Wrasslin Wednesday is where I can wax nostalgic about Professional Wrestling in some way and this week I present: THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR from WWF LJN WRESTLING SUPERSTARS !!!
One of THE best figures from the line. He looks great !! Awesome paint apps, detail and he's in one of the best poses to kick some serious ass !! Just look at the "Warrior" detail on his boots !!!
LJN produced the WWF Wrestling Superstars from 1984 to 1989. The Ultimate Warrior came out in 1989 with the Black Carded 6th Series just before LJN closed up and sadly, production ended. So needless to say, his popularity and low production numbers make him a bit scarce. Mine is a bit battle worn but he is a awesome addition to my collection. Truth be told, I did not have him when I was of playing age. I got this guy later off the Usenet, before the Internet was quite so user friendly and Ebay was still in development stage. I did order one from "The Wrestling Ring" back in the day, but was returned with Mr. Hellwig being sold out. I had to make my own Warrior out of an extra Paul Orndorff figure.
I wasn't the biggest fan of his back then, but if I did have this figure, there is no WAY I could have stopped him destroying the champion ranks ! Just on the pure AWESOMENESS of this figure, he would have at least been United States Champion in few days. (I should mention that I made my own belts and kept champion stats so there were several championships for the rubber pugilists to acquire :)
I wasn't the biggest fan of his back then, but if I did have this figure, there is no WAY I could have stopped him destroying the champion ranks ! Just on the pure AWESOMENESS of this figure, he would have at least been United States Champion in few days. (I should mention that I made my own belts and kept champion stats so there were several championships for the rubber pugilists to acquire :)
I never had him during my LJN play days. Hogan was my go to champ. Then my house burned down and I lost them all...Oh well...Hasbro was made and I had the Warrior then.
ReplyDeleteBut I do like this one. Found him on Ebay for $5!
5 bux is Damn good for this guy!
DeleteNever of a fan of this guy v.s. his old tag team partner Sting who I always felt was the better of the two but this figure of him is extremely nice.
ReplyDeleteSting is by far the better of the two. But the Warrior has the better figure!
DeleteWow! That last wave of LJN figures were impossible to find around here.
ReplyDeleteA shame as some great figures were made.
I still own all the others, one right (used to have two) and a cage.
I never got the cage but I did make my own, to the scale of the ljn ring, out if chicken wire .
DeleteFor real?! AHHHAhHAhA cool!
DeleteIt was different times back then. I couldnt get all the toys I wanted so I had to get creative :)
DeleteMe and my brother didn't have the ring, so we made one out of a square boot box, some wooden dowls and thin rope.
ReplyDeleteVery creative. I had the ring but I booked a match with King Kong Bundy in the Main Event. He did a splash from the top rope and the ring cracked in the middle. I had to reinforce the underside with a piece of wood and fill the crack with epoxy. In the end I had a sturdier ring but I lost the big thumping sound it made :)
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