Bootleg figures

[inevitabledeth]

I grew up with the wrestling federation bootlegs and kind of wish dollar stores still carried them. Makes me wish I found more than the same 4 I always saw after seeing figurecollector's thread.

[Next Manufactured’s Sweater]

Feb 25, 2022 4:06:27 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

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My first 2 figures, got them in 1989 or 1990: Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd, funny story; it'd take until 2002 before I realised it was Studd, not Hercules.

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In December 2020 I finally bought the Wrestler Ring. See those drawn on glasses on Studd, I mean Brut? It's on EVERY box I've seen.

I think I had this! Do you know if it was ever released as a set with the ring and those two figures? I got this or something very similar in summer 1991 or 1992, as a prize from an amusement arcade. I thought the dark haired guy was a Macho Man knock-off.

[Ruby Fusion]

Mar 11, 2022 19:11:11 GMT -5 Next Manufactured’s Sweater said:

Feb 25, 2022 4:06:27 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

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My first 2 figures, got them in 1989 or 1990: Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd, funny story; it'd take until 2002 before I realised it was Studd, not Hercules.

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In December 2020 I finally bought the Wrestler Ring. See those drawn on glasses on Studd, I mean Brut? It's on EVERY box I've seen.

I think I had this! Do you know if it was ever released as a set with the ring and those two figures? I got this or something very similar in summer 1991 or 1992, as a prize from an amusement arcade. I thought the dark haired guy was a Macho Man knock-off.

I've never seen this ring packed with these figures.

However other bootleg/generic lines in the MOTU-style exist under the name "Wrestling Champions", one of the better "Wrestling Champions" is by a company called Madison LTD. Their line consists of 12 named wrestlers and a ring that comes with 1 or 2 figures and a championship belt. One of their wrestlers - "Bone Crusher" Powerful Pete - could pass as a bootleg Macho Man.