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

[MonsoonMan]

a little post i did want to add was about nothing in particular: just some accessories:



i saw this set being advertised for ULTRA cheap on Amazon as a gift bundle, so i bit and was not disappointed!

the crime fighter and referee packs are worth it, but the knight pack is....??questionable...these accessories are perfect for existing elites and basics; the CAW wrestler packs dont seem to offer as much articulation as elites do, so im not sure how desireable they are, but these offer some pretty sought after accessories at a reasonable price.


annnnd another custom championship to my collection is the short lived, but awesomely designed-WCW light heavyweight championship:





i got this championship from Nico on ebay and frankly ill definitely be making more purchases from him in the future

[razorrock]

That belt looks awesome! Glad you posted who sold it, I think I need one.

[shanieomaniac]

Loving the Stone Colds.

About the women's figures... To be honest, I understand a bit where you are coming from. If I wasn't a woman myself, I'd probably be really self-conscious about the way that my collection focuses primarily on women's figures. I know there's nothing wrong with it, really. Women's wrestling is lightyears ahead of where it was when I started watching in the Attitude Era and, well, just look at the ESPYs win if you don't believe me as to how influential the women have gotten!

But really, there's nothing to be nervous about collecting a wide variety of figures. You should collect what brings you joy and not worry about what others think.

Keep up the rebuilding!

[MonsoonMan]

back with some new additions and reviews!

uhm......so i did the thing....and bought the set.....from the guy.....😬😬



The King Harley Race

Harley Race is up in my 'Mount Rushmore' lineup of legends. I had the Classic Superstars Harley in my second collection and i really enjoyed that figure - i fantasy booked him to be in a heel stable with Macho King and Jerry Lawler called the King's Court. when i discovered that Harley was featured in the elite line, i hit up ebay and did a search to see what the market was like for his figure. W.T.F. ive only read little blips of the situation with the Harley figure, but it blows my mind. looking at the options, it made more sense to buy the whole set and not eat a few hundred dollars on just one figure. the Harley figure IS really really great, though--i will say the most insulting thing given the circumstances is the rubber cape 😂 if youre able to find an elite Harley Race for a 'normal' price--especially MOC, snap it up, but that seems quite unlikely.



Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

as i mentioned, i bought the whole set and the listing gave me the impression that all the figures would be shipping loose, but they all shipped MOC, except Harley who was only in the inner plastic of the packaging. i had been eyeing up this Jake, but prices for this figure seem to hover around 50-60 and thats out of my interest zone. i really like the KotR attire, i am always reminded of the "Austin 3:16" promo when i see Jake in this gear. i like this figure for the attire choice, it really pops, but the headscuplt is kinda iffy to me, it looks a little too much like a caricature.



Commissioner Michaels

Rounding out the figures i have yet to review from this set is the Commissioner Michaels BAF. this is a great throwback figure for me! as ive mentioned, the Attitude era was my time for wrestling and unfortunately for us viewers of the era, Shawn Michaels was on his hiatus from in ring work and often only appeared to be that 'authority figure'. i actually remember PASSING on the BCA Commissioner Michaels, i saw it in store but i knew the figure had little to no articulation so i completely passed on it. i know that this particular BAF commands a high price due to so few people being able to complete the set, but honestly if you can find this figure for a decent price anywhere id definitely consider it.



Terry Funk

when i think of Terry Funk, i think of these striped tights and FUNK-U t-shirt.....not Cowboy Terry Funk(looking at you legends turry...) i had this Terry on my Wants list for awhile, but the prices of an MOC one always kept me away from buying one. this is a GREAT figure; headscan provides a good likeness, the attire choice is one that i think we've been demanding for a long time, and ofcourse we get a nice ECW World championship packaged along with him. this terry is in-fact a must have for the collection.
i bought this Terry on ebay for $35 shipped loose.



E83 Dusty

cant have a collection, without the Dream, daddeh.
im racking my brain trying to remember if i owned the legends Dusty back in the day; im kindof leaning towards the the idea that i didnt. i was hunting for the E63 Dusty as i like that figure much more, but-prices for that Dusty just arent for me right now. i settled on this Dusty from Amazon prime for $16; for that price its a great figure! attire choice isnt terrible, we got a softgoods poncho, hat is kinda cool but i kinda sorta dont like the headsculpt of this figure..


ive got some cool new stuff that im still getting settled into the collection and some older receivings to share, but i like trying to come up with a theme for each post, so it may be a little while before i come up with something 🤔 i can say for certain Women Crushing Wednesday will make a STRONG return next week; actually really excited to share those new receivings 👑
to be honest, im starting to feel pretty darn near caught up. there are a number of figures still eluding me because prices seem to be getting jacked up (does anyone else ever feel responsible for single handedly raising secondary prices on certain figures by losing auctions😂) but for the most part, im at the point where ive been able to successfully scroll through ebay for a few days in a row and not see anything i felt the urge or need to buy lol.

with that also being said----im HAPPY with my collection; it has become a point of pride for me once again. i can place myself back a few months ago when i locked in my first pre-orders with Ringside after umteen years of being away from wwe mattel. "omg what am i doing?!" i said to myself. "i need to just go and cancel that order right away because i dont need to get back into this." "its going to cost me a fortune-and i have no fkn room for more figures"
when the ball started rolling on my re-entry into the wwe figure world again, i was fortunate enough to receive a very generous wage increase to my position at work, so the cost of entry has been a relative nonfactor in my everyday life.
i look forward to seeing these characters again, im the type of person that files away memories--many i couldnt recall unless i have a physical object or reminder of that moment in time. these figures are huge in that for me. im very interested in figure photography, so im hoping that as i zip up my collection, ill be able to pose these guys in some iconic moments and capture them.
also, i want to once again drop a thanks for everyone both viewing and commenting along with my journey. another part that keeps me going is the positivity i get from sharing here on wfigs. my thread is nearing 5,000 views which is crazy to me, people care 🤩🥰

im gonna keep on keeeping on--ive got a few boxes that came in the mail that i need to open 🤓 i hope everyone has a great Friday today----you know what, make it a figure friday! if youre going to scoop up some groceries or something tonight, make a detour to the toy aisle and buy something awesome 💪😎

[mrh]

I shudder when I think how much you paid for Harley set -- you bought them loose, right? How much damage was it to buy the HBK commissioner?

[MonsoonMan]

Jul 17, 2021 2:10:11 GMT -5 mrh said:

I shudder when I think how much you paid for Harley set -- you bought them loose, right? How much damage was it to buy the HBK commissioner?

ill be open and say i paid $250 for the entire set---i really wanst going to but ebay said there were only two left, so i felt pressured......and then he relisted the auction and said he had like 80 more for $275 lol i dont get it.

no, all the figures actually shipped MOC and frankly had no damage to the boxes at all. i was so confused when i pulled a huge box out of my package receptacle 🤔 the Harley was the only figure that didnt ship with the outer box, he came in the plastic carrier, still mint.

the HBK commish was the build a figure for the Harley set, so it was a sweet little bonus. i mean if we break it down;

the stone cold and steamboat figures can be had for like...$30 /ea
the Jake Roberts can be had for...lets say $50
the Harley Race figure cannot be had for less than $250
and then, i havent seen the HBK Commissioner go for less than $60

so....if you were buying separately youre looking at about $420 MOC for the set. i got them all for $250 so the check wrote itself.

[mrh]

Jul 17, 2021 10:13:06 GMT -5 MonsoonMan said:

Jul 17, 2021 2:10:11 GMT -5 mrh said:

I shudder when I think how much you paid for Harley set -- you bought them loose, right? How much damage was it to buy the HBK commissioner?

ill be open and say i paid $250 for the entire set---i really wanst going to but ebay said there were only two left, so i felt pressured......and then he relisted the auction and said he had like 80 more for $275 lol i dont get it.

no, all the figures actually shipped MOC and frankly had no damage to the boxes at all. i was so confused when i pulled a huge box out of my package receptacle 🤔 the Harley was the only figure that didnt ship with the outer box, he came in the plastic carrier, still mint.

the HBK commish was the build a figure for the Harley set, so it was a sweet little bonus. i mean if we break it down;

the stone cold and steamboat figures can be had for like...$30 /ea
the Jake Roberts can be had for...lets say $50
the Harley Race figure cannot be had for less than $250
and then, i havent seen the HBK Commissioner go for less than $60

so....if you were buying separately youre looking at about $420 MOC for the set. i got them all for $250 so the check wrote itself.

I cannot believe you opened that Harley. Wow! That's a great price for that set carded -- good for you

[MonsoonMan]

CRUSH
CRUSH
CRUSHING!!!!
here we are settling in for another WOMEN CRUSHING WEDNESDAY

OH YEAHHHH

so, having never previously collected Womens figures before, ive noticed something.......



all of the early Womens basic figures feature the same articulation points as the elite womens figures 🤯 it wasnt until later on when mattel changed the basic line to no longer feature bicep articulation that the figures became drastically different between lines. that being said i went on a nice little shopping trip down the basic line:

UP FIRST TODAAAY......



iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttssssssss:

BAYLEY

i loved the nXt era Bayley; she was what full sail was all about. they bought into her and her character and her matches were always so much fun to watch. the fact that the crowd in full sail was having so much fun along with the show really reflected on the product. Bayley was the ultimate babyface and on the main roster thats hard to get over, but she was over the moon. side note; i will forever die on the hill that her finisher should have been called the Hug-plex instead of the "bayley to belly". this is her 'first time in the line' figure and i think its a great figure. the light blue attire looks great, she came with the removable hair Bow Tie accessory which was awesome(for a basic)and the head sculpt is pretty good. i strayed away from the elite Bayleys because i can not stand that open mouth screaming sculpt they gave those figures.
i was able to get this Bayley loose on ebay for $14 shipped



up next i want to share my nXt era Bo$$

Sasha Banks

so as ive shared im an old school nXt'er and i remember the BFFs 🤩 Sasha was ALWAYS the stand out performer to me in that group, and frankly the womens division as a whole. when she was on camer she WAS the Bo$$ character and she just killed it every time. this was her 'first time in the line' figure and to be honest,it looks great! this is when Sasha was the nXt Takeover Queen. it took me a second of examining but i realized that the designs on her kickpads spell out "Sasha Banks" and there is a "SB" on her butt😂 overall, id say 10/10 invest in this figure, the headsculpt is pretty good for the era and the attire and colors are spot on for what Sasha was repping at the time.
i got this figure on ebay for $8 + shipping



Natalya

when i read about Natty Neidhart for the first time, i was a fan. Daughter of Jim, goddess of a woman, can go in the ring!? sign me tf up! i was and am a fan of Natty through and through; i do however wish that she would have been given a bit more of a push as a top woman in the division because, she can GO but i think shes the type of person who needs a certain level of competition to get that edge. This is the 'Global Superstars' Basic Natalya and i wanted this for my collection because she is wearing the "Divas of Doom" shoulder pads. this is a Great figure!! the headsculpt is pretty spot on and the attire and colors are vibrant and overall just done well. i would recommend 10/10 scooping up this Natty for the collection.
i picked this figure up loose on ebay for $14.50 shipped

finally for tonight i bring to us all(whether you or i like it or not) the........


EVA-LUTION

😋



EVA MARIE

THE TOTAL DIVA.

i was introduced to Eva Marie when she made her nXt Debut; i had no idea that she had been with the company for so long prior. i was interested in the character---she was born and billed from hollywood hills, so it was her character to be this vapid, self centered, aloof-type individual. the problem was that she was in nXt, a company known and established on workrate during an era when literally the best womens wrestlers were in their early phases. im such a wrestling nerd that i did enjoy her matches, because i felt like it was simply in her character to not be as proficient in the ring as Sasha or Bayley or even Dana Brooke at the time.



ALL RED EVERYTHING

despite being "Eva Marie" 🤣 her figures are pretty solid. all of the headsculpts and attire bear a great resemblance to her; my favorite being the nXt takeover all red Eva marie.

i was able to buy the 'first time in the line' Black Attire Eva MOC on ebay for $11+shipping, the Green Attire Eva MOC for $12 + Shipping, and the All Red Everything Eva for $20 shipped


Sad to say, but i think ive got only got ONE MORE edition of W.C.W up my sleeve and then im gonna have to put the parking break on it for awhile, but thats never a bad thing 💪😎

[mrh]

The NXT Bailey and first two Eva figures are fantastic

[POOR-ly Cuyler]

HugLife


Women’s basics used to have great articulation but the faces were hit or miss. Still are I guess (Mia, Tegan, Dakota..) but it was worse when they didn’t have eyeliner etc.

[Old Zeke]

Jul 22, 2021 2:16:51 GMT -5 POOR-ly Cuyler said:

HugLife


Women’s basics used to have great articulation but the faces were hit or miss. Still are I guess (Mia, Tegan, Dakota..) but it was worse when they didn’t have eyeliner etc.

God, I miss Hugger Bayley.

[MonsoonMan]

OH YOU DIDNT KNOW?!
YOUR ASS BETTER CALLLLLLLLLL SOMEBODAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

YOU DAMN RIGHT



ITS ME , ITS ME , THE D-OOOOO-DOUBLE G. WE'RE BRINGING AN ATTITUDE ERA BATCH OF REVIEWS TODAY AND IF YOU AINT DOWN WITH THAT I GOT TWO WOoOoORDS FOR YA!



Hall of Champions road Dogg

i was ultra excited to add this road dogg to my collection because as a kid, i had-probably the worst Road Dogg ever made- the BCA road dogg jesse james. it looked more like some random guy backstage than it did jesse james. this figure however---looks AMAZING. the molded t shirt was the best idea because the previous rubber released one just looks like trash. but back to the headscan--he has the awesome topknot hairstyle and the dx visor---it all just looks so freaking good. i think this road dogg would look great next to the new upcoming billy gunn in white trunks. 10/10 if you see this road dogg for a reasonable price, do not hesitate to buy it.
i scooped up this road dogg loose, but with all accessoried for $45 shipped



E26 Road Dogg

the same seller i bought the HoC Road Dogg from offered me a small bundle price if i was interested in this road dogg as well, so i took it. this was the first Road Dogg elite, and its all very cool aside from the freaking rubber shirts. E26 Road Dogg is wearing his most recognisable gear, but if he only had that sculpted shirt torso with the Road Dogg design printed on, with a single extra DX shirt it wouldve been wayyyyy better, but this is just meh. id rank this a just a 'good figure'. Hall of Champions is leagues better, plus we're rumored to be getting the new release in the legends line, so-id probably pass on this figure unless its a steal of a price.
i got this figure loose with all accessories for $40 shipped



Wrestlemania XIV Shawn Michaels

So, this particular look of Shawn Michaels is ULTRA nostalgic for me. Wrestlemania 14 was my very first wrestlemania as a fan, so that era is exactly what hooked me. Also, one of the games that i spent years of my life playing was Smackdown 2: KNow Your Role, and this attire was the featured look for HBK in the game.
this figure is AWESOME, but my particular purchase didnt go so well. i purchased this figure in a bundle with the Wrestlemania Bret, they were both advertised as being sold MOC, but......when they arrived it was very clear that both figures had been used and then placed back into their original boxes. this HBK has alot of pait wear to the forehead and chest hair, also there is a fair bit of wear to the logos on the tights. the worst part was that when i was taking the vest off, one of the straps popped off in the back and i thought i had broken it, but looking closely i could see a dry dollop of superglue, meaning that they broke it and re-glued it. the hips are also stupid loose, i could barely keep him propped up for the signature HBK pose. i was able to buy a new (unbroken!) vest for him loose on ebay but the damage to the paint apps ruins this figure for me.
i basically got this figure for $45 with the box



Shane McMahon Basic

despite being a basic, i HAD to have this Shane-O. my cousin had the BCA Shane with the X-PUNK shirt and i was constantly trying to trade him for that figure, but it was one of his favorites. Wrestlemania 15 was one of my all time favorite wrestlemanias as well, so-yeah had to have this shane-o for the collection. i honestly would recommend picking up this figure, i didnt realize that he also had the back design on the shirt, so that increased the cool factor by about 5 points there.
i got this figure MOC for $20 shipped on ebay



*inhales provocatively*
Goldust



this is genuinely one of my favorite new figures---this was always my all time favorite Goldust Attire. this era of goldust brings back alot of memories for that time and im so glad that they included this Flashback look of the Bizarre One. i remember playing WWF Attitude on PS1 with my friends and as a rib-whenever someone would leave the room, we would change their character to Goldust and laugh at the Voiceovers he made for that and tease the-"omg whyd you pick this guy?! are you into that stuff?!"


i felt like doing an ATTITUDE era batch because im feeling that type of energy over these freaking pre-orders. im straight up ready to BREAK IT DOWN if i miss any more 😤😤😤

[MonsoonMan]

ive really been slacking on my reviews lately; ive been caught up in the pre-order hurricane and i just havent been able to focus my energy as i should, but here we are 😎

im gonna do a mega review today, just dropping off a bunch of random figures ive picked up due to good deals



GOLDBERG

i picked up this Wrestlemania series Goldberg because one of my best friends got tickets to an event gifted to them during this time that Goldberg was the new World Champion and they sent me a stream of live photos, it was super cool! Goldberg's figures really dont change too much from release to release; i dont really like the headsculpts of the previous Goldberg releases, this one is better?
i bought this goldberg on amazon prime for $19



E84 Roman Reigns

this was another random Amazon purchase. to be candid, Roman was always my least favorite member of the Shield and tbh he hasnt done too much to grow on me since.....just my opinion. this figure however, is pretty great! the headsculpt provides a great likeness with an angry, disgusted look-i like it. i also like that this version comes with a removable RR vest and softgoods Wreck Everyone t shirt. out of all the recent Roamn releases, i think this one is my favorite.
i bought this figure on Amazon Prime for $19



E82 John Morrison

i was around for the Original season and airing of Tough Enough, and i was rooting for John the entire show; devastated to see him not make the final decision. i also remember watching his very first match against Prince Puma in Lucha Underground; MNM era, etc. This figure provides an incredible likeness to JoMo; thats the main reason that i picked this figure up. the included softgoods coat is ALWAYS welcomed over a molded rubber one and the rest of the figure's body part choices line up great with John's physique. all in all this figure is a sleeper; but it shouldnt be because it actually is great! personally im just not so invested in John for this to be much more exciting lol but it checks all the boxes and is a great looking figure.
i picked up this figure at my local WalMart for $17



Top Picks Finn Balor

this figure was a purchase based on the fact that it was priced so low 😅 i mentioned in an earlier post that i kindof plan on using Finn Balor Figures as a base for customs of myself, so that also had a part to do with it. i like the Silver and Black attire however i do not like the rubber jacket. i have the E74 Balor aswell which came with the softgoods jacket and that worked out great.
i bought this figure on Amazon Prime for $14



E34 Rusev

RUSEV UDRYA! RUSEV MATCHKA!

i was a HUGE fan of the original Bulgarian Brute Rusev. his character was the ultimate throwback to the classic foreign heel, and he was able to portray the character in a way that it didnt immediately feel "Gimmicky". i really wished that they wouldve given him a run with the world championship. This figure is really great. im glad that they gave him the Brock body because Rusev was huge at the time, and we got the barefoot mold which was another very unique look Rusev brought. the headsculpt for being pre-fx actually looks good, i wouldve liked to see a little more anger portrayed, but thank god they didnt make a screaming head for accolade posing. this figure came with the Russian medal and stand, which i really liked-i enjoyed that storyline. id say all in all despite being from so long ago this is still a GREAT figure. id recommend scooping it up if you can for a good deal.
i was surfing ebay and i caught this MOC Rusev that was ending soon with no bids or watchers, so i sent the seller an offer for $15 and they accepted 🤯



The Ryback

i had this figure in my second collection and i couldnt resist buying it again. as with Rusev, i really enjoyed the Ryback character at the start. his look was unique (although heavily criticized) and i loved seeing him squash jobbers week after week. he was really over with the crowd, however the ultimate destruction was his booking against the top guys : John Cena and CM Punk---there was NO WAY Ryback was gonna make that work and come out alive. my ultimate criticism of the Ryback figures are simply the fact that they should have beefed up the mold big time; Ryback was HUGE.
i bought this figure on ebay loose with all accessories for $20 shipped



E30 Batista

i remember this figure being released to much criticism. i didnt buy it back in the day because i listened to the stink mob who poo-pooed this figure for being boring and bland and having incorrect gear. its not a terrible figure, it was the first Batista released after his return and the main focus was showcasing all of big Dave's new tattoos. and also IIRC Dave was wearing trunks that featured the Gracie Jiu Jitsu logo, so there was nothing mattel could have done about that.
All in all this is a pretty cool Batista figure, however to be blunt it is nothing special compared to something like 'Bluetista' or the later elite Batista releases.
i bought this figure for $25 Shipped on Mercari



Eric Young

i bought this figure for a few weird reasons. its Eric's first and only elite figure, its really really unique-lots on special sculpts, and it was cheap 😋 i really dont have a stong opinion on eric young as a performer or character; ive watched his career since all the way back in Team Canada in TNA, and i gave his outdoor tv show a chance-which was cool. all in all this is just a really unique figure.
i bought this figure on amazon prime for $19



Corey Graves

as SOON as i found out that Graves had a figure i bought it immediately. i was a HUGE Graves fan when he was working in nXt as the Savior of Misbehavior. S-T-A-Y D-O-W-N. id love to see a Graves nXt flashback. i always fantasy booked Corey Graves as Baron Corbin's manager, i think they would have made a GREAT heel team. this is a pretty cool figure despite being a basic. they got as many of his tattoos as they could, which is super cool. the headsculpt is great, however i can see if it were re-painted with skill it would look phenominal, i think mattel went too thick and dark for the hair and facial details.
i got this figure in a damaged box deal on ebay for $8 +shipping



Fan Takeover Randy Orton

i wasnt planning on buying many-if any-Orton figures at all but i couldnt resist this figure. i loved Evolution and i was big time rooting for Orton when he won his first World Heavyweight championship- the booking around that was done really well. this figure reminds me of an RA Orton figure i played with alot-i remember that the first short hair orton headsculpt was released on a shirted figure, so i swapped it onto my blue trunks figure. i like the headsculpt on this new mattel figure, it really captures the smugness of that era orton, id love to see more releases from this era.
i got this figure on Amazon Prime for $20

PHEWWWWW

its always a good day when you can get some great figures for retail prices. i gotta say that lately its been alot harder to lock in deals that i feel comfortable with because often at checkout, ill see shipping and TAXES get applied and ill say 'ugh' and back out. ive had alot of "best offer" deals fall through for that reason, i try to explain to the seller 'im not trying to take you out at the knees, but with shipping and tax, its too much' oh well, theres always a bigger, hungrier wallet out there 😝

[mistacynista]

Jun 30, 2021 19:54:56 GMT -5 POOR-ly Cuyler said:

Hot take but Women’s wrestling is the best wrestling today and the figures are the same. I’m a simple man. Post Bayley and Ill like.

Actually the older female characters are light years a head of new fig most the old basic female characters are basically elites

[POOR-ly Cuyler]

Aug 1, 2021 21:22:12 GMT -5 mistacynista said:

Jun 30, 2021 19:54:56 GMT -5 POOR-ly Cuyler said:

Hot take but Women’s wrestling is the best wrestling today and the figures are the same. I’m a simple man. Post Bayley and Ill like.

Actually the older female characters are light years a head of new fig most the old basic female characters are basically elites

I’m aware of old basic articulation, but I don’t play with them, so the fact that the new ones don’t fall over constantly is actually nice. They still get plenty of new molding for parts where they used to reuse that bikini mold over and over and just paint over the straps. They also used to never make female elites so basics were their way of squeezing them in the line. They had like KK, Trish, Liz, Paige. That was it for quite awhile.

[SteveHulk]

Great pics! FWIW - that's the same Goldberg headscan as the original RAW ring one and his Entrance Greats figure. I think it looks pretty good... each time they've managed to use/paint it differently.

[mrh]

MonsoonMan -- this is the first time you've posted, and I would not have wanted 1 figure of them...

[MonsoonMan]

today in bringing in the power for a TAG TEAM TUESDAY

WHAAAAAAAAAAATTT A RUUUUUUUUUUUSH



Road Warriors

road warriors are my #1; ultimate S Tier of tag teams. complete honesty; when i am really getting in an intense workout, ill put on old Road Warriors matches because those guys get me freaking pumped. Road Warrior Hawk's physique back in the day was really something else. i remember these figures being released JUST AS i was stopping my second collection. i cannot remember for the life of me if i ended up buying these guys on a whim back then or if i opted to skip them--regardless these are AWESOME figures. i think we were all clamoring for the red attire Road Warriors after their legends release depicted them in their NWA attires. i would 10000% be in for more Road warrior elites; LOD 2000, WCW blue LoD, etc. the piece that REALLY completes this tag team is the Paul Ellering BaF; he looks GREAT along side HIS Road Warriors.
i got this set of Road Warriors loose, but mint for $150 from ebay



Authors of Pain

up next is another offering from the guidance of Precious Paul Ellering; the Authors of Pain : Akam and Rezar. the AoP were a little weird for me..i remember them debuting in nXt as the next 'powerhouse' tag team; but they came in basically wearing Shield gear with wild looking skull helmets.
their figures are really great as far as capturing the likeness and size of these two performers. my only complaint is one i have of the team in general, and thats that i just wish they had not come in wearing the ballistics gear because; Bossman did it, Shield did it, and Roman Reigns ran with it. i cant look at Ballistics gear and NOT think about those guys before anyone else.
i bought these figures separately on ebay-both MOC totaling around $50 + shipping



The Ascension

YAH YAH YAH YAH YAH

i LOVED the Ascension in nXt. the whole environment of full sail really brought the team to that next level of being over; the fans bought into the gimmick and THAT made it fun. i HATED when they transitioned to the main roster and got buried and treated like jabronis.
these figures get my approval, however. Konnor is a chonk powerhouse using the lesnar torso and Viktor is a sleek viper of a warrior--as they were in the ring.
i purchased these figures separately, one MOC, the other loose, totaling $35



The Stooges

So.... really not an official tag team, but the best i could do with who ive got 😂😅



BOTH Patterson and Brisco's prime are WAYYYYY before my time, but i do remember them as the stooges in the Corporation. ever since, ive learned about how much of a badass Gerald really was and Patterson was a creative powerhouse behind the curtain. both of these figures are actually really well done for what they are. you could consider them to be 2-in-1 figures because when you remove their softgood outfits from the attitude era, they appear to capture the look of their vintage runs. BANANA.

all in all id say that these figures are worth picking up at a decent price. i got both of these figures MOC separately on ebay totaling around $75

me to my bank account:

no chance.............no chance .............. no chance...........



no chance, THATS WHAT YA GOT

[mrh]

The Ascension figures are really great, actually.

And Mattel has been so screwed by not being able to do figures like LOD, Demolition -- imagine how much amazing product they could make if they were available...

[MonsoonMan]

LEGENDS 11 UPDATE

well, these figures have been occupying WAY TOO MUCH space in my brain over the past two weeks, so HERE WE FINALLY ARE!



Big John Studd

This was unfortunately the only one of the set that i was able to get on Target.com. i honestly debated skipping BJS for a second but the fact that i could get him from target gave me that fig hunt rush 😵 overall this is a really cool figure, the headsculpt is very well done, however i think the paint apps to the beard on my figure could have been applied better. i like way this figure feels and poses, however if i dont have the knees bent in a certain way, he has proved to be prone to tipping over. another thing is that i wish that they packaged him with the fully open 'grapple' hands that they gave to Bam Bam. i like the softgoods robe, its actually VERY well done.



Macho Man Randy Savage

this figure is so freaking COOL! i absolutely love the 'cream of the crop' promo that mach did with mean gene(really on the hunt for a mean gene figure now) and the fact that we now have a macho man with creamer cup is just the coolest. i was able to submit a 'best offer' that shockingly was accepted for this figure, but i havent been able to lock in a great price on the chase version just yet. having Macho released in this attire really makes me wish that they had released an elite CM Punk in the macho man gear. i love that we ALSO got a softgoods shirt for this macho man, the material is quite thin though.
i purchased this MACHO moc on ebay for $35 + shipping



Bam Bam Bigelow

this was by far my most anticipated figure of the set for a few reasons. #1 ECW TV title. #2 its a nostalgia bomb for me. as a kid i owned the Toybiz Bam Bam and that was one of my lowkey favorite figures for just how detailed and well done that figure was---but what killed it for me was that the leg articulation at the hip was those STUPID diagonal joints. THIS elite figure is awesome. in my second collection i did have the older legends bam bam and although there isnt much difference between the bodies, the realfx on the new Bam Bam looks incredible! i was let down slightly with my figure in particular though, as you can see in the pics there are a few paint defects in the apps; the most glaring are one on his right pec going through the flame design and the other that bothers me is his left eyebrow. the flames on the shoulders look a little dodgy, too but overall its not enough to make me want to bin the figure. the tattoos look great and the ECW TV title is ofcourse quite ace; literaly cannot wait for elite 91 RVD and hoping the chase might be an ECW design.
i bought this figure for $48 shipped on mercari(shouldve waited longer, prices have cooled down alot)

last but not least;



Scott Hall

full disclosure right away-i love this figure. i know everyone is saying the headsculpt is """"scott hall"""" and yeah when you get it under a microscope, it looks like scott hall under a disney filter or a ken doll cosplaying as scott hall, but if youre looking at him from a distance on your shelf next to the other figure, it looks great, IMO. i remember owning the Classic superstars scott hall that was released in this attire and....idk frankly that figure was 💩💩💩 this figure also heavily reminds me of my old Toybiz scott hall and as ive mentioned that was strangely one of my all time favorite figures to play with as a kid.

a small thing i wanted to share that legit made me chuckle was the fact that the microphone they included with him has the wcw logo..........applied OVER the molded WWE logo


😂😂
i got scott hall MOC on mercari for $45 + shipping(shouldve waited as prices have cooled down)

so since i was actually able to acquire the entire set, im gonna offer my overall thoughts as a whole and then rank each figure.

as a whole, im actually really pleased with Legends Series 11 from a collector standpoint. each figure is desirable- last time we got BJS was in the HoF multipack and he did not include robe(i believe), macho is all around fun figure, bam bam not only looks amazing but comes with brand new championship, scott hall is designed to go along with the outsiders nash we're about to get. also looking at each figure; 3/4 figures come with softgoods, multiple sets of extra hands, new headsculpts(new and probably one off handsculpt for creamer cup)and one comes with a brand new championship to the line. i gotta say that this entire wave is absolutely worth getting. if i were to rank them personally:

#4-BJS-last place not by his or mattels fault, simply a victim of circumstance. the BJS figure is just kinda bland by default but as i remarked earlier he has the softgoods robe and its actually really well done.
#3-Macho Man-could honestly tie all the next three figures in first place but im placing this macho in 3rd because its not the chase figure wearing the attire he did during the promo; had i gotten that figure AND if i had a mean gene on hand itd easily be a #1 figure of this batch, but ill get one soon 😉
#2-Bam Bam-i rank this figure at #2 for the nostalgia reasons, plus the headsculpt with realfx looks incredible. once again, having the ECW TV championship in the collection is amazing. i would have ranked it #1 if it werent for the damaged paint apps from the factory.
#1-Scott Hall-im sure ill be in the minority in ACTUALLY liking this figure but it really stokes that nostalgia and i cannot wait to have both nash and hall with the Tupac headbands on. this figure just looks and poses great, imo.

im really pumped for the next upcoming legends line releases. they are seriously ramping up the line with the new headsculpts, desirable characters and SOFTGOODS.