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COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Action Figure Spotlight - Did You Know that new WWE HOF'er Larry Zbyszko only has one figure?

Mar 17, 2015 - 5:03:26 PM
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By Michael Moore, PWTorch Collectibles specialist

In Brief: Larry Zbyszko hasn’t appeared in a wrestling action figure toy line since 1986.

Action Figure Spotlight #70: Larry Zbyszko Remco AWA

Larry Zbyszko’s pro wrestling career has spanned more than 40 glorious years. But as of 2015, only one toy line has ever included an action figure of “the Living Legend.”

Zbyszko was a key part of Remco’s landmark AWA toy line in the 1980s. The figure featured Zbyszko in very basic ring gear: red trunks, black boots, and a removable red ring jacket. It’s one of the easiest AWA figures to find today, usually selling for $5-6 loose without the jacket, and about $15 with the jacket.

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Larry’s figure was first packaged with Ric Flair in the first series of AWA toys in 1985. The two-pack was labeled “NWA Champion vs. AWA Challenger!” as a part of the brief Pro Wrestling USA conglomerate. The Flair figure came with a white robe and NWA title belt. These two-packs are pretty easy to find but still relatively expensive; expect to pay $60-$80 if you’re looking to pick one up. This same Zbyszko figure was also included in a special Battle Royal Playset that included a ring and seven figures.

Zbyszko next appeared in the third series of AWA figures in 1986. This series was dubbed “Greatest Grudges” and figures were packaged on a black card. For this series, Zbyszko was paired with longtime AWA nemesis Nick Bockwinkel. The figure is identical to the one from the first series, but with a white jacket instead of red. This two-pack is much tougher to find; there have no completed eBay listings in the past 90 days, and the only one currently offered for sale is listed at $299.99.

Zbyszko also has been featured in other AWA novelty sets from Remco. Zbyszko appeared as a thumb wrestler in a Thumbsters two-pack with Flair, and also in a M.U.S.C.L.E.-like series called Mini Mashers.

Zbyszko has not appeared in an action figure toy line since 1986, although he did have a die-cast car with his picture on it in the WCW Racing Champions series in the late-1990s. Jakks Pacific made action figures of everyone from Johnny Rodz to Hulk Hogan for its WWE Classic Superstars line, but never found room for a figure of Larry Zbyszko. This may be due in large part to Zbyszko’s association with TNA in the mid-2000s.

PWTorch Collectibles Specialist Michael Moore can be reached at michaelmoorewriter@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @MMooreWriter.


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