Wrestlemania 42 Mattel Reveals
It’s that time of year again… Legends Series: Monday Night War Series Mattel LJN: Elite Collection: Ultimate Editions/ Coliseum Collection: Box Sets: Saturday Night’s Main Event?!
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This is Part 2: Hasbro Memories continued
Christmas shopping 1993 led me to Toys R us and being absolutely floored by what I discovered: THE YELLOW CARDS. Only having the ad to go by, and no internet to use, I had no idea that the cards would be changing colors, as all before had looked the same. I grabbed all that I…
Let’s Rank: WWE Ultimate Edition 2023
At the beginning of 2022, I did a ranking of the first 26 Mattel WWE Ultimate Edition figures. This Ultimate Edition 2023 list will be a follow up of that list, and perhaps I will get every one of them into one final ranking soon. Starting at the bottom: There is no reason for this…
Common Wrestling Figure Terminology
These are common terms and phrases I often use related to collecting WWF and WWE action figures: Hasbro: The first WWF wrestling line I personally collected. Hasbros ran from 1990-1995 and had a total of ten series. Jakks/Jakks Pacific: The Successor to the Hasbro line, ran from 1996-2009 and had several versions of figures, most…
Old is New again: Hot Wheels Hot Ones
Once I found out that the Hot Ones were coming back for 2025, I decided let’s take a look back at the previous versions. The Hot Ones has been a cornerstone of Hot Wheels for decades, and looks to be continuing.
The best of Mattel Legends Series 11-18
Continuing from Mattel Legends 7-10 here: Series 11: The Breakdown: Legends gets back on track here with a good lineup. Savage is the gem of the set, in both versions, but Bam Bam Bigelow is also a very underrated figure. Big John is fine, but Scott Hall has one of the worst headscans in years….
Ruthless Aggression Elites: what a fiasco
The hardest to find Exclusives possibly ever. In March of 2022, Mattel announced the new Walmart-Exclusive Ruthless Aggression Elite Series, which would be arriving later that year. These figures would be focused on the 2002-2007 Era of WWE, known as “Ruthless Aggression”. It was disclosed that this series was planned to go six waves, with…
The Truth About Hot Wheels Collectors: Passion, Problems, and How to Keep the Hobby Fun
Hot Wheels collecting is more than a hobby—it’s a passion that sometimes clashes with retail realities. Learn about common challenges faced by store employees, the behaviors that disrupt shopping, and how collectors can keep the community positive and respectful.
Who made them better? Jakks or Mattel? Part 1
There has always been talk over who made the better Classic/Legends line, Jakks or Mattel. As an avid collector of both, I intend to get to the bottom of it. Jakks: When Jakks Pacific introduced Classic Superstars in 2004, it changed the wrestling figure landscape forever. With a wave of nostalgia that hadn’t been done…
Get Ready, It’s The Galoob Post
The WCW Galoob Action Figure line was an action figure toy line based on the wrestlers of the now defunct World Championship Wrestling promotion (WCW). They were made by the toy company Galoob from 1990 to 1991. The toys were made of a solid plastic pose, with no animation. Some were sold with accessories and…