MNW line: Dud or Success?

[RedDevil]

Nov 21, 2024 1:50:43 GMT -5 nomorexclusives said:

Retros should be sold at smyths too. I wonder why mattel doesnt take asvantage of that. Even if they made less money, they could at least sell out quicker keeping the line going longer.

They did stock the first two series back in 2016 (not sure if that was the first Walmart exclusive line we had in the UK? I wasn't following Mattel until they launched the Retros which lit a fire under the Hasbro collectors community).

I suspect that will have been a special case though due to the nostalgia of the line making the marketing argument perhaps easier to pitch to a retailer, but even then we didn't get the first few cases that had Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns, instead we got the cases that had them replaced with Taker and Lesnar so we had to import Owens and Reigns from the US on eBay since Walmart obviously don't serve outside the US (nor inside the US it seems).

As with in the US though, series 3 of the line ruined everything since there were millions of them produced that were appearing in discount stores here for like a year or so afterwards at least; after that Smyths dropped the line. Not sure how receptive they'd be to taking the line on again, but it would need a US store to carry it as well since the UK won't be big enough on its own to justify a line.

Nov 21, 2024 1:50:43 GMT -5 nomorexclusives said:

Plus you keep all those customers who will then go and buy other mattel products. Again companies dont value the customer like they used to. Smyths however gets it. They also have a very good inventory system. Very precise and updated. You guys have it good there in the uk.

We have it good with the MNW line, but generally we're not well served on exclusive lines - I think we didn't get any of the Ruthless Aggression line for example, and most of the Ultimates were missing after the third series. Legends appeared recently, but at a much higher price than the usual Elites, so that didn't last long understandably. SuperStars are being carried by online retailers I believe, but that's a pretty new thing. We didn't get the Collectors Editions up until the Bulldogs Davey Boy figure, and many of the usual Elite series have figures missing (usually female figures I believe).

So in many ways we're in the same place as US collectors - we hope that Ringside get the figures we want, and cringe when Mattel announce exclusive lines (particularly Walmart lines).

But these lines aren't really my area of expertise - other UK-based forum members would be better to confirm the history.

However there's no doubt that Smyths is amazing, and having visited the US a few times in recent years then Smyths have to be protected at all costs!

[Ministry of Darkness]

Does anyone find it stupid that Mattel hasn't released Chyna in the MNW's line?

[mrh]

Nov 21, 2024 17:02:31 GMT -5 Ministry of Darkness said:

Does anyone find it stupid that Mattel hasn't released Chyna in the MNW's line?

No, because she had some very bad peg warmers

[wholefnshow420]

Nov 21, 2024 21:19:24 GMT -5 mrh said:

Nov 21, 2024 17:02:31 GMT -5 Ministry of Darkness said:

Does anyone find it stupid that Mattel hasn't released Chyna in the MNW's line?

No, because she had some very bad peg warmers

that's because of the attire choices that they made for her sucked besides the 2 pack

99 ic champ attire should definitely be a Monday night wars figure with a chase 97/98

[Ministry of Darkness]

Nov 21, 2024 21:19:24 GMT -5 mrh said:

Nov 21, 2024 17:02:31 GMT -5 Ministry of Darkness said:

Does anyone find it stupid that Mattel hasn't released Chyna in the MNW's line?

No, because she had some very bad peg warmers

True, but the Lita is also peg warming.

[muuk76]

More NWO members are needed.

[PVA]

Walmarts terrible distribution has made scalpers scoop up figures to resell before some of us can find them in stores.
Not paying $50 online for a slightly improved or just for a different shirt of guys I already have.

So dud for me.

[wrestlingcollector80]

Went to a local Walmart here in PA tonight, this is what I see….





What is going on with this line? For those who can’t see Not 1 not 2 but 3 pegs for hardcore hak ugh. They are seriously confused.

[Flair Forever]

Nov 22, 2024 20:20:41 GMT -5 wrestlingcollector80 said:

Went to a local Walmart here in PA tonight, this is what I see….





What is going on with this line? For those who can’t see Not 1 not 2 but 3 pegs for hardcore hak ugh. They are seriously confused.

Looks like maybe they've finally changed the SKU on Monday Night Wars - so that they can clearance the older ones, as Steve said they were going to do. They probably just picked a random one from S6 (Hak).

Joke is on thenm, there isn't much to clearance, at least - not around here.

Visited my Wilmington, DE Walmart for the 3rd week in a row..... nothing at all stocked. Geez, it's not like we have a big shopping holiday coming up or something.

Happy Holidays, Wilmington!

[jjh1292]

I’ve given up on this line. By the votes, distribution, and QC issues. This line is a failure. Please Mattel team, do something about this.

[ttmbrad]

Set has been a letdown

[ttmbrad]

Nov 9, 2024 22:25:24 GMT -5 👑🇵🇭⭐️ said:

They need to focus more on the Greatest division of the Monday Night Wars.



Just make the Light Heavyweight Championship Title Belt, and I'll leave it alone.

It would be nice to have a couple figures to actually put the belt on though.

[ianmc666]

I only voted yes because I had such a hard time finding even two series 1 figures. And for the life of me, I cannot obtain the series 1 Steve Austin. Any time I see it second hand, it's upwards of 70 or more. The two figures I do have a great though and I love the idea.

[nomorexclusives]

6 more FTW!!

Seriously though I don't even think it's a success at smyths. Most stores are packed with just about every series but the first two (in uk)

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[JokerFC]

Since series 3(where Smyths obviously upped there orders) here in Ireland these have been plentiful enough I have to say...I'm still preordering online because I don't live near enough to one but the last time I was in store yeah...they had plenty.

[micco]

I haven’t seen past series 2 at my Walmart but I don’t know why that is

[POOR-ly Cuyler]

So something is going on with the Commissioner Michaels wave 4. I don’t just not see entire waves. Between all my stores I’ve never seen a DDP, Hennig, Stone Cold or Bossman. Tons of series 1, 2, and 3, and now 5.