Mattel Elite 25 Bruno Sammartino

  Well I was informed that Walmart put out a case of Elite 25 from a member on wfigs.proboards.com. There is a whole board dedicated to figure findings and there so happens to be a thread for Pennsylvania findings. So today by dumb luck I decided to see if somebody had posted anything in the PA thread. So by dumb luck a fellow member who lives in my city said that the local Walmart put out a case of Elite 25 and that there were two Bruno Sammartino's there. Also he said there was Battle Packs 24 but no Naomi and Cameron and that there was remnants of B34 which I did not need.
   So I went to Walmart to see if the Bruno Sammartino was still there and indeed he was. Elite 25 Bruno Sammartino is an unusual figure, because he was just inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame just like Trish Stratus was this year. Oddly enough she was the flashback in Elite 24. Now what makes Bruno Sammartino unusual is the accessories he is given. He comes with a WWE Hall of Fame plaque and podium and microphone. I am not complaining about the accessories but Mattel could have gave him the original WWE title belt that Bruno had during his longest title reign.
  Bruno Sammartino's body is perfect, it shows off his muscular body that he has in real life. Also his headscan is just perfect, and looks just like him in his youth. It's odd that Mattel would make a flashback in older attire and looks and give him modern accessories.

Mattel Elite 23 JBL

  Today I went to Walmart to discover a Mattel Elite 23 JBL. I never thought I would find this figure at retail. I somehow managed to find it though. I am still looking for an E22 Giant though. I won't give my hopes up though. Anyway JBL is one of the 4 flashback figures from Elite 23. The other 3 flashbacks are Macho Man Randy Savage, Triple H, and The Undertaker.
  JBL is the only figure in this set that has the First Time in The Line sticker on the packaging. Now a lot of collectors complained that JBL has the wrong type of torso, or his jacket stained the figure, or his left fist was loose. In that case my JBL's left fist is loose. I don't play with my WWE figures, I just display them on my dresser. So i could care less that his left fist is loose.
  JBL is a pretty good figure in my opinion. The scan is perfect. here is the attire that the JBL is based on. Also the box art is based on that picture to your right as well. JBL wore that attire in 2004.

Mattel Elite 23 Undertaker

  Today I went to Walmart after class and I found out they had finally put out Elite 23. However There weren't any JBL's there. I was letdown that there were no JBL figure. However there was 2 Undertakers there. Elite 23 Undertaker is based on a circa 1994 Undertaker when he wore purple gloves.
  This Undertaker is one of Mattel's finest figures they have made to date. Not only does his tie come included, you also get his mask that he wore for a brief period of time. It's not often you get his hat and coat with a Mattel Undertaker, if you count his Entrance Greats figure he had back in 2010. The Entrance Greats figure was a basic.
   Elite 23 Undertaker is the Best Mattel Undertaker yet. The headsculpt is a perfect 10. The coat is removable as all elite coats are removable. The mask is very small and can be lost very easily. All we need now is a Paul Bearer figure to go along with E23 Undertaker.

Mattel Elite 24 Trish Stratus

  On Thursday I ordered a Mattel Elite series 24 Trish Stratus from a seller on Amazon.com for $29.99. The best part is that it wasn't on backorder at all. So I don't have to wait until November to get one if I ordered her from Ringside Collectibles. No offense, to Ringside, I just couldn't wait that long to get a Trish Stratus figure.

   Anyway, Trish Stratus is a flashback meaning that she is packed one per case and since she is a diva figure, that also makes her shortpacked. Trish Stratus comes with the WWE Women's Championship belt. The belt is a little tiny compared to the other Mattel belts for figures. The beltplate is smaller than the Divas Championship belt. I have no complaints about the belt because I am happy to get the Woman's Championship belt, it will probably be the only time Mattel will make the belt. Kind of like what they did with the Legends series 6 Ultimate Warrior's Custom WWF Championship belt and Defining Moments John Cena's US Spinner belt.
  Trish Stratus is perfectly scaled to other Mattel figures. Since Trish is about 5Ft 5 inches in real life, her figure is taller than Miss Elizabeth. Now Trish might feel like a basic Diva figure to the untrained eye but since Trish is an Elite figure she has the articulated ankles that basics don't have. Apparently there is a variation of E24 Trish Stratus's hair color. One version has blonde hair and the other has a darker blonde hair. I got the Darker blonde haired version.
  Overall I think the figure is very well done and the headscan is a home run. Mattel really got her likeness captured perfectly. I think she is the best one in E24 since she is the only one worth getting out of that whole set. Who needs another Rey Mysterio Elite? I think nobody since he's gonna warm the shelves anyway.

Mattel Elite 19 Miss Elizabeth

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Macho Man and Miss Eliabeth

  Today I finally got my hands on an Elite 19 Miss Elizabeth Flashback. I traded two Mattel diva's figures to get it, a b11 Eve Torres and a 2pack series 1 Beth Phoenix. Miss Elizabeth was originally planned to be in the Legends line but since the line died it has been moved to the Elite line as a flashback figure. Just like Elite 16 Kevin Nash, Miss Elizabeth is in every other case of Elite 19 making her hard to find. E19 HBK will be easier to find due to him being in the first wave and not the revision wave. Now E19 Miss Elizabeth gets alot of hate from the collecting community for some reason. I however do not hate it.  Also Miss Elizabeth is the first figure to be wearing a dress, and the second to be wearing heels with B13 Vickie Guerrero being the first to have heels.
  Another thing to be careful about Miss Elizabeth is her feet. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a foot fetish it's that the feet can break off. I saw pictures of one with a broken foot when it was taken right out of the box. Since Miss Elizabeth is wearing high heels, she might be hard to stand up on her own without the aid of  display stand. 
   E19 Miss Elizabeth is her third figure since the LJN and ToyBiz ones

Elite 18 Undertaker

  Today I went to Walmart to find a case of Elite 18. There was no Jerry Lawler but there were 2 ABA Undertakers in that case for some reason. I originally planned to skip this figure altogether if I would ever find it at retail. Ironically I did find the American Bad Ass Undertaker. So I caved in and bought it. I swear this will be my Second and LAST Mattel Undertaker that I will buy. It's a good figure but it has knee issues that some of the elites have been known to have.
  Now all we need is a in scale motorcycle for the ABA Undertaker. I wish Mattel would make one which they won't do. I'm glad they made this figure since The Undertaker had this gimmick from 2000-03.

Elite 18 Jerry Lawler

  Today I got my Mattel Elite Series 18 Jerry Lawler flashback. It's an awesome figure that was highly anticipated by Mattel WWE collectors like myself. No collection is complete without The King. Now this figure is one of the best flashbacks Mattel has given us. In fact just about every flashback they give us is a home run out of the ballpark. Well since Mattel cancelled the legends line, they have been including flashbacks in every elite series since series 12. Usually the odd numbered series contain only one flashback figure such as, series 13, 15, 17, with the exception of series 19 which gives us 2 flashbacks. The even numbered series gets two flashbacks in the set such as series 12, 14, 16, 18, 19.

The Attire that the Figure is based on.

  Sadly flashbacks are shortpacked to one per case. That factor annoys collectors. Now where was I? Oh yes elite 18 Jerry the King Lawler.

The picture above is the attire that the figure is based on from his WrestleMania XXVII attire.
To your left is the Mattel figure.