The Monday Night War was a great time to be a wrestling fan. I have a breakdown of the whole line here. This is a great series that is focused on the 1995-2001 time period when Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro ran head to head on Monday Nights. There are eight main waves…
It’s that time of year again—Mattel WWE SDCC 2024 has delivered a powerhouse lineup of new wrestling figure reveals! From stunning new entries in the Elite and Ultimate Edition lines to highly anticipated Legends and limited-edition chase figures, this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is packed with must-haves for WWE collectors. Whether you’re a die-hard figure hunter…
My highlights from the Annual Mattel WWE reveals from Wrestlemania Weekend.
Why Mattel Needs to Embrace the New Generation, now 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…
In 2022, Mattel launched the Ruthless Aggression Elite Series, achieving critical acclaim and sales success, with potential for more waves featuring notable wrestlers.
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…
Since their debut in 2010, Mattel’s WWE Elite Collection figures have become the gold standard for wrestling action figure collectors—known not just for articulation and detail, but also for their ever-evolving packaging. From bold branding changes to subtle refinements in box shape, color schemes, and presentation, the packaging itself has become a collectible piece of…
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…
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…
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…