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Post by mo on Jun 26, 2013 12:24:08 GMT -5
That Liontamer Jericho was the main Jericho figure I used until I managed to find a WWF one. I'm pretty sure I had the S.T.O.M.P. Thrasher too.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 26, 2013 12:30:51 GMT -5
Also, let's not forget the Andre the Giant figure, which just swapped heads with a Big Show figure. That wasn't the only figure they did that for. Every male wrestler was built like John Cena, and had abs like Bruce Lee. Zod, I am glad WWE got the deal with Mattel. Yeah, there are a shit load of repainted Cenas, but at least the figures look like the wrestlers they're supposed to be, in particular in the Elite line.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 12:44:02 GMT -5
A world without Underwater Siege Thrasher and Space Domination Marc Mero isn't a world I want to live in
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 26, 2013 12:55:44 GMT -5
What no love for Farmer Ahmed Johnson I had a few of those which is kind of sad So did I. I also had the Dennis Rodman, though his accessories are long lost. One figure that should've been on the list is LJN’s Rick Rude, for being completely unplayable. I mean, what do you do with it, elbow drop your opponent to oblivion? he looks like Arms Akimbo from Freakazoid. article was a fun read. what the hell was with the little tiny lion?
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Post by Orange on Jun 26, 2013 12:57:07 GMT -5
I had the Dennis Rodman, the Brawlin' Bikers DDP, the Ringmaster Jericho, and, while I didn't have the Maximum Sweat Road Dogg, I had the equally terrible Billy Gunn. But I did have fun making the Billy Gunn figure the unstoppable hoss of my federation. I don't think he ever held the world strap, but he was fun to use.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Jun 26, 2013 13:32:05 GMT -5
Mattel has made a few mistakes like the way they redid Darren Young and the way they made Antonio Cesaro but for the most part they have been amazing and the scale works out as well because with Jakks Rey was the same size as Edge, with Mattel Khali towers over Rey
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jun 26, 2013 13:43:12 GMT -5
I never owned any of those except the Jericho but I did have some from the same lines. {Spoiler}
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Post by edgestar on Jun 26, 2013 13:46:08 GMT -5
I don't have any of these figures, but I did get a Tomko figure, where his back tattoo says "Tokko".
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Post by Captain2 on Jun 26, 2013 14:49:55 GMT -5
Yeah I hated how big show was pretty much the same size as everyone else. My solution was to buy the WCW Giant figure, wrap his upper body in masking tape and do my best to draw that shirt he wore as the big show.
Also I got a free Rey misterio who didn't really do much because I didn't care about WCW as much
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 15:02:09 GMT -5
I wish I could find a picture of that "bone crunching action" Stone Cold figure with the face that looked much more like Count Orlok from Nosferatu than Steve Austin. Seriously, Jakks was to terrible wrestling figures what Hershey's is to chocolate. Also,
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Jun 26, 2013 15:14:47 GMT -5
Even before looking I think this is a little insulting:
Here's the worst shit WE sold you!
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Post by ratetankmark on Jun 26, 2013 16:22:39 GMT -5
I wish I could find a picture of that "bone crunching action" Stone Cold figure with the face that looked much more like Count Orlok from Nosferatu than Steve Austin. Seriously, Jakks was to terrible wrestling figures what Hershey's is to chocolate. Also, Is Batista buck naked?
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Post by wildojinx on Jun 26, 2013 16:26:53 GMT -5
I don't have any of these figures, but I did get a Tomko figure, where his back tattoo says "Tokko". Maybe Tomko just happens to be a big fan of Anime.
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Post by jason1980s on Jun 26, 2013 16:30:14 GMT -5
Jakks should have gone to other lines of toys rather than crapping on the WWF line with the extra's like Stomp and Sweat. In the 1980s there was food fighters so Jakks could have just made a generic line of space figures.
They were also notorious for poor repaints like Boricuas Savio Vega with a repainted white shirt from the Nation days or from the same serious Godwinns with sleeves on their confederate shirts when they wore sleeveless. I think the set also had a Rocky Maivia that had long pants with a painted "Rock" logo. The Better Business Bureau should have been on them for making figures completely different from as seen on TV.
They were also not always great with Andre the Giant figures. He's one of the most famous wrestlers of all time and they reverse his strap outfit in the 1998 Legends line and give him the two straps in the first Classic line.
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Post by mizerable on Jun 26, 2013 16:43:20 GMT -5
What's funny is this predates the Hot Tub Time Machine skit. So Jakks legitimately didn't know what they were doing. This was when they were slopping shit out towards the end. And don't get me started on them "remaking" the LJN figures as a part of their Classic series. The fact they couldn't sign Macho Man, because "he wanted too much money" yet Mattel does it within 6 months of getting the new WWE deal. Mattel has made a few mistakes like the way they redid Darren Young and the way they made Antonio Cesaro but for the most part they have been amazing and the scale works out as well because with Jakks Rey was the same size as Edge, with Mattel Khali towers over Rey Jakks was great at head sculpts (when they weren't "screaming") and not much else. It's a shame you can't swap out Jakks and Mattel heads. Seriously, Jakks was to terrible wrestling figures what Hershey's is to chocolate. Whoa whoa whoa. Say what you want about that shitty town, but Hershey has made some pretty good stuff over the years. Not everything is great, but I wouldn't compare them to Jakks. Those Cookies n' Creme bars are amazing.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jun 26, 2013 16:49:32 GMT -5
That Chris Jericho one is glorious!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 16:55:30 GMT -5
I remember seeing the Maximum Sweat figures in the toy store all of the time. I never had any interest in ever owning of those.
The S.T.O.M.P. ones though? I saw those in WWF Magazine and wanted them sooooo badly. Kids.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 17:03:19 GMT -5
I don't have any of these figures, but I did get a Tomko figure, where his back tattoo says "Tokko". A shiny day indeed.
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Post by Jiren on Jun 26, 2013 17:14:07 GMT -5
The entire line of "Maximum sweat" figures should be there, especially Kane with removable mask
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Jun 26, 2013 17:24:20 GMT -5
I ALWAYS wanted that removable mask Kane advertised on the back of one of the pics.
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