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In the last months I have analysed waves 1 and 2
of this toy line in series of three articles each that were published
consecutively. However, with wave 11, I am doing it differently. This wave has some
of the most expensive figures, and I still do not own all of them, so I am
presenting the figures in a disordered way.
The first entry with figures from wave 11 was
#53, in which the wrestlers analysed were Adam Bomb and 1-2-3 Kid. Now I’ll
show two more figures: Crush and Ludvig Borga. If you want to read more about
wave 11, please visit that entry, where we talked about prices and difficult
figures.
The two wrestlers are quite unknown to me,
since I never saw them on TV.
Crush (with Kona Crusher!)
Crush, also Kona Crush was the
character played by Brian Adams. We was part of the Demolition Tag Team with Ax
and Smash during the years 1990 and 1991, but left for a year to participate in
another Wrestling conference, and returned to the WWF in 1992, this time to
fight solo under the name of Kona Crush. Kona, by the way, is its hometown, a
city in Hawaii.
The Hasbro figure comes from these years. He used later other names like Heel
Turn. He was also in prison for purchasing steroids, and possessing illegal
weapons. He passed away on 2007.
This figure is a repaint of the
figure released in wave 7 (one year earlier). The original Kona Crush had a
yellow and purple outfit. This figure is much easier to find. Another figure of
Crush was available much earlier, but that time in the Demolition Outfit. Some
versions of that figure were sold with helmet, some other without.
Ludvig Borga (with Finland Finisher!)
Ludvig Borga (real name Tony Halme)
was not in the WWF for a long time. He participated only between 1993 and 1994,
and apparently played the mean anti-American. A quick check at his Wikipedia entry
is very recommended: he was a member of the Finnish Parliament, wroten a few
books, and had a career as a professional boxer. He also participated in
several wrestling shows and in the Finnish version of Gladiators. He took his own
life in 2010, after many controversial incidents.
The figure is big compared with the
rest of the toy series, mostly because of those long arms and big hands. The
fingers are fragile and could break off. The head is a great sculpt.
Note: three more wrestlers from wave 11 can be seen here #375.
FACTS and FIGURES:
- Name: LUDVIG BORGA and CRUSH
- Toy Line: Official WWF (Wave 11)
- Year: 1994
- Company: Hasbro (U.S.A.)
- Size of the figures: 12 cm or 4,5’’
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