by Adam Stephen Kelly
\n Summer may now be in the rearview mirror, but Funko is keeping things red hot with its sizzling summer wave of WWE Pop! figures. The latest batch \u2013 the tenth in the WWE series \u2013 comprises an excellent mix of Superstars past and present. Thanks to Funko, we got our hands on the complete set.
\nBecky Lynch (The Man)<\/p>\n
SummerSlam 2018 will perhaps best be remembered as the night when Becky Lynch took it to the next level and finally came into her own. Assaulting Charlotte Flair after their Triple Threat battle for the SmackDown Women\u2019s Championship (also featuring Carmella), the era of The Man was born, skyrocketing Lynch overnight into one of the most popular Superstars in WWE today.
\nIt\u2019s quite astonishing how quickly Funko reacted to Lynch\u2019s new persona, unveiling this Amazon-exclusive Pop! figure for pre-order early this year. It instantly became one of the retailer\u2019s hottest-selling items, so there\u2019s no doubt that this will be the most sought-after product in the line. And it\u2019s not hard to see why, as \u2013 Lynch\u2019s popularity aside \u2013 this is a Pop! that really stands out on its own, thanks to a badass devil\u2019s horns pose that is as bold as her signature black shirt. To top it off, there are some great finer details like the various colours on her sneakers.
\nBecky Lynch<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve heard of Becky Two Belts, but this wave of Funko figures is very much Becky Two Pop!s. In addition to Lynch\u2019s The Man street gear figure, this line-up also includes a non-retailer-exclusive ring gear version of the Irish Superstar as well. This one has a lot of detail and texture to it, from her studded top, right down to there even being a slight rip in her leggings. Talk about attention to detail. Both Lynch Pop!s in this set are great in their own right, so it\u2019s well worth picking them up.
\nLooking to the future, releasing another little vinyl Lynch may be overkill (at least for a while), but I wouldn\u2019t say no to a Pop! that\u2019s clad in her Kill Bill-inspired gear that she wore around WrestleMania season.
\nThe Undertaker<\/p>\n
Studs seem to be a bit of a theme with this wave of WWE Pop!s, as this \u2013 The Undertaker\u2019s second mainline Funko incarnation \u2013 is absolutely covered in them. Decked out in his hooded executioner\u2019s robe that he\u2019s worn a number of times over the last several years, this is a figure with an impressive amount of texture to it.
\nWith his hands in mid-raise and his eyes rolled over white, this figure depicts the legendary Deadman in the middle of his grand entrance, when he eerily signals the beaming of the arena\u2019s lights from atop the ring steps.
\nThis is a surprisingly weighty figure and seems to owe its heft to the mould of the robe. This doesn\u2019t result in a top-heavy Pop!, however, as the bottom of the robe also acts as a base, so it doesn\u2019t have any issues standing.
\nWith three decades worth of gimmicks and drastically different looks to choose from, Funko certainly has its hands full with potential future Undertaker Pop!s. How about a 1991 grey gloves and boots \u2018Taker? Or what about purple?
\nTrish Stratus<\/p>\n
Perhaps the weakest of the set, WWE Hall of Famer \u2013 and recent SummerSlam competitor \u2013 Trish Stratus finds herself immortalised in vinyl in her very own Funko! Pop. While it\u2019s an accurate effort in terms of likeness, the rather plain nature of her ring gear doesn\u2019t exactly make this Pop!\u2026 well, pop. If the leggings didn\u2019t feature the 100% Stratusfaction logo, it\u2019d be difficult to decipher just who this figure is meant to be.
\nElias<\/p>\n
This figure is another great example of the small but effective details that Funko Pop!s boast these days. They\u2019re getting better and better, and have come quite a way since the earliest figures, which, in retrospect, weren\u2019t all that long ago. Despite the stylised big heads of Funko\u2019s premiere product line, it\u2019s almost amusing just how accurate \u2013 or perhaps identifiable would be a better word \u2013 the facial likenesses often are. This may not be the best of them, but to be honest, with the length of Elias\u2019 hair and beard, he doesn\u2019t ever show a whole lot of face!
\nThis is a Pop! where the body does all the talking. His gear looks great, right down to his wrist wraps and scarf, and it really would have been a wasted opportunity if he wasn\u2019t wielding his infamous guitar.
\nBret Hart<\/p>\n
This, the second Bret Hart Pop! figure that Funko has given us so far, is my personal favourite of the bunch. Featuring the Hitman\u2019s famous leather jacket, black top and pink tights (the original figure had the reverse colour scheme), this is a completely new sculpt. With his signature pose, this is a massive improvement over the rather generic pose that the previous Pop! had by comparison. Again, this mini Bret boasts some fantastic and very fine details, from accurate paintwork on the tights, to silver epaulettes on the jacket. Oh, and yes, there are even more studs!Click Here: <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Adam Stephen Kelly Summer may now be in the rearview mirror, but Funko is keeping things red hot with its sizzling summer wave of WWE Pop! figures. The latest batch \u2013 the tenth in the WWE series \u2013 comprises an excellent mix of Superstars past and present. Thanks to Funko, we got our hands … <\/p>\n