Thursday, January 20, 2011

Mattel Vs Jakks Pacific

I just bought the new spring action WWE Superstar Raw ring by Mattel. I can assure you that this ring is way better than the junk that Jakks Pacific makes. I already have the Jakks Pacific Rocky III ring and that is one of the worst rings I have ever had. I got my first WWE Raw ring when I was 8 years old back in 1997 and that was a bigger ring than the Rocky ring. Now lets cut to the chase with the review. The Jakks Pacific Rocky III ring is the same size as the Mattel Superstar Raw ring. Now here's where the similarities end. Assembling the Jakks Pacific ring is a pain in the ass. The reason for it being such a pain is because the ropes are not pre tied so when you do tie the ropes you have a huge knot sticking out of the turnbuckle. This leads to the second pain in the ass, the turnbuckle posts. The Second thing almost all wrestling fans hate about Jakks Pacific rings is that the turnbuckle posts cave in. What I mean by when they cave in is that the lunge forward when the ropes hooked around them. Now the Jakks Rocky ring has a rope bounce mechanism which is pretty crappy enough said.
  Now the Mattel WWE Superstar Raw ring. As I said earlier the Mattel ring is the same size as the Jakks Pacific one. The Mattel ring wasn't a pain in the ass to assemble. In fact it was a breeze to assemble because the ropes were pre tied and so you wouldn't have to spend time trying to not have a big knot when you assemble the ring. All you have to do is put the turnbuckles in the holes and hookup the ropes. Another factor is that the ropes are now tighter than the Jakks Pacific one. The Only other assembly required was putting the WWE sticker in the center of the ring, putting 12 WWE stickers on the turnbuckle pads, and putting the Raw stickers on the two sides of the ring. The ring has a spring bounce action instead of a rope bounce action.
   The real winner here is the Mattel Ring. It's easier to assemble and more enjoyable.

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