Welcome to the Best and Worst of 2022. Here I will discuss the best and worst Hot Wheels in various categories, as well as WWE Elite figures released in 2022. This is all strictly my opinion. Hot Wheels: The Best: The Worst: Wrestling Figures
The Box the figures came in. I’m keeping this one for display purposes. Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Jimmy Hart…and Nikolai Volkoff. My thoughts: – I don’t mind the painted singlets on Bret and Jim, but Mattel should look into creating a new mold for that for future retros. – Nikolai should…
San Diego Comic-Con is here! SDCC 2022 has had a huge display of WWE figures revealed and I have a breakdown of all of the ones considered to be Legends and Flashbacks, broken down into their various series. There are debuts, re-releases, updates, and lineups to last us through the end of the year. SDCC…
Starting with Elite Series 63, Mattel began including Chase Figures into the main Elite lines. The main rule of thumb: The parts cannot be changed, just deco. Usually they would be current roster talent but occasionally they would be Legends/Flashback figures. This practice of including Chase Figures into the waves continued into the Target Exclusive…
The Jakks Pacfic WWF Bone Crunching Action figures debuted in 1996 as the successor to the Hasbro WWF line. Series 1 depicted the roster from late 1995, and series 9 covered early 1999. Today I’m going to list a few key superstars who should have gotten BCA treatment in that timeframe. Jim The Anvil Neidhart…
Recently, I was able to acquire two missing pieces for my collection, the Flashback Series 2 USA Ultimate Warrior, and a grail piece, the Defining Moments Wrestlemania 7 Ultimate Warrior. This got me to thinking, I need a checklist. As discussed previously, I have a need for filling the gaps in my collection. Hasbros: The…
Shortly after the launch of Bone Crunching Action (BCA) figures in 1996, the line was expanded to include 2 packs. These would feature tag teams, manager/client, or grudge matches. Here’s the list and the best and worst of each wave. This is a follow up for my review of the Jakks Superstars Series. Manager 2…
With the news of a “WWE Greatest Hits” set coming, there are a lot of possibilities. Here is the first set, and I’ll fantasy book a few sets just for fun. WWE Greatest Hits series 1: The Mattel Greatest Hits Series wave 1 will be re-releases of: Bam Bam Bigelow – Legends series 5 Rey…
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…
Jakks WWF Bone Crunching Action wrestling figures made their debut in 1996. They were the new follow up to the iconic Hasbro WWF figures. These new figures were taller, and features arms and legs articulation along with “bone crunching action” at the knees and elbows. There were many BCA style figures released from 1996-1999, and…