@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 15, 2024 22:59:19 GMT -5
azraelms Oh I’ve definitely taken issue with the way in which they have treated other companies. It’s not my place to tell someone how to do their job but there were a few times where it rubbed me the wrong way seeing a platform being used to tear apart small companies. You’re creating content for your own benefit but you are risking hurting real people. Giving your honest opinion and making it entertaining is something the Major Pod guys do well but I very much believe with great power comes great responsibility. Their words, good and bad, can have a profound impact on smaller companies. In the last year or so there have been signs of growth. I think they have done a much better job of not crossing that line. Plenty of the opinions or concerns they expressed turned out to be correct. Rush I believe is the biggest example of that. Their criticisms of PowerTown absolutely seemed fair at the time with how much was being promised early on, the idea of wrestlers being kind of tricked into exclusive deals, and so on. No company had promised so much so quickly to my knowledge. For a while, the segments covering PT were over the top. There was absolutely a shift in tone once Matt and Brian got to know the PT Team. They found out these guys were far more serious than your average startup. It ended up being mutually beneficial for both sides and I think fans as well (like recalling the first wave of figs with leg issues).
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 20, 2024 14:37:57 GMT -5
Looks like there was an attempt: “Below are updates and the expected shipping dates for PowerTown Wrestling pre-order items. LAST UPDATE: 6/20/2024 Matt Cardona & Brian Myers MWFP Ultras Two-Pack Pre-orders for Matt Cardona & Brian Myers MWFP Ultras Two-Pack has concluded. Expected shipping September, 2024. Remco PowerTown AllStar Wrestlers Series 1 Pre-orders for Remco PowerTown AllStar Wrestlers Series 1 has concluded. Expected shipping October, 2024. TNA Series 1 Ultras Pre-orders for TNA Series 1 Ultras is now closed. Expected shipping October, 2024.“ powertownwrestling.com/pages/pre-order
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oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on Jun 20, 2024 14:45:47 GMT -5
Yeah I got the email about the preorder status. It's too bad Remco is already pushed back but, then again I thought Q3 wasnt very likely anyway.
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Jun 20, 2024 23:18:29 GMT -5
Still no news on Ultras 2. What a long wait between series 1 and 2.
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captncharisma19
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Post by captncharisma19 on Jun 21, 2024 5:54:37 GMT -5
Still no news on Ultras 2. What a long wait between series 1 and 2. sdcc is in a few weeks my friend
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Jun 21, 2024 9:00:09 GMT -5
Still no news on Ultras 2. What a long wait between series 1 and 2. sdcc is in a few weeks my friend You think they’ll announce something during SDCC? I hope so. Did they announce anything last year at SDCC?
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captncharisma19
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Post by captncharisma19 on Jun 21, 2024 9:05:53 GMT -5
Having no announcements or presence during SDCC seems like an out of touch move. If that was their strategy then I really want to hear more about the theory of “not wanting to get lost in the shuffle.” Maybe they’ll do better next year. from a year ago, they weren't at sdcc, no.
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Post by cableV on Jun 21, 2024 17:17:58 GMT -5
via PowerTown's X:
Ultra 2 Pre-Orders start July 1st at 6pm est
Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Madusa, Wahoo McDaniel, Junkyard Dog, and Kamala
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Post by Grenouille on Jun 21, 2024 17:53:43 GMT -5
Jack, Dory and Wahoo are for sure to me. I'm not out on the other 3, but they'll need to wow me.
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Post by The Brain on Jun 21, 2024 21:30:07 GMT -5
Real interested in seeing Kamala. Great to see Jack,Dory and Wahoo in this series.
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thep1
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Post by thep1 on Jun 21, 2024 22:20:41 GMT -5
Did they post renders or anything? They weren't on the teaser vid, not sure if I missed them elsewhere.
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azraelms
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Post by azraelms on Jun 21, 2024 23:59:51 GMT -5
No renders but they had blurry pics of Kamala and the Wahoo head from an interview a while back.
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thep1
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Post by thep1 on Jun 22, 2024 11:10:28 GMT -5
I really want that JYD!!! Just hoping it's either the white pants or the red pants. I prefer white since his recent-ish Legends had red (with the blue chase).
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Herc and Roma
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Post by Herc and Roma on Jun 22, 2024 12:20:49 GMT -5
This line had so much promise when it debuted but now it seems to have started to fizzle out?! From what I read, the people behind it are all business executives and former toy industry executives so they should know what they are doing?! Several missteps have been made which is why I am sitting on the sidelines:
1- The figures are priced too high. International collectors have been priced out from the start, I was hoping to pick up a few based on the rumoured list of signings (Rougeau Brothers, Poffo Brothers) but they are way too expensive (over $60 CDN for 1 figure ). It looks like they are trying to market these as high end collectibles yet the value for the price they are charging is not there. They don't come with double jointed knees & elbows (standard articulation in this day and age), no fabric accessories, no extra heads and why are they only giving them 1 extra hand instead of a full set?!
2- They are moving at a snails pace- is this normal for a line like this that operates on a pre-order system and only produces a limited amount of each wave?! It looks they will only be releasing 1 wave per year the way they are going.
3- Their communication has been as poor as Mattel's distribution. They don't need to give updates every day or every week but there should be regular communication with customers who are paying up front for these figures without knowing what the final product will look like or how long it will take to get them. They went several months without any updates after Series 1 was sent out.
I hope things improve and they work out whatever problems they are dealing with, I want to see this line succeed as I like that they are trying to honour and help out the legends of the sport and I really like the scale of these figures. I think they have hit on the right scale, they are more realistic looking then Mattel's elites (too skinny) and Jakks (same body type ).
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oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on Jun 22, 2024 12:24:48 GMT -5
I really want that JYD!!! Just hoping it's either the white pants or the red pants. I prefer white since his recent-ish Legends had red (with the blue chase). I think they said JYD will be based on his mid-south run so I don't think he will be in white. It'll be either red or baby blue.
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Post by MKSavage on Jun 22, 2024 12:41:53 GMT -5
I really want that JYD!!! Just hoping it's either the white pants or the red pants. I prefer white since his recent-ish Legends had red (with the blue chase). I think they said JYD will be based on his mid-south run so I don't think he will be in white. It'll be either red or baby blue. I really hope it's the baby blue. WWE Mattel already did the red, the white, and the dark blue tights; I'm hoping for something different.
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oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on Jun 22, 2024 12:52:05 GMT -5
I really want that JYD!!! Just hoping it's either the white pants or the red pants. I prefer white since his recent-ish Legends had red (with the blue chase). I think they said JYD will be based on his mid-south run so I don't think he will be in white. It'll be either red or baby blue. Looks like I was wrong...a quick search on YouTube and it looks dog did indeed wear white in mid-south.
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thep1
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Post by thep1 on Jun 22, 2024 12:58:40 GMT -5
I really want that JYD!!! Just hoping it's either the white pants or the red pants. I prefer white since his recent-ish Legends had red (with the blue chase). I think they said JYD will be based on his mid-south run so I don't think he will be in white. It'll be either red or baby blue. Ahhhhhh, thanks! I also hope it's the baby blue, and I'd think they'd steer clear of red since it was just produced in the Legends line. Will 110% def buy baby blue tights!
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 22, 2024 14:05:37 GMT -5
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Old Zeke
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'Fraid old Zeke, he rides up here with me. Can't trust a pig with watermelons, you know.
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Post by Old Zeke on Jun 22, 2024 17:02:13 GMT -5
Wahoo looks fantastic!
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