isloth
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Post by isloth on Oct 12, 2023 19:13:28 GMT -5
I would like Santos and maybe Rey but the rest don’t interest me. I will probably pass but I could change my mind.
I was super disappointed in how Cody turned out so hopefully this one won’t change much.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 12, 2023 19:38:49 GMT -5
It took them nearly 15 years but we’re finally getting cool box sets of factions. I hope this does really well and they do more. nWo & Evolution are the immediate choices, Hogan, Hall, & Nash from Bash at the Beach and Evolution from Armageddon 03 with all the titles or all in suits
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Oct 12, 2023 20:30:00 GMT -5
It took them nearly 15 years but we’re finally getting cool box sets of factions. I hope this does really well and they do more. nWo & Evolution are the immediate choices, Hogan, Hall, & Nash from Bash at the Beach and Evolution from Armageddon 03 with all the titles or all in suits I’ve wanted a Orton in those purple trunks forever. And let’s get a Triple H in blue trunks from bad Blood |
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Post by Purple Reigns on Oct 12, 2023 20:33:39 GMT -5
Hoping Escobar has a new torso considering how ripped he is.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 12, 2023 20:52:07 GMT -5
The only LWO I acknowledge is WCW version You mean the one that was an absolute joke and did nothing of note? As opposed to the current version which is... oh wait. 🤭 |
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 12, 2023 20:56:02 GMT -5
It took them nearly 15 years but we’re finally getting cool box sets of factions. I hope this does really well and they do more. nWo & Evolution are the immediate choices, Hogan, Hall, & Nash from Bash at the Beach and Evolution from Armageddon 03 with all the titles or all in suits To be fair, we have already had the Four Horsemen, Heenan Family, The Shield, and New Day boxsets... probably more (I can't remember). But yeah, I'd like to see more - especially the two you mentioned. |
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Post by hitmancmedge on Oct 12, 2023 21:25:52 GMT -5
You mean the one that was an absolute joke and did nothing of note? As opposed to the current version which is... oh wait. 🤭 I mean they aren’t though. Rey is treated like a legend. Santos is being built as a solid mid card guy they may be on trek to wrestling Rey at mania. Zelina is very over, more over than she ever has been. The other two are a lower card talented tag team designed to eat pins. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 12, 2023 21:40:59 GMT -5
You mean the one that was an absolute joke and did nothing of note? As opposed to the current version which is... oh wait. 🤭 The one that is very heavily featured on TV, actually respected by the company because they want to appeal to Hispanic fans, and has been paired up with one of the best celebrity guests they’ve ever had? |
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Post by ztj_wwf on Oct 12, 2023 22:37:38 GMT -5
It’s a shame they couldn’t include Carlito in this set…I get why they couldn’t do Savio or Bad Bunny, but we know Carlito is under a deal.
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Oct 12, 2023 22:40:16 GMT -5
It's a pass for me. I got nauseous the last couple times I watched this Latino Merch Order. Oh look a racist piece of crap. Because of how blatant an attempt it is to peddle an acquired property in the LWO trademark. And I can't urge strongly enough that mods take that context under advisement, if need be. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 12, 2023 23:03:04 GMT -5
As opposed to the current version which is... oh wait. 🤭 The one that is very heavily featured on TV, actually respected by the company because they want to appeal to Hispanic fans, and has been paired up with one of the best celebrity guests they’ve ever had? Yup. The original was super-over - in arguably the hottest ever period/time of wrestling. And people could actually name more than 1 member. This new version consists of Rey *literally* handing out shirts to anyone who helps him - "... You get a shirt... and you get a shirt... Everybody gets a shirt!!" 🤷♂️ |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 12, 2023 23:26:04 GMT -5
The one that is very heavily featured on TV, actually respected by the company because they want to appeal to Hispanic fans, and has been paired up with one of the best celebrity guests they’ve ever had? Yup. The original was super-over - in arguably the hottest ever period/time of wrestling. And people could actually name more than 1 member. This new version consists of Rey *literally* handing out shirts to anyone who helps him - "... You get a shirt... and you get a shirt... Everybody gets a shirt!!" 🤷♂️ Lmao the wcw lwo was not over, just because it happened in the boom period doesn’t mean it was popular. Like I could just lie and say Naked Mideon was over since it was in 2000 WWF and we’d both be wrong |
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 12, 2023 23:52:24 GMT -5
Yup. The original was super-over - in arguably the hottest ever period/time of wrestling. And people could actually name more than 1 member. This new version consists of Rey *literally* handing out shirts to anyone who helps him - "... You get a shirt... and you get a shirt... Everybody gets a shirt!!" 🤷♂️ , just because it happened in the boom period doesn’t mean it was popular. Like I could just lie and say Naked Mideon was over since it was in 2000 WWF and we’d both be wrong ...they were, sorry. And actually, Naked Mideon was over for a short time too... just because it was a stupid/joke gimmick doesn't mean it wasn't over. |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Oct 13, 2023 0:18:49 GMT -5
Not the people acting like the LWO was some sacred piece of wrestling history.
I'd love that Zelina, but not sure I want to order the set and try reselling the rest just for that? I might, depending on price.
I think this is a good way to do a Creations offering, though. A box set of a stable featuring bunch of current roster names, including first-time Elites and a memorable event-specific look that probably wouldn't have made a wave, because competition for women's spots in the line is tough and it wasn't a Big 4 event. Kind of wish we had gotten Alpha Academy this way instead in the main Elite line, so we could have gotten Maxxine too.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Oct 13, 2023 1:37:53 GMT -5
The one that is very heavily featured on TV, actually respected by the company because they want to appeal to Hispanic fans, and has been paired up with one of the best celebrity guests they’ve ever had? Yup. The original was super-over - in arguably the hottest ever period/time of wrestling. And people could actually name more than 1 member. This new version consists of Rey *literally* handing out shirts to anyone who helps him - "... You get a shirt... and you get a shirt... Everybody gets a shirt!!" 🤷♂️ You’ve gotta go back and watch the original LWO…You’re remembering them through rose coloured glasses. The original was literally Eddie doing exactly what you describe Rey as doing…and they weren’t over at all. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Oct 13, 2023 2:10:43 GMT -5
I think this was a use it or lose it scenario. Steve has said they have two spots per year reserved for big moments when they wanna get something into production immediately. Apparently 2023 was a pretty uneventful year and never had anything worthwhile to fill those spots. So with the end of the year approaching they had to scramble and figure out something. I guess doing a box set for a midcard faction where it would be hard to find that many spots for in the mainline is what they came up with. *gestures aggressively at the completely uneventful time period in WWE that was August 2022 to August 2023* I mean, right, surely nothing happened in that time period that would outshine a midcard faction right? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2023 2:14:21 GMT -5
Why the crap was Mysterio wearing wrist tape at Backlash? Haha
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Post by shanieomaniac on Oct 13, 2023 2:23:53 GMT -5
Look, here's the thing I've said in other threads. The current LWO is over, sure. But this is still gonna be a really hard sell at what I'm sure will be an absurd price point. If it truly was the snapshot moment for Backlash, sure, you'd have a better chance. But this feels like a Mashup of a boxset. Like they wanted a boxset that fits the vibe not the moment.
Which is sad because of just how big backlash was and you could potentially justify the box set for that.
But like so many have said. By the time this figure ships there's no guarantee all these people will be in the company let alone together. And five elites in a box set when theyre currently on RSC charging 100 for 3? They're gonna be asking 200 bucks for this set I can feel it.
I just hope that the number of people who buy this set counterbalanced the costs of production because I'd hate for this set to fail and doom further sets that would appeal to the mainstream. Because like said above there are a ton of factions this format would be perfect for. NWO, Four Horsemen, DX if you can swing it, he'll, even if you could somehow offer the Ministry or The Corporation, it would be great.
But this is a hell of a headscratcher for a first go and I just don't see a ton of people outside of resellers buying this. I mean, those resellers will buy them. You could easily make money parting these figures out at a premium. But the number of people who will buy this whole set to keep the whole set feels like it would be very low to me
Just my thoughts
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 13, 2023 2:37:40 GMT -5
Yup. The original was super-over - in arguably the hottest ever period/time of wrestling. And people could actually name more than 1 member. This new version consists of Rey *literally* handing out shirts to anyone who helps him - "... You get a shirt... and you get a shirt... Everybody gets a shirt!!" 🤷♂️ You’ve gotta go back and watch the original LWO…You’re remembering them through rose coloured glasses. The original was literally Eddie doing exactly what you describe Rey as doing…and they weren’t over at all. Maybe everything was (or seemed) more over then because of the boom-period and wrestling being so hot.... I dont know. They definitely seemed over though. Anyway, I hope the set does well so we can get other factions (...hopefully more worthwhile ones 😄). |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Oct 13, 2023 3:00:08 GMT -5
You’ve gotta go back and watch the original LWO…You’re remembering them through rose coloured glasses. The original was literally Eddie doing exactly what you describe Rey as doing…and they weren’t over at all. Maybe everything was (or seemed) more over then because of the boom-period and wrestling being so hot.... I dont know. They definitely seemed over though. Anyway, I hope the set does well so we can get other factions (...hopefully more worthwhile ones 😄). The original version does have the benefit of nostalgia goggles but that is the point. Why do you think they brought it back? Because the nostalgia goggles are strong and people still crave the flashback/legends stuff. Between Dom, Rhea, Rey, and constant references by everyone else, Eddie's Legacy is stronger than it had been in a very long time. Of course the WWE is gonna cash in on it with a 2.0 version. And no, literally cash in, I'm half expecting product placement somewhere on this packaging. Like a little cinnamon toast guy on the back in the corner. But this is still a hard sell. If they wanted current roster talent, they could have held off on the main series Elites, added Roman and Sami, and then given us WarGames Bloodline ad the Mattel Creations set. That would have sold like crazy especially with specialty packaging. Barring that, make it a Judgement Day 5 Pack from Payback. Do the whole current gang including JD and give them every one of those belts. Shiny this time. Again, profit. I don't hate the LWO. I really don't. But as over as they are they're still a midcard faction who is getting lost in the shuffle of Judgement Day, the Bloodline, and whatever the heck they call Sami/Kevin/Cody/Jey. (I've heard the term "The Golden Quartet" used but I doubt they'll ever actually give them a name unless they end up making it to Wargames). Really though, this is a great boxset with great figures. It is just a really risky first set to put out, especially with how we failed the last crowdfunder despite all the warnings it came with about needing to happen or else. |
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