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Stars & Stripes

Mr Wrestling I & II

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Midnight Express - Great American Bash 1990

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[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 5:17:30 GMT -5 Mr Angry Cena said:

Dec 17, 2023 3:25:45 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

honestly I'd even take a Pegasus Kid figure made by another company so long as it was in scale.

I’d like to see Zombie Sailor get Benoit’s likeness rights. Who even has those? 

I believe David Benoit does, I'm surprised he hasn't licensed him out already considering how many options there are other than Mattel right now.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 3:25:45 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

Dec 17, 2023 1:59:22 GMT -5 jt said:

I would gladly shill out 100 bucks just for an official UE Benoit let alone that set

honestly I'd even take a Pegasus Kid figure made by another company so long as it was in scale.

Would be nice if Chella would get on that. If they can do Dynamite Kid I doubt they have any reservations about Benoit

[Path 2 Glory]

Dec 17, 2023 11:08:35 GMT -5 jt said:

Dec 17, 2023 5:17:30 GMT -5 Mr Angry Cena said:

I’d like to see Zombie Sailor get Benoit’s likeness rights. Who even has those? 

I believe David Benoit does, I'm surprised he hasn't licensed him out already considering how many options there are other than Mattel right now.

This was my same thought process. The kid wants to even wrestle using his father's name and theme. Such a great theme too btw, I'm also surprised he hasn't tried to have any figures made yet. Would love to see it happen.

[crush]

I find it highly unlikely any of these companies would get involved with Benoit for multitude of reasons, but one of which being it may make others reluctant to so sign with them by association. I think the biggest chance those who want him would have is if a company that didn’t have a “line” wanted to produce one as a one-off, and honestly even then I have a hard time seeing it happen (nor do I think it should, but that’s another discussion entirely).

[Next Manufactured’s Sweater]

Dec 17, 2023 11:09:43 GMT -5 jt said:

Dec 17, 2023 3:25:45 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

honestly I'd even take a Pegasus Kid figure made by another company so long as it was in scale.

Would be nice if Chella would get on that. If they can do Dynamite Kid I doubt they have any reservations about Benoit

Dynamite Kid, though he may have had the potential to, didn’t actually murder his wife and child. No toymaker is going to entertain the idea of a Chris Benoit toy. For every weirdo sociopath that would consider buying such a thing, there’d be hundreds of sane people that would no longer do business with that company.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 11:18:23 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

Dec 17, 2023 11:08:35 GMT -5 jt said:

I believe David Benoit does, I'm surprised he hasn't licensed him out already considering how many options there are other than Mattel right now.

This was my same thought process. The kid wants to even wrestle using his father's name and theme. Such a great theme too btw, I'm also surprised he hasn't tried to have any figures made yet. Would love to see it happen.

Might be worth asking chella, powertown, or zombie sailors social media about. I'm sure at least one of them would go for it if there was enough interest

[TheEvilDoink1987]

Dec 17, 2023 11:09:43 GMT -5 jt said:

Dec 17, 2023 3:25:45 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

honestly I'd even take a Pegasus Kid figure made by another company so long as it was in scale.

Would be nice if Chella would get on that. If they can do Dynamite Kid I doubt they have any reservations about Benoit

Dynamite had a reputation for being a pretty miserable person throughout his life, but his situation is nothing compared to Benoit. Even for an independent toy manufacturer, making action figures for profit of a guy who murdered his family might be too hot of a subject to touch.

I definitely feel for his son, but there is a fine line between remembering his career as a pro wrestler and exploiting the terrible things he did for money.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 11:42:33 GMT -5 Next Manufactured’s Sweater said:

Dec 17, 2023 11:09:43 GMT -5 jt said:

Would be nice if Chella would get on that. If they can do Dynamite Kid I doubt they have any reservations about Benoit

Dynamite Kid, though he may have had the potential to, didn’t actually murder his wife and child. No toymaker is going to entertain the idea of a Chris Benoit toy. For every weirdo sociopath that would consider buying such a thing, there’d be hundreds of sane people that would no longer do business with that company.

Could be right but mattel was producing Snuka figures up until recently, they still do Luger despite him having some hand in Elizabeth's death,cand that's not getting into all the relatively lesser sins of guys like Flair, Hogan, Lawler, so on and so on. Considering Benoit isn't benefiting of the figure I can't imagine too many people would care if they produced a figure at this point.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 11:47:49 GMT -5 TheEvilDoink1987 said:

Dec 17, 2023 11:09:43 GMT -5 jt said:

Would be nice if Chella would get on that. If they can do Dynamite Kid I doubt they have any reservations about Benoit

Dynamite had a reputation for being a pretty miserable person throughout his life, but his situation is nothing compared to Benoit. Even for an independent toy manufacturer, making action figures for profit of a guy who murdered his family might be too hot of a subject to touch.

I definitely feel for his son, but there is a fine line between remembering his career as a pro wrestler and exploiting the terrible things he did for money.

Wont hear any argument from me, they're all bad people or at least did bad things but we've all got at least one figure of some detestable wrestlers. I can see why people wouldn't want the figure made, obviously I want the figure but I'm not going to devote my life to getting one made you know. I can understand why companies don't want to touch him and I'm fine with that

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 11:34:52 GMT -5 crush said:

I find it highly unlikely any of these companies would get involved with Benoit for multitude of reasons, but one of which being it may make others reluctant to so sign with them by association. I think the biggest chance those who want him would have is if a company that didn’t have a “line” wanted to produce one as a one-off, and honestly even then I have a hard time seeing it happen (nor do I think it should, but that’s another discussion entirely).

Think we all know by now ethics are pretty fast and loose in wrestling. I can completely understand why people wouldn't want anything to do with Benoit or why people wouldn't want a figure made but nobody is going to refuse a paycheck based on tangential connection to Benoit, everybody of a certain age in wrestling has shaken hands with some shady individuals to get where they are and would gladly do so again for more money

[crush]

Dec 17, 2023 12:01:18 GMT -5 jt said:

Dec 17, 2023 11:34:52 GMT -5 crush said:

I find it highly unlikely any of these companies would get involved with Benoit for multitude of reasons, but one of which being it may make others reluctant to so sign with them by association. I think the biggest chance those who want him would have is if a company that didn’t have a “line” wanted to produce one as a one-off, and honestly even then I have a hard time seeing it happen (nor do I think it should, but that’s another discussion entirely).

Think we all know by now ethics are pretty fast and loose in wrestling. I can completely understand why people wouldn't want anything to do with Benoit or why people wouldn't want a figure made but nobody is going to refuse a paycheck based on tangential connection to Benoit, everybody of a certain age in wrestling has shaken hands with some shady individuals to get where they are and would gladly do so again for more money

Taking “ethics” out of it, there are absolutely people who would not want their name and brand associated with one of the most infamous crimes of the last two decades. Same way former NFL players wouldn’t want their jersey hanging next to OJ’s to avoid the association.

Yes, there have been plenty of terrible people in wrestling. However, I think those of us sometimes inside the wrestling bubble tend to equate them all as the same, separate the wrestler from the “real person”, etc. I’m not saying that’s “wrong” nor am I judging anyone who wants a figure of him, whatever not my place. But I think those people are sometimes blind to the fact that to the greater world, the name “Benoit” is in the same category of infamy OJ Simpson, Chapman, Hinkley, etc.

[TheEvilDoink1987]

Chris Benoit is about as taboo as it gets in pro wrestling which is understandable. Any company making merchandise of him for profit would face immediate scrutiny/backlash and rightfully so.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 12:06:51 GMT -5 crush said:

Dec 17, 2023 12:01:18 GMT -5 jt said:

Think we all know by now ethics are pretty fast and loose in wrestling. I can completely understand why people wouldn't want anything to do with Benoit or why people wouldn't want a figure made but nobody is going to refuse a paycheck based on tangential connection to Benoit, everybody of a certain age in wrestling has shaken hands with some shady individuals to get where they are and would gladly do so again for more money

Taking “ethics” out of it, there are absolutely people who would not want their name and brand associated with one of the most infamous crimes of the last two decades. Same way former NFL players wouldn’t want their jersey hanging next to OJ’s to avoid the association.

Yes, there have been plenty of terrible people in wrestling. However, I think those of us sometimes inside the wrestling bubble tend to equate them all as the same, separate the wrestler from the “real person”, etc. I’m not saying that’s “wrong” nor am I judging anyone who wants a figure of him, whatever not my place. But I think those people are sometimes blind to the fact that to the greater world, the name “Benoit” is in the same category of infamy OJ Simpson, Chapman, Hinkley, etc.

Im sure there are plenty of people that wouldn't want their name associated with Benoit at this point, hell probably most. I just don't think people inside or outside of wrestling are going to take having the same brand of merch as an endorsement or absolvement of what he did. Possible Im wrong, it's possible what Benoit did is just that many degrees worse than what anybody else in wrestling did. I feel like the bad PR of signing with a company that associated themselves with Benoit is a much bigger deterrent than having figures next to his but Im not fully convinced it would be a huge deal.

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 12:30:07 GMT -5 jt said:

Dec 17, 2023 12:06:51 GMT -5 crush said:

Taking “ethics” out of it, there are absolutely people who would not want their name and brand associated with one of the most infamous crimes of the last two decades. Same way former NFL players wouldn’t want their jersey hanging next to OJ’s to avoid the association.

Yes, there have been plenty of terrible people in wrestling. However, I think those of us sometimes inside the wrestling bubble tend to equate them all as the same, separate the wrestler from the “real person”, etc. I’m not saying that’s “wrong” nor am I judging anyone who wants a figure of him, whatever not my place. But I think those people are sometimes blind to the fact that to the greater world, the name “Benoit” is in the same category of infamy OJ Simpson, Chapman, Hinkley, etc.

Im sure there are plenty of people that wouldn't want their name associated with Benoit at this point, hell probably most. I just don't think people inside or outside of wrestling are going to take having the same brand of merch as an endorsement or absolvement of what he did. Possible Im wrong, it's possible what Benoit did is just that many degrees worse than what anybody else in wrestling did. I feel like the bad PR of signing with a company that associated themselves with Benoit is a much bigger deterrent than having figures next to his but Im not fully convinced it would be a huge deal.

Goes without saying what Benoit did was bad and I completely understand why people want nothing to do with him anymore, I don't want anything I've said to sound blase or uncaring about what happened.

[Path 2 Glory]

I wasn't trying to get this off topic by any means as I completely understand both sides of the spectrum to which Benoit falls. Just hoping this won't get locked for bringing it up.

So back on topic I wouldn't mind a two pack of Austin and Bret from their infamous match. Maybe a bloody head scan as an extra piece for Austin.

Too bad we can't get Sting or Jericho as Sting with worn face paint from the match could be a great addition as an extra head or Jericho when he was undisputed champ would have some cool items. Although it seems we've seen plenty of WWF circle titles and big golds recently.

Maybe a two pack of elite Steiners in their original tag gear wouldn't be bad with soft goods leather jackets as accessories. That or LOD would be my biggest wants that are actually possible.

[👑🇵🇭⭐️]

Dennis Rodman and Mike Tyson!!

[jt]

Dec 17, 2023 13:12:59 GMT -5 Path 2 Glory said:

I wasn't trying to get this off topic by any means as I completely understand both sides of the spectrum to which Benoit falls. Just hoping this won't get locked for bringing it up.

So back on topic I wouldn't mind a two pack of Austin and Bret from their infamous match. Maybe a bloody head scan as an extra piece for Austin.

Too bad we can't get Sting or Jericho as Sting with worn face paint from the match could be a great addition as an extra head or Jericho when he was undisputed champ would have some cool items. Although it seems we've seen plenty of WWF circle titles and big golds recently.

Maybe a two pack of elite Steiners in their original tag gear wouldn't be bad with soft goods leather jackets as accessories. That or LOD would be my biggest wants that are actually possible.

I've been saying they should do that Bret and Austin set for a while now, I feel like the bloody heads alone will help sell those sets and since they aren't on retail shelves they aren't as risky. I'd probably buy 2

[LA Knight Yeah!]

You been saying for ages you want an Elite 96 Head Scan with WWE Winged Title around his waist. Now you want a Hollywood hogan?

[theman]

Dec 17, 2023 14:54:59 GMT -5 LA Knight Yeah! said:

You been saying for ages you want an Elite 96 Head Scan with WWE Winged Title around his waist. Now you want a Hollywood hogan?

We need the Elite 96 Head Scan with the WWE Winged Eagle Around His Waist MOC in something like the Defining Moments Set or the regular Elite . It's a gigantic want and should come way before any other Hulk Hogan but with that being said we need a new Ultimate Hollywood with the tan.