Some of you may have read that the LJN Wrestling Superstars line is returning. My first WWF LJN Wrestling Superstar was the Hulkster, brother! And until I got Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan had some long-running feuds with the villains of the Masters of the Universe. Just when it looked like he had Beast Man down for the 1-2-3, Kobra Khan would spew mist in the Hulkster’s eyes. And He-Man was never around to help.
Did you collect these? Do you still collect them? What do you hope the new line will bring?
Like a lot of collectors, I was excited about the idea of possibly completing my Demolition and Powers of Pain teams. But it doesn’t look like this line will pick up where it left off.
LJN stopped producing toys in 1989 and focused more on video games, but it appears the company is returning to toy production, just not teaming with the WWE. Rumor has it LJN is looking for a new tag team partner, and it might be an independent promotion!
Wrestling figures have gotten smaller and more poseable over the last thirty years, but I would welcome a solid rubber doll that could knock out or at least bruise an annoying sibling. If this new series of LJNs resembles the original, then there will be some cross promotion and time traveling happening in my toy wrestling federation. Regardless of the size and style of the figures, Mark and I will likely scout Walmart’s receiving times. Then we’ll wait in a parking lot and run into the store as soon as we see the truck arrive. That way we can get the ones we want as soon as the warehouse guy cuts open the first box!
Those poor Walmart workers! They didn’t stand a chance once they told us we could open boxes to find what we wanted.