Galoob's Ric Flair, Styling and Profilin !!! Shorter than I expected....

Back in 1990, I was firmly entrenched in wrestling mania.  I deeply loved the WWF LJN line of figures and, to introduce the stars of the NWA into my little world, I would customize them to make my favorite NWA stars. I longed for the day when the NWA, which was being re-branded into WCW, would make a line parallel to the LJN's.

Unfortunately, the LJN WWF line ended, signally the end of a truly great action figure line. Hasbro became the WWF's toy maker for the 90's. I had no interest in the Hasbro line as I was getting older and those toys were too gimmicky for me. I did notice however that the WCW managed to finally produce some action figures !! I remember watching the commercials, seeing that they were molded plastic figures like the LJN's and was very happy. It was short lived. While I waited for "The Wrestling Ring" to advertise the WCW figures in the latest issue of PWI, I happened to find out that the WCW figures were sadly gonna be the same scale as the 4 inch Hasbro figures. I decided to put my resources towards King Diamond records and concert t-shirts.

Fast Forwards several years, I got over myself and finally got that plastic version of my childhood idol.

From Galoob, WCW Series 1; The Nature Boy Ric Flair !!!! A solid pose and accessorized with a title belt, this figure turned out to be pretty great !!

Well detailed, really quite a nice figure.

 

Head sculpt is pretty spot on to the legend !!

Cool details on the boots and tights.

OK, even though he's shorter than I wanted but I like this figure. Its a great likeness, well detailed and has a belt ! I did get my wish and got the LJN style Ric Flair figure I wanted but that will be a post for another day..........

This is not a reminisce but a wish I had that when I was a kid! This post proves that the Japanese are WAAAAY cooler in regard to the toys they produce.....I present:

ITS A BARBED WIRE WRESTLING RING!!!!!!!

wait maybe you didn't hear that....

ITS A BARBED WIRE WRESTLING RING!!!!!!!!!!!

 I had to hang silver thread around my WWF ring ropes to simulate this!! THEY ARE BARBED WIRE!!! wow, just.....wow.

I used to wrap my ropes in silver thread and used a washable red marker on my LJNs for blood for the Barbed Wire match. This is way cooler. I didn't get alot of facts about this ring, its scale, the affiliation or nothing, I just had to post this. Its f'n cool :)