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More Ultimate Edition talk, who do YOU want to see in the line?

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I have just taken delivery of the new Kane Ultimate Edition figure that came with the RAW ring available from Mattel Creations. Next up we have Razor Ramon (with Chase) and AJ Styles in the regular UE line and we should be also getting, in the summer the Mattel Creations exclusive UE Cody Rhodes and next year the MC exclusive Logan Paul. A follower of mine on twitter, told me the next UE releases after Ramon/Styles are Andre The Giant/Seth Rollins. Now, we always do our wish lists of figures we want to see and a lot of the time, there are no deals done to make this possible, the wrestling personalites have to a deal with the WWE, not with Mattel. I am not one really for re releasing of figures but there are some figures that have been released in the past that could possibly be tweaked and then released as an Ultimate Edition but, although, we were lucky enough to get some great figures in the past of particular wrestlers but for various reasons, a lot due to lawsuits over concussions....

Top 10 Mattel nWo Figures

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  Welcome all, it's been a while. I am going to go with another list today and as you can see by the title, it's Elite/Ultimate Edition style nWo related figures released by Mattel, nothing is out of bounds, as in, original nWo, Wolfpac or WWE's version of the nWo. There is a lot to choose from so it won't be easy, please, after reading my list, please send me yours. I have made a list of them seperately and I have all on my list except 3, one of those 3 is on it's way to me but to be honest, I don't think they will make my list of 10 anyway. 10 Hulk Hogan (WM Series Elite)   This is the most recent figure on the list, it's a good figure, from that amazing moment of when he faced The Rock at WM X8. Like a lot of Hogan figures, it has a number of faults, skin tone, actual body use, headscan even and something, that really irks me, the glasses, they are an odd shape to me, unlike the ones that are with the UE version. Had a debate wit...

WWE/Mattel To Make Legends/Ultimate Editions Available in UK

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  Interesting news this week for us collectors in the UK. Will from Toys & Masks said that in the future Mattel UK will be distributing Legends figures as well as Ultimate Editions. This is great news as well know, if you want these figures in your collection, as it stands, you pay over the odds either from having them imported over, ebay or the independent UK sellers who also have to charge a premium I guess because it costs them a bit more to get them over, hey, that's not a knock, if we want them and they can get them but you have to pay for the privilege then that's the way it goes, no one says we have to purchase them, we just choose too and speaking for myself, I try and get all the Legends and Ultimate Editions other than, like the regular lines, female figures. I am not sure there is any details on when this will start but I hope it's not too far away. I was asked on twitter when I posted this news up, will this include the likes of Smyths too, I'd like to s...

Top 10 Mattel Elite Shawn Michaels Figures

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  Hi all, I hope you all had a good Christmas. Many have put out videos and lists of their top 10 figures of 2022 but I decided against that and instead I am just going to do another top 10 list and as you have seen by the title, it's the top 10 Shawn Michaels Elite figures, he has enough Elites that I don't need to include Ultimate Editions in a top 10 for Michaels. As always, my lists like this are done with first hand knowledge, I never really include a figure in a list I don't actually own and this is no different, every figure in the top 10, I actually own. For the record, the list isn't comprised of figures just because they are the ones I own, I actually own all his Elite figures that have been released so far (except the latest Legends one which is just hitting Target stores in the US). Before I start, I want to bring up the Network Spotlight Michaels figure. It is based on his match with Razor Ramon at Summer Slam 1995 but it has the ...

Ringside Collectibles Mattel Figure Reveals, December 2022

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So, we’ve had some reveals those week eh? Some good stuff to look forward to I must say, a certain series returning, certain figures returning so without a do, let’s get going. I know most of you won’t learn anything new as they’ve been all over social media and the reveals were shown live on YouTube with Ringside Collectibles but what will be available here are my thoughts if any of you care for them. So the first lot of reveals were in conjunction with The Uso’s, there have been plenty of Uso figures in the Mattel line and there are more to come. First off, there will be some more Elites with them split up into different lines, Top Picks and a Summer Slam wave I believe but the big news was that the Uso’s will be getting their first Ultimate Editions, these will be released together either in a two-pack or as two figures in their own packaging but packaged together. I’ll try and pick them up as I want to get all male UE figures but this is going to be come harder with the soon to be ...

Top 5, 6, Kurt Angle Elite Figures

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This was going to be a top 5 as I thought there were just 5 Elite figures from Mattel but it turns out there was 6 so I am just going to do a top 6. As Angle was out of the WWE for a while he didn't have action figures from them/Mattel until relatively late on so this is why there is only 6 Elite style figures of him, he has a bunch of basics too but as you know, I do these lists on Elites and Ultimates. So, there have been some decent Kurt Angle Elite figures and you'll see them list but number 6 in the list, well........... 06 Kurt Angle (Ringside Collectibles Exclusive) I have every RSC exclusive Mattel figure released so far and I think, without a shadow of a doubt, the Kurt Angle one in Shield attire must be the worst, it is horrendous so no so surprising, it's last in this list  05 Kurt Angle (Elite 66) This one as you can see, well to me anyway, seems to have a Captain America inspired outfit. Good figure, may quite possibly be higher up in other people's lists b...

My Top 10 Ultimate Edition Figures of 2022

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Tweeted earlier on in the week that I'd seen videos from Kyle & My Damn Toys giving their choices for the Top 10 Ultimate Editions of 2022 and thought I may as well as do mine for the blog. There have been some very good UE figures this year, trying to work out exactly what was a 2022 release was doing my head in as doing my research I saw that one was actually listed as a 2021 release but I am told it was actually from this year. Looking a the list I have I am surprised just how many were released and I have them hall except one as it was a female figure which I don't collect. There were regular releases, store (Target) exclusives, Amazon exclusives and ones only available through Mattel Creations* *This was the SDCC exclusive which was made available via Mattel Creations, I was, like many, unable to obtain them via MC so had to get them from another retailer that was able to get hold of them. So, on with the list -  10 Diesel (New Generation Entrance/Ring Set) Yes, orig...