Macho King and Sensational Queen Sherri

 Macho King and Sensational Queen Sherri

WWE Mattel

I say this a lot...”I am so backed up on reviewing new ___ toys.”  This time, instead of filling that blank with a property name, I’ve got one of the few solo personalities worthy of their own sub-collection:  Macho Man Randy Savage.  Forever larger than life with the talent to back it up.  And so many different wardrobe changes that even Barbie couldn’t keep up.  

This is another variation of the Macho King era.  Who else would be man enough to rock pink leopard print?  Pink leopard print topped with an orange bandana?

This is one of the newer head scans with an open, teeth-exposed mouth.  He’s also the first Macho figure to get interchangeable hands.  Finally, pointing fingers!  He can finally be posed on the turnbuckle, pointing to the heavens before taking flight!

No crown this time, but he does come with his royal scepter.  It comes in two pieces which, I can’t recall any matches where he might have broke over some fool’s head, may or may not be intentional.

Not to diminish her own skill and talent as a wrestler,  but I recently picked up the ultimate Macho King accessory:  Sensational Queen Sherri!  She was the perfect yang to Miss Elizabeth’s ying during this uber-heel turn for Macho Man.  This is the first and only time so far, that Sherri has been featured as a figure from Mattel.  Removable robe and crown, killer makeup application...It’s a great figure, but I do hope she gets a standard “sensational” figure in the near future.

These were EBay purchases, since legends figures tend to be released as hard to find store exclusives now.  I probably paid about $5 more than retail for Sherri, and $10 more for MM.  I’ve never seen the latter on shelves, so I am glad to have done so.  Beats facing the endless disappointment of hunting for him at the worst Target in the world, Springfield, MO.  Sherri was a Walmart exclusive.  Of course, Ive seen her a couple of times at various stores since...but waaay after her original release.  $15 up front versus who knows how much gas money over a long period of searching.  These were worth it.  Macho Man is always worth it.  

Slim Jim Macho Man

Slim Jim Macho Man

Mattel - SDCC Exclusive

Now this is one piece of 90s nostalgia I could not live without!  Slim Jim turned the already awesome Macho Man Randy Savage into a Kool-Aid Man ("Oh yeeeeah!") type spokesman, crashing through walls to dispense meat sticks and combat hunger at the drop of a hat.  The bonkers commercials were a great fit for Macho Madness.  So good, that if you watch a certain sequence of them together, it looks like a murderous decent into madness for the sake of snack treats. 


























Killing Shakespeare:

Terrorizing the elderly:

Beating on kids:

Finally brought to justice:

Alone with the madness:

And now we have a figure to commemorate it all!  This was a San Diego Comic Con exclusive (*throws up in anger), but was pre-sold on Entertainment Earth before the show.  I was lucky to get one before he sold out.  It comes in a snazzy Slim Jim replica box (another package I am forced to keep.)

The figure is a bunch of reused parts from other Macho releases, but features a new paint job and two plastic Slim Jim box accessories.  It's rare to get a MM fully decked out from head to toe with hat, glasses, and tassels galore.  Everything looks great, but I have one gripe with the hat.  It's a bit small on the head they used, which is one of the newer scans.  It's not terrible, but even looking at the picture on the back, that hat should be riding lower on his head. 

Even with reused parts and an ill-fitting hat, I won't pass up a Macho Man figure.  Yes...that goes for WCW era, too.  In fact, one MM I want the most:

If Mattel can get me that truck in figure form, all past SDCC transgressions will be forgiven.  Even the Gleek fiasco.