Toyzinger
Akeem, from "Wrestling - Hasbro - WWF" collection, includes the following accessories:
Akeem is part of the "Series 1" figures in the WWF collection produced by toy manufacturer HASBRO. This collection brought the most important wrestlers from the famous wrestling television program to action figure format.
These figures were distributed in several countries, so we can find the blister pack in different languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Akeem, also known as "The African Dream," was a professional wrestling character played by American wrestler George Gray. Akeem was part of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now known as the WWE, during the 1980s and 1990s.
The character of Akeem was presented as a stereotypical African wrestler, with clothing and accessories that reflected this representation.
Although he had initially wrestled as "One Man Gang" before taking on the role of Akeem, the name and character change came as part of a storyline in which the character adopts an appearance and fighting style inspired by African culture. Despite criticism for cultural appropriation and stereotypes, Akeem had a certain impact at the time and became a memorable character in wrestling history.
–
The collection of Pokemon figures released by Tomy in the first generation (Kanto) is undoubtedly the most iconic, desired and valued by collectors around the world. Not only because of their age, but also because they were the first physical figures ever produced of the characters of the famous franchise. The challenge of completing the […]
If you grew up in the ’90s, you probably remember those giant sharks with abs of steel, sunglasses and roller skates, spouting phrases like “let’s bite the asphalt!”. Yes, they were the Street Sharks, a franchise born in the height of the fever for anthropomorphic mutant heroes, when any muscular creature with a radical attitude […]
In 1984, the studio Troma Entertainment released The Toxic Avenger, a film that would become a cult classic in the B-movie genre. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, the film combined gore, black humor and an environmentalist message within an unconventional superhero story. The story follows Melvin Ferd, a bumbling janitor who, after falling […]
