Photos sourced from figurerealm.com MattyCollector/Ringside Collectibles exclusives: Andre The Giant Arn Anderson King Kong Bundy Diamond Dallas Page The Rockers – Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty Tully Blanchard Macho King Randy Savage *Ringside Exclusive* The Breakdown: These were released over a few months’ time on Matty Collector. They were notable for being the only release…
It is becoming a tradition, as with last year’s Wrestlemania Week Reveals, WWE and Mattel have put together a batch of previews of upcoming Legends Reveals, and figures to be released throughout 2021. As always, my focus is on Legends and Flashback figures, so those are the ones I will be highlighting here. Summerslam Series…
My recent pickups: The rundown This is an overview of the WWE Legends that I have picked up from the period of Christmas, 2020 to 3/1/2021. It’s been a good run, and there are a couple of pieces I’m still looking for, while waiting on the next batch of WWE Legends to start hitting. From…
The Jakks WWE Classic Superstars line is iconic. It was the first serious attempt at a “retro” series of figures. In 26 waves, plus 2 and 3 packs, and exclusives, Jakks compiled a huge roster of talents from all eras. However, not all of the releases were hits. These are my personal worst of the…
The Annual Ringside Collectibles Ringside Fest was held recently, this time in an online format known as “at home.” This event is a great showcase for new Mattel WWE products, and these are the WWE Legends reveals that I am most interested in. My WWE elite figures collection is centered on Legends, and classic stars…
As I discussed at the time of San Diego Comicon, the Legends 8 were coming, as well as other new Elites. WWE’s Decade of Domination, and Survivor Series waves hit stores. These are my Legends 8 and other Elite pickups. WWE Elite Legends Series 8: Decade of Domination wave: WWE Elite Survivor Series wave: It…
When I wrote about Hasbros: The Sleepers, I used specific criteria of “the best in the line, even if they’re not my personal favorite. The criteria I was looking for was: accurate attire, correct parts for the character, small details, and not the obvious choices.” Today, These are the guys who had puzzling parts choices,…
New WWE product gets announced a few times a year. One of the biggest is San Diego Comic-Con. This year’s SDCC was held online, due to the ongoing pandemic. WWE and Mattel released previews over four days with a lot of WWE Elite Legends in the first two days. SDCC Day One: The highlight for…
July 26, 2020 was a date burned into Mattel collectors’ brains. That was the release date for the Mattel Legends series revival at Target. I’m calling it the Mattel legends 7 fiasco. Background: As time passed, demand for Legends grew. The Legends series was almost from the beginning of the Mattel era, but died off…
Occasionally there have been times while collecting the Mattel Legends/Flashback lines that I have skipped over a figure for one reason or another. It could have been a financial choice, or just not wanting a duplicate, or not jumping at the right time. These are the missing pieces of my collection. With the prices on…
