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Wyatt, that's an Amazon marketplace seller that charges mental rip-off prices. I'm pretty sure they have an eBay account doing the same thing. You could get that pack much cheaper elsewhere, I think. That Harper figure is a bit odd looking though I think, skinny body and big hulk arms. His "elite collection" figure is the best one he's had so far.

Once the high street retailers stop selling them then everyone else charges what they want. Check out WrestlingStore or WrestlingWorld and the many ebay/amazon sellers - the ultimate scalpers.

You really need to pick up any figures you want as soon as they hit the likes of Smyths and Toys R Us.

The best and cheapest place to get figs is amazon.com. They even charge custom fees up front so no getting stung.

Anyway, since it's a photo thread.

 

Nash and Haku;

 

 

What a lovely couple.

Their Love Child

 

Awesome post. You ever thought of writing a history of TWC for saddos like me?

 

It's fun talking about it, but would be too much hassle to write about it! What a ride though! The story of how it came about is the most fascinating bit - I was unemployed with no experience in TV or broadcast - and within 2 years I'd convinced all these people I knew what I was doing and got backers to invest £1m. I got my own fully equipped (edit suites, betacam decks, etc) office 10 mins from my house and hired all my friends... AND pulled it off. Obviously it's not as simple as that, but it was some fucking blag!

 

Maybe get in touch with the guys at historyofwrestling.info or someone who could write for you because that would one book Id love to read

I've only really been getting some Rumblers, got Rock, Sheamus, Warrior and Mysterio. Warrior and Sheamus were bought in a 2 pack cheaply somewhere while the other two were bought in Poundworld. Noticed today that the 3.5" basic figures that The Entertainer have been selling reduced to £4 are now being sold in Home Bargins for half that. The one in St John's Precinct here in Liverpool only had the Del Rio and Brodus figures though, was hoping they had the Bryan and Taker ones

Read elsewhere that Mattel are discontinuing Rumblers and Power Slammers, that'll be why they are popping up in discount stores.

Places like Home Bargain are great places to look. I found the Elite series 8 in there a while back for just £8.99 each. The thing that stops my having a complete collection is the price. You are looking at £17.99 for Elites at retail, but once the likes of Smyths and Toys R Us stop selling them then its online where prices reach ridiculous levels.

My general rule is never to spend more than £20 on a figure. Amazon.com is a great place to get figs from as they add the customs fee upfront. The only figure I paid over for was the Ultimate Warrior Defining Moments one which I had to have as the Wrestlemania VII match is imo the greatest match ever.

Reading the random photos thread got me wondering, do many on here still collect figures. I love the the way the Mattel figures look, especially Elites and look even sweeter MOC.

Im not a serious collector, mainly an early mid-life crisis, its something Ive always wanted to do and always wished Id have kept all Hasbros/Jakks figure in decent nick, or at all, instead of binning them. Im planning on sorting a nice little display along with my Schamberger prints.

Ive got the LOD figs on pre-order then it looks to be a busy 2015 with Vader, Razor Ramon, Hogan and Sting (among others) due for release. Heres what I have so far....

Frigady! Someone's been eating horse.

 

The British lad who used to be a lower league goalkeeper that WWE posted a video about a week back of himself at the performance centre

Stu 'The Tank' Tomlinson. Was at Burton Albion and has been in Men's Health type mags. Jacked to the gills but with glass knees (hence early retirement). Has no experience in wrestling whatsoever but he has a sporting pedigree which what WWE wants in its trainees.

The 50 book is a fantastic accompaniment to the Encyclopaedia. Some great photos, the inside cover has all the PPV posters which looks brilliant. You won't learn too much new stuff but its a great read.

I bought John Cena's when that came out. 

Wasn't Macho Man's album a rap album?

ROH are owned by SBG, a company with assets of nearly $2bn, they are no longer regarded as Indy surely?

He cut it quite badly whilst setting up the ring on an overseas tour. Pretty bad but nothing stitches didnt sort out. There is a pic out there which is a bit gruesome if I recall correctly.

Goldust is looking in great shape there, I know he's lost weight but im used to seeing him with just his Goldust suit on

NECA who make Simpsons figures have made a Bret Hart one for the 25th Anniversary line.

El Ligero posted on his Facebook that he was invited to the King of Trios shows but would have to pay his own flight. He told them where to go and had a go at any wrestlers that would effectively work for free. He didnt mention the names of the 3 UK guys who were going.

The three guys obviously believe they will benefit by paying for their own flights, not that CHIKARA will give them much exposure.

Does Quackenbush still run/own CHIKARA? Isn't he supposedly a tight arse when it comes to money.

Taking a chance with the Kamala book, its $45 just for the book and shipping, although it seems expensive it might never get released after Kickstarter. If they reach $19,500 they will add an extra 100 pages which always seems odd when projects do stuff like that, and thats if the book even see's the light of day unlike other wrestling projects on Kickstarter.

As for the Amazon Prime. The free trial is supposed to be a one time deal but somehow Ive managed to use and cancel it twice, a couple of years between the two trials mind. Its almost worthless for the delivery aspect now as Amazon have their own delivery service and are pretty efficient.

 

Half way through historyofwrestling's new book Titan Sinking. Chronicling the WWE's 'shitty' 1995, I personally really enjoyed 95/96 because it was a time I really got into wrestling. Probably the best new wrestling book Ive read in a while, reckon itll be an easy re-read too.

 

Not too much new information especially if you have access to the Observer archives but some interesting stuff I hadn't heard or read before such as Macho Man's relationship with Vince breaking down when his Dad couldnt get on a house show in 1987. Fair play to James Dixon, he's definitely done his research and put a lot of time into this. Cornette pops up too, which is always fun, he also provides foreword although he still can't resist a dig at Russo.

 

If you like Death of WCW and Turning The Tables then its definitely worth buying.

 

I had no idea this even existed and am also a massive fan of the period so will definitely check it out, cheers for the heads up.

 

That said, comparing Turning the Tables to Death of WCW is like comparing ice cream and horse manure. Lister wrote something that belongs on the top row of all wrestling books and I wouldn't wipe my arse with that agenda-ridden extended 411 column.

 

Just finished the book in two days. Itll be one of those books (much like Lister's) where, if you have a spare 10-15 mins, you could just pick a random page and read a few pages. It's an excellently researched book. Dixon has picked quality sources for quotes too (Holly's book, Timeline, Youshoots etc). He even managed to get a few words from Stephanie Wiand.

If the HOW guys keep churning these books out as well as further Video Guides and Year reviews then they have my money.

Now Im going on a 1995 viewing spree

Half way through historyofwrestling's new book Titan Sinking. Chronicling the WWE's 'shitty' 1995, I personally really enjoyed 95/96 because it was a time I really got into wrestling. Probably the best new wrestling book Ive read in a while, reckon itll be an easy re-read too.

Not too much new information especially if you have access to the Observer archives but some interesting stuff I hadn't heard or read before such as Macho Man's relationship with Vince breaking down when his Dad couldnt get on a house show in 1987. Fair play to James Dixon, he's definitely done his research and put a lot of time into this. Cornette pops up too, which is always fun, he also provides foreword although he still can't resist a dig at Russo.

If you like Death of WCW and Turning The Tables then its definitely worth buying.

Is the Death of WCW book any good?

If you are a fan of Alvarez's rants and Wrestlecrap stuff then you will probably love it. It's easy enough to read but personally I think its lazily written and heavily one-sided. The first half of the book is a decent read and nice trip down memory lane.

I enjoyed this weeks Raw. Mark Henry stole the show for me. Really getting sick of all the Bella stuff though.

I remember a few years back when Brock returned and he and Cena had a massive pull apart brawl and there was a moment where a bloody mouthed Cena has this shit-eating grin, for a brief second it showed a different side to Cena. Last week they booked Cena to look like he'd have a chance against Brock, this week, I dont know, but he really should have got the pin on Kane, he should be beating monsters every week until NOC. I dont get what point Cena was making letting Reigns have the pin.

 

Not entirely sure where to put this so I thought I'd throw it in here. If there's a more fitting location do let me know.

 

Just been into WHSmith and they had the revised WWE Encyclopedia on sale for £7 so I picked one up. Presume it's a nationwide thing. Great coffee table book.

 

I now need to buy a coffee table.

Cheers for the heads up, I've been tempted before but never got round to getting it. How up to date is the revised version?

 

Goes upto Wrestlemania 28. Doesnt have Ryback in it, so mid 2012ish. Excellent value at £7.

What type of merch is for sale at WWE UK shows? Obviously there will be T-Shirts but do they sell other stuff? taking kids, nephews to the november shows and was wondering what to expect

Really enjoyed The Shield doc. Great to see Sami Zayn and Drake Younger as talking heads. Weird having Sami Zayn talking over clips of Seth vs El Generico

Not a memorable RAW but enjoyable. Im finding these 3 hour shows easy to watch recently.

Once again, The Shield remain the best thing on the show.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kennycasanova/kamala-official-autobiography-wwe-wrestler-wrestli

Kickstarter campaign for Kamala's book

Superstars has 2-3 matches featuring lower-mid card talent, then highlights mainly from Raw in between. Much like Heat used to be. Havent seen Main Event in a while.

Going through some old PWIs and and found a few issues where they published an Indy 30, their top prospects for the future. Some although obvious were spot on, some have long gone off the radar.

2001.

Air Paris, Scoot Andrews, Nova, Qenaan Creed, Christopher Daniels, The Island Boys Jamal and Rosey, Billy Fives, Haas Bros, Tony Kozina, Randy Orton, Mike Modest, Donovan Morgan, Onyx, Brock Lesnar, Nick Dinsmore, Hotstuff Hernadez, Horshu, Adam Pearce, The Prototype, Jason Rumble, Mike and Todd Shane, Damien Steele, Trent Acid, Shelton Benjamin, Rico, Minoru Fujita, Dalip Singh, Lance Cade, Jayson Reign, Chad Collyer.

2002.

Sean Casey, Matt Stryker, Race Steele, David Young, Caprice Coleman, Steve Bradley, Rob Conway, Doug Basham, Seven, Spanky, Paul London, Johnny Storm, Rukus, Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, John Walters, Jody Fleish, Doug Williams, Low Ki, Frankie Kazarian, Chris Hero, Vinny Masaro, Bull Schmitt, Matt Murphy, Bobby Rude, American Dragon, Amazing Red, Xavier, Maximos, AJ Styles

2003.

Jeremy Lopez, Doug Delicious, Chance Beckett, Alexis Laree, Sumie Sakai, Trinity, El Tornado, Brock Singleton, Jimmy Sunka Jr, Sedrick Strong, Afa Jr, Tyson Dux, Alex Arion, Mike Kruel, B-Boy, Jason Cross, Josh Daniels, Jimmy Rave, BJ Whitmer, Dragon Kid, Aaron Stevens, Carly Colon, Shark Boy, Mark Magnus, Chris Cage, CM Punk, Johnny Jeter, Matt Morgan, Chris Sabin, Michael Shane.

2004.

Pinoy Boy, Monty Brown, Tank Toland, Ikuto Hidake, Nigel McGuinness, Sonjay Dutt, Chase Stevens, Petey Williams, Tracy Brooks, Mike Mondo, Chris Kay, Brent Albright, Melina Perez, Jillian Hall, Danny Daniels, Harry Smith, Jack Evans, Brad Bradley, Alex Shelley, Andy Douglas, Ricky Reyes, Rocky Romero, Gene Snitsky, Masada, Aaron Aguiera, Joey Matthews, Austin Aries, Chad Wicks, Fred Sampson, Shawn Daivari