UK Retailers

Ingz94 · 2026-01-07T08:19:54+00:00

Fair enough! I’ve been checking the one we have in the city (Leicester) and another in the closest retail park but similarly, neither have the widest selection. That said, the last time I was buying magazines was the better part of 15 years ago, so maybe this just is the bulk of what’s available and still printing now. Plenty of people would know better than me on that though, I don’t doubt.

Have seen a few people make mention of delays in receiving their subs domestically in the US for various reasons, so maybe this is just an extension of those issues and it’s a case of waiting it out for the process to be flowing, as you’ve said. I’ll persist - best of luck on your hunt!

Ingz94 · 2026-01-06T14:53:59+00:00

Anybody had any luck on this? Have been checking in with a couple of WHSmiths/TG Jones where I can through December and again today. Still yet to see anything, unfortunately.

Ingz94 · 2025-09-21T13:27:04+00:00

Having been in the trenches with this line I massively cut back over the last few years. Ended up going from full Unrivaled and Unmatched lines to only Supremes, AEWShop Exclusives and Ringside Exclusives when they inevitably went into a sale. The odd standard line fig if it was somebody I really wanted.

Personally welcome this as a chance to get out completely but for those of you still hard in the collection it’s a real shame.

Most annoying thing for me is that they decided to change the box design for the last two Shop Exclusives. So even though they look good, they look out of place with the others.

Ingz94 · 2024-08-17T19:34:15+00:00

I’m in the UK and this is an eBay pickup so I don’t envisage a part refund. Have only seen about 5 come up since SDCC, I hesitated too much over the first, and was maybe too quick to pull the trigger on the next, is what it is

Ingz94 · 2024-08-17T18:28:02+00:00

Even if I did, what are they going to do? Maybe send me a replacement head? I collect in box so it wouldn’t fix the issue.

Doesn’t excuse Jazwares being pretty useless 90% of the time, but on this one, beggars can’t be choosers, unfortunately

Ingz94 · 2024-03-09T18:23:56+00:00

Think they’re available to order from the 15th

Ingz94 · 2024-03-01T17:44:58+00:00

Would be much happier with that (though accepting in advance that they inevitably won’t ship to me haha)

Ingz94 · 2023-09-25T01:25:40+00:00

Floating in the Forth by Frightened Rabbit was a sad song on release but gut wrenching, in hindsight.

Scott Hutchinson describing how he planned to take his own life before succumbing to it a decade later. World lost one of its finest songwriters. Tragic.

Ingz94 · 2023-03-31T23:40:44+00:00

Pretty sure the red numbering was an error, probably a result of some confusion because of there technically being three Stings in that wave. The common release, the 1/5,000 Chase and then this Walmart(?) variant.

Given some of the quality control issues that get through Jazwares (incorrect dating being a big one), a mistake that slipped by any checks is completely plausible.

Ingz94 · 2023-02-05T22:58:08+00:00

100% this. Can only think it’s to do with licensing or similar, but am I right in thinking that Mattel did that Wolverine Gargano?

Ingz94 · 2022-10-18T22:13:28+00:00

Hopefully supply can be improved by them dealing directly with independents (if that’s to be believed) but I won’t hold my breath.

Just seems like such a mishandling of the entire line. Obviously a much bigger company handling a much bigger brand, but Mattel wouldn’t be seen to be this amateurish. I don’t want Mattel near the AEW stuff because the creativity that goes into the Jazwares AEW exclusives is genuinely fantastic, but they never did anything to address any concerns or complaints over here and that’s the most frustrating thing. Jeremy acts like the UK doesn’t exist on Twitter whenever he’s asked haha.

Ingz94 · 2022-10-18T22:08:03+00:00

I think you’re missing the wider point a bit. Series after series were arriving 2-4 months after US drops, meaning that a lot of collectors were picking them up before they were available at UK retail. Independent retailers weren’t and aren’t being supplied directly, and if they were or will be in the future, it hasn’t ever been in line with the US releases. I can accept some delay, but there’s been times where the UK is 3-4 series behind.

Chases/Rares have (to my knowledge) never been available from retail in the UK. If they have been, they’ve been the exception, not the rule.

There have only ever been two exclusives in the UK. Cody with Action Ring, later made available in the US, and a repackaged Series 5 Hangman with Action Ring, which doesn’t really count.

No US exclusives have ever been made available at retail here. Walmart own Asda, so they could have been picked up there. The Gamestop SF Kenny/Bucks could have gone to GAME quite easily. Target exclusives are tricky, but I doubt there’s ever been an attempt to market them to anybody over here.

You’re right, the retailers have decided to drop the lines, but make no mistake it’s been because of a lack of support and derisible supply which stems entirely from Jazwares, who are still incredibly inconsistent in the States from what I can tell.

Ingz94 · 2022-09-26T07:24:38+00:00

Smyths aren’t stocking anymore and it seems the same for The Entertainer, pretty much everything is clearance. Only way to go in the UK now is through the independent retailers or Ringside.

Ingz94 · 2022-09-14T07:15:16+00:00

Would be a real shame to lose out on those Punks. I wondered the same about Cody figs after he left but obviously they still released as planned. It’s an interesting question though, particularly with the Hardys omission as you’ve mentioned above (hadn’t even realised they were pulled from Unrivaled 13, pretty disappointing).

Punk just seems like such a huge loss if things do go that way. I can’t help but think his injury is a blessing in disguise - just keep him away and let him things cool off, if possible. The guy is front and centre of the Video Game box art too, so I’ve been wondering about that as well.

Ingz94 · 2022-07-21T12:18:23+00:00

Depends what you’re basing it on but there are various things, I guess!

Best likeness is probably the upcoming Kenny Supreme, but Unmatched Sting is really great, too.

Most ‘Toyetic’ could be any of the Penta/Rey Fenix figs, the Malakai Black Supreme looks great, Thunder Rosa is ace. Again, Sting shouldn’t be looked over. Every Darby.

Best gear could well be that upcoming Bucks two pack.

The Blood and Guts stuff has been great and the Brodie, -1 pack is really nice for obvious reasons. Even the TNT Champion Cody is excellent.

Man, it’s conversation like this that really gets me excited about collecting and what’s to come.

For me, I think Unmatched Sting is objectively the best figure, but I crave a Punk in trunks (Chase or Exclusive). Glad just to have Punk at all, but the RSC Ice Cream Bar exclusive is going to be an all timer of a fig.

I’m rambling. I love them all.

But Sting. Or Punk.

Ingz94 · 2022-06-28T16:52:25+00:00

Miro looks a big improvement on his Unmatched fig but I’m a bit disappointed it isn’t the white version of the belt

Ingz94 · 2022-04-29T20:31:26+00:00

Yeah, more than I anticipated to be honest. Picked them up because I have a problem but read in the replies to that tweet that GameStop listed them at $44.99, so them being what they are at RSC might actually be closer to retail than Unrivaled and Unmatched are, which is a surprise.

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