RINGSIDE COLLECTIBLES - WWF Figure Insider!

NEWS: I apologize for this week's column being updated late, but I've got some big, exclusive late-breaking news to report. I'm feeling "under the weather," but please bare with me and let's get to it.

Jakks will be making another line of 12" figures soon. These will have one major difference from the standard Federation Fighters 12" figures though. The Back Talkin' Crushers talk when you bend their arms or legs. Each Superstar has over 30 different phrases prgrammed into them. This incredible 12" set includes The Rock, Steve Austin, The Big Show, and The Undertaker. Ringside Collectibles will be accepting pre-orders for the new Back Talkin' Crushers by the end of the month. I will let you know right here as soon as that happens.

The Titan Tron Live figures scheduled to be released by Wrestlemania look to be amazing figures. These incredibly-detailed figures include some of the figures you requested most. I'm not at liberty to name all the names at the moment, but I'll say Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon were not left out of Jakks plans. This is further proof that Jakks is listening to your requests, so keep them coming.

Also due out by Wrestlemania 2000 is The Rock's 12" Interactive Figure. You will be able to download all of your favorite Rock catch-phrases right into the People's action figure. Hopefully we'll see a 12" Interactive Figure of Mankind sometime in the future to complete the Rock & Sock Connection. Right now the Steve Austin Interactive Figure looks to be the hot item for the upcoming holiday season. Order one today before it becomes the Furby of 1999.

As you can probably tell, Jakks is in full-swing with a ton of innovative new products scheduled for the months ahead. All of the afforementioned figures should be amazing. Ringside Collectibles will bring you photographs of all new products as soon as they are available.

The Edge & Christian signed 2-Pack is almost sold out at the new low price. You are going to want to own this excellent signed collector's piece featuring two of the fastest rising stars in the WWF. I am predicting that Edge & Christian will win the Terri Invitational Tournament. If they lose, I will personally give away as a trivia contest prize the 2-Pack that I pre-ordered for my personal collection which is guaranteed to be #001 of 500. However, if I am right, if Edge and Christian do in fact win the Terri Invitational Tournament (sorry, I can't use the initials), everyone reading still win's because the week that they win the tournament, the trivia prize will be a signed Edge & Christian 2-Pack personalized to the winner's name by Edge & Christian.

Final Results of last week's Poll:
After ten weeks, this page is a hit! The response from last week's poll was very positive, with a strong majority of you coming back every week. Many of you have e-mailed me asking when new columns are put up. From now on a new column should be up every Friday. However, take a moment to vote in this week's poll to let me know what day you prefer!!

The Big Show

His figure is huge, it's extremely popular, and it's been re-released multiple times the past few months. The Big Show first appeared in Superstars Series 9 and has been re-released in a Grudge Match with Mankind, Signature Series 4, the Perfect 10 pack, etc. This hulking figure is most definitely the hottest figure to some out of Jakks' SummerSlam assortments.

BRING IT TO ME JAKKS!: Is there a certain figure that you would like to see produced or an accessory you would like to see made? Jakks has told us that they would love to hear your ideas and suggestions for future products! If you always wanted that Howard Finkel figure to complete your collection or if you think Jakks should come out with Al Snow's frozen dinner with real Pepper meat, all that you have to do is e-mail Jakks with your suggestion. They just might use it! All product suggestions sent to: [email protected] will be forwarded directly to Jakks Pacific.

WWF FIGURE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK: This week's prize is a $30 Ringside Collectibles Gift Certificate. The question is: What assortment was Superstars Series 6 originally planned to be?If you think you know the answer, just send an e-mail to:[email protected] with the subject "INSIDER CONTEST", in the e-mail you MUST include your answer along with your complete name, mailing address, and phone number. Only one entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Your answer must be received by 11:59pm eastern time on October 15th. One winner will be chosen from all correct entries received. You can rest assured that your mailing information will not be used for marketing purposes. It allows us to ensure that multiple entries are disqualified as well as letting us know where to ship the prize if you win!
The winner of this contest will be announced on the Figure Insider page the weekend of October 15.

Many of you were confused with last week's question. I asked what set featured the first Austin in his Austin 3:16 shirt with a smoking skull on the back. While he was made in King of the Iron Rungs and Signature Series 1 in the Austin 3:16 shirt, neither had a smoking skull on the back. They had a skull, but no smoke. The first with the smoking skull was in Shotgun Saturday Night Series 1. This week's winner is [email protected].

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