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Premium Toyetic Event: WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
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As we always do on Premium Toyetic Event, we're breaking down the athletes from the top pro wrestling PPVs and PLEs who are most deserving of the action figure treatment. It's like fashion week, but wrestling gear!
This week, we're discussing who was toyetic from 2025's Wrestlepalooza!
Who do YOU think deserves an action figure from this event? Let us know!
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Introduction to Adventures in Collecting Podcast
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Speaker
Are you ready, kids? Get your parents' permission, check your mailbox, and grab your shopping cart. It's time for the Adventures in Collecting podcast. I'm Eric.
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Speaker
And I'm Dave. Welcome to Adventures in Collecting, where we talk toy news, culture, and hauls, along with our journeys as collectors.
Focus on WWE's Wrestlepalooza
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Hello everybody and welcome back to Adventures in Collecting Premium Toyetic Event. ah It was packed weekend for wrestling, but for this episode we are going to focus on the wwe WWE's ah first event in the ESPN era.
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ah We are going to talk about none other than Wrestlepalooza. What a name. um Of course, before we get into ah into the the talking of of Wrestlepalooza, a little bit of housekeeping.
New York Comic Con Coverage Plans
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So first and foremost, gang, i we are rapidly, rapidly approaching. New York Comic Con. It is just a few weeks out and we will be there all day is Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
00:01:37
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ah Adventures in Collecting will be reporting live from ah from New York Comic Con. We're already starting to line up our... um our interview schedule, all of the panels we're going to be going to Hasbro, of course, will be there ah this year for the first time in a very, very long time.
00:01:55
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So, um, lots and lots of things to be excited about in the world of comic-con and we will be there covering it live and in person. So, um,
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Expect reveals, interviews, in-the-moment reaction to things as we head into New York Comic Con just a few weeks out and in October.
WWE Elite Collector's Edition Giveaway
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um Before we get to October, though, it is still September, and it is still time for you to enter our giveaway. So we've partnered with our friend Alex West Collects to give away this w WWE Elite invisible, uh, collector's edition Sina. So the translucent clear Sina, it's an awesome figure. It's gorgeous. If you are a big Sina fan, um, if you are trying to be a completist on this kind of final year of collectibles here, ah to celebrate Sina's retirement, uh, this is a great piece to add to that collections and this is your chance to win it. So to do that,
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All you have to do is visit at AIC underscore podcast on ah on Instagram. There is a pinned post with all the instructions you need ah to follow in order to enter to win yourself the the invisible ah You Can't See Me Sina. So this collector's edition. Yeah.
00:03:13
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So again, that's at AIC underscore podcast. You have the entire month of September. ah to do that. And um to give you ah just ah again, as we head closer and closer to October here, um our giveaway, we're actually it's going to be two
October Dual Giveaway Announcement
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ah for October. So we have a dual giveaway ah of two things from toy lines and companies and world of toy ah that we have Never ah done before.
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So that's going to be really, really cool. And we're we're calling it the trick or treat variant. So two giveaways, two chances to win ah for October. So stay tuned for that. ah First time we've ever done that. So I'm really excited to...
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kick that off in October. But in the meantime, go, go and win yourself a John Cena.
Wrestlepalooza Toy Discussion
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Now, as I mentioned at the top of the episode, ah this is a premium toyetic event where we unpack ah all of the,
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i the goings on at a, i uh wwe or aew pay-per-view but not so much in terms of who had the best match uh who was the biggest surprise who was the biggest letdown none of that we are specifically talking about toyetic and who we think needs a toy version um of their either look uh their appearance a specific moment From a pay-per-view And we're talking all about Wrestlepalooza Indianapolis Which happened just this weekend I would say a pretty polarizing show we're not going to get I'm not going to get into the the critique of the show itself But um things happened at Wrestlepalooza
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well We're going to leave it there ah But all of that being said There are still some really cool opportunities To get some some ah some superstars either back into the line or into the line for the first time, um, in some pretty cool and unique looks.
2025 Brock Lesnar Toy Proposal
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So, uh, let's, let's jump right in, ah with the first pick here for, uh, for Russell Palooza. It is the beast incarnate, the, uh, what, as Pat McAfee likes to say, the, the alpha male of our species.
00:05:35
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help us. um We have Brock Lesnar. So ah Brock is back and whether you love him, whether you hate him, that's that's moot.
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um The man is a draw. So he gets pop every time he comes out. ah He is great in the ring. He looks incredible for, i think he's, if he's not 50, he's pushing 50.
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um And we have a pretty great representation of Brock Lesnar throughout his career from the folks at Mattel um in regards to both WWE wwe Elite and Ultimate Editions.
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i I mean, the the dude that looks like an action figure should be an action figure, right? I mean, that's... It's the way that this works. Um, and like I said, we have really great representation of Brock throughout his career, but he's sporting some new, uh, new locks.
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That's the word I was looking for. um yeah, so he's got, uh, he's got some new hair, longer hair. um You know, the the body is kind of a ah would end up being a rinse and repeat of the last Ultimate Edition unless they wanted to um kind of retool some pieces in the the abdomen area ah to make that kind of unique i body frame that he has, I guess you could say.
00:06:48
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Yeah. But we've already got a really great ah scan of Brock. We've got great expressions ah with the beard. So let's just get that new hair on there and call it a day, even if it's just an elite.
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um But, you know, obviously the match with John Cena did not go the way that most people wanted it to go. But I think in terms of wrestling storytelling, it made a whole heck of a lot of sense. um And I think it will pay off in the end, I hope.
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But ah yeah, so first pick, ah let's get this new 2025 version of ah Brock Lesnar into the Elite or Ultimate Edition
Referee Edition Action Figure Idea
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line. ah Then for our next pick, L.A.
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Knight, yeah, I love a referee figure. I love the guest referee thing. It is one of my favorite gimmicks in wrestling and l LA Knight is so good at this.
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Um, but this is actually a cool opportunity to kind of give, um, you know, the deeper collectors a two in one figure. So, uh, you give us an an elite edition, uh, LA Knight with the pants, the green pants and the, the sneakers, um, the vest and the soft goods, um, LA Knight branded referee tank top.
00:08:07
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And then what you know long-time collectors can do are people who have the other LA Knight figures can take you know a t-shirt from a previous LA Knight and throw the vest on and have kind of promo and...
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and ah and and backstage version of LA Knight. So, uh, we have had a ton of LA Knight figures, which I love. I love how over he is. I love how awesome he continues to be. Even he's like the definition of making lemonades out of lemon, um, lemons.
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But, uh, yeah, so I would love referee edition, LA Knight. I think that'd be great.
Ultimate Edition 2-Pack Proposal
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Um, yeah, it's, Easy, easy win for the ah for the the team there over at Mattel.
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And then sticking with the same match, um we've seen some really great Ultimate Edition tag Team two packs. I think this version of the vision um would be an amazing two pack.
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ah One, it's we've only had two Bronson Reed figures. ah And this man is so expressive and he's just amazing. it's he's he's so impressive. I think he would do really well with an, ultimate edition, especially with the hard shell leather jackets that they have on, you know, that's kind of like a cross between, um you know, what would, uh, uh, Bron Breakers father wore, you know kind of like that Steiner style jacket, um, with all the spikes, you know, it kind of gives me a vibe of,
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you know, ah Road Warriors or LOD to a degree, but I think having the two of these ah superstars in an Ultimate Edition 2-pack with the entrance gear, ah with their logo on the back, the gold and black, I think it's just a really cool colorway and a way to um get up-level Bronson Reed's offering a little bit, you know, having just kind of those two elites both um being the same figure with just different techos I think this is, uh, this is ah an up level for him. And at this point, um you know, Bron Breaker is, is definitely deserving of an ultimate edition figure again, so expressive, um, so much movement that you can capture with those, uh, those extra, uh, pieces of articulation.
00:10:21
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i just think of how good his, his dad and his uncle's, um, ultimate editions are. And, you know, but he would be, It would be awesome. It'd be a very good figure. So ah this is kind of like a cheater two in one pick.
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um But again, I think it's I think it's justified.
Call for New AJ Lee Figure
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And then that takes us actually to our last pick already. And I think everyone could probably guess what's coming.
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Um, Dave may not be on this episode, but I am, I am picking not only on behalf of him, but also on behalf of wrestling figure collectors everywhere. And including myself, um, AJ Lee is back.
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It has been a long time since she has had an action figure. She has had a whole bunch of, uh, basics. She's had one, elite figure. Let's get her a new elite figure with all that new articulation Um, I love the, the rainbow, um pride, ah flames up the back of the chucks and on the heels.
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Uh, it was just ah an iconic a reintegration ring gear, not to mention, uh, it was definitely the best match of the evening. Um, she looked the part, you know, her matching outfit with Punk was great. That could be a two pack in its own right.
00:11:32
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But I think the priority is getting AJ back out there, um you know, it's been a long time, it's a decade. Uh, technology has changed a lot. She deserves a treatment where, um, you know, you can, you can actually hit her, her moves on people with, with the new elite figures and, or,
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God help us an ultimate edition, which would be amazing. Um, but yeah, this was a great match. I loved the ring gear, um, that pop of color on her kind of usual denim and blacks, uh, was, was very, very nice. So, um, yeah, loved, loved, loved this match and this ring gear. So, uh, the final pick of course is AJ Lee.
Listener Engagement and Social Media
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So, You know, Wrestlepalooza was kind of a quick PLE, not a whole lot of a buildup to it. um But there were some pretty, ah um some other amazing moments in it as well.
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um Outside the ones we mentioned, that I want to hear from you. What was your favorite moment of Wrestlepalooza that you'd like to see captured in figure form? um I'd like to shoot an honorable mention out to Steph Faker.
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um Amazing match. And ah she deserves every action figure in the world. I'm excited we're getting one. um Somebody needs to tell her that she needs to change up her ring gear so that way that she gets more action figures.
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I feel like I've only seen her in like two outfits. um But yeah, so let let us know if you're watching this on YouTube. Let us know in the comments below. Who do you want to see? um from Wrestlepalooza made into an action figure. And if you're listening to us, ah head on over to our Instagram at AIC underscore podcast or our X or TikTok and and let us know there.
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So ah yeah. With that, this has been your ah Adventures in Collecting premium toyetic event for Wrestlepalooza Indianapolis, and we will see you next time.
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Podcast Closing Remarks and Credits
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