MOTU Origins x WWE Mash-Up Line - Masters of the WWE Universe

[Despondor]

I actually found all four of the new wave (the one with Ricky Steamboat and Horde Macho Man) at the Walmart near my office on the morning of Thursday, February 18. They didn't ring up and the employees claimed that the people who put items in the system manually were not available; they basically refused to sell them to me. It's been more than a week now, and there have been no Masters of the WWE figures on the pegs at that Walmart. (The last time I checked was yesterday.) Maybe I'm being cynical, but I'm starting to think that they're trying to avoid selling them in the stores so that they can scalp them online instead.

[classic]

what city? So far the only US sightings I know about were mine and one the the Dallas area.

Allentown, PA

[Nekk-ra]

A Wal-Mart I stopped by Wednesday had this wave in, so I.picked up Ricky and Becky. Want the Horde Macho Man as well, but I have the previous wave MM and limited funds. The Fates will decide if I can get that one in the near future.

And is it weird that I'm more excited about these guys than the Origins figures? I think it's a new characters in the Mythos thing, because so far, except for Teela, Scareglow, and the upcoming Target Keldor (which I know will be a PITA to acquire), I'm really not interested in the MOTU stuff.

[Jim_Abell]

And is it weird that I'm more excited about these guys than the Origins figures?

I find myself in the same place and I find it strange as I'm not really a wrestling fan nor am I a fan of the vintage MOTU aesthetic. There's just something "fun" about them that I can't quite explain. The only way I think I'd enjoy these more is if they'd been built on Classics bodies and I wish I had the funds to custom them that way.

And while I'm here I want to put in my vote for an hWo Slime Pit with yellow slime, panther head and paw.

[Smitty.81]

And is it weird that I'm more excited about these guys than the Origins figures? I think it's a new characters in the Mythos thing, because so far, except for Teela, Scareglow, and the upcoming Target Keldor (which I know will be a PITA to acquire), I'm really not interested in the MOTU stuff.

I can see where you're coming from and I assume if I had not miss out on Classics I would feel the same way. I'm enjoying this line, but not as much as adding some new nostalgia to my collection. I'm about done with Hasbro's endless parade of Optimus and Megatron.

[Ka Rot-Top]

I find myself in the same place and I find it strange as I'm not really a wrestling fan nor am I a fan of the vintage MOTU aesthetic. There's just something "fun" about them that I can't quite explain. The only way I think I'd enjoy these more is if they'd been built on Classics bodies and I wish I had the funds to custom them that way.

And while I'm here I want to put in my vote for an hWo Slime Pit with yellow slime, panther head and paw.

Yeah, I really think we need the hWo Slime Pit with yellow slime, panther head and paw as well. It's just perfect. Make it happen Mattel!

[anytimepally]

I wasn't going to collect MOTU Origins at all until they announced Mr. T.

Mr. T remains the only WWE figure I have, but all of the MOTU Origins I've been able to find are here as well.

Well played Mattel.

[Despondor]

I was finally able to get them this morning. I like the orange translucent dragon that the Ricky Steamboat figure comes with, but it doesn't actually stay on the figure like the original did with Classics Dragon-Blaster Skeletor. At the moment, I have the dragon perched on top of one of the snakes on the Rattlesnake Mountain ring.

I noticed that hWo Macho Man comes with the smaller vintage-style battle mace instead of the Classics mace that the Macho Man-at-Arms came with. Now I have a Horde armor that Origins Skeletor can wear.

They seem to be getting a lot of use out of that removable battle armor with this line. This is only Wave 5 and it's been used three times already.

I hope the Kane figure in Wave 6 is not as difficult to get as the Undertaker figure was. The Undertaker is the only Masters of the WWE Universe figure I've never found at retail.

[Forcehunter]

I've thrown up my hands and went ahead and made a deal with one of our Canadian cousins for Kane and Goldberg just so I could have at least one because I am 99.9% certain this is going to be MOTUO wave 2 all over again. It is a premium, but what are you going to do when your market has messed up distribution? I better get used to paying a bit extra each month for the sake of my kitbashes.

[Despondor]

I'm really looking forward to Wave 6, but I don't expect any of the Walmarts in my area to get them in anytime soon. I was frankly surprised that I was able to find Wave 5 near the end of February. For me, Wave 3 was the most elusive so far. I remember seeing only one of each of the New Day figure, Braun Stroman, and The Rock at retail. (I never found Undertaker at retail.) I also remember seeing tons of Wave 2 at the same Walmarts I kept checking for Wave 3.

I find it extremely odd that I know of one Walmart that has several Wave 5 figures still available, but the only Wave 5 figures that show up on the Walmart website are the ones being scalped for more than $30 each by third-party sellers.

[Ka Rot-Top]

I'm really looking forward to Wave 6, but I don't expect any of the Walmarts in my area to get them in anytime soon. I was frankly surprised that I was able to find Wave 5 near the end of February. For me, Wave 3 was the most elusive so far. I remember seeing only one of each of the New Day figure, Braun Stroman, and The Rock at retail. (I never found Undertaker at retail.) I also remember seeing tons of Wave 2 at the same Walmarts I kept checking for Wave 3.

I find it extremely odd that I know of one Walmart that has several Wave 5 figures still available, but the only Wave 5 figures that show up on the Walmart website are the ones being scalped for more than $30 each by third-party sellers.

Do you have a link to Wave 5 on Walmart's website? I have not been able to find these online yet.