Thunder Chunky
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Feb 14, 2022 1:06:29 GMT -5
I doubt they had the budget for it. I think it's a cool idea. Didn’t have the budget? For a store exclusive line? Are you kidding? If they didn’t have the budget I’d rather wait for this HBK to be placed into another line. They could’ve put him in the next WM series but with entrance gear. And if anyone who says HBK shouldn’t get another WM series elite, I don’t care. He was literally called Mr. WrestleMania. It fits so well to have him in the series. Just because it's a store exclusive line doesn't mean it has a greater budget. I guarantee you that the budget for this is almost identical to the regular elite line, if not smaller because of lower production runs. Almost every single issue with any action figure line almost always goes back to budget issues. I would rather have a bell than this entrance gear made out of the rubbery plastic where you can't move the arms at all. There always stuck in an unrealistic pose with their arms straight down to sides. It almost never looks good. |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Feb 14, 2022 1:29:10 GMT -5
Didn’t have the budget? For a store exclusive line? Are you kidding? If they didn’t have the budget I’d rather wait for this HBK to be placed into another line. They could’ve put him in the next WM series but with entrance gear. And if anyone who says HBK shouldn’t get another WM series elite, I don’t care. He was literally called Mr. WrestleMania. It fits so well to have him in the series. Just because it's a store exclusive line doesn't mean it has a greater budget. I guarantee you that the budget for this is almost identical to the regular elite line, if not smaller because of lower production runs. Almost every single issue with any action figure line almost always goes back to budget issues. I would rather have a bell than this entrance gear made out of the rubbery plastic where you can't move the arms at all. There always stuck in an unrealistic pose with their arms straight down to sides. It almost never looks good. If it has the same budget as the regular elite line then there’s no excuse of having a ring bell, lamp, and title as the only accessories. |
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Post by SporeSpam on Feb 14, 2022 1:42:31 GMT -5
Still can’t get over the fact that they chose to include a ring bell over his entrance gear because that’s how it was in the Jakks RA line. I don’t know what the consensus is among people who collected those, but speaking as someone who has been collecting for less than 5 years I’m not a fan of the call back to that line. I would much rather have entrance gear over a tribute of sorts to something that doesn’t appear to have been anything extra special at the time. The figure looks awesome and I’m happy to have the attire and figure, but having the entrance gear would’ve made it that much better. Exactly. It’s a neat idea but it just seems like a good way to give less. |
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Post by SporeSpam on Feb 14, 2022 1:53:47 GMT -5
Also the WM 37 Elite HBK has the same style of entrance gear and that one came out fine.   |
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Post by LK3 on Feb 14, 2022 2:08:33 GMT -5
Too bad we didn’t get something cool like a ring bell hammer to go along with the gear.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Feb 14, 2022 2:22:25 GMT -5
If they were calling back to the RA series, why did they include the undisputed title with Brock when the RA series didn’t come with one? I’m not complaining at having the belt, it just seems odd to include some accessories from RA series for some figures but not all.
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Post by SteveHulk on Feb 14, 2022 2:31:39 GMT -5
Also the WM 37 Elite HBK has the same style of entrance gear and that one came out fine. Yeah... they could just use/repaint that one too, so there wouldn't be any new tooling etc. |
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Post by judas on Feb 14, 2022 3:09:26 GMT -5
Is it too much to ask that he comes with some chest hair at least ffs. Hardly a killer on deco hits this series is it.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 14, 2022 4:58:57 GMT -5
I was looking in the wrong era, I was looking at 2004 Raw but this gear is first post-Deacon attire
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Post by coldblooded on Feb 14, 2022 8:35:55 GMT -5
If they were calling back to the RA series, why did they include the undisputed title with Brock when the RA series didn’t come with one? I’m not complaining at having the belt, it just seems odd to include some accessories from RA series for some figures but not all. To piggy back off this, is it gonna be in elite style packaging or the jakks bubble? I mean if you're gonna include a ring bell, lamp, why not go all the way? |
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Post by alanpartridge on Feb 14, 2022 8:43:13 GMT -5
Not happy with Batista head. Should be screaming with that attire!  |
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Post by coldblooded on Feb 14, 2022 9:04:57 GMT -5
Also the WM 37 Elite HBK has the same style of entrance gear and that one came out fine. While yes the gear could have easily been reused. I gotta say, I'm not mad at mattel for not including it. That gear is a sob getting on and off that WM HBK |
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Post by Chip on Feb 14, 2022 9:30:22 GMT -5
be nice if they were "RA era" prices too.....   regardless, i love this concept. i love the first 3 figures. i hope that they are shipped in full cases of each guy to every walmart the way the hollywood rock and cena were |
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Feb 14, 2022 10:41:05 GMT -5
Also the WM 37 Elite HBK has the same style of entrance gear and that one came out fine. While yes the gear could have easily been reused. I gotta say, I'm not mad at mattel for not including it. That gear is a sob getting on and off that WM HBK Agree 100% My HBK's WM IX entrance vest is just chucked in a box somewhere. The thing was a real bastard to get on and off. |
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Post by coldblooded on Feb 14, 2022 12:35:41 GMT -5
While yes the gear could have easily been reused. I gotta say, I'm not mad at mattel for not including it. That gear is a sob getting on and off that WM HBK Agree 100% My HBK's WM IX entrance vest is just chucked in a box somewhere. The thing was a real bastard to get on and off. After doing some rearranging, I was gonna put his gear back on. I got to this point, and said F it, this is HBK shaking his entrance gear off that he seldoms does lol  |
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Post by NoseBleedcollectibles on Feb 14, 2022 14:20:37 GMT -5
Could we get a best of OVW line 😂
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Post by ztj_wwf on Feb 14, 2022 16:35:40 GMT -5
I was looking in the wrong era, I was looking at 2004 Raw but this gear is first post-Deacon attire So is there a time he wore it? I'm still only seeing it with maroon pads. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2022 16:46:06 GMT -5
That Batista figure is awesome. Ruddy exclusives again. Grrr!
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 14, 2022 18:44:31 GMT -5
I was looking in the wrong era, I was looking at 2004 Raw but this gear is first post-Deacon attire So is there a time he wore it? I'm still only seeing it with maroon pads. The trunks exist, but I’ve only seen one time he wore them, with maroon knee pads and laced black boots, his Raw debut vs Justin Credible He had other trunks in these same colors with the front design on the other side and they say Batista on the back, those are the ones he wore in Evolution |
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Post by ztj_wwf on Feb 14, 2022 18:46:02 GMT -5
So is there a time he wore it? I'm still only seeing it with maroon pads. The trunks exist, but I’ve only seen one time he wore them, with maroon knee pads and laced black boots, his Raw debut vs Justin Credible Yeah I've found multiple videos of him wearing the trunks, but not with black pads. Oh well... |
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