The Jakks Pacific WWE Classic Two Packs were exclusive to Toys R Us, starting in 2004, as a compliment to the Classic Superstars line. I remember finding these and being floored at Series 1 (Hart Foundation, Legion of Doom, and Rockers), and had to have all of them. At 19.99, they were a great deal and some of these now go for big money on the secondary market. Here is a complete checklist of the two packs, and my best and worst of each. There are also exclusive Classic Two Packs, which I will list after.
Classic Two Packs Checklist:
- Legion of Doom
- Hart Foundation
- Rockers
- Jake the Snake Roberts vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Superfly Jimmy Snuka
- Undertaker vs Mankind
- Bushwhackers
- Wild Samoans
- Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Classy Freddie Blassie and Hulk Hogan
- Paul Bearer and Undertaker
- Colonel Mustafa and Sgt. Slaughter
- Million Dollar Man and Virgil
- Demolition
- Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior
- Hollywood Blondes
- Strike Force
- The Midnight Express
- Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Chris BenoitLex Luger and Dean Malenko- Barry Windham and Ric Flair
- Killer Bees
- King Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman
- Giant Gonazlez and Harvey Whippleman
- Ivan and Nikita Koloff
- British Bulldogs
- Rock and Roll Express
- Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson
- Bret Hart vs Yokozuna
- 2 Cool
- Jake the Snake Roberts vs The Model Rick Martel
- Mr Fuji vs Rowdy Roddy Piper
- Tazz vs Rob Van Dam
- Million Dollar Man and Ted Dibiase
- Jim The Anvil Neidhart and Natayla
- Cowboy Bob Orton and Randy Orton
- Bobby The Brain Heenan and Abe Knuckleball Schwartz
- Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock
- X-Pac and Triple H
The Best Classic Two Packs:
These Classic Two Packs represent some of the best work Jakks did on the Classic line. Many of the Classic Two packs had bad parts choices, or inaccuracies, or just people who didn’t need to be featured. But the above are the best of the best. All of the classic two packs are worth consideration for collectors of the Classic Superstars line, however.
The Worst Classic Two Packs:
These are some examples of how Jakks could be lazy and inaccurate when they chose to be.
2 Cool is probably the worst offenders, because they were way more colorful and interesting than what we got here. Also, Scotty has a heavyweight torso, which is not a fit at all. Tazz is a great figure but the RVD is tiny and there was no major history between the two. Austin was a re-release from Series 18, and Rock was just lazy.
Honorable mentions (not best or worst):
- The British Bulldogs: Davey Boy Smith has his 1991 hairstyle on 1988 themed figure.
- The Rock and Roll Express: Famously, their heads are made opposite, with the wrong hair color and face.
- Mustafa and Slaughter: Sgt. Slaughter is tiny compared to Mustafa, given the parts available.
- Undertaker and Paul Bearer: Bearer is a giant compared to Taker.
- Lex Luger was swapped in, after the Benoit family tragedy, to fill the Horsemen set.
- Strike Force has mismatched entrance gear.
- Abe Knuckleball Schwartz and Harvey Whippleman are the only ones to not also have a singles release in the Classic Line, not counting Randy Orton, Natalya, or Dibiase Jr, as they were current talents.
Exclusive Classic Two Packs:
- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Ringside Fest ’06)
- Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Ringside Fest ’07)
- British Bulldog / William Regal (Argos)
- D-Generation X (Ringside Collectibles)
- Hart Foundation (ProFigures.com)
- Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (Argos & Big Lots)
- Kane / Vader (Internet Exclusive)
- Kevin Nash & Shawn Michaels (Ringside Collectibles)
- Legion of Doom (ProFigures.com)
- Outsiders (Ringside Collectibles)
- Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels (Ringside Collectibles)
- Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWEShopzone.com)
- Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley / Triple H (Ringside Collectibles)
- Undertaker vs. Triple H (WWEShopzone.com)
Gallery:
The Classic Two packs are a must have to complete the Classic Superstars Collection. Happy Hunting!
