All Elite Wrestling (AEW), is the little wrestling company that for the last 4 years has been giving wrestling fans an alternative to the monolith that is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Much like their live product, AEW is giving wrestling fans an alternative for their wrestling figure collections. The AEW Unrivaled Collection brings high-quality figures to the collectors market at a decent price range for wrestling fans of all financial situations.
We last saw the AEW Unrivaled Collection with Series 8, which was the last line widely available in Australia, and now we get another Series with Series 11. This new series brings us a batch of new wrestlers from the AEW roster in figure form with the same great quality and posing ability as Series 8 had.
CHRIS JERICHO
Billed from: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Debut: October 2, 1990
Joined AEW: May 25, 2019
Stable/Team: JeriHook (With Hook)
Notes: Currently in his “Hello fellow kids” phase
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time, inaugural)
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Television Championship (1 time)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship (4 times)
- WCW World Television Championship (1 time)
- WWF/WWE
- Undisputed WWF Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- WCW/World Championship (2 times)
- WWF/WWE Intercontinental Championship (9 times)
- WWE United States Championship (2 times)
- WWF European Championship (1 time)
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- WWF/World Tag Team Championship
Starting things out of one of AEW’s most-produced figures with Chris Jericho. Outside of Jon Moxley, I think Jericho has the most figures in the AEW Unrivaled Collection so far. Unlike Jericho’s two appearances in Series 8, this version is a very generic figure.
Jericho’s figure is just a basic black outfit, which was a part of his “Jericho Appreciation Society”era, complete with a stock standard black bat… I can’t remember if he was feuding with Sting at the time or not, but Jericho has a bat.
Out of all the figures in this Series, Jericho comes in at one of the worst due to how generic he looks, something that is very out of style for the man who once came to the ring with a light up LED jacket.
ADAM COLE (Bay-Bay)
Born: July 5, 1989
Billed from: Panama City, Florida
Debut: April 26, 2008
Joined AEW: September 5, 2021
Stable/Team: Undisputed Kingdom
Notes: Currently Injured as of December 2023
Accomplishments:
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (3 times)
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with MJF
- ROH World Championship Tournament (2013)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender Lottery Tournament (2011) – with Kyle O’Reilly
- WWE
- NXT Championship (1 time)
- NXT North American Championship (1 time, inaugural)
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2018) – with Kyle O’Reilly
Where to start with Adam Cole (Bay-Bay)… The guy had one of the most surprising debuts in AEW history, joined and left The Elite, got injured a couple of times, teamed with MJF and got the ROH tag team titles, got injured again, then returned as “The Devil”, and taking out MJF enough that we haven’t seen MJF since.
While being just as injury-prone as CM Punk, Adam Cole (Bay-Bay) is a really good character in and out of the ring, and that is reflected here in his first AEW action figure.
Coming to us in his original ring attire that he also used in NXT, this figure allows for a bit more creativity with an additional 4 hands in different poses, allowing a lot more body expression than most of the other figures in this series. The jacket can be removed, giving you enough room to attach a single elbow pad to the figure that he would use in the ring when he was well enough to do so in real life.
Given the popularity of Adam Cole (Bay-Bay) in wrestling circles, this first figure is going to be the main one that people are going to grab for their collection. So good luck finding it on any shelf or website outside of eBay.
DARBY ALLIN
Born: January 7, 1993
Billed from: Seattle, Washington
Debut: Late 2014
Joined AEW: June 29, 2019
Stable/Team: None
Notes: Former tag team with Sting
Accomplishments:
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW TNT Championship (2 times)
- AEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sting
For those of you who do not know Darby Allin, you need to hit YouTube and get yourself an education. The man is called the “Jeff Hardy of the modern age”… Just without the alcohol abuse… Darby is known for his daredevil, give no fucks, extreme ring style that has seen him take risky dives off ladder, through ropes into the ringside barricade, and even through multiple panes of glass and steel chairs. Yeah, Darby is one of those guys
Having previously been in multi-packs with Sting, a special AEW Unmatched figure with the TNT Championship, and a Ringside Collectables exclusive packaging figure, we now get something that is a bit more affordable with him appearing in the AEW Unrivaled Collection.
The figure itself is a pretty decent figure, with Darby appearing in his military green pants, chain necklace, and with all his tattoos intact, this figure is the basic version of Darby and it works. The figure also comes with a baseball bat (what is it with this series and baseball bats?), a “glass” bottle, and an extra set of hands, allowing for some extreme wrestling antic that Darby does in real life.
KIP SABIAN & PENELOPE FORD
Born: 19 May 1992
Billed from: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Debut: 31 October 2010
Joined AEW: May 25, 2019
Stable/Team: None
Notes: Accompanied to the ring his wife by Penelope Ford
Accomplishments:
- British Wrestling Revolution
- BWR Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
- International Pro Wrestling: UK
- IPW:UK World Championship (1 time)
- Z-Force Championship (2 times)
Born: September 14, 1992
Billed from: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Debut: December 31, 2014
Joined AEW: October 9, 2019
Stable: None
Notes: Manager for her husband Kip Sabian
Accomplishments:
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
Going to do a two-for-one here as these two are good talents, but got lost in the huge roster of wrestlers that AEW has. Kip Sabain and his wife, Penelope Ford, have been feature players on shows like Dark and Rampage, but never getting a chance to do anything on the main two shows. Kip had something going when he wore a box on his head at ringside, giving some sort of mystery about who was under the box and why, but once Kip revealed himself, it was over.
Penelope on the other hand, just never seems to get a break. AEW has one of the best female rosters on the planet outside of an all-female promotion like STARDOM. The problem here is that Penelope doesn’t have a character that stands out when you have people like Timeless Toni Storm, Hikaru Shida, Ruby Riot, and others taking up the spotlight.
Both figures are from their “superbad” era, which happened so long ago I almost forgot about it. Both have cool-looking ring jackets, made from a semi-leather material. They also come with sets of extra hands for some extra poses. Outside of that, they just look good for a couple that deserves more time on TV than they get, either together or on their own… Plus I’m all for more women getting wrestling figures in the market.
JUNGLE BOY (aka Jack Perry)
Born: June 16, 1997
Billed from: Valley Village
Debut: November 20, 2015
Joined AEW: May 25, 2019
Stable/Team: None
Notes: Currently Suspended
Accomplishments:
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Luchasaurus
- FTW Championship (1 time)
- Men’s Casino Battle Royale (2021)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Revolution
- PWR Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with El Prostipirugolfo
Poor Jack, poor, poor Jack.
Once referred to as one of the “four pillars of AEW”, a group of guys who were AEW originals and were responsible for the growing popularity of the company, Jack is now on the outs with AEW after an incident with CM Punk that happened backstage at the 2023 All In event from Wembley Stadium in London, England. Jack now wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) since he was suspended/fired from AEW after that event.
However, the figure is still here. This is the fourth figure of Jungle Boy to be produced, the first one being back in Series 5, and two tag team packs during this time as the team “Jurassic Express” with the former Luchasaurus (Now known as Killswitch). There is the basic version of the figure and a 1 in 3000 version of the figure in this series
Both versions of the figure come with a set of closed fists and a “screaming” head sculpt that you can easily replace on the figure. The main difference between the regular and rare versions of the figure is that the regular version has red ring gear and the rare one has green ring gear.
This is not a bad figure, and I wish Jakks would produce more figures in the AEW Unrivaled line that had alternate head sculpts.
AEW UNRIVALED AUTHENTIC SCALE RING (WITH KENNY OMEGA)
KENNY OMEGA
Born: October 16, 1983
Billed from: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Debut: February 2000
Joined AEW: February 7, 2019
Stable/Team: None
Notes: Currently Injured.
Accomplishments:
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time)
- AEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Page
- AEW World Trios Championship (2 times, inaugural) – with The Young Bucks
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- DDT Extreme Championship (1 time)
- KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Gota Ihashi and Kota Ibushi (1), and Daisuke Sasaki and Kota Ibushi (1)
- KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time)
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kota Ibushi (2) and Michael Nakazawa (1)
- Sea of Japan 6-Person Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. #6 and Riho
- King of DDT Tournament (2012)
- Impact Wrestling
- Impact World Championship (1 time)
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Mega Championship (1 time)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kota Ibushi
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times, inaugural)
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Young Bucks[251]
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Championship (1 time)
I’m very surprised that it took me this long to get a Kenny Omega AEW action figure. Kenny had a few figures produced during the early line of AEW Unrivaled action figures, but since a lot of his ring gear has been licensed references to things like video games and other media, the production of his figures has slowed down, with a lot of them being released as special limited edition figures that I didn’t even know of till long after they were out of production… If anyone has an “Akuma” Kenny Omega they want to see for a decent price, contact me.
This version of Kenny Omega comes to us from his appearance at the first-ever Fight for the Fallen event, with his ring attire being done by the gaming technology company Razer, using their color and logos. Outside of this very special, and somewhat relatable to what we do here ring gear, this figure does not come with anything extra since it is a pack-in figure for the wrestling ring.
The AEW Unrivaled Collection Authentic Scale Ring is the premium way to play and display your AEW Unrivaled Collection figures! This perfectly scaled 22.4” x 22.6” replica of the official AEW Dynamite ring includes an EXCLUSIVE Unrivaled Collection Kenny Omega figure (featuring AEW Fight For the Fallen pants) and boasts: AEW Dynamite on TNT Ring Skirt Ring Mat High Gloss Posts Ring Steps Die-Cast buckle connectors Super Smash Turnbuckles Flexible Ring Ropes Assembly Required. Other figures are sold separately and are NOT included. Some assembly is required, ages 8 and above
- Features EXCLUSIVE Unrivaled Collection Kenny Omega wrestling figure with black/green AEW “Fight For the Fallen” pants
- Ringside Collectibles Exclusive, Authentic Scale (Approximately 22″ x 22″)
- Includes:
- Ring Mat
- High Gloss Posts
- Ring Steps
- Die-Cast Buckle Connectors
- Super Smash Turnbuckles
- Black Flexible Ring Ropes.
Now, to get a bit personal.
I’ve been around the wrestling business in Australia for over 20 years, doing everything from backstage writing, production, stage setup, wrestling, refereeing, commentary, and ring setup. So when I tell you that this AEW Unrivaled Authentic Scale Wrestling Ring is the real deal, I mean it… For the most part.
The base of the wrestling ring is the biggest issue I have with the set. Actual wrestling rings will either have thick wood logs running across the base of the ring, giving it a really firm surface (WCW rings used this method), or you have more traditional steel beams that link to a compression spring in the center of the ring (WWE and AEW use this style, as do most wrestling companies), or you have a “flex beam” system that uses more flexible steel beams to give maximum bounce and honestly, are the best rings to work in as they are often softer and better for the wrestlers over a long term (6 sided rings used this).
The AEW Authentic ring uses none of these systems but instead uses a solid plastic base that connects over 4 pieces, with each piece being the same as the cheaper wrestling ring sets you see these days. Where the authentic part comes in is the size ratio, with the Authentic ring being the equivalent of a 20-foot wrestling ring in size, about a third bigger than the other wrestling ring sets.
What also keeps things looking authentic are the square ring posts, a much more solid design than the rounded versions, and how the ropes are put together. The ropes are put together with a turnbuckle hook, which in a real ring is adjustable to make the ropes tighter for more bounce, or looser for more safety, or to make a battle royale easier. The wrestling ring set has these hooks, but you can’t adjust anything as they are used to hold the ropes tight so they don’t fall over if you use them.
The turnbuckles themselves are made out of rubber, making them a little bit of a battle to attach to the turnbuckle hooks, but you get there in the end. These are a bit firmer than the padding used in the real deal. Finally, there is the ring mat and aprons, which are attached, something that doesn’t happen in real life. The material used is a venal for the ring mat, somewhat accurate, and cloth for the aprons, which is also somewhat accurate.
Once this ring is all setup, it looks amazing. From what I understand, this ring is made by the same people behind the WWE Authentic scale rings on behalf of AEW, so if you know the quality that came with those rings, then you know exactly what you are getting here.
I would have liked to have seen something more akin to the bounce rings that WWE had during the Ruthless Aggression era, where the ring had a spring in the middle of it, giving it that authentic thump of bodies hitting the canvas like in the real thing, but I understand making that many parts might scare off some collectors.
