{"id":43588,"date":"2017-06-13T13:29:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43588"},"modified":"2017-06-13T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:31:01","slug":"collectibles-column-best-worst-weirdest-action-figures-randy-savage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/06\/13\/collectibles-column-best-worst-weirdest-action-figures-randy-savage\/","title":{"rendered":"COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Action Figures of Randy Savage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3645642925\" 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>Randy Savage was a major part of WWF toy lines from LJN and Hasbro in the 1980s and 1990s, and arguably an even bigger part in WCW toy lines from 1995 to 2000. Then he disappeared for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Jakks Pacific made WWF\/WWE action figures from 1996 to 2009, but never once produced a toy of the \u201cMacho Man.\u201d That finally changed in 2011, when Mattel included Savage in its WWE Legends Series 5 set. Since then, Mattel has produced dozens of figures of Savage that span most of his career. A new Mattel WWE Defining Moments action figure of Randy Savage was released just days ago, which captures the \u201cMacho Man\u201d in his WrestleMania III attire and has drawn rave reviews from fans and collectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overall production of the figure is great,\u201d said Jef Toon, cohost of the Fully Poseable Wrestling Figure Podcast. \u201cThe robe is spot on; the packaging with his studded robe design in the back is also terrific. One other thing I really like is the photo they have on the side of the package of \u2018Macho\u2019 with the (Intercontinental) belt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toy companies have been making Randy Savage toys for more than 30 years \u2013 many of which are great, a few of which are awful and some of which are \u2026 well \u2026 just weird. Here\u2019s a look at 10 memorable \u201cMacho Man\u201d toys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>LJN WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 3. There\u2019s nothing particularly flashy about Savage\u2019s first action figure, and it doesn\u2019t come with the sort of detailed accessories that kids and collectors of today love. But it perfectly captures the \u201cMacho Man\u201d during his run as Intercontinental Champion, with pink trunks with white stars, yellow boots, sunglasses and a classic 1980s headband.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43590 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hasbro WWF Series 1. Released in 1990, this figure presents Savage during his WWF World Title run from 1988 to 1989. It\u2019s similar to his LJN figure in that he\u2019s dressed in orange shorts with white stars, yellow boots, sunglasses and an orange bandana. It also features one of the best looking packages in the history of wrestling toys, as the card shows a striking picture of Savage pointing at the camera while his sequined robe sparkles. Loose figures are easy to find for $10-$15, while mint-on-card figures can command upwards of $200.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43591 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toy Biz WCW Power &amp; Beauty Two-Pack (with Elizabeth). Most of Savage\u2019s WCW figures were utterly forgettable, which is the case with most WCW figures. But this two-pack of figures is kind of cool in that it presents the NWO version of the \u201cMacho Man\u201d with his longtime manager Elizabeth, who is decked out in her bad girl NWO gear. It\u2019s an easy set to find for around $35 packaged or $10-$15 loose.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/3-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43592 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/3-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/3-2.png 639w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/3-2-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mattel WWE Legends Series 5. Collectors waited \u2026 and waited \u2026 and waited for a modern day Randy Savage action figure. Mattel finally rewarded longtime collectors with the company\u2019s first \u201cMacho Man\u201d figure in 2011. In many ways it\u2019s an updated version of his early LJN and Hasbro figures: orange trunks with white stars, yellow kneepads and yellow boots. It\u2019s also got some really cool removable accessories: orange bandana, sunglasses and that classic purple \u201cMacho Man\u201d T-shirt. Mattel has since made many more great Savage figures, but this one is still a favorite of many collectors. Loose complete figures typically sell for $30-$35, while packaged figures sell in the $60-$70 range.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/4-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43595 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/4-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/4-2.png 469w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/4-2-183x300.png 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mattel WWE WrestleMania VII Defining Moments. In 1991, Savage carried Ultimate Warrior to arguably the second best match of his career at WrestleMania VII. In 2011, Mattel commemorated that match with two exceptionally detailed Defining Moments action figures of Warrior and Savage. The Savage figure is dressed in purple and white gear, including a faux leather jacket and cowboy hat. This is many collectors\u2019 absolute favorite figure of the \u201cMacho Man.\u201d This past spring, listeners of the Fully Poseable Wrestling Figure Podcast voted this figure the winner in a field of 64 figures.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/5-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43596 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/5-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/5-2.png 497w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/5-2-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mattel WWE WrestleMania III Defining Moments. This brand new figure has been getting rave reviews ever since Mattel released promotional images last year. The figure captures Savage in his WrestleMania III attire: light pink trunks with white stars, yellow boots, removable headband and sunglasses. In addition, the figure comes with one of the coolest accessories Mattel has ever produced: A sparkly purple robe with faux fur trim, and a big blue star with \u201cMacho Man\u201d on the back. You should be able to find one of these figures at your local retail store for under $30.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/6-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43597 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/6-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/6-2.png 721w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/6-2-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The Worst<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Hasbro WWF Series 5. Hasbro didn\u2019t miss very often when it came to its WWF toy line, but this stinker was certainly a miss. The figure has Savage in a green cowboy hat and a hideous white and yellow jacket, with hard plastic fringe that looks more like wings. It wasn\u2019t a very good time for Savage, as Vince McMahon was trying to push him out of the ring and into the commentary booth. It\u2019s just a bad figure overall.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/7-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43599 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/7-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/7-2.png 639w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/7-2-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OSFTM WCW Tag Team Wrestlers. In 1997, The Original San Francisco Toy Makers (OSFTM) company produced a Hulk Hogan\/Randy Savage two-pack to capitalize on the popularity of the New World Order. Unfortunately, the figures were just repaints of older figures. Savage\u2019s bright yellow gear was replaced with black and white, and all of Hogan\u2019s attire was painted black with a simple white NWO logo. What makes this two-pack even worse is that the packaging uses stock photos of babyface Hogan and Savage from 1995. Even the bios on the back are several years old and don\u2019t even mention the NWO.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/8-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43600 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/8-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/8-2.png 528w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/8-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/8-2-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toy Biz WCW Bruisers. In 1999, after his run in the NWO was over, Savage returned to WCW with a new look. He was dressed all in black with slicked back hair, and accompanied by Gorgeous George. Toy Fair made quite a hideous figure of this incarnation of the \u201cMacho Man\u201d that looked more like \u201cHunchback\u201d Randy Savage. Mattel offered up a much better version of this figure earlier this year in the Walmart-exclusive Then Now Forever line.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/9-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43601 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/9-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/9-2.png 461w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/9-2-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The Weirdest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ninja Superstars Series 1. Did you ever wonder what the Ninja Turtles would look like as pro wrestlers? No? That\u2019s OK, Playmates has the answer anyway. In late 2016, the company released a set of four TMNT\/WWE action figures, including Michelangelo as \u201cMacho Man.\u201d He\u2019s dressed in Savage\u2019s usual trunks and boots combo, along with sunglasses, a headband and that purple \u201cMacho Man\u201d shirt. This isn\u2019t Savage\u2019s worst figure; heck, it\u2019s better than the majority of his WCW toys.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-43602 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/10.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/06\/10-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PRIOR COLUMN:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/29\/collectibles-column-collectors-buying-jinder-mahal-top-star\/\">COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Are Collectors Buying Jinder Mahal as a Top Star?<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1228988991\" 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<hr \/>\n<p><i>PWTorch Collectibles Specialist Michael Moore can be reached at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:michaelmoorewriter@gmail.com\"><i>michaelmoorewriter@gmail.com<\/i><\/a><i>. Follow him on Twitter @MMooreWriter.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-781401501\"><div id=\"pwtor-671525885\"><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>Randy Savage was a major part of WWF toy lines from LJN and Hasbro in the 1980s and 1990s, and arguably an even bigger part in WCW toy lines from 1995 to 2000. 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