Toys That Made Us Detail Rare Kamala Figure, Zack Ryder Chimes In
The hit Netflix series Toys That Made Us recently took to Twitter and posted the following regarding the exceptionally rare Hasbro yellow card moon belly Kamala figure, “Rumor has it that the “Moon Belly” version of this Kamala wrestling figure is so rare that Hasbro only produced 24 of them total! It’s somewhat of a mystery why the rest of the Kamala figures were produced with a star on his belly instead of Kamala’s trademark moon design, but some believe it was due to legal issue with Kamala’s rights to the moon belly design. This figure easily fetches between 3,000 & $10,000 on the collectors market. Hasbro’s Kamala moon belly figure is easily considered the rarest, most expensive wrestling figure around.”
Toys That Made Us also posted the following photos:
Rumor has it that the "Moon Belly" version of this Kamala wrestling figure is so rare that Hasbro only produced 24 of them total! It's somewhat of a mystery why the rest of the Kamala figures were produced with a star on his belly instead of Kamala's trademark moon design, but… pic.twitter.com/TQM53VWvkl
— Toys That Made Us (@toysthatmadeus) January 5, 2019
WWE Superstar and action figure expert Zack Ryder chimed in with his own take. Ryder pointed out that the moon belly Kamala figure shown isn’t actually authentic. The WWE Superstar hosts (along with Curt Hawkins) The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast, a weekly podcast detailing his adventures in the world of action figure collecting. Ryder noticed that something didn’t add up about the Kamala figure pictured and added, “That’s not even a real moon belly Kamala figure in that picture.”
That’s not even a real moon belly Kamala figure in that picture https://t.co/6DNcaytFyQ
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) January 5, 2019
Ryder should know. The WWE Superstar apparently owns one of the rare 24:
You know who has the real deal
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) January 5, 2019
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Rob Schamberger Invites Other Wrestling Artists To Share Their Work
WWE artist Rob Schamberger recently took to Twitter to encourage other wrestling inspired artists to reply with samples of their artwork, “If you make wrestling art, reply to this with examples of your work, a website so that people can see more if you have one, and how folks can get in touch with you. When we did this last year it led to some artists getting paid work and I want to do that for you again. If you want, use #WrestlingArt. I’m going to retweet everyone. Go! Share your wonders with the world!”
More than 165 artists responded to Schamberger’s generous offer. Those who shared their artwork received a retweet.
Some of the masterpieces include:
https://twitter.com/CraigLambert85/status/1081261654506160128
@robschamberger This is the last piece I did for 2018. I was really proud of this one. #WrestlingArt pic.twitter.com/lQBadKiuTb
— T. Denton ??? (@TDenton_1138) January 4, 2019
#WrestlingArt @dhallidayart pic.twitter.com/KG3Bu5szcf
— Doug Halliday ?? (@dhallidayart) January 4, 2019
oh hey! https://t.co/0LmmzQxZcT
artoflaurenmoran@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/cIjmAW7YWK— lauren moran ? (@laurenmoran) January 4, 2019
I've been drawing for a couple years now and just recently have gotten into painting! I have a ko-fi site where people can support & where I have some more recent work! (https://t.co/Bk3Afy1pkR) pic.twitter.com/7CYS0TSOFO
— Whitney Harris ? (@Whitney5798) January 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/TTDWrestling/status/1081269841099714560
https://twitter.com/barelysushi/status/1081317490574147584
I make Perler beads portraits of wrestlers, as well as various small logos and things. You can find me on FB at Art of Kelsey Magnolia and on IG @kelseymagnolia pic.twitter.com/6pZ3uvdrNi
— Kelsey Magnolia (@kelseymagnolia) January 4, 2019
Readers can view all the amazing wrestling inspired art by heading to Rob Schamberger’s Twitter page: @robschamberger
