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WWE Superstars are the spiritual successor to the cancelled Masters Of The WWE Universe line, with a bit of the WWE Retro line thrown in for good measure.
The bodies are definitely in the MOTWU mold, with very basic body types and less of the nuanced physiques that, say, the main line of WWE Mattel figures has (some could even compare them to the old AWA figures, in fact). But unlike their He-Man counterparts, these figures have outfits and accessories that are more wrestler-friendly and true to their original characters.
Let's look at the tenth series, which was released exclusively in Wal-Mart stores.
Like many of the WWE Superstars sets, there doesn't seem to be a particular theme or time period these figures are going after, other than "retro."
Kurt Angle is straight of his 2000-era rookie year, complete with a full head of hair and red, white and blue singlet. The head sculpt on this is just about perfect, and he even comes with the Olympic gold medals he won with a broken freaking neck!
Big Bossman is a swing and a miss for me, personally. That's mostly because his police uniform is of the cloth-goods variety, and doesn't quite fit him like a glove (similar to other figures that come with cloth goods outfits). Having said that, said outfit is incredibly detailed and he also comes with sunglasses, a nightstick and a pair of handcuffs.
Tatanka is sporting his early 1990s look and actually reminds me of his WWE Legends figure. The Native American superstar is wearing white trunks with a red stripe down the middle (similar to his hairstyle), and he comes with a removeable vest and a tomahawk.
This isn't a bad set and, once again, we are getting three characters that weren't previously available in the Superstars line. Not bad, Mattel. Not bad.
