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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Mar 25, 2024 10:29:47 GMT -5
These will keep the online pegs nice and warm
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marvelelite
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Post by marvelelite on Mar 25, 2024 10:31:40 GMT -5
Some sets I'd like to see.
Piper
Valentine
Andre the Giant
The Sheik
Lawler
Kaufman
Sammartino
Buddy Rogers
Dusty
Terry Funk
Dory Funk Jr
Pat Patterson
Bob Backlund
Ivan Koloff
Nikita Koloff
Mid South Shawn Michaels
Jesse The Body Ventura
Adrian Adonis
Dick Murdoch
Pedro Morales
Terry Boulder
Jake Roberts
Bruiser Brody
Grand Wizard
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Post by jt on Mar 25, 2024 11:37:44 GMT -5
Just gonna copy and paste some ideas I had in my thread
Stan Hansen vs Bruno Sammartino/Ric Flair Vs Buddy Rogers
Terry Funk vs Dusty Rhodes Bunkhouse match/Ivan Koloff vs Bruno Sammartino The Night The Garden Fell Silent
Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine Dog Collar Match/Jerry Lawler vs Terry Funk, Austin Idol, or Andy Kaufman
The Midnight Express vs The Rock N Roll Express Staircase/Great American Bash 87
The Fabulous Freebirds Micheal P.S Hayes, Buddy Roberts, and Terry Gordy, for the 4th figure either do JYD or Jimmy Garvin
Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez/Jerry and Luke Graham
The Funks vs Brody and Hansen
Stu Hart, Bob Orton Sr, Dory Funk Sr, Angelo Poffo as a legacy pack
Kevin Sullivan and the Army of Darkness (Purple Haze, Luna Vachon, and The Lock)
David, Kerry, Kevin and Fritz Von Erich
Ox Baker vs Ernie Ladd/Freddie Blassie vs Rikidozan
Some other names id like to see in this line but don't know a perfect pack to make them a part of
Adrian Street
Linda Street
Buddy Landel
Terry Taylor
Dutch Mantel
Dr Death Steve Williams
Bob Backlund
The Original Sheik
Ole Anderson
The Great Kabuki
Giant Baba
Jumbo Tsuruta
Mil Mascaras
El Santo
Krusher Khrushchev
Nikita Koloff
Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza
Baron Von Raschke
The Wild Samoans
Jimmy Valiant
Pedro Morales
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Mar 25, 2024 11:46:41 GMT -5
These will keep the online pegs nice and warm Considering CC is rotting, these for sure will. |
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Post by azraelms on Mar 25, 2024 14:51:59 GMT -5
I think Powertown is (supposedly) going to cover a lot of these based on who they have signed, but that said, this line could be really good. Based on who has come before, even as a one-off, we can get a few more sets. I hope it does well and continues. Powertown was a huge letdown tho. Scale is way off. Figs are overpriced. And they take like two years in between series. Yeah, I don't think it is as bad as other do - I personally am a bit more forgiving in scale. I am actually putting together my big display for Wrestlemania and that mixes Mattel with Jakk's Classic Superstars (and other Jakk's figures) and Powertown's Ultras. Will see how they all look together. As far as waiting between figure series, I get that, but keeping in mind everything besides Mattel seems to be much smaller and slower, that is not outside of reality. Even when a new big name hits Mattel it is still a year or more before they hit the shelves and that is when they 'rush' it. I am optimistic that if Powertown can get into a cycle of 2-3 waves of Ultras a year, that they will be very successful and maybe their scale can get a bit more in line with everything else. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2024 15:01:28 GMT -5
Would be cool to get Bob Backlund with the title in the line.  That would be good. Since they already did Superstar Billy Graham with Harley Race, I would imagine he would be off the table to go with Bob. And I doubt we'd get a Superfly Snuka figure to go with Bob, too. So, my top choice to pair with Bob would be Sgt. Slaughter.   or   |
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Mar 25, 2024 15:04:54 GMT -5
Sgt vs Pat Patterson
Lawler vs Kauffman
Iran Sheik vs Bob Backlund
Flair vs funk
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2024 15:15:29 GMT -5
Some that I would like to see along with those already mentioned:
Jerry the King Lawler / Andy Kaufman - Memphis wrestling
Hulk Hogan / Nick Bockwinkel - with the AWA world title
Sgt. Slaughter / Iron Sheik - boot camp match
Sgt. Slaughter / Pat Patterson - alley fight match
Bret Hart / Dynamite Kid - stampede wrestling (pre-WWF fame)
Bruno Sammartino / Buddy Rogers - WWWF
Bruno Sammartino / Ivan Koloff - WWWF
Bruno Sammartino or Ivan Putski / Superstar Billy Graham - WWWF
Junkyard Dog / Ted DiBIase - mid-South wrestling
Ric Flair / Harley Race - Starrcade 83
Roddy Piper / Greg Valentine - Dog Collar Match
Rock and Roll Express / Midnight Express - JCP
Road Warriors / Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard - JCP
Archie the Stomper / Bad News Allen - Stampede wrestling
Ric Flair / Kerry Von Erich or David Von Erich - WCCW
Back-to-back sets:
Von Erich 4-pack: Fritz, David, Kerry, and Kevin
Freebirds 4-pack: Terry, Buddy, Michael PS, and Jimmy Garvin
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Post by The Big Boss Man on Mar 25, 2024 15:22:32 GMT -5
Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston Ali vs Frazier Thrilla in Manila Ali vs Foreman Rumble in the Jungle I would seriously buy each of these! |
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Post by The Big Boss Man on Mar 25, 2024 15:23:46 GMT -5
For territory guys, I want Dick the Bruiser and Bobo Brazil. Both are in the hall of fame.
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2024 15:25:57 GMT -5
For territory guys, I want Dick the Bruiser and Bobo Brazil. Both are in the hall of fame. Is Da Crusher in the HOF? He would go great with Dick the Bruiser. |
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Post by The Big Boss Man on Mar 25, 2024 15:39:44 GMT -5
For territory guys, I want Dick the Bruiser and Bobo Brazil. Both are in the hall of fame. Is Da Crusher in the HOF? He would go great with Dick the Bruiser. Doesn't look like it.  |
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Post by oldschoolfool on Mar 25, 2024 15:56:04 GMT -5
Would be cool to get Bob Backlund with the title in the line. That would be good. Since they already did Superstar Billy Graham with Harley Race, I would imagine he would be off the table to go with Bob. And I doubt we'd get a Superfly Snuka figure to go with Bob, too. So, my top choice to pair with Bob would be Sgt. Slaughter. or Most likely yes. But they could do Graham with the kung-fu gimmick when he destroyed Backlund's belt. Have the WWWF belt that got destroyed on Graham and the eventual replacement, big green belt on Backlund. That'd be a pretty sweet set I think. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2024 16:00:39 GMT -5
That would be good. Since they already did Superstar Billy Graham with Harley Race, I would imagine he would be off the table to go with Bob. And I doubt we'd get a Superfly Snuka figure to go with Bob, too. So, my top choice to pair with Bob would be Sgt. Slaughter. Most likely yes. But they could do Graham with the kung-fu gimmick when he destroyed Backlund's belt. Have the WWWF belt that got destroyed on Graham and the eventual replacement, big green belt on Backlund. That'd be a pretty sweet set I think. Not a fan of the karate gimmick, but that is a great idea. |
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Post by jjh1292 on Mar 25, 2024 16:26:30 GMT -5
I really hope the Road Warriors get signed again this year. They have multiple gears they can get released in, starting with this line. I feel like they would be a great selling point.
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Post by Neos on Mar 25, 2024 16:49:55 GMT -5
I think Powertown is (supposedly) going to cover a lot of these based on who they have signed, but that said, this line could be really good. Based on who has come before, even as a one-off, we can get a few more sets. I hope it does well and continues. Powertown was a huge letdown tho. Scale is way off. Figs are overpriced. And they take like two years in between series. The scale is admittedly disappointing but quality wise they are top notch and worth the premium price they command all things considered IMO. Hopefully their release schedule becomes better from here on out |
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Post by Neos on Mar 25, 2024 17:03:45 GMT -5
This is my main want. I get they won’t do bloody heads but better get a cowboy boot hand mold  This x1000 but I think they MIGHT be able to get away with a slightly bloody head sculpt for these two if they are online exclusives. I would take a Lawler vs Funk 2 pack as well. Given how the MNW Austin came with a can of beer and the WWE as a whole has been pushing the boundaries if the PG rating more and more on TV, I think Mattel has a bit more leeway to do the same with their figures now, especially if it's an online exclusive. Not sure if blood will ever be possible, but it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility anymore like it felt like it was even just a couple years ago |
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 25, 2024 17:20:02 GMT -5
It seems like a really cool idea, designed entirely to just get us Muta. I do think they’re going to need to be super careful with these so they don’t rot. King, Piper, Dusty seem like safe bets. I’d like some WCCW guys, Buddy Roberts, but I don’t know if he’d sell at all without doing some type of Freebirds set.
I think the Von Erichs are signed to PowerTown. PT has a lot of these type of guys I would think. No expectations. If it gets us some Ftitl names I’m all for it.
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Post by dravenx on Mar 25, 2024 17:32:17 GMT -5
It’s literally just another line with a shiny new box to make the same wrestling characters we’ve been getting over and over the last few years.
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Mar 25, 2024 17:35:06 GMT -5
Wonder how long the PowerTown contracts are for? At this point it's been a few.
If we put this hand in hand with the legacy sets, we could get quite a spread. I wonder what their defined spectrum is, how far back and how recent?
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