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My highlights from the Annual Mattel WWE reveals from Wrestlemania Weekend.
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Dear Mattel, What about the New Generation?
Mattel has released the Ruthless Aggression Elite Collection, and there is the upcoming Monday Night Wars set, but what about the New Generation? The New Generation era began with the departure of Hulk Hogan in 1993, and ran through 1996 with the oncoming Attitude era. There were plenty of big names and stars in the…
Dear Mattel: We need Three More Ruthless Aggression Elite sets
In 2022, Mattel launched the Ruthless Aggression Elite Series, achieving critical acclaim and sales success, with potential for more waves featuring notable wrestlers.
WWE Legends Series 18 Preview
A quick preview of the Target WWE Legends Series 18, due in Spring 2023. Also, Walmart Exclusive Ruthless Aggression Series 4. This is the best lineup of Legends in a long time. Debut figures of Dangerously and Samu, and the first non-Rikishi version of Fatu, already made this a strong lineup. Adding in a 1996…
The Evolution of the WWE Elite Collection Packaging
Mattel debuted it’s WWE line in 2010, with the Basic and Elite Collection. There are currently 93 series of Elites as of this writing. About every year or so, Mattel would tweak or sometimes completely change the Elite Packaging. Sometimes the changes were subtle, like font or rearranging some elements, other times the size, shape,…
WWE Elite Collector’s Edition Checklist
Starting in 2019, Mattel began releasing “Collector’s Edition” figures in the WWE Elite line. These figures are sometimes flashbacks/legends, sometimes a lesser known talent, sometimes a figure that could have easily held a main spot in the elite line. They are released with each elite wave, with the exclusive going back and forth between Walmart…
This is Nonsense: WWE Elite Legends Preorders
It has been an exciting time to be a collector of the WWE Mattel wrestling figures line. With the arrival of San Diego Comic Con, there has been anticipation of new reveals and preorders for upcoming figures. However, this process has been a disaster so far. Preorders delayed, confusion, cats and dogs living together, mass…
Mattel WWE Legends Photo Drop
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…
WWE run and done: Legends 8/Fall ’20 Elite pickups
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…