I'm all in this What-If Scenarios lately and I've come up with another: What If WWF Chose Hasbro to handle their WWF Figure Line Instead of LJN?
So what would said figures be like? I'd like to think they'd be similar in size and articulation to Hasbro's own G.I. Joe - Real American Hero toyline,except a bit more muscular.
Each figure would be 3.5 inches with articulation in the head,shoulders,elbows/forearms,waist,legs,and knees.
The head would look up and down and turn left and right. The shoulders would move up and down,forwards and backwards,and inwards and outwards.
The Elbows/Forearms would bend and be on a swivel. The Waist would turn left and right. The legs would move forward and back and inward and outward.
And the Knees Would bend.
There would be special 4 inch figures created specifically for the big men,like Andre the Giant and Big John Studd. Another thing to note,that the general durability of these figures would Not be the same quality as the LJN figures,but will be durable enough to bash around lightly.
Now that we got the tech specs out of the way - let's talk about the Line-Up. And since the LJN line began in 1984,we'll start there.
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The Figures:
WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 1 (1984)
Hulk Hogan #1 (white trunks,headband,shirt,and boots,blue kneepads,and removable WWF championship belt)
Rowdy Roddy Piper #1 ('panther' shirt,with removable kilt)
Andre The Giant #1 (long hair,with blue trunks and boots)
Big John Studd
The Junkyard Dog #1 (red tights,with removable chained dog collar)
The Iron Sheik (with removable headwear)
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
Nikolai Volkoff
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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 2 (1985)
Hulk Hogan #2 (yellow trunks,headband,boots,hulkamania shirt,red knee pads)
Brutus Beefcake
Andre The Giant #2 (short hair,with blue trunks and boots)
King Kong Bundy
Tito Santana #1 (purple tights)
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine #1
Hillbilly Jim
"Ace Cowboy" Bob Orton (with removable hat)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
George "The Animal" Steele
Wendi Richter
Fabulous Moolah
Mr. T (Special Mail-Away Figure)
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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 3 (1986)
Bruno Sammartino
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #1 (orange trunks and knee pads,white headband and boots. with shades.)
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
"Magnificent" Don Muraco
"Captain" Lou Albano
Mr. Fuji
Jessie "The Body" Ventura
"Mean" Gene Okerland (with removable microphone)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus Beefcake)
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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 4 (1987)
Koko B.Ware (with frankie the parrot)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #2 (blue trunks and knee pads,white headband and boots. with shades)
"The King" Harley Race (with removable crown and robe)
The Junkyard Dog #1 (red tights,with removable chained dog collar)
Kamala #1 (with removable tribal mask)
Ken Patera
Referee #1 (blue shirt)
Gorilla Monsoon
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Miss Elizabeth
"The Mouth From The South" Jimmy Hart (with removable megaphone)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Hart Foundation #1 (Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart #1. no hearts on the singlets. bret has normal shades)
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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 5 (1988)
Hulk Hogan #3 (bare chested,yellow tights and boots,red knee pads)
Andre The Giant #3 (short hair,black singlet)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (yellow tights and head band,red knee pads,white boots. with shades)
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (with green suit)
The One Man Gang
Jake "The Snake" Roberts#1 (with green tights and removable damien the snake)
The Honky Tonk Man #1 (blue 'don't be cruel' tights and removable guitar)
Slick
Vince McMahon
Howard Finkle (with removable mic)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Demolition (Ax and Smash,with removable helmets)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana #2. both wearing white 'strike force' tights)
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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 1 (1989)
Note: The Next 3 Series will be called The WrestleMania Challengers Series. Why? To freshen things up.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (purple tights,headband and knee pads,white boots,and shades. with removable WWF 'Winged Eagle' championship belt)
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (with black suit)
The Ultimate Warrior #1 (white trunks)
Hercules Hernandez (with removable chains)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #1 (white tights,with removable sheers)
Ravishing Rick Rude #1 (purple tights with removable robe)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan #1 (black tights,white boots and knee pads,with removable 2x4 and american flag)
Hakeem The African Dream
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The Big Boss Man #1 (with shades,removable nightstick and ball and chain)
Rockin' Robin
Sensational Sherri
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Reymond and Jacques)
Tag Team 2 Pack: The Rockers (Shawn Michaels #1 and Marty Jannetty)
Special Mail-Away Figure 2-Pack: Hulk Hogan #4 (no holds barred edition) v.s. Zeus.
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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 2 (1990)
Hulk Hogan #5 (yellow trunks,bandana,'hulk rules' shirt,and boots,and red kneepads)
"Macho King" Randy Savage (purple and gold tights,white boots,colorful shades. with removable crown and septer)
Rowdy Roddy Piper #2 (longer hair. 'hotrod' shirt,with removable kilt)
Haku
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #2 (purple tights with removable sheers)
Mr. Perfect #1 (with yellow singlet)
The Ultimate Warrior #2 (orange 'warrior' trunks,with removable WWF 'winged eagle' belt)
Ravishing Rick Rude #2 (colorful tights,removable robe)
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #3 (black $ trunks with removable million dollar championship)
Tugboat
Tag Team 2-Pack: Rhythm and Blues (Honky Tonk Man #2 and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine #2 HTM wears black 'hunka honky love' tights. valentine has black hair and black 'only the lonely' trunks. both men come with guitars. )
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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 3 (1991)
Note: This is the Final wave of the "WrestleMania Challengers Series".
Hulk Hogan #6 (yellow trunks,'old glory' shirt,and boots,american flag bandana,and red knee pads. with removable american flag)
The Ultimate Warrior #3 (green 'warrior' trunks)
The Undertaker #1 (grey gloves,red hair)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan #2 (blue trunks and knee pads,white boots. removable american flag and 2x4)
Earthquake
The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich
"The Model" Rick Martel #1 (light blue tights)
Demolition Crush
Virgil
I.R.S. (with removable briefcase)
Paul Bearer (with removable urn)
Referee #2 (striped shirt)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Bushwackers (Luke and Butch. with removable hats)
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Ultimate WrestleMania Series (1992)
Rowdy Roddy Piper #3 (shirtless. blue tights and knee pads,with removable kilt)
The Mountie (with removable shock stick)
Hulk Hogan #7 (red bandana and knee pads,yellow trunks. shirtless)
The Ultimate Warrior #4 (yellow 'warrior' trunks)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #4 (macho king was #3) (purple and white tights. colorful shades. removable hat and jacket)
Sid Justice
Jake "The Snake" Roberts #2 (flame tights with removable lucifer the snake)
The Undertaker #2 (grey gloves,dark hair. removable hat and coat)
Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (black singlet with 'hart' family logo,pink tights and shades)
Papa Shango (with removable ceremonial necklace)
Shawn Michaels #2 (white tights with red blotches)
The British Bulldog (dreadlocks and white 'union jack' tights)
Tito Santana #3 (el.matador)
Sgt. Slaughter
Harvey Whipleman (with removable bag)
Tag Team 2-Pack:The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal. with removable shoulder pads)
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WWF Royal Rumble Series 1 (Early-1993)
Hulk Hogan #8 (red bandana,red and yellow tights. shirtless)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #5 (purple and white tights.colorful shades. removable hat and jacket)
"The Model" Rick Martel #2 (purple tights)
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (with removable robe)
Mr. Perfect #2 (blue singlet)
Tatanka
Shawn Michaels #2 (black tights with silver blotches)
The Undertaker #3 (grey gloves,dark hair. no hat or coat)
Yokozuna (white sash,black tights)
"The Narcissist" Lex Luger
Crush (babyface version)
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (with removable gold chains)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Steiner Bros. (Rick and Scott)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Money Inc. (re-issue of Dibiase #3,sans the belt and IRS)
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WWF Royal Rumble Series 2 (Late-1993)
Note: This will be the grand finale of the G.I. Joe-ish 3.5 inch line. And a 5.5 inch line will be introduced in it's place next Series
"Macho Man" Randy Savage #6 (red,white,and blue tights and shirt. colorful shades. removable hat. no jacket)
The Big Boss Man #2 (shadeless with removable nightstick)
Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (heel version)
Kamala #2 (with removable tribal mask) .
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs)----------------------------------------------------
WWF RAW Series 1 (1994)
Note: The 5.5 inch line begins here. the same articulation as the smaller figs.
Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 (pink shades and tights. black 'hart family logo' singlet. removable jacket)
Shawn Michaels #1 (red tights with white cracked hearts)
Owen Hart #1 ('the rocket' singlet)
Yokozuna (black sash,red tights)
The Undertaker #1 (long hair. purple gloves. removable hat and coat)
Lex Luger (with american flag)
Doink
Diesel #1 ('diesel' singlet)
The 1-2-3 Kid (red and white outfit)
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #1 (red attire with removable gold chains.)
Bam Bam Bigelow #1 (heel version)
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett (with guitar,removable hat and shades.)
Kwang
Crush #1 (heel version)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (purple and white tights.no hat or jacket. shadless)
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WWF RAW Series 2 (Early-1995)
Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (pink shades and black tights. pink 'hart family logo' singlet.)
Shawn Michaels #2 (blue tights with cyan cracked hearts)
Diesel #2 (long hair with 'big daddy cool' singlet and removable wwf championship belt)
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #2 (purple attire with removable gold chains)
The Undertaker #2 (re-issue of #1,but without the hat and coat)
Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (babyface version)
Psycho Sid #1
Bob "Spark Plugg" HollyAdam Bomb
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WWF RAW Series 3 (Late-1995)
Savio Vega #1 (red top)
Jerry "The King" Lawler
British Bulldog #1 (short hair with red and gold 'bulldog' tights)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley #1 (with removable jacket and cane)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Smokin' Guns (Billy and Bart. with removable hats)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Men on a Mission (King Mable and Sir Mo. with removable crowns)
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WWF In Your House Series 1 (Early-1996)
Bret "Hitman" Hart #3 (pink shades,black tights,and black 'hart family logo' singlet.)
Shawn Michaels #3 (black tights with cyan cracked hearts and removable wwf championship belt)
Owen Hart #2 ('king of harts' singlet)
The Undertaker #2 (re-issue of #1,but without the hat and coat)
Vader
Ahmed Johnson #1 (red trunks,boots,and knee pads)
British Bulldog #2 (short hair with 'union jack' trunks and knee pads)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley #2 (without removable jacket and cane)
The Ultimate Warrior
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WWF In Your House Series 2 (Late-1996)
Mankind #1
"Wild Man" Marc Mero
Psycho Sid #2 (re-issue of #1,with removable vest)
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (with revelation the snake)
Savio Vega #2 (white top)
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #1 (no vest)
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (with removable hat and bullrope)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas. With removable horseshoe chain and slop bucket)
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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 1 (Early-1997)
Bret "Hitman" Hart #4 (all black attire. shadeless)
British Bulldog #3 (short hair with 'bulldog' trunks)
Owen Hart #3 (short hair. 'king of harts/slammy award winning' singlet,with slammy)
Crush #2 (convict)
Mankind #2 (with urn)
The Undertaker #3 (all black attire)
Faarooq Asaad (Nation of Domination)
Shawn Michaels #3 (black tights with red cracked hearts and removable wwf championship belt)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Furnas and LeFon (Doug Furnas and Phillip LaFon)
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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 2 (Late-1997)
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #2 (with removable 'austin 3:16' vest)
Ahmed Johnson #2 (black trunks)
Dude Love
Cactus Jack
Ken Shamrock
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Godwins (Phineas and Henry. Southern Justice Warriors)
Tag Team 2-Pack: Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal. with removable shoulder pads)
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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 3 (1998)
Note: This is the Final Series. WWF would break ties with Hasbro and let Jakks handle the figures from here on in.
Kane
Rocky Maivia (Black Trunks)
Owen Hart #4 ('black hart' attire)
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #3 (with removable 'skull' vest)
"Marvelous" Marc Mero
Shawn Michaels #4 (D-Generation X)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley #3 (D-Generation X)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher)
Tag Team 2-Pack: The New Age Outlaws ('Road Dawg' Jesse James and 'Bad Ass' Billy Gunn)
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Playsets:
WWF Superstars Ring (with steel cage add-on;1984)
Pipers Pit (with rowdy roddy piper #1. 1985)
WWF WrestleMania Ring (with steel cage add-on;1986)
The Brother Love Show (with brother love. 1988)
WWF WrestleMania Ring #2 (with steel cage add-on;1991)
WWF Royal Rumble Ring (1993)
The Kings Court (with jerry "the king lawler". 1994)
WWF Superstars Ring #2 (with steel cage add-on;1994)
King of The Ring Ceremony (1994)
WWF RAW Ring (with steel cage add-on;1995)
WWF In Your House Ring (with steel cage add-on;1996)
WWF RAW IS WAR Ring (with steel cage add-on;1997)
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Championship Belt Packs
Pack #1 (WWF Championship,WWF Intercontinental Championship,WWF Tag Team Championship,WWF Women's Championship. 1988)
Pack #2 (same as pack 1,sans women's title. 1990)
Pack #3 (same as pack 2,but remade to fit the new 5.5 inch figs. 1994)
Pack $4 (same as pack 3,but with the european title added. 1998)
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WWF Mega Wrestlemaniacs (8" super poseable figures)
Hulk Hogan (1990)
Ultimate Warrior (1990)
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1991)
"Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (1991)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (1992)
The Undertaker (1992)
Bret "Hitman" Hart (1993)
Shawn Michaels (1993)
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WWF Micro-Superstars (2" non-poseable figures)
Pack #1 (Hulk Hogan,Mr. Perfect,Ultimate Warrior,Jake Roberts. 1991)
Pack #2 (Randy Savage,The Texas Tornado,Ted Dibiase,The British Bulldog. 1992)
Pack #3 (Bret Hart,The Undetaker,Shawn Michaels,Yokozuna. 1993)
Pack #4 (Diesel,Razor Ramon,Bam Bam Bigelow,Jeff Jarrett. 1994)
Pack #5 (Owen Hart,Psycho Sid,Hunter Hearst Helmsley,The 1-2-3 Kid. 1995)
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And That's about it. So what do you think? Interesting huh? Do you think things would've been better if Hasbro were given the reigns from the get-go instead of LJN.
I'm gonna taka another break,but when I return,expect something big.
Until then,
Stay Gold,Space Cowboys and Resist Modern Attitudes.
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