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Post by Jeremiah on Dec 19, 2023 14:30:01 GMT -5
I couldn't help but notice so many guys got ignored during jakks days and Mattel has yet to consider them was it because it was viewed as like a 4th tier show as heat was 3rd ?
Heat
Essa Rios
Jerry Lynn
Taka Michinoku I know he got a BCA
Mideon
Crash Holly as a moron RA style
Bill Demott
Kanyon
Sean O Haire
Funny thing is seeing future wrestlers Mike Knox being beaten by Shannon Moore, spirit squad member Johnny Jeter before, kid kash as David Jericho and of course spanky known as jet.
But do you think those guys would have sold back in jakks days or sell now ?
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Post by ztj_wwf on Dec 19, 2023 14:32:01 GMT -5
It's not that Mattel hasn't considered them. It's that they're not under WWE deals. If they were, we'd see them.
Mideon definitely should have got a BCA.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2023 15:07:20 GMT -5
If Mattel/WWE have them under an action figure deal, they can make them.
If Mattel/WWE do not have them under an action figure deal, they cannot make them.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Dec 19, 2023 15:12:51 GMT -5
It's crazy to me that Taka was there for years (from 1997 up until 2002 somehow), but they only ever did that Slammers figure and the Bend 'Em. He was very over in '97 and when Kai En Tai were doing the 'INDEED' translation shtick later in his run, so it's a bit puzzling to me how he didn't get an actual BCA or TTL figure. He's definitely one of those guys that would be a great fresh addition to the Mattel line-up.
As far as the C-shows go, I've always wanted Too Much Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor figures. The highlighter orange or yellow would be low deco enough to where I think they could probably do them as Too Cool with the baggy outfits as soft goods with that gear underneath. Only issue with that is Scotty 2 Hotty had the heavily spiked hair, but now that they're doing hair piece accessories, maybe it could be done that way. If they wanted to just do them as Too Much only, there is a VERY cool attire they wore once on PPV that was like this purple/blue Lissa Frank lookin' gear that would be awesome to get. Otherwise, their more simple Shotgun Saturday Night look would suffice for a 2-in-1.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2023 15:16:15 GMT -5
It's crazy to me that Taka was there for years (from 1997 up until 2002 somehow), but they only ever did that Slammers figure and the Bend 'Em. He was very over in '97 and when Kai En Tai were doing the 'INDEED' translation shtick later in his run, so it's a bit puzzling to me how he didn't get an actual BCA or TTL figure. Taka had/has a BCA figure. Slammers were BCA. His BCA figure was also released in a 2-Pack with a green Brian Christopher. |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Dec 19, 2023 15:18:46 GMT -5
I know, but I mean an actual BCA with the rubber limbs and no weird switches on the back. I skipped it as a kid hoping they'd do him normally and it never happened.  |
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Dec 19, 2023 16:24:11 GMT -5
It's crazy to me that Taka was there for years (from 1997 up until 2002 somehow), but they only ever did that Slammers figure and the Bend 'Em. He was very over in '97 and when Kai En Tai were doing the 'INDEED' translation shtick later in his run, so it's a bit puzzling to me how he didn't get an actual BCA or TTL figure. Taka had/has a BCA figure. Slammers were BCA. His BCA figure was also released in a 2-Pack with a green Brian Christopher. They may have been marketed under the same banner, but those Slammers figures were not true BCAs. They were more like a weird Jakks/Hasbro hybrid with the action features and levers sticking out of their back. Kane with his karate chop. Ugh. |
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Post by ttmbrad on Dec 19, 2023 17:32:51 GMT -5
It's not that Mattel hasn't considered them. It's that they're not under WWE deals. If they were, we'd see them. Mideon definitely should have got a BCA. He got one with his Godwin gimmick. |
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Dec 19, 2023 17:41:08 GMT -5
Essa Rios
Taka Michinoku
Crash Holly (were his attire matches Hardcore Holly)
Sean O'Haire (WWE trench coat)
Are day one, buys for me!!
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Post by Keck Collects on Dec 19, 2023 19:46:11 GMT -5
Jakks made everyone they could, there are some deep cuts in the RA lineup.
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Post by Mr. Show on Dec 19, 2023 20:56:29 GMT -5
Did they ever add all of Velocity and Heat to Peacock or is it still just a bunch of random episodes?
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Post by bigvis497 on Dec 19, 2023 21:02:47 GMT -5
Did they ever add all of Velocity and Heat to Peacock or is it still just a bunch of random episodes? There's at least a year or two of Heat up. Last I checked, they stopped in summer of 99. Velocity is far more random. They put up a bunch of "future star" episodes - like where Bryan Danielson wrestled Cena, but there isn't much else. |
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Post by Jeremiah on Dec 19, 2023 23:55:09 GMT -5
Watching Sean o haire beat up a young Bobby Roode
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Post by ztj_wwf on Dec 20, 2023 0:21:41 GMT -5
It's not that Mattel hasn't considered them. It's that they're not under WWE deals. If they were, we'd see them. Mideon definitely should have got a BCA. He got one with his Godwin gimmick. Right, but I meant the gimmick of Mideon. |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Dec 20, 2023 5:28:50 GMT -5
It's not that Mattel hasn't considered them. It's that they're not under WWE deals. If they were, we'd see them. Mideon definitely should have got a BCA. The BCA line ended a series or two before Mideon would’ve been included. Right towards the end, they added the likes of Godfather, Bossman and Viscera, but then the switch to TTL happened so no Mideon or Acolytes. If BCA had lasted a little longer, the Ministry of Darkness would’ve been completed. |
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Post by HothHan on Dec 20, 2023 7:09:46 GMT -5
Taka Slammer figure was fun. It in no way whatsoever resembled Taka from any logical standpoint but I still used it as a mega over foreign heel character back when I actually had matches with my figures. I swear that jacked up, super tall and mean looking Taka was the World Champ like 6 times when I was a kid.
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Post by firebrand32 on Dec 20, 2023 7:21:35 GMT -5
That’s funny. I just finished writing a book about every Jakked match ever, available on Amazon, and if I never see another Essa Rios match again it will be ok with me. However all those guys would be fantastic toys and great additions
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Post by newgenandy on Dec 20, 2023 8:07:35 GMT -5
That’s funny. I just finished writing a book about every Jakked match ever, available on Amazon, and if I never see another Essa Rios match again it will be ok with me. However all those guys would be fantastic toys and great additions I have some which detail all raw episodes, they’re really good. I like books like this that go really into the weeds on shows etc 👍 |
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Post by bigvis497 on Dec 20, 2023 9:37:50 GMT -5
It's not that Mattel hasn't considered them. It's that they're not under WWE deals. If they were, we'd see them. Mideon definitely should have got a BCA. The BCA line ended a series or two before Mideon would’ve been included. Right towards the end, they added the likes of Godfather, Bossman and Viscera, but then the switch to TTL happened so no Mideon or Acolytes. If BCA had lasted a little longer, the Ministry of Darkness would’ve been completed. I think the point is that Mideon and the Acolytes could have been included. Dennis Knight became Mideon a few weeks before Mabel/Viscera returned. And the Acolytes debuted a couple months before that. So late 1998-early 1999 definitely falls under "stuff that could have been made." |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Dec 20, 2023 15:04:48 GMT -5
The BCA line ended a series or two before Mideon would’ve been included. Right towards the end, they added the likes of Godfather, Bossman and Viscera, but then the switch to TTL happened so no Mideon or Acolytes. If BCA had lasted a little longer, the Ministry of Darkness would’ve been completed. I think the point is that Mideon and the Acolytes could have been included. Dennis Knight became Mideon a few weeks before Mabel/Viscera returned. And the Acolytes debuted a couple months before that. So late 1998-early 1999 definitely falls under "stuff that could have been made." There aren’t 200 wrestlers in every series though. Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Ahmed Johnson, Jerry Lawler, 123 Kid, Yokozuna, Paul Bearer, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and SAVIO Vega “could’ve” been made in Superstars series 1. They weren’t, because there were bigger priorities. But they got round to them eventually. |
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