{"id":41543,"date":"2017-04-23T23:26:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T04:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=41543"},"modified":"2017-04-23T23:27:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T04:27:53","slug":"collectibles-column-best-worst-weirdest-undertaker-action-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/23\/collectibles-column-best-worst-weirdest-undertaker-action-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Undertaker Action Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-684558958\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><span class=\"s1\">The Undertaker\u2019s first action figure was released in 1992. Ever since then, companies like Hasbro, Jakks Pacific and Mattel have produced nearly 300 different figures of the Deadman. In addition to all of his regular figures, Undertaker has been a biker, a zombie, a special forces soldier and a guy who sweats a lot, among other things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Here is a list of 10 figures of the Undertaker that are truly memorable, either for their awesomeness or for all the wrong reasons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Best<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">1. Hasbro WWF Series 8. Undertaker\u2019s first action figure was released in Hasbro\u2019s fourth series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41552 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/1.png 596w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/1-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>of figures in 1992.\u00a0A\u00a0couple years later, Hasbro touched up the figure\u2019s paint job, tweaked his hair color and added a cloth trench coat for the company\u2019s eighth series of WWF action figures, the popular \u201cred card\u201d series. The coolness of the figure, combined with the scarcity of the red cards, makes this a favorite with collectors to this day. Loose figures regularly sell for right around $100, and a carded figure recently sold on eBay for $200. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41553 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/2.png 334w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/2-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>2. Jakks Pacific WWF SummerSlam 99. For this figure, Jakks followed much the same formula as Hasbro several years earlier. They took an older Undertaker figure, painted it up a little bit differently, and fitted it with a cool black and red robe in order to create a Ministry of Darkness Undertaker. It\u2019s a very basic figure with a cool accessory, but sometimes the simplest figures are the best.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41554 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/3.png 446w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/3-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">3. Jakks Pacific WWE Unmatched Fury Series 12. Some of the most detailed wrestling toys ever\u00a0made, the Unmatched Fury figures weren\u2019t so much toys as collectible figurines. Undertaker had two great figures in this line, but the Series 12 figure was especially cool. It features Undertaker kneeling down in his famous pose, right hand outstretched, with detailed tattoos on his forearms and purple gloves and boots against his black ring gear. This is a favorite item for many diehard collectors to get signed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41555 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/4.png 400w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/4-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>4. Jakks Pacific WWE Classic Superstars Series 13. Undertaker arrived in the WWF just about a year after LJN discontinued its popular line of WWF Wrestling Superstars. In 2007, Jakks decided to pen a love letter of sorts to LJN, and began releasing one figure in each Classic Superstars series as a throwback LJN-style figure. Undertaker was the very first figure of this retro line, and Jakks did a great job. The figure was released in a blue package designed to look like an LJN card, complete with \u201cWrestling Superstars\u201d in the same red font. The Undertaker figure looked exactly how most collectors imagined a late-80s toy of his would have looked.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41556 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/5.png 404w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/5-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">5. Mattel WWE Entrance Greats. Just a few months removed from wrestling as \u201cMean\u201d Mark on WCW TV, the Undertaker appeared in the WWF at Survivor Series 1990 in arguably the greatest debut in pro wrestling history. In 2011, Mattel captured that moment with this deluxe Undertaker action figure, which comes with a removable coat, hat, shirt and tie, along with a stand that plays Taker\u2019s original entrance music. Mattel did an amazing job with this figure, and the head sculpt bears an uncanny resemblance <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41557 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/6.png 618w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/6-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>to Undertaker in his first appearance. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2302292667\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">6. Mattel WWE Elite Series 23. Way back in 1995, King Mabel dropped a leg on the Undertaker and caused serious damage to his face. When Taker returned, he was sporting a Phantom of the Opera style protective mask, which he would wear for several months. This figure recreates Undertaker\u2019s look from that period, complete with a removable coat, hat, tie and mask. Mattel recently rereleased this figure as part of its \u201clost legends\u201d series. Jakks Pacific also included a cool figure of this version of this version of the Undertaker in a special \u201cThree Faces of the Undertaker\u201d three-pack from the Classic Superstars line. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Worst<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">7. Jakks WWF Pacific Maximum Sweat Series 4. There is perhaps no more reviled WWF\/WWE toy line than<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41558 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7.png 532w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7-326x245.png 326w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/7-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a> Maximum Sweat from Jakks. The figures in this series were so jacked up, vascular and veiny that they would make Jinder Mahal jealous. Figures had distorted, grotesque faces, and came with a small bottle that kids could fill with water and pump into the figure. Once the water was inside, kids could press a button and the figures would, well \u2026 sweat. Undertaker had three different Maximum Sweat figures and while it\u2019s hard to say which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41559 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/8.png 259w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/8-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>one is the worst, this Ministry of Darkness era Undertaker is just plain awful. Oh, and he also came with a small plastic push broom. The Undertaker: Phenom, Deadman, American Badass \u2026 janitor?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">8. Jakks WWF Pacific STOMP Series 3. From the action figure line that brought you Ahmed Johnson in overalls, Owen Hart as an underwater assassin and Sable as a space age stripper comes this dreadful Undertaker toy. The premise behind the STOMP line was that WWF wrestlers also moonlighted as special forces operatives, complete with guns, knives, bulletproof vests, whips and other weapons. Somehow Jakks made three series of these awful toys, with the third wave titled \u201cSpace Domination.\u201d Undertaker was dressed all in purple and had snap on armor, including a space helmet and claw for a hand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Weirdest<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41560 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">9. Jakks WWF Bone Crunching Action Series 2. Jakks released its first WWF action figures in 1996, and it took the\u00a0company a few years to put together quality products. Undertaker\u2019s Series 2 figure was just a repaint of his Series 1 figure, but this time the packaging announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41561 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/10.png 382w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/10-143x300.png 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>Taker had \u201cglow in the dark flesh!\u201d You know, because he\u2019s \u2026 a dead guy? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">10. Mattel WWE Zombies Series 1. Released in 2016, Mattel\u2019s Zombie line of WWF figures hasn\u2019t exactly been well received. Collectors regularly crack jokes about them, and if you check your local Walmart you\u2019ll probably still find dozens of them sitting on the shelves. The figures are actually well made and look pretty cool. But really, what is anyone going to do with a WWE zombie action figure? <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>If you picked up any unique items during WrestleMania weekend that you\u2019d like to share with other PWTorch.com readers, contact PWTorch Collectibles Specialist Michael Moore at<\/i><a href=\"mailto:michaelmoorewriter@gmail.com\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>michaelmoorewriter@gmail.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> or @MMooreWriter on Twitter.<\/i><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-722929416\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>NOW READ OUR PREVIOUS COLLECTIBLES COLUMN:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/09\/collectibles-column-news-styles-figure-mania-pins-mandy-leon\/\">COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: News on Styles Figure, Mania Pins, Mandy Leon<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1287761049\"><div id=\"pwtor-2731740935\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Undertaker\u2019s first action figure was released in 1992. Ever since then, companies like Hasbro, Jakks Pacific and Mattel have produced nearly 300 different figures of the Deadman. In addition to all of his regular <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/23\/collectibles-column-best-worst-weirdest-undertaker-action-figures\/\" title=\"COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Undertaker Action Figures\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,52,27],"tags":[5109,4284,1454,106],"class_list":["post-41543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specialists_collectibles","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists","tag-hasbro","tag-jakks-pacific","tag-mattel","tag-the-undertaker"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/04\/CollectiblesUndertaker.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41563,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41543\/revisions\/41563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}