JimRiga
Superstar
Joined on: Feb 15, 2017 16:46:49 GMT -5
Posts: 940 
|
Post by JimRiga on Dec 26, 2023 3:26:19 GMT -5
The biggest disappointment for me was the Nitro stage not getting funded.
Obviously, there were other disappointments, but there was also some great stuff. Just like every other year. You gotta take the rough with the smooth, however I totally get the disappointments hitting harder as we are perfectionist collectors who know what we want.
|
|
|
|
Post by finnbalor1 on Dec 26, 2023 3:50:46 GMT -5
Not getting a Tiffany elite,basic is better then nothing but I still need a RSC exclusive Barbie Tiffany in Barbie packaging
|
|
|
|
Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Dec 26, 2023 4:01:34 GMT -5
Baby legs on Rhea Ripley
UE Eddie Guerrero still being orange and having a He-Man torso
|
|
nomorexclusives
Main Eventer
Joined on: Jul 31, 2023 16:49:31 GMT -5
Posts: 1,079
|
Post by nomorexclusives on Dec 26, 2023 6:30:35 GMT -5
"Trying to find or order Walmart exclusives" should have been on this list. I'm sure it will make it next year. This |
|
|
|
Post by hbkjason on Dec 26, 2023 6:50:01 GMT -5
Losing Macho Man and still Mattel not being able to make a great Bret Hart!
|
|
|
|
Post by J-MANN on Dec 26, 2023 9:43:49 GMT -5
Nothing tops losing the Nitro stage.
|
|
|
|
Post by Back to the Codyverse on Dec 26, 2023 11:13:45 GMT -5
Nitro stage failing
MC Cody being botched
|
|
|
|
Post by Grenouille on Dec 26, 2023 11:47:21 GMT -5
The Nitro stage is going to sting for a while. Macho being unavailable at the moment sucks especially when that Ultimate was so close to release. I hope it's just a matter of tine before we get more Savages since there's still a ton more I'd like to see.
|
|
personagamer
Main Eventer
Joined on: Jan 10, 2021 17:56:49 GMT -5
Posts: 1,593
|
Post by personagamer on Dec 26, 2023 15:56:36 GMT -5
Brock Lesner being chosen for Ruthless Aggression ultimate, he didn't need one it's basically the same attire as RA1 and a wasted spot that could have gone to someone more deserving like HHH, HBK, Booker T so many other names they could have used but they cheeped out and just re released RA 1 Brock, also not giving RVD the MITB Briefcase or ECW Champion is a crime that almost made him a perfect figure they were so close.
|
|
|
|
Post by Flair Forever on Dec 26, 2023 18:18:01 GMT -5
Losing Flair of course!
And no Nitro Stage. I thought that was going to be super cool.
|
|
|
|
Post by Flair Forever on Dec 26, 2023 18:27:32 GMT -5
Again at the risk of being attacked...
I think Mohammed Ali as the SDCC exclusive was a big disappointment for me. Just didn't "fit" the typical amazing SDCC's we've gotten in the past.
|
|
|
|
Post by SteveHulk on Dec 26, 2023 18:55:56 GMT -5
Again at the risk of being attacked... I think Mohammed Ali as the SDCC exclusive was a big disappointment for me. Just didn't "fit" the typical amazing SDCC's we've gotten in the past. Lol... it's my favourite SDCC exclusive so far(!). |
|
personagamer
Main Eventer
Joined on: Jan 10, 2021 17:56:49 GMT -5
Posts: 1,593
|
Post by personagamer on Dec 26, 2023 19:15:11 GMT -5
Again at the risk of being attacked... I think Mohammed Ali as the SDCC exclusive was a big disappointment for me. Just didn't "fit" the typical amazing SDCC's we've gotten in the past. Lol... it's my favourite SDCC exclusive so far(!). same and I am glad they moved to a made to order way like the rest of coliseum collection |
|
Eric
Main Eventer
Joined on: Jul 22, 2020 11:43:27 GMT -5
Posts: 2,925
|
Post by Eric on Dec 26, 2023 20:26:44 GMT -5
Again at the risk of being attacked... I think Mohammed Ali as the SDCC exclusive was a big disappointment for me. Just didn't "fit" the typical amazing SDCC's we've gotten in the past. Wouldn't attack you over it because I know it wasn't for everyone, but as someone who collects lots of action figures, the Ali figs are awesome whether they fit with my wrestling figures or not. They can stand on a different shelf. I get what you're saying about the SDCC exclusive side of it. It wasn't what I expected or even what I would have asked for (and then I bought two anyway). |
|
|
|
Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 26, 2023 22:59:13 GMT -5
Flair has been gone from WWE for a couple years now and we’re still getting legends in the main line so I’m not sure why those two are listed. Macho isn’t that big of a gut punch cuz we’ve gotten quite a few from Mattel and I’m optimistic they’ll eventually get him back. Steiners are coming so I don’t really care that there hasn’t been an official reveal yet. Nitro not getting funded along with missing out on UE Nitro debuts of Hogan and Warrior have to be the biggest disappointments. Walmart’s distribution of Superstars and canceling of preorders was also quite frustrating.
|
|
|
|
Post by SteveHulk on Dec 26, 2023 23:17:34 GMT -5
I want to add:
Mattel Creations being rubbish, especially for international customers. It's bad enough with the ridiculous "fees included" pricing (probably THE main reason the Nitro Stage wasn't funded) - but add in the poor/non-existent packaging and it's really difficult to justify buying stuff from there. Which is a great pity, as again, it will end up hurting everyone in the long run (ie. lack of "support" for Retro and Coliseum Collection figures etc.)
|
|
hiitsbrian
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Mar 20, 2017 21:14:20 GMT -5
Posts: 270
|
Post by hiitsbrian on Dec 27, 2023 0:33:52 GMT -5
Losing Macho.
Second would be the new retro ring having a black mat which makes 0 sense and looks bad.
|
|
|
|
Post by shanieomaniac on Dec 27, 2023 1:26:54 GMT -5
*sigh* *bigger sigh* *biggest sigh ever* Ok, I'll bite. It's Elite 106 Sami. Hands down, in every almost every aspect imaginable. *sighs again* I'm just so TIRED. I am happy Sami is getting an Ultimate for your sake. I just don't understand why they can't put Sami in 21 with maybe like an nWo Curt Henning and Kevin Owens in 22 with an Ultimate Edition Booker T. Honestly? Probably for the same reason that they put War Games Usos in the same Elite set, and regular, black Bloodline Usos as a 2-Pack. If the UE Sami and Kevin are in fact both WM39, well, people got a bit p*ssy when Mattel released the Elite Bloodline Usos in 2 entirely different series. That frustrated people, as did many other times when matched sets of figures got broken up. Truth is that Sami and Kevin's contracts are both coming up next year and while it's assumed they're signing new ones, they could potentially want to get these figures out as soon as possible, and as a matched set so that there isn't a chance of getting one and not the other. Sort of like how the reason we didn't get the Steiner Brothers as a tag team yet was because of contract issues meaning they wanted to rush figures out of them ASAP, but also didn't want to risk an incomplete set. (Another thing people get really really mad about). If the Sami and Kevin ultimates AREN'T a matched set, then yeah. That argument goes out the window. If the Sami ultimate is Honorary Uce and the Kevin is Prizefighter, then there ISN'T a reason that they aren't separate, especially because their contracts are up at different times next year. But if the point of releasing them both in the same set is because they are a MATCHED set, then it makes far more sense to release them together than risk making one and not the other. Because again. Doing that makes far more people angry than simply not making enough legends. |
|
|
|
Post by rastlinfigures on Dec 27, 2023 9:20:41 GMT -5
I picked Steiners Bros announcement out of the options given in the poll, given I thought they would at least announce early 90's versions of them by now. But I have worse disappointments - like the Nitro stage not getting funded.
|
|
|
|
Post by Flair Forever on Dec 27, 2023 18:19:42 GMT -5
Another big disappointment this year.....
I found mainline Elites very difficult to find. I know not every set made it to retail this year.... and I was trying to browse Ringside just now to get a visual picture of which sets I've missed - just noticed they're mostly sold out of mainline Elites (if you click on each set, there's only 1-2 figures available from each series). Amazon isn't doing too well carrying them either.
Where are they going? Where can we reliably find main-line Elites sets reliably on a regular basis?
|
|
