AEW (All Elite Wrestling) Minimates/Vinimates

[buttheadsmate]

As I'm buying these without any real idea why (no disrespect meant) except that they are Minimates can I ask naive questions ?   I will anyway.

 

Does AEW include the use of kendo sticks ?  If so I am becoming more & more interested  It's been several years ( nearly 30) since I needed to be engaged in any self-defence but I have always been of the opinion that if I reckon I might lose then grabbing the nearest piece of wood & aiming it at my aggressor is the way forward .....is this the AEW way ?

BTW I am a black-belt in Fuck-yu & Origami . Unfortunately my local Origami club has now folded.

[hellpop]

Kendo sticks are not legal per se, but AEW is a little loose as to what constitutes a disqualification. You can, for example, put someone through a table without consequences (other than it hurts), but you can't hit someone with a chair. Kendo sticks became a fairly common wrestling weapon some 30 years ago, and several wrestlers carry them to the ring as part of their gimmick. On the whole AEW is far more violent than WWE, which is relatively quite tame. By the way, if you want to see what all the fuss is about, AEW is running their biggest show ever in London in August at Wembley. They've already sold over 65,000 tickets, which is an astonishing amount this early and tracks to be the biggest non-WrestleMania event anywhere in the world, ever.

[cylonchaney]

3 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

Unfortunately my local Origami club has now folded.

I seem to remember you being quite torn up about it at the time.

[Navaan]

3 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

As I'm buying these without any real idea why (no disrespect meant) except that they are Minimates can I ask naive questions ?   I will anyway.

 

Does AEW include the use of kendo sticks ?  If so I am becoming more & more interested  It's been several years ( nearly 30) since I needed to be engaged in any self-defence but I have always been of the opinion that if I reckon I might lose then grabbing the nearest piece of wood & aiming it at my aggressor is the way forward .....is this the AEW way ?

BTW I am a black-belt in Fuck-yu & Origami . Unfortunately my local Origami club has now folded.

To answer the question if it is serious, various AEW wrestlers have used kendo sticks; Hikaru Shida almost always carries one.

[buttheadsmate]

I am serious .

1 hour ago, cylonchaney said:

I seem to remember you being quite torn up about it at the time.

That creased me up 

[luke314pi]

Yay shot!

[NerdyTrev]

Gorgeous!

[Navaan]

Those are so good! So rad!!!

[Tribble_WC]

I'm curious, is there a design on the back of the jackets? 

Edited June 13, 2023 by Tribble_WC

[DSTZach]

Yes, they say All Out.

[hellpop]

I like the shoes! I was wondering how DST would do them. The Bucks very famously have a shoe fetish, in particular for Air Jordans. I might look and see if I can get some Marty McFlys and swap out the feet.

[Tribble_WC]

14 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Yes, they say All Out.

Thanks!

[Navaan]

Got my Young Bucks from my LCS.

WONDERFUL. Now make Hikaru Shida, Will Hobbs, Eddie Kingston, Jungle Boy, Thunder Rosa, Nyla Rose, Jade Cargill, the Acclaimed, Swerve Strickland, Keith Lee, Wardlow, MJF, Ricky Starks, Jay White, the Lucha Bros, PAC, and- (rambles)

[buttheadsmate]

I collected all of Luke's wrestling customs which were marvellous .....has anybody got a group picture of them ? Luke?

I'd love to see one .

[luke314pi]

Thanks! I never took a group shot, but I know there are a few in Cesar Caro's Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2761787933954446/

 

[DSTZach]

Took some pics of the set:

Zach Oat (@zachoat) • Instagram photos and videos

[buttheadsmate]

On 6/16/2023 at 1:58 PM, luke314pi said:

Thanks! I never took a group shot, but I know there are a few in Cesar Caro's Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2761787933954446/

 

Membership pending 

[hellpop]

On 6/16/2023 at 8:58 AM, luke314pi said:

Thanks! I never took a group shot, but I know there are a few in Cesar Caro's Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2761787933954446/

 

Using Punk in the shot with the Bucks is cheeky. 😄

[luke314pi]

I'm pretty sure we've seen this image before, but just in case anyone hasn't, AEW Series 2 is up for preorder and here is the solicitation image:

[DSTZach]

Thanks, Luke! Order from Luke, guys. 

Ring set is coming up, solicit in September, I think. 

[DSTZach]

FYI, there will be an exclusive AEW Vinimate of Dr. Britt Baker DMD put up for order on the website next weekend. It is technically exclusive to the Starrcast VI event in Chicago (Schaumburg), but it will also be available online to those not in attendance. I will be in Schaumburg, in case anyone is going. It will be bagged with a space for her signature. And we're working on another one for our next event (not NYCC, likely SDCC). 

Edited August 24, 2023 by DSTZach

[cylonchaney]

Are those final photos Zach? I find is slightly off-putting when a figure has a super ripped stomach like that and no other muscle detail anywhere.

[DSTZach]

That is actually a digital mock-up, believe it or not, but that is the file that will be printed on the final product, so I imagine it will look like that. 

[cylonchaney]

Things have come a long way since the old design sheets.

[DSTZach]

Product pic: