The most realistic lineups for BCA in the year 2000?

If you were a BCA fan clinging to the last strands of hope for more series to be released in early January 2000, than I'm sure you remember this news.

I was browsing the Internet Archive several days ago and stumbled upon this tidbit of reporting (remember when everyone and their mother was a figure news reporter?) that gave an insight into what Jakks Pacific might have made had the BCA line not been discontinued.

This news was never confirmed by anyone with Jakks, but I feel that it is worth sharing because it is the most realistic lineups that I've seen from the dying days of Bone Crunching Action.

WWF Superstars Series 10:


• Big Show - with a brand new mold in wrestling attire.


• The Godfather - with green vest and pants.


• Chris Jericho - debut BCA figure, with new head (obviously) and Fully Loaded Series 2 The Rock torso.


• British Bulldog - with old head and 2 Tuff Series 3 Stone Cold Steve Austin torso.


• Triple H - Signature Series 6 figure without signature.


• The Undertaker - Signature Series 6 figure without signature.


• Also, it's possible that a repaint of Kane could have been substituted for one of these (similar to Superstars Series 8 with B.A. Billy Gunn).


WWF 2 Tuff Series 6 2-packs


• The Hardy Boys - debut BCA figures, no added information.


• Edge and Christian - no added information.


• Vince McMahon vs. Triple H - no added information.


• Ken Shamrock vs. Steve Blackman - no added information.


WWF Metal Series (singles figures with accessories)


• Gillberg - debut BCA figure, no added information.


• Headbanger Mosh - no added information.


• Headbanger Thrasher - no added information.


• The Blue Meanie - debut BCA figure, no added information.


• Meat - debut BCA figure, no added information.


• Brian Christopher - no added information.


WWF Fatal Four-Way 4-Pack (boxed set)


• Triple H - Signature Series 6 repaint in black attire, comes with sledgehammer accessory.


• Big Show - street gear/debut BCA figure repaint with new shirt design, comes with steel chair accessory.


• The Rock - 2 Tuff Series 5 repaint with new shirt design, comes with lead pipe accessory.


• Stone Cold Steve Austin - 2 Tuff Series 5 re-release, comes with removable t-shirt and bucket accessories.


WWF Come Get Some 4-Pack (boxed set with removable clothing and Women's title)


• Tori - debut BCA figure, no added information.


• Ivory - debut BCA figure, no added information.


• Debra - no added information.


• Jacqueline - no added information.


WWF Bloodbath 3-Pack (boxed set)


• Edge - comes with candle accessory.


• Christian - comes with candle accessory.


• Gangrel - comes with goblet accessory.

Also, it was rumored that the first series of the Titan Tron Live line would be made into Maximum Sweat figures as a sort-of crossover series.

However, it's probably for the better that there was not any additional Maximum Sweat series in stores.

My thoughts on the rumored sets would read as follows:

Superstars 10: The Big Show in wrestling attire would have been phenomenal, and I would have loved to see what Jakks had to offer. The same goes for a much-needed Godfather repaint (which should've come with the DTA Tour Series 3 figure).

I think Jericho would have been postponed for Series 11 and Kane would have filled the void, but he was undoubtedly the most popular wrestler yet to be released as a Jakks Pacific figure (along with the Hardys) in late 1999.

The Bulldog is such an easy fix-up that I'm sure many have perfected since then, but I think Jakks should have gone through with this one, too. Not much needs to be said about HHH and 'Taker, but both were really good figures in Signature Series 6 and it wouldn't have surprised me if they showed up in Superstars Series 10.

2 Tuff Series 6: I would expect to see the Hardys in Double Slam Series 4 attire if they were to be released in Series 6, but these figures would've been incredibly hard to find in stores.

The other three sets would likely have been a mix of slight repaints, figures in street gear, and/or straight re-releases. Nothing too surprising, but the DTA Tour Series 2 Steve Blackman could have fit well here as a re-release.

Metal Series: I'm skeptical of the line-up of this series, mainly because Jakks only attempted to make one of the three debut figures later on (Meat, but it was scrapped from the TTL Back Alley Street Fight series) and it almost seems too good to be true. Sure, repaints of the Headbangers and BC is reasonable, but there isn't much star power to this series and it might have struggled to sell as a result.

Either way, though, I would have been a happy camper with another Shotgun Saturday Night-esque series with weapons.

Boxed sets: First off, I don't know if the Women's title was meant to be a kids size or figure size, but I hope it was meant for the figures. I've heard rumors of other boxed sets featuring new BCA belts, but Come Get Some sounds like the cream of the crop.

Tori and Ivory were eventually made as excellent TTL figures, but the BCA line wouldn't have been too difficult to make happen either. Just imagine the same Sable torso used over and over again with heads that don't really resemble the new female wrestlers.

The Bloodbath set is certainly plausible, as is the Fatal Four-Way pack with yet another random assortment of main eventer repaints (something which Jakks did frequently in 1999). Of course, since I appreciate most of the BCA product, repaints would have been fine by me, and Jakks always delivered with alternate attires in those days.

So, while there is no evidence that any of the series mentioned were ever planned for a release, it is fun to look back on what might have been if Jakks had prolonged the life of our beloved BCA line.

Oh, and in true reporter fashion, all credit goes to Extreme4:20 and Flash Gordon (wherever they may be now) for the rumors shared long ago, and Hitman of The Smackdown Figure Hotel website for posting said rumors.

I couldn't have accessed this without you.