I know Jeremy has done a few podcasts and discussed the Classic Superstars line, but I would love to hear him do a sit down and discuss the ins and outs of the line. For example, series one justifiably went all out on the deco with Warrior, Bret and Shawn were very good for the time, HHH wasn't bad either. But Andre and Undertaker not being in RA style always confused me. I can understand skimping out on some details if there was a set budget for the series one line up and allocating it to Warrior, but as the line progressed this hit or miss system seemed to always persist. I remember when the line ended how poor some of the line ups were budget wise and distribution wise. I prefer the Mattel product overall, but I have so much nostalgia for Jakks. Jakks did do somethings better, like Bret Hart for example, has always had a far better head sculpt with Jakks. Mattel has never quite nailed the Bret look scan wise. Undertaker had some odd sculpts for Mattel as well. Imagine had Jakks scrapped some of their lesser lines, such as Micro Aggression, Vinyls, Unmatched Fury, Dollar Store lines, etc and focused their overall WWE budget on Classic Superstars, Ruthless Aggression, Deluxe Aggression and Adrenaline? More details, more molds, they would have set the bar incredibly high, higher than they did already. For instance, series one Undertaker with RA parts, matching cuffs for the boots and gloves and a new retro sculpt would have been incredible. Even RA and DA Undertaker with Mattel's attention to detail on the tattoos, so much potential. While we get far better detailing these days, I don't think anyone will ever be able to match the range of what Jeremy did with Classic Superstars. I was 13 years old buying Killer Kowalski and Jimmy Valiant figures, such a great way to learn the history of the sport.
