Collector's Corner: Mattel WWE Series 99 In-Depth Review (Photos)

Hey guys! On this installment of Collector’s Corner we take a look at none other than Mattel WWE Series 99! This set features:

Ariya Daivari (with Chase variant)
Rey Mysterio (Flashback)
Becky Lynch
Drew McIntyre
Shinsuke Nakamura

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Rey Mysterio

Rey comes in an old school attire that’s very vibrant. This must be one of his older WCW attires as I don’t recall him wearing it in WWE. The detail on him is pretty good. It’s long before he had all of his crazy tattoo work he has now. It’s a simple look but he has the question mark-like designs on his armbands and tights as well as the black and silver designs, too. Not to mention he has what I believe are new boot molds, too. He features one of his older head scans as well, but that works since it’s a flashback. If you’re a fan of Rey and enjoy collecting his many different attires from over the years then this will be a great addition to your collection.

Becky Lynch

Becky features a pretty vibrant attire and is more than likely her last figure to look like this before her “The Man” gimmick. The detail on her singlet, I believe that’s what you would call it, is nice for a Basic style figure. Her head scan still doesn’t quite look like her, which is everyone’s main complaint, but her upcoming figure looks a lot more like her finally. If you like Becky I’d recommend picking this one up as it’s one of her better figures as of late, until of course her “The Man” one releases.

Drew McIntyre

Drew is pretty much a Basic style version of his NXT Elite figure that released not long ago. The head scan on it is nice, but people feel his neck is too wide. It looks like him though, but it does look a bit wide for the body. For a very simple figure I feel they did a nice job. You can see the details on his trunks, which is nice, too. His upcoming Elite will have this scan as well as a new one with his hair in his face, so that will be nice as he’s starting to have more figures now. This figure is probably one of my favorites in the set just because it’s so simple it looks nice for the most part.

Ariya Daivari

This is probably the most sought after figure in the set as it’s his very first figures and I’m going to guess his only figures for a period of time. I don’t hear about him much on TV, but then again I don’t pay as much attention to 205 Live anymore, so I’d be surprised if he got an Elite. The detail on it is nice though. The main release is in white while the chase variant is in black. I prefer the black one I think as it just pops a bit more and looks more slick if that makes sense. The scan itself looks pretty good. I’d recommend picking it up as who know if he will ever get another figure.

Shinsuke Nakamura

I’m going to guess this is probably the least sought after in the set just because he’s had so many figures as of late and in red attire at that. This one at least has his striped attire, which is different than the others, but still not the most exciting. He has a rubber armband, which is a nice touch and adds a little extra to the figure. The overall figure still looks decent though if you’re a Shinsuke fan and enjoy collecting all of his figures.

Overall

Overall it’s really not a bad set. The lineup is pretty good and the figures look pretty good at that. I honestly recommend them if you enjoy collecting the Basic style or just want to fill holes in your collection, such as Ariya. Definitely pick him up if you enjoy 205 Live as I really would be surprised we get an Elite figure of him. Remember you can get them over on Ringside currently.

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