Stupid Jazwares bullshit.If I had to pick the two worst things about Jazwares’ AEW line, one would be rubber jackets. And the other would be their now three-time practice of making wrestlers who’ve never been in the line before and never will be again “chase” figures, which means if you buy a case, you MIGHT get one.
They’ve done this three times with wrestlers who were originally announced as part of a real line. The Bunny, Alex Reynolds, and Brandon Cutler. So if I want them, I need to look to the aftermarket. And I fucking hate the aftermarket.
JUST LET ME BUY A TOY.
Anyway, I’ve basically set myself an upper limit I’m willing to spend on any of these to show up at my door. Shipping included, less than twice the cost of a regular figure. They rarely fall below that threshold, but with Alex Reynolds, it finally happened. I’d been keeping an eye on one that literally fell on my maximum price point for a while, seeing if it hung around, and the eBay seller sent me an offer that knocked a few bucks off. So now I have Alex Reynolds, a chase figure. With a rubber jackets.
FUCK YOU JAZWARES!
I will say he looks very nice. Solid 7 on the Jazwares Effort Scale - his tights are complicated, he comes with two head sculpts and one bonus Dark Order hand, and if you hate moving his arms, his long rubber jackets is super detailed and well done. And, most importantly, he completes my Dark Order collection, with, shall we say, a small asterisk I now in retrospect regret.
See, I never got a Brodie Lee. I never got a Brodie Lee for two reasons. One, all due respect, but I was never that big of a fan. He was fine, and apparently a good dude in life, but in the ring he was a pretty standard Big Guy. The only time for me he really stood out was in the backstage skits with the Dark Order, which were super funny. And they did make that Brodie Lee, but I didn’t get him because Jazwares and Ringside Collectables had put me off with how they were marketing/promoting/exploiting his merch after he died unexpectedly. So I don’t have Brodie Lee in a suit with throwing-papers accessories. But when it comes to the in-ring Dark Order, I have everyone they’ve made.
So, on to the pic. This is, as they say, a deep pull. But one of my all-time favorite Dark Order moments was when they were trying to get Hangman Adam Page to join them and cement their friendship formally. And Page said no. And as soon as he said no, they triggered confetti and banners to celebrate him saying yes. It was a great if sad moment.
And, given my propensity to insert the Gobbledygooker into moments in history and factions he does not fucking belong in, what if the Gooker was the one who said yes and he did in fact say yes? You’d get this.
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