Wrestling Figures

WWE wrestling figures are immensely popular, just like wrestling itself. WWE wrestling figures are modelled after the most famous wrestlers in WWE's history. Wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan, The British Bulldog, The Undertaker, and even Red Roddy Piper are often represented.

WWE Wrestling is a huge corporation that is publicly traded, but before they became a household name for millions of people, they were growing and growing in the mid 1980's and early 1990's with one man's name, Hulk Hogan. Aside from Hogan, there were other mainstream stars that would make the company a major success. Upon the growing popularity of the business, the WWF (now WWE) created action figures, and people of all ages started to purchase them. These figures were made by Hasbro, and for those that were fortunate enough to keep them in the packaging, they became very valuable, as many figures were limited edition and rare in terms of outfits, design, and style.

The figures made for the WWF were small, stationary and usually allowed one action move. The hard plastic outer shell was designed with specific look and feel to the real life wrestling counterparts seen on television on a weekly basis. The figures that are most rare are not necessarily modern figures, but rather the mid 1990's figures that were made by Hasbro.

The most rare figures are often in two packs, tag teams that broke up like The Rockers. The Rockers figures before Shawn Michaels went solo can yield a lot of money. Single wrestlers that never won the world title also seem to garner a lot of money, figures for Jake the Snake Roberts, Papa Shango, Rick The Model Martel, and many others yield upwards of hundreds of dollars. Smaller sets of figures like Nailz, The Big Boss Man, Akeem, Demolition, and Crush also yield a lot of money due in large part to their limited runs in the WWF at the time.

In the late 90's the Hasbro figures were phased out in favor for a company that would make the figures more elaborate, more posable, taller, and far better in many people's views. The Jakks Pacific figures from the late 90's can be worth a lot of money, especially those that find special packages of tag teams now gone. Figures that are directly modeled after Degeneration X, The Hardy Boys, The Dudleys, Christian and Edge, and others can yield upwards of hundreds of dollars. Not only those, but also special limited match packs that reflect big main events are also valuable, these include Shane McMahon vs Mr. McMahon with trash can play set, Triple H vs Mankind, Undertaker vs Bret Hart with Shawn Michaels referee figure, and many more, reflecting the transition between the attitude era and the latest incarnation of the WWE superstars.

Determining which figures are rare relies heavily on the condition and scarcity. Those that have unopened figures with legends of the ring, will yield much more money than modern figures. Any figure from both WWF mid 1990's Hasbro, WWF Bendems, or the Jakks Pacific series of figures will find that almost any wrestler in the WWE Hall of Fame will yield higher price tags than others.

Collecting wrestling figures is a great hobby, but requires some intensive research to make the most out of it. When in doubt, start with the WWE Hall of Famers, and work your way through to the latest crop of superstars.