this BAF wave was really weak. the drew figure was a re-release with softgoods but wrong attire color, the AJ figure was not so exciting as he is just wearing Team Raw gear, the becky figure- to me - was so freaking bland, and the ultimate warrior was the only gem of the set. i honestly rank this wave 1/4 on desirability.

4. Becky Lynch - i rank this figure last because it was a re-used headsculpt, the upper torso was just all red and the only unique thing about the figure was the new kneepads.

3. Drew Mcintyre - this figure is a straight re-release of the old elite drew with double jointed arms and a softgoods jacket. although the softgoods jacket is high quality, drew wore black trunks during the Survivor series event, not white.

2. AJ Styles - although im not too thrilled about the team RAW gear, this is a pretty standard AJ figure in ring gear and i guess i dont have any further complaints about the figure.

1. Ultimate Warrior - Warrior was easily the best figure in the wave. the headsculpt comes from a rare figure, the attire looks amazing and the figure is super fun to pose around.




Rick Rude

it was really cool to finally get a suited Rick Rude figure. the release of this figure allows us to pose Rick with both our DX Army figures and nWo figures as he was the only man to ever appear on RAW and Nitro on the same night.

[MonsoonMan]

Sierra.Hotel.India.Echo.Lima.Delta

SHIELD SATURDAY



E25 Dean Ambrose & E26 Roman Reigns

i absolutely LOVED the Shield when they debuted. the group was so badass and i loved their attire choices with the black tactical gear. their feud with the wyatt family was the reason i would tune in every week. these figures were highly anticipated and to be honest they all turned out pretty good. the dean ambrose comes to us with a snarling headsculpt and the likeness is good not great. i believe by the time these elites came out, the shield had already changed their look up a bit and Dean was no longer wearing the shirt under his vest. i love the vest on the upper portion of the figure; i was a big fan of the big bossman in the attitude era so this look was really fun for me. the issue with the vest however is that it does hinder articulation at the ab crunch. beyond that this Dean is wearing black hand wraps and black combat pants tucked into the boots matching his shield brothers.
the Roman figure has a good headsculpt but i think they made his cheeks far too thin. from the profile view of the head, you can really see the likeness to Roman, but looking straight on the headsculpt looks too thin. Like Dean, Roman is wearing his early design shield vest. it looks great and like deans, it also hinders articulation on the upper body. his tattoo looks good, the details to the design are printed cleanly and crisply on the figure.

[MonsoonMan]

E25 Seth Rollins

the Architect of the Shield, Seth Rollins comes to us with an angry, scowling headsculpt and his signature black and blonde hair tied into a tactical bun. the head doesnt really portray rollins that well, IMO, i think it might just be the factory paint job on it. Seth wore a unique styled vest compared to Roman and Dean; his vest really only covered his chest and a little of his torso, unfortunately on this elite mattel molded his shirt along with the gear, so the articulation also suffers and it makes the figure look a little bulky. beyond that, seth is wearing his signature black gloves and the same black tactical pants like his shield brothers.

all in all these early elite shield members are still cool figures and they captured the members pretty well. i do remember having these figures back in the day and i head swapped them with some basic figures that came out later and they looked way better.

[CM Tusk]

I prefer Mox in AEW as solo Ambrose in WWE bored me to death, but man I don’t wish we could one day get Ultimate SHIELD figures.

[MonsoonMan]

Kurt Angle Shield RSE

continuing into shield sunday we have the honorary Shield member, Kurt Angle! from what im gathering from multiple sources, this was both a figure and a storyline that no one wanted to happen 🤣 this Kurt Angle comes to us with his classic elite headsculpt; it looks great but in a way ruins the figure. the headsculpt captures Kurt's likeness but the smiling, "happy to be here" expression doesnt really fit the vibe of the shield. this Kurt figure is essentially the exact same formula as the E26 Roman figure; the vest is the same and the body formula appears to also be the same. looking at pictures of Kurt in the Shield Gear, the vest mold mattel used does look correct; the pockets seems to be similar enough. Kurt was wearing black hand wraps for this match and mattel was able to capture the detail on them as he had a layer of grey showing beneath the black. the rest of this Kurt figure is completely generic shield figure as he has the same black tactical pants and boots the rest of the members are wearing.
all in all this Kurt figure could definitely be PASSED on. i bought this figure for a base for a custom character, but as far as uniqueness and importance in history, not sure many people will label this one as a hidden gem or must have.

[MonsoonMan]

We're doing a Shawn Michaels Saturday today!



Wrestlemania Shawn Michaels

this is one of my all time favorite Shawn Michaels attires and career moments. i had this figure in RA form when i was younger and i LOVED it, the white and gold colorscheme looks amazing. This wrestlemania series hbk comes to us in his look from wrestlemania 12 when he defeated Bret Hart for the wwf championship realizing his dream. the headsculpt they use is reminiscent of his RA figure in that his is wearing the ponytail look, however i would like to see this figure come with a hair down headsculpt, i think that would look cool. this headsculpt was used for modern era shawn michaels figures aswell, so it kinda doesnt represent a young shawn, but the sculpt hold true to his likeness. this figure is waering white tights and wristwraps with really cool gold and silver hearts on them. the back of his tights has the classic 'Heartbreak Kid' logo in matching colorscheme. all of the paint apps were applied crisply and cleany to my figure. rounding out this figure are his trademark black boots with silver straps. they gave him kickpads which kinda work, but i do wish they would give him his own unique boot mold.
all in all this figure is a must have for the collection. its a great classic shawn michaels figure in an iconic attire. you could even get the entrance greats basic figure and put the soft goods on the elite to make it a REALLY awesome figure.



BoPPV Shawn Michaels

i had previously owned this figure and had bought quite a few of them to use for customs back in the day 😅 this is the Shawn Michaels Special referee figure. i got it on ebay for super cheap and i know thats not the correct shirt for the figure, but it still fits HBK's look. this figure comes to us in the ponytail headsculpt; it is accurate for shawn and the sculpt holds true to his likeness. the coolest part about this figure is that it features ALL of shawns arm tattoos which are usually covered by wristtape or hand wraps. his left wrist has two chained bracelets his the names of his children and his ring finger has some script on it. the biggest issue with this figure is that it is presumably based off of shawns appearance at wrestlemania 28, but shawn wore the black pants tucked into the boots ala the shield figures. he did not wear baggy bellbottom style pants as a special referee.
all in all i really dont think this figure is a must have; its a cool figure in the sense that its a special referee HBK and it shows off his normally covered tattoos, but the attire is not accurate to the event

[MonsoonMan]

E31 Vader

ITS TIME! ITS TIME! FOR A VADER REVIEW!!

Coming in today is the baby bull himself, BIG VAN VADER. this was Vader's second elite figure release following his legends figure with the white cape. this figure is essentially just a re-paint of that figure depicting Vader this time in his wwf era Vader Time gear. the headsculpt on this figure is good, it definitely provides a likeness to Big Van Vader. i do like the removable mask; back in the day mattel was doing alot with removable headgear, however seeing the newest Vader figure wearing a sculpted mask i think swappable heads would have made this figure much more appealing. the head and mask are the same as the original legends figure. this figure features a unique torso just for Vader, it works great for him-once again its the same torso and hand choices as his og legends figure. included for accessories this time was his iconic 'Mastadon' entrance mask. i remember back in the day i did own the original vader figure and the jakks mastadon head actually fit pretty good. i do like mattel's offering much more though. it is molded in glossy black plastic and it fits the figure great! i can align Vader's eyes in the openings without struggling too much.
all in all this is still a great figure for the collection. it was Vader's first appearance in the main elite line and it was a great attire and brought the entrance gear to the line as well. i will say though, that the newest royal rumble Vader figure improves on this character and attire greatly. this figure did not yet have the Vader Time hands, Truefx, and swappable head technology but for the time of its release it still holds up as a great figure.

[MonsoonMan]

happy figure friday!

i was recently out of town on a business trip and i did a little figure hunting while i was out there, but didnt find anything worth bringing home. Walmart also cancelled my pre-order for the Ruthless Aggression Kevin Nash figure which really bummed me out. i did however come home to the Ruthless Aggresssion RVD that i won off of ebay. so im getting a little heat back on them 🤜🏻🤜🏻 the RVD figure is sickkkk.


Today im going to start reviewing the figures i bought from Elite Series 96!



E96 Hulk Hogan

an interesting choice for a Hulk Figure and accessory pairing. this figure is from the debut promo for the war bonnet. he said in an interview with ringside that the fisted helmet gimmick was born of the fact that the guys in the back were not agreeing with laying down for the leg drop, so he had this idea to try and appease them but it was still poo-poo'ed 😂 this is a classic hulk hogan figure meaning that he gets the Hogan torso and dark tan skin tone. the headsculpt is a 'hulking up' head with all teeth beared and eyes fully open. its a great headsculpt-the likeness and capture of the expression comes across great! its a very specific and somewhat goofy expression, but it works. the included accessories include a HULK RULES bandana, the war bonnet, gold cross necklace, and a license plate necklace with 'HULKSTR' imprinted on it. all accessories look great and the war bonnet does infact fit over the bandana as he wore it.
all in all this is a great figure. its a great classic hulk hogan figure, the war bonnet is kindof a deep cut and it was a pleasant surprise for us collectors, but i can bet not many of us had 'War Bonnet Hogan' on our bingo sheets. given all of the interchangeable hands included the headsculpt does work with multiple poses, so thats very cool given the unique expression this figure presents. its not necessarily a MUST HAVE for the collection but its a classic hogan with a unique accessory, brother!

[MonsoonMan]

Happy Superstar Saturday!!

today we're continuing the reviews of the figures i bought from E96...



E96 Ilja Dragonuv

Coming in today is the man who defeated Walter for the nXt UK championship, Ilja Dragonuv! this is Ilja's first elite figure and to be honest, its a really good figure. the headsculpt presents Ilja giving a wide-eyed smiling headsculpt. it does look a little weird proportionally, but looking at reference pictures of Ilja he does have a large forehead and the slicked back hairstyle accentuates that look. this figure also shows Ilja wearing his contact lenses; the eyes and facial expression really make him look like an insomniac--this figure looks like he has been awake for a month straight but for the most part the likeness to Ilja is there. the body recipe of this figure is great, he was given the shredded torso and 'shooter' look with the red trunks and short boots. the back of his tights have his "UN-BE-SEIG-BARI" logo. for accessories, he was given a softgoods entrance robe, which looks and fits the figure great, the nXt UK championship and a few interchangeable hands.
all in all, this is a great figure- the headsculpt isnt perfect but Ilja has a unique look that i could see being hard to capture in figure form. the body recipe is on point and the included accessories are all accurate. i dont see this figure being a must have for the collection, but it is a great figure nonetheless.

[MonsoonMan]

Coming in today with an edition of SHE SLAYS SUNDAY

wrapping up my reviews from my pickups from E96 :



E96 Doudrop

DOUDROP! this was an interesting figure that i picked up during the black friday sales at ringside; i opted to purchase the metallic teal colored Chase attire. Given her build, this Doudrop figure features a bunch of brand new unique body sculpts and they all look great, this figure doesnt look out of proportion anywhere. the headsculpt on this figure is good, it holds a good likeness to Doudrop, i feel like they may have gone a little heavy on the eye makeup but the sculpting and hairstyle look good. the sides of her singlet feature openings and some lace mesh designs, all the paint apps on my figure were applied cleanly and crisply. Doudrop is wearing some black mesh leggings, which once again were applied cleanly to my figure. moving down the figure, she is wearing some meduim sized kneepads, black legsleeves and short boots. for accessories, Doudrop was given a softgoods black entrance coat.
all in all this is a great figure. the likeness to Doudrop is there and the figure looks proportionate-not too big or too small. her attire is accurate and she comes with a cool softgoods jacket. i dont feel as if this figure is a must have for the collection, but this is probably the only Doudrop figure the line will see and tbh they did a great job with it.

i didnt pick up the Brock figure from E96 because i felt the Ultimate figure was a better offering. i skipped on the Kofi because i dont really collect Kofi, and i did want the King Shinsuke figure, but i missed adding him to my cart during black friday and at this point i dont wanna pay full retail for him.