The Rise and Fall of Galoob's WCW Toy Line - From The Vault

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Major Wrestling Figure Podcast

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🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what went wrong with WCW Galoob figures in the 90's? Well Matt Cardona and Brian Myers tell you exactly what happened in this new podcast!

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the major wrestling figure podcast YouTube channel. I'm Brian Myers.
0:04.2	And I'm Matt Cardona and welcome to the rise and fall of Galoob's WCW toy line. A wrestling
0:10.1	figure retrospective. Are you ready to fight? Then step into the ring and take on Sting.
0:16.0	There's me and my rival, Rick Flair. And there's a total package, Lex Luger. Check out the toughest tag team around the Steiner brothers.
0:23.4	These WCW action figures are just as tough and as mean as we are.
0:28.1	Rick tools for the knee drop.
0:29.9	He's sting escape.
0:31.1	Oh, he's going to finish him off with the body slam!
0:35.4	The WCW wresters each sold separately from Galube.
0:39.3	I dare anybody to take us on!
0:41.3	Taddy is just as tough and mean as the stars they depicted.
0:45.3	Lewis Galub Toys World Championship Wrestling action figures may have been short-lived, but over time they become cult favorites.
0:53.3	But how did this unique line of toys fall so quickly from store shelves?
0:56.6	Were they doomed from the start?
0:58.2	Let's take a deep dive into the surprising story of a toy line that tried to suplex its way
1:03.1	into kids' hearts, but tapped out far too soon.
1:08.7	Uncle!
1:09.5	Uncle!
1:10.2	Uncle!
1:10.3	Oh, yeah, so, so, Luke.
1:13.6	Oh, how, wow.
1:15.6	I never put the whammy on you again, Mr. Luger, I promise.
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