Fantasy WrestleMania Card.

Today is WrestleMania Day,in-fact WrestleMania will be a 2-Day event this year. So to celebrate,I'm gonna be putting together My own Personal Fantasy WrestleMania Card,featuring WWE Superstars,Legends,and Hall of Famers.

Now there are no limits for selections. Meaning, I can use Wrestlers who are either Dead,Retired,or Working for another Wrestling Promotion. The Only rule is that they Must've been a WWE Superstar at some point. So guys like Harlem Heat,Various Low-Tier Members of the nWo,Ole Anderson,Nikita Koloff,etc will Not be part of this list. Same goes for the Commentators who never stepped foot into WWE.

Also,because every match on this Fantasy Card will be Dream Matches,I've decided to forgo having any Titles on the line. So no Championship Matches.

Anyway,on with that out of the way,let's get things started. 

Host(s): Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Interviewer(s): "Mean" Gene Okerland,Todd Pettingil,and Kayla Braxton

Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

Broadcast Team: Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler

Pre-Show Match: American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) v The Steiner Bros. (Rick and Scott)

Opening Match: Matt Riddle (c) v RVD

Match 2:  Kurt Angle v Mr. Perfect

Match 3:  Tag Team Triple-Threat Match - Laycool (Michelle McCool and Layla) v The Iiconics (Billie Kay and Payton Royce) v The Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie) 

Match 4: The Big Show v Andre the Giant

Match 5: 8-Man Tag: The New Day (Kofi Kingston,Xavier Woods,and Big E) and R-Truth v The Nation of Domination (Farrooq,D-Lo Brown,Kama Mustafa,and Mark Henry) 

Special Attraction #1: Special Musical Preformance by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Match 6: The Ultimate Warrior v Jake "The Snake" Roberts (the match that Never officially happened,but I wanted to happen)

Match 7: Triple Threat Tag Match - Edge and Christian v The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) v Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero. (Battle of The Best Buddy Tag Teams)

Match 8: Randy Orton v Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (not a dream match,but something that should be a great watch)

Match 9: 4-Woman Team Elimination Match - Chyna,Lita,Alundra Blaze,and Beth Pheonix v The 4 Horsewomen (Charlotte Flair,Sasha Banks,Becky Lynch,and Bayley) 

Match 10: 10-Man Tag - The DX Army (Triple H,Shawn Michaels,X-Pac,"Road Dawg" Jesse James,and "Badass" Billy Gunn) v The Horsemen ("Nature Boy" Ric Flair,"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson,"The Crippler" Chris Benoit,"Man of 1000 Holds" Dean Melenko,and Barry Windham)

Special Attraction #2: Piper's Pit - Guest: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.

Match 11: Steel Cage Match - "The Animal" Dave Batista v "The Beast" Brock Lesnar (Retro rules apply. Meaning,that the only way to win is to either climb out of the cage or go through the cage door)

Match 12: Undertaker v Sting.

Penultimate Match: "Macho Man" Randy Savage v The Rock (Winner becomes the Undisputed "Most Electrifing Man In Sports Entertainment")

Main Event: 5-Way Generation Leader Battle - Bruno Sammartino v Hulk Hogan v Bret "Hitman" Hart v "Stone Cold" Steve Austin v John Cena.

This was a tough list and I had to ommit some cool match ideas. I might do Fantasy Cards for King of The Ring,SummerSlam,Survivor Series,Royal Rumble,Elimination Chamber,and Money in the Bank sometime.

Anyway,I'm done for today. Hope everyone enjoys WrestleMania 37. So until Next Time..

Stay Gold,Space Cowboys

Creating An Old-School Hero Dream Team (Live-Action)

Today,we're gonna do something a bit different. I'm gonna be creating a Live Action Old-School Hero Dream Team. Why? Just Because! Anyway,what I'm gonna be doing is list some Live-Action TV and Movie Characters from the Best Decades and giving them positions on the team. 

One more thing. Jase,I'd like you to make your own Old-School Hero team. You like doing stuff like this,so it shouldn't be trouble for you. Now let's get to work.

Mr. Miyagi: The Wise and humorous Secondary Mentor of the Team. 

Cordel Walker (Chuck Norris Version): The Team Leader. The Greatest Texas Ranger and an Awesome Martial Arts Expert. 

Tommy Oliver:  The 2nd In-Command. Uses his Master Morpher to transform into one of 4 Power Ranger forms.

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo Version): The Team's Strongman.

Iolaus: Hercules' Partner and Best Friend.

Xena: The Warrior Princess.  Master of the Chakram. Great Swordfighter.

Gabrielle: Xena's Partner and Best Friend. Master of both the Staff And the Sais.

Joxer The Mighty: He's a bit of a Goof,but he means well and has proven himself on various occasions. 

Mr.T: The Team Toughguy. He Pitties All Fools.

Emmet "Doc" Brown: Great Scott! He's the Team Genius/Inventer.

Weird Al Yankovic: The King of Parodies is the Team "Fun Guy". A Master of Disguise,with a Magic Accordion.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels: The Rogue of the Team. An Awesome Athlete,but is Egocentric.

Sting: The Loner. He comes and goes as he pleases. Helping out when things seem dire.

Other Allies include: Tim "The Toolman" Taylor,Al Borland,Tim Taylor,Toolgirl Heidi,Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and the Crew of the Enterprise,Commander Sisko and the Crew of DS9,Yoda,Luke Skywalker,Han Solo,Chewbacca,Leia,Dan LaRusso,Marty McFly,The Ghostbusters,The Power Rangers,Salmoneus,Shaq,Michael Knight and Kitt,MacGyver,"Renagade" Reno Raines,Rocky Balboa,Dr.Demento,The WWF Superstars,The WCW Superstars,The Fonz,Sabrina Spellman,Steve Urkle,and Autolycus.

And those are my picks for an Old-School Super Hero Team of Live-Action characters. I may do American Animated,Anime,and Video Game versions in the future. Oh,and remember Jase,If you wanna do this,your choices need to be characters from the 70's,80's,and 90's. Early 2000's is ok too,but mainly those 3 aformentioned decades.

Until Next Time,

Stay Gold,Space Cowboys.

Favorite Weird Al Yankovic Songs

Weird Al Yankovic is a Mega-Genius! Whoelse can put together such awesome parodies so masterfully? And Al does more than just Parodies too,he also created some of the most original songs in Music History. 

But,before I go into my history wkth Weird Al,I'm gona stop myself. Today,I thought I'd list my all time Favorite Weird Al Songs,Parody or Original,by Album.

Please note that I will NOT be listing the original songs and artists that Al parodied. For more info on that,go here: https://www.weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/parodies-polka/

On with the list!

"Weird Al" Yankovic (Album 1,1983)

- Ricky

- Stop Dragin' My Car Around

- I Love Rocky Road

- My Bologna

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"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3D (Album 2,1984)

- Eat It

- The Brady Bunch

- Midnight Star

- I Lost On Jeopardy

- Mr. Popeil

- King of Suede

- The Theme to Rocky XII aka Rye or The Kaiser

- Nature Trail to Hell

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Dare to Be Stupid (Album 3,1985)

- Like A Surgeon

- Dare To Be Stupid

- Yoda

- Cable TV

- This Is The Life

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Polka Party (Album 4,1986)

- Living With A Hernia

- Here's Johnny

- Addicted To Spuds

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Even Worse (Album 5,1988)

- Fat

- (This Song's Just) Six Words Long

- Lasagna

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UHF (Album 6,1989)

- Money For Nothin'/Beverly Hillbillies

- UHF

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Off The Deep End (Album 7,1992)

- Smells Like Nirvana

- I Can't Watch This

- The White Stuff

- Taco Grande

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 Alapalooza (Album 8,1993)

- Jurassic Park

- Bedrock Anthem

- Frank's 2000" TV

- Talk Soup

- Livin' In The Fridge

- Harvey the Wonder Hamster

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Bad Hair Day (Album 9,1996)

- Amish Paradise

- Everything You Know Is Wrong

- Cavity Search

- Callin' In Sick

- Gump

- Syndicated Incorperated

- Phony Calls

- The Night Santa Went Crazy

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Running With Scissors (Album 10,1999)

- The Saga Begins

- My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder

- Pretty Fly For A Rabbi

- The Weird Al Show Theme

- Your Horoscope For Today

- All About The Pentiums

- Albuquerque

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Pootle Hat (Album 11,2003)

- Couch Patato

- Hardware Store

- A Complicated Song

- Why Does This Always Happen To Me?

- EBay

- Genius In France

- Ode To A Superhero

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Straight Outta Lynwood (Album 12,2006)

- White and Nerdy

- I'll Sue Ya

- Virus Alert

- Don't Download This Song

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Alpocalypse (Album 13,2011)

- CNR

- Party In The CIA

- Ringtone

- Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me

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Mandatory Fun (Album 14,2014)

-  Handy

- Sports Song

- Word Crimes

- First World Problems

- Lame Claim To Fame

- Foil

- Tacky

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Misc (Uncatogorized)

- The Pac-Man

- Spy Hard

- Lousy Haircut

Weird Al has been entertaining the masses for 40+ Years and he hasn't missed a step. The Man's Still got it!  Long Live Weird Al!

See Ya,Space Cowboys!

Voice Actors Overlooked! - A Retro Rebellion Exclusive

For as long as animation (or any form of media like gaming) exists, there has been one true constant, especially in bring our favorite characters to life (besides pen and paper), and that is the art of voice acting. Voice acting goes way back in in the early 1900s, with the advent of radio. Originally done for radio serials, news, weather, bible stuff and so forth, it was not until 1928 with the first Mickey Mouse cartoon done with sound and voices, Steamboat Willie. And since then, voice acting slowly started to get steam, especially done by legendary voice actors, such as Daws Butler, June Foray and especially the Man of a Thousand Voices, Mel Blanc. And for the next several decades, voice actors come in all shapes and sizes, especially with those who brought our favorite characters to life, including Neil Ross, Cam Clarke, B.J. Ward, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Jim Cummings, Dan Gilvezan, Frank Welker, Larry Kenney, Tara Strong, Kevin Conroy, Jodi Benson, Peter Cullen, and so on and so forth. And it is not just in the good ol' U.S. of A, it is in other countries like Japan with Seiyuu like Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furuya and Takeshi Kusao and even Canada has awesome voice actors like Scott McNeil, Michael Donovan, Ward Perry, Matt Hill, Terri Hawkes, Susan Roman, Katie Griffin, Linda Ballantyne, Lucas Gilbertson, Mark Hildreth, Andrew Francis and Mark Gatha. When all these voice actors voice their characters, they are not just the characters' voices, they are the characters and that is why we loved them very much, especially with Kevin Conroy as Batman, Jodi Benson as Ariel and especially Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. But, there is one, little, itty-bitty problem, they are being overlooked.

You see, voice actors, as much as we like them so, are not, according to the news media, well known, like all the regular actors, sports athletes, music makers and other famous people combined.  They are often ignored, pushed aside, or not mentioned at all, even if some pass away like Susan Aceron, Norm Spencer and the aforementioned June Foray and Mel Blanc (even if some news outlets mentioned the two). In short, unlike all famous people, voice actors don't have the same admiration and respect as they do. While regular actors have all the glitz and glamour, voice actors are normal, decent people. If you look beyond their physical appearances and hear their performances with their voices, you know, they deserve that same admiration and respect as all famous people combined.

But, I am planning to bring justice for all voice actors. You see, one of the legendary voice actors, Michael Bell, is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. I talked to him on Facebook long ago about this issue and he agrees with me about it. Shoot, I even wrote this letter to all the news outlets, which I didn't send it yet, but I think you take a look before I make my move or rewrite to make it better. This was written after Susan Aceron's passing.

Here is what you have to do. If you have social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and so forth, leave a message to them with the hashtag, #RespectVoiceActors, to show your support for voice actors in our quest to give them the admiration and respect they so rightfully deserve.

One of my friends, Christopher Tenney, wanted to do a news magazine themed program, in the same manner like CBS Sunday Morning, but devoted to animation, including voice acting. If you want to talk to him about it, his email is at the bottom of the blog.

Bottom line, voice actors have been overlooked long enough. It is time to give them same respect as all famous people, before animation becomes a dead genre. Not just for all voice actors living, but for those who are no longer among us. For justice, for freedom, for honesty, for voice acting! 

If you want to give the Screen Actors Guild a piece of your mind, demanding voice actors the same recognition as all actors, their address is below the blog, along with Mr. Tenney's email address. Until next time, stay frosty, my friends.

Saraba da (Farewell)...for now!

Christopher Tenney's Email: loyalmoonie@yahoo.com

Screen Actors Guild - Main Headquaters
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

#RespectVoiceActors 

Remembering WWF Hasbro Figure Line

If you were a Wrestling fan way back in the day,you likely owned some figures from Hasbro's WWF Line. The line began in 1990 and lasted until mid-1994 with the Green Card series.

Each of the figures were well made and had their own Action Features. Infact,there were multiple varients of the WWF's most popular stars,such as Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior.

The line ended abruptly,when Hasbro lost the licence in 1994. An Orange Card series was planned,but was never produced. The only remainder of this line were some prototype pics.

This was a great line,but it did have one major flaw. In terms of roster Hasbro was late by a year or two,with their "Macho Man" Randy Savage figures being proof of that. Another perfect example was that there were figures released of Wrestlers that were no longer with the company. The Dusty Rhodes figure released in 1991 during the 2nd wave immediatly comes to mind.

Reguardless,I love this Toyline and have several figures from it myself. It's a shame this line ended so suddenly,it was truely great. So today,I'm gonna take a look at what could have been if Hasbro kept the WWF Licence. Hypathetical Figure Waves as it were.

But,before I do that. Right now,I'm gonna recap the line for ya.

Wave 1 - 1990 (Standard Blue Card Series 1)

Hulk Hogan #1 (with 'Hulk Rules' Shirt and Red Headband)

Ultimate Warrior #1 (with Green Trunks)

Andre the Giant (r.i.p.)

Demolition Ax

Demolition Smash

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #1 (with Orange Trunks..even though he started wearing tights starting in 1990)

Akeem

Big Boss Man #1 (with Sunglasses and Night Stick)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #1 (with Black Tux and Removable Million Dollar Title)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (with Damien the Snake)

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #1 (with Magenta Tights and Shears)

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Wave 2 -1991 (Standard Blue Card Series 2)

Hulk Hogan #2 (with 'Hulk' Shirt and Red Bandana)

Ultimate Warrior #2 (with White Trunks)

Honkey Tonk Man (with Guitar)

"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (despite him leaving the company,prior to the lines release)

Rowdy Roddy Piper 

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #2 (Macho King gimmick with Purple Trunks,Removable Crown and Sceptor)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan #1 (with 2x4 and Blue Trunks)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #2 (Green Tux and Removable Million Dollar Title)

The Bushwackers Luke and Butch (with Black Tank Tops. A Tag Team 2-Pack)

Demolition Smash and Crush (with Removable Helmets. A Tag Team 2-Pack)

The Rockers Marty Janetty and Shawn Michaels (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 3 - 1992 (Standard Blue Card Series 3)

Hulk Hogan #3 (with 'Hulkster Rules' Shirt)

Ultimate Warrior #3 (with Purple Trunks)

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #2 (with Shears and Zebra-Striped Tights)

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Natural Disaster Earthquake

Natural Disaster Typhoon

Sgt. Slaughter

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (with Purple Trunks. the most outdated figure in the line)

Mr. Perfect #1 (with Yellow Singlet)

"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware (with Frankie the Parrot)

"The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Big Boss Man #2 (with Night Stick. Shadeless)

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Wave 4 - 1992 (Standard Blue Card Series 4)

The Undertaker #1

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 (with Black Tanktop,Pink Tights,and Pink Shades)

"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

The Nasty Boys Brian Nobs and Jerry Sags (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

The Legion Of Doom Hawk and Animal (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 5 - 1993 (Standard Blue Card Series 5)

Hulk Hogan #4 (with Bandana and No Shirt)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #4 (with Hat,Tasseled Jacket,and Tights. No Sunglasses)

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (wearing his New Foundation Outfit)

Sid Justice (despute leaving the company mid-1992)

Skinner 

The Mountie (despite being off TV by the time this wave released)

"The Model" Rick Martel (Who's strangely missing his Spray-Can of Arrogance)

Virgil

The Warlord (despite leaving the company by the time this wave launched)

Irwin R. Schyster aka I.R.S. (didn't come with his metal briefcase)

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Wave 6 - 1993 (Standard Blue Card Series)

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (despite leaving the WWF before this wave hit)

Papa Shango (with Removable Ceremonial Bone Necklace)

"El Matador" Tito Santana

Repo Man (despute not being relevant when this wave hit)

The Berzerker (despite leaving the company when this wave hit)

Tatanka (surprisingly lacks the Native American Waist-peice)

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Wave 7 - 1993 (Yellow Card Series)

Kamala (with the 6-Point Star on his belly instead of the usual Crescent Moon)

"The Rocket" Owen Hart (wearing his outdated New Foundation/High Energy outfit)

Crush #1 (Babyface Version)

Nailz (despite leaving the company before to this wave's release)

Shawn Michaels #1 (with Red Cow Spotted White Tights)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #1 (with Red Tights,Black Vest,and Removable Gold Chains)

Hulk Hogan #5 (with Yellow Bandana,Red 'Hulkamania' Shirt,and Red Tights. Special Mail-In Figure)

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Wave 8 - 1994 (Red Card Series)

Bam Bam Bigalow

Yokozuna #1 (with Red Sumo Loin-Peice and Black Tights)

"The Narcissist" Lex Luger

Mr. Perfect #2 (with Blue Singlet)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (with Pink Tanktop,Black Tights,and Silver Shades)

The Undertaker #2 (with Dark Hair and Removable Coat)

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Wave 9 - 1994 (Purple Card Series)

Scott Steiner (of The Steiner Bros.)

Rick Steiner (of The Steiner Bros.)

Doink

Tatanka (same as the 1st Release. Still missing that Waist-Peice)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #3 (with Black $ Tights)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan # 2 (with Singlet and American Flag)

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Wave 10 - 1994 (Dark Blue Card Series)

Giant Gonzales

Marty Jennetty (Singles Attire)

Shawn Michaels #2 (with Silver Cow Spotted Black Tights)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #2 (with Purple Tights,Purple Vest,and Removable Gold Chains)

Headshrinker Samu

Headshrinker Fatu

Bushwhacker Luke (with Grey Tanktop and Removable Hat)

Bushwhacker Butch (with Grey Tanktop and Removable Hat)

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Wave 11 - 1994 (Green Card Series)

Due to Hasbro and WWF parting ways soon after,This was the Final Wave released for this line.

Ludvig Borga

Yokozuna #2 (with Black Sumo Loin-Peice and White Tights)

Crush #2 (Heel Version)

The 1-2-3 Kid

Adam Bomb

Bart Gunn (of The Smokin' Gunns)

Billy Gunn (of The Smokin' Gunns)

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Wave 12 - 1994 (Orange Card Series)

The Following Line was Unproduced,but Figure Prototype Pics have been released. 

Doink #2 (with Alternate Colored Outfit)

The Bastian Booger

Lex Luger #2 (with All-American Outfit)

Mabel (of Men on a Mission)

Mo (of Men on a Mission)

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett

Diesel

In my little "What-If" Scenario,This Wave Was released. Not only that,but it also included a Tag Team 2-Pack of the Quebecers.

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Other Unproduced Figures

Here are some More Confirmed Unproduced Figures.

A Rythem and Blues Tag Team 2-Pack (complete with Rythem and Blues Version of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine)

A Hart Foundation Tag Team 2-Pack (with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart wearing a Black Tanktop and Pink Tights)

Tugboat (The Pre-Natural Disaster Typhoon)

An Ultimate Warrior that had a Chest Beating Action Feature

A Shawn Michaels with a Spring-Loaded Punch

A Brutus Beefcake with Red and Yellow 'Mega Maniacs' Tights.

The Rythem and Blues Pack was never released,due to Honkey Tonk Man leaving the WWF and Greg Valentine abandoning the gimmick. 

The Hart Foundation broke up before the Figure Pack could be released. Plus,Jim Neidhart was taking time off from Television.

By the time The Tugboat Figure was being produced,the Character had turned Heel and became Typhoon.

Ultimate Warrior left the WWF while his "Chest Beating Figure" was produced. Rumor has it that it was an 'Ultimate Maniacs' Version of the Warrior.

Beefcake also left the WWF before his Figure was produced.

As for Shawn Micheals..who knows.

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WWF Hasbro Rings

Besides Action Figs,Hasbro Also created 5 Wrestling Rings. Each of these Rings came with the WWF World Championship. The ONLY Belt created for this line.

WWF Ring #1 was the Standard Blue Ring with Rounded Post Tops.

WWF Ring #2 was also the Standard Blue Ring with Squared Post Tops.

WWF Rings #3 and 4 were the same as the 1st and 2nd Rings respectively,except with Black Turnbuckles.

The Final Hasbro Ring was Yellow with Red Posts and Turnbuckles. It also had Square Post Tops.

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Now it's time for a "What Could Have Been" scenario,where Hasbro was allowed to keep the WWF Figure License for a while longer. Now these Figure Waves are all Hypathetical or What-If's,So keep that in mind.

Wave 12.5 - 1994/1995 (Hot Pink Card Sub-Series)

We kick things off with a limited edition extention to Wave 12. These figures were being produced alongside Wave 12,but were released a Month or 2 Later.

This one breaks the All-Male streak. For the first time,Hasbro makes Lady Wrestling Figures.

Alundra Blaze (with removable WWF Womens Championship Belt)

Bull Nakano

Luna Vachon (despite leaving company shortly after the completion of this wave)

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Wave 13 - 1995 (White Card Series)

The next of my What-If Waves is the White Card Series. Contains figures of:

Undertaker #3 (New Sculpt. with Purple Gloves and Removable Hat)

Owen Hart #2 (New Sculpt. with 'King of Harts' Singlet)

Bob "Sparkplug" Holly

Kwang

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Duke "The Dumpster" Drose (with Trash Can)

The 1-2-3 Kid #2 (with Red and White '1-2-3' Attire)

The Heavenly Bodies Jimmy del Ray and Tom Prichard (Tag Team 2-Pack)

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart #2 (New Sculpt. With Black Tanktop and Pink Tights. Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 14 - 1995 (Black Card Series)

The Black Card Series Contains:

Diesel #2 (with Black 'Big Daddy Cool' Tanktop. Shadeless)

Henry O. Godwinn (with Slop Pail)

Aldo Montoya

Headshrinker Sione

Headshrinker Fatu (New Sculpt with Boots)

Tatanka #2 (New Sculpt. with Waste Piece.)

Jacob and Eli Blu (Of the Blu Bros. Tag Team 2-Pack.)

The Allied Powers Lex Luger and The British Bulldog (Tag Team 2-Pack. The Bulldog is wearing his 'Union Jack' Trunks,while Lex Luger is wearing his 'Old Glory' Trunks)

Bob Backlund (Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 15 - 1995 (Grey Card Series)

For the Grey Card Series,we have:

Psycho Sid #1 (A Reissue of Sid Justice with Black Trunks and a new Head Sculpt)

Shawn Michaels #3 (New Sculpt. Blue 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with Cyan Cracked Hearts.)

Hakushi

Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (Babyface Version)

"Double J" Jeff Jerrett #2 (with Hat)

Mantaur

Adam Bomb #2

Kama

Owen Hart and Yokozuna (Tag Team 2-Pack. Yokozuna has Black Sumo Loin-Peice and Red Tights. Owen Hart is the same as his 2nd Figure. Both Come with Removable WWF Tag Team Championship Belts)

King Kong Bundy (Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 16 - 1995 (Cyan Card Series)

For the Cyan Card Series we have:

Savio Vega #1

Waylon Mercy

Fatu (90's Street Version,with 'Make A Difference' Tights)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #1

Rad Radford

Bodydona Skip

Jean-Pierre LaFitte

Man Mountain Rock (with WWF-shaped Guitar)

Men on a Mission King Mabel and Sir Mo (Repaints of the Original Mo and Mabel,with Removable Crowns. Tag Team 2-Pack)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #3 (A reissue of Bret Hart #2,but with Black Tanktop,Pink Tights,and Removable Jacket. Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 17 - 1996 (Bronze Card Series)

For the Bronze Card Series we have:

Goldust (with Removable Wig)

Issac Yankem DDS

Bret "Hitman" Hart #4 (New Sculpt. with Black Tanktop and Black Tights. No Shades.)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #3 (New Sculpt. with Black Vest,Black Trunks. And Removable Gold Chains)

The British Bulldog #3 (Heel Version with Short Hair. Bulldog #2 was part of the Allied Powers 2-Pack back in Wave 14)

Ahmed Johnson #1

Dean Douglas

The Smokin' Gunns Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn (New Sculpts with Black Vests and Removable Hats. Billy has Short Hair and is Clean Shaven)

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Wave 18 - 1996 (Silver Card Series)

The Silver Card Series contains: 

Vader #1

"Ringmaster" Steve Austin (with Removable Million Dollar Title Belt)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts #2 (New Sculpt with Revelation the Snake)

Diesel #3 (with Silver 'Diesel Power' Tanktop)

Shawn Michaels #4 (Red 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with White Cracked Hearts)

Savio Vega #2

Owen Hart #3 (New Sculpt with 'King of Harts' Singlet)

The Bodydonas Skip and Zipp (Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 19 - 1996 (Gold Card Series)

Gold Card Series contains:

Shawn Michaels #5 (Silver 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with Gold Cracked Hearts)

Yokozuna #4 (Same as Yokozuna #3,but with a New Head Sculpt)

Ultimate Warrior #4 (New Sculpt with Blue Trunks)

Mankind #1

"Wild Man" Marc Mero #1 (Black Trunks)

Goldust #2 (with Removable Wig and Coat)

Undertaker #4 (with Sleeveless Shirt. Hatless)

The Godwinns Pheneas I. Godwinn and Henry O. Godwinn (Tag Team 2-Pack. Comes with Slop Pail and Removable Horseshoe Chain)

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Wave 20 - 1996 (Crimson Card Series)

The Crimson Card Series Contains:

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #1

Psycho Sid #2 (New Sculpt with Black Trunks)

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (with Bull Rope and Removable Hat)

New Rocker Marty Jannety

New Rocker Leif Cassidy

Ahmed Johnson #2

Vader #2

The Smokin' Gunns Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn (3rd Versions with Black Vests,Black Jeans,and Removable Hats. Both Men have Short Hair and are Clean Shaven)

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Wave 21 - 1997 (Navy Card Series)

The Navy Card Series incudes:

Faarooq Asaad #1 (Gladiator Gear)

The Executioner (with Ax)

Crush #3 (Convict Outfit)

Mankind #2 (with Urn)

"Wild Man" Mark Mero #2 (Red Trunks)

"The Stalker" Barry Windham

Shawn Michaels #6 (Black 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with White Stripes and White Cracked Hearts)

Owen Hart and The British Bulldog (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts for both Figures. with Slammy Award.)

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Wave 22 - 1997 (Dark Green Card Series)

The Dark Green Card Series Includes:

The Undertaker #5 (New Sculpt. All Black Attire)

Rocky Miavia #1 (Blue Trunks)

The Sultan

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #2 (with Black Vest)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #5 (with Black Tanktop,Black Tights,and Removable Jacket. The 'Hart Family' Emblem is now in the Center of the Tanktop)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #2

Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon (Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 23 - 1997 (Dark Purple Card Series)

The Dark Purple Series Includes:

Faarooq Assaad #2 (Nation of Domination)

Savio Vega #3 (Nation of Domination)

Brian Pillman

Cactus Jack

The Patriot (with American Flag)

Headbanger Mosh

Headbanger Thrasher

Flash Funk

Legion of Doom Hawk and Animal (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts with Removable Shoulder Pads)

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Wave 24 - 1998 (Black and Red Series #1)

The 1st Black and Red Card Series includes

Rocky Miavia #2 (New Headsculpt. Black Trunks)

"Marvolous" Mark Mero

Goldust #3 (The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust)

Shawn Michaels #7 (D-Generation X)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #3 (D-Generation X)

Dude Love

Ken Shamrock

Chyna (only female figure of this wave)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #3 (with Black 'Austin 3:16' Vest)

The Godwinns Henry and Phineas (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts. Southern Justice Warriors.)

The Hart Foundation (Stable 3-Pack. Contains Bret Hart #5,Owen Hart #4,and British Bulldog #4. Removable Jackets for Bret and Owen. Removable Vest for the Bulldog. Comes with Canadian and British Flags. Special Mail-Away Figures!)

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Wave 25 - 1998 (Black and Red Card Series #2)

This is the Final Wave before Hasbro and WWF decided to part ways. (they can't do this forever). The 2nd Black and Red Card Series includes.

Kane

Mark Henry

Kama Muatafa

Steve Blackman

Chainsaw Charlie (with Chainsaw)

Owen Hart #5 (with 'Black Hart' Singlet)

Jeff Jarrett #3 

Undertaker #6 (All Black Attire)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #4 (with Black 'Skull' Vest)

The New Age Outlaws "Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Badass" Billy Gunn (Tag Team 2-Pack)

The 3 Faces of Foley (3-Pack. Contains Reissues of Mankind #2 without the Urn,Cactus Jack,and Dude Love. Special Mail-Away Figures!)

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Besides Figures,this "What If" Line also produced Championship Belt Packs and Rings.

Championship Belt Pack #1 would have The WWF Championship,The Intercontenental Championship,and The Tag Team Championship.

The 2nd Pack would have All the Title Belts from the Previous Pack,plus the addition of the European Championship.

The WrestleMania Ring would be released in 1994 and would be a re-package of the Original Hasbro Ring,but with the WrestleMania Logo on the Apron. Belt and Flag not included.

The Monday Night RAW Ring would be released in 1995 and would include a Steel Cage Add-On. The Ring itself would've been Black with Blue Posts and Dark Blue Turnbuckles. The RAW logo would be on the Apron.

The In Your House Ring would be released 1996 and would also include a Steel Cage Add-On. The Ring would've been Blue with Blue Posts and Dark Blue Turnbuckles.

The RAW is WAR Ring would be released in 1998 and would also include a Steel Cage. The Ring would be Black with Black Turnbuckles and Posts. The RAW is WAR Logo eould be on the Apron.

And that's all she wrote. This was a fun little Nostalgia Trip and a cool look at What Could Have Been. Did You have figures from this Line? If so any fond memories? Sound off below.

See Ya,Space Cowboys.

Jason's Gallery - Nefer-Tina: Dancer of the Nile!

By day, she dresses up like a man to ride chariots. But by night, to honor her father's wishes, she serves as one of the Pharaoh's harem girls, by being a dancer at the royal palace. As a bellydancer, Nefer-Tina is as beautiful and serene as the River Nile itself.

 
Remember my suggestion in one of my crossover ideas in my Mummies Alive! review, which extending upon Nefer-Tina's backstory? Well, lo and behold, Nefer-Tina, in all of her bellydancing glory! This is my first actual Mummies Alive fanart I have ever done, believe it or not. I cut a lot of corners to get this done, especially with her animal totem. You see, in the cartoon, Nefer-Tina's animal totem, which is the Cat, looks more like a bear than a cat, judging from its ears. So, I made the ears more cat-like on her totem than how it looked in the cartoon. And I have perfected the see-through skirt a little bit more like my last ones I did. If walking like an Egyptian sounds more sexiful, than count me in, especially with Nefer-Tina seducing us with her beauty. Not bad for someone who dresses up like a man and ride chariots.

If you like to know more about this, check out my Toon Ninja Reviews Mummies Alive! review on this blog. It will explain everything, especially the other crossover ideas I have in mind.

Retro Rebellion: Toon Ninja Reviews Halloween Special - Mummies Alive! (retro-rebellion.blogspot.com)

CREE SUMMER BE PROUD!!

The Fictional History of Metro City!

 

As far back as I can remember, for centuries, for millennia, for many years, in the world of fiction, every comic, cartoon, anime and even video games always have a setting. Sometimes, our stories take place in real cities like New York City or Los Angeles, or taking place in fictional places like Metropolis, Cybertron or Equestria. But, there is one place that have existed for quite a long, yet confusing, time. No matter what genre we like, or what games we play or comics we read or what type of animation we watch, the one place that has such a confusing history is the fictional town known as Metro City.

No one knows who came up with the name Metro City. But for a long time, the setting of this similarly named town was used in any shape or form in all forms of media, such as gaming and in animation. Here are some examples of this similarly named town in all its forms.

Inspector Gadget: The very cartoon, if I remember correctly, was the first of many that carries the name, Metro City. In this continuity, Metro City was the home of Inspector Gadget, along with his niece Penny and their family dog, Brain, where Gadget does his usual activities like a parent (or legal guardian) would do before being called away on an assignment by Chief Quimby. Although his cases take him all over the world, but some of them take place in Metro City itself. But since then, no thanks in part by the live action films (which I elected to ignore), Metro City was renamed Riverton, OH. Moving on, from one DIC cartoon to another, I give you...

Double Dragon: We all know the history of this beat'em up series. Two brothers, fighting a group of thugs in a city to rescue the girl. Aside from the first episode (which was based on the first game), not in this cartoon adaptation. Other than Billy and Jimmy Lee getting magic swords and all, this video game-based cartoon took place in their version of Metro City. While the original game series took place in real life places (sometimes in a post-apocalyptic New York like Mad Max, and sometimes a worn-down city, riddled with crime), this version of Metro City is mostly clean and just, but does look worn out in some places, especially with the Shadow Master trying to cover it into eternal darkness. Speaking of beat'em ups, this leads us to our next one...

Final Fight: One of the crown jewels of Capcom, and one of the crown jewels of beat'em ups to come. Just like Double Dragon, this version of Metro City was riddled with crime, perpetrated by the ruthless Mad Gear Gang. But unlike Double Dragon, in this universe, Metro City had a mayor who vowed to clean up the streets, in more ways than one, in the form of retired pro-wrestler, Mike Haggar, who, along with Cody and Guy, vowed to put the beat down on the Mad Gear Gang, especially when they crossed the line when they kidnapped Haggar's daughter, Jessica, who is also Cody's girlfriend. Now, let us fast forward into the future with...

Captain Commando: Unlike Inspector Gadget and Double Dragon, this beat'em up, which features Capcom's original mascot before Megaman, has ties with the aforementioned Final Fight and takes place in Metro City in the year 2026, further in the future. In this future, Metro City has been overrun by an evil entity known as Scumicide and his pack of super-powered criminals and it's up to Captain Commando and his teammates, Baby Head, Mack the Knife and Ginzu the Ninja (Hoover, Jennety and Sho in the Japanese version) to stop them.

In short, no one knows how the name or city of Metro City came to be. All I know is, if Metro City wasn't that confusing and since we got a big imagination, this fictional town would've been a haven for all the aforementioned titles I have mentioned. Almost in a style of crossovers. No one knows what the future holds for this fictional city. Only time will tell, if the next cartoon, anime, comic or video game has another town with a familiar name...like Metro City. Until next time, stay frosty.

Saraba da (Farewell)...for now.