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Post by Shadow Master on Feb 4, 2023 18:18:24 GMT
Hello again, everyone. Like many of us, I am collector of all things Wrestling related. Figures, games, magazines, books, etc). For the past seven years, I've been photographing many of my collectibles; which eventually inspired me to start a blog (click HERE) on the subject. 230+ blog entries and thousands of photos later, I've now begun a Youtube channel as well. The first two videos can be seen below:  |
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Post by BakFu on Feb 4, 2023 21:19:05 GMT
Ooh, I want that Brody one!!! 😁
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Post by Shadow Master on Feb 4, 2023 22:23:52 GMT
Brody was just released two days ago.
There's also a bronze version that was given away two weeks ago as part of the AJPW 50th anniversary contest.
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Post by Shadow Master on Feb 17, 2023 19:27:07 GMT
For months, getting hold of The Great Kabuki's brand new 'Poisonous Fog' variant was a nightmare. But, I finally got one!
The normal version (left) pays tribute to Kabuki's facepaint worn during Kabuki's 'KABUKI - THE FINAL' retirement match in 2017. The
'Poisonous Fog' version is designed after one of Kabuki's early face paint designs from the 1980's.
Back when GoodSmile Shop announced Kabuki as part of the 16d Collection last July, the Poisonous Fog variant's (on the right) pre-order
sold out immediately. Though, that didn't stop certain eBay sellers from selling them in sets for up to $400. Ouch.
Luckily, prices have gone down, and GoodSmile shop has since added the poisonous version for sale. Definitely the coolest looking Kabuki
figure released to date.
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Post by Shadow Master on Aug 4, 2023 16:40:18 GMT
Along with being a long-time collector myself, I have also taken great pride in selling pieces of Wrestling memorabilia to other collectors over the years. One of my favourite items to collect are Japanese Shikishi boards. In Japan, Shikishi boards are the standard for collecting Wrestler autographs dating
back to the dawn of Puroresu. The earliest (and most valuable) examples being signed by Rikidozan himself at the height of his Wrestling career.
Today, I'm proud to offer this very special double autograph piece.
 This autograph piece was personally signed by Mitsuharu Misawa (left) and Kenta Kobashi (right) in 1993 for All Japan Pro-Wrestling's '93 Real World Tag Team League. The hard-backed 8x11 large size autograph includes the stamped dates 11/13 - 12/3 (November 13th to December 3rd, 1993), which were the dates in which the '93 tag league ran. |
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Post by Shadow Master on Dec 23, 2023 14:30:34 GMT
Today's Pro-Wrestling find is an original facepaint kit from the early 90's: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Prowrestlers Face Paint Set The packaging features Great Muta and The Hellraisers (Hawk and Power Warrior).  The set comes with three colours: red, blue and black. Quite frankly, I feel the set should have included green paint instead of blue, as Power Warrior's design is impossible to create with the provided colours.  Instead of painting instructions, the set includes a foldout mini poster featuring the popular 90's era NJPW artwork of both Muta and The Hellraisers. |
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 2, 2024 2:56:30 GMT
In the past several months, I have slowly begun the process of rebuilding my Wrestling figure collection. One of the thrills of doing so has been the ability to track down rare figures that I never had the chance of owning the first time around. Such was the case with these Great Muta figures: 
Great Muta - Darth Muta (red and black)
Great Muta - Mech. Muta (black and silver)
Great Muta - Spider Muta (pink and gold).As limited editions, each of the see-through variants were produced in smaller numbers (most often, less than 1000 of each). The first two (Spider and Mech) were
released in 2003, while the Darth Muta example was produced in 2005.
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