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11:41 These three right here were my childhood wrestling toys, gifted to me by an aunt of mine. Still have them among my figure collection and they were actually what got me interested in pro wrestling. Though my mother didn't let me watch it - for fear of copying any moves as a kid - she didn't mind the toys it seemed. However, I ended up creating my own idea of what wrestling actually was in my 6-year-old-mind. I was nearly there, to be fair, but it was way more over the top and fantastical. 😂 They fought each other, my Power Rangers and sometimes blobs of Blu-Tack that were trying to devour them. Good times.
The toy Fair exclusive wasn't limited to subscribers it was first come first serve you would have to use one of the order forms from the toy Fair issue though along with payment
Hey! That Steel at the beginning looks great! Did you spray paint it? Did you honestly think I wouldn’t notice? I have had countless rewatches of this video you know :)
I particulrarly enjoyed the later Backlash series from 2002 - 2006ish. I chased the Backlash BCA Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Brock Lesnar for months and never found either. Eventually Backlash transitioned to TTL style. I grabbed a Backlash Shawn Michaels in ring gear around 2006 from a closing KB Toys. Great history! I had that bald Kurt Angle in the later Backlash series, great figure.
i heared Mc Farlane start line MK1 figures guess in next year. ;) But me have already unique statues from MK1 .For now only Ashrah . Sareena . Mileena 😎
Great video! As a kid getting into wrestling in the very early 2000's, I relied a lot on VHS tapes from Blockbuster and Hollywood Video for the classic stuff. I remember being in elementary school when the first series of Classic Superstars came out, my parents got me the Shawn and BRet from the series off of Ringside Collectibles. I was ecstatic to have two figures of the past but in modern form even at that age, the fantasy booking was phenomenal that Christmas.
Great video. These are so nostalgic for me, I had every Ranger from this set. Everything about this video reminds me of how great it was to be a kid during this era. The marketing for the movie may have been better than the actual film, but I will still watch it every few years. Thanks for all the work you do on these! They take me back everytime I tune in. One of the best series on RU-vid!
I had been somewhat of a fan of WWE and WCW around when I started Kindergarten in 1998/1999, however my parents weren't on board with supporting my wrestling fandom until around 2002, and these were some of the first figures I grew up with. I remember being a mega Hogan fan, and when I first saw the nWo R3 Hogan figure at retail, it was the first time my mom bought me a wrestling figure. I really loved this series and this entire era of Jakks up until they started calling it in around 2008/2009. I think R3 Tech is one of the most innovative series they ever produced, and had they truly invested in it, I think it would have been fascinating to see how far it could have went. I honestly prefer this line over the RA line in terms of scale and deco, it would have been really interesting to see how far they could have gone with this even with Classic Superstars. I think Jakks continuing to produce so many half hearted efforts such as the BCA with Backlash, TTL, etc. strained efforts with budget across the board. They could have easily made R3 or even RA so much better had they just put the effort in there and not in so many excessive lines. As flawed as many are, and as great as Mattel is, nothing gets me invested like the glory days of Jakks.
Not only is McFarlane done making MK11 action figures, but Storm Collectibles have cancelled their MK line, as well. I wonder if we'll see the Storm Collectibles chapter in the Mortal Kombat figure history? It's frustrating to me that Hasbro (and Toy Island by extension) are the closest any company had to given us a somewhat complete roster of characters. All I want in my life is a roster of Mortal Kombatants in either 1/12 scale or 1/10 scale that are affordable.
This really brings back memories! I had the blue riing and the series 1 Hulk Hogan, macho man, Ultimate Warrior and the series 1 demolition figures. I also had The Rockers but I don't think I got any more after that.
In Australia we got wave 2 first, for some reason (see, Mattel didn’t care) and personally I thought the series was great. In retrospect between this, Biker Mice, Street Sharks, Toxic Crusaders and a PILE of other stuff trying to capitalise on TMNT’s concept, this show at least had its own origins and it was toxic waste, more stolen from biker mice i guess
