25 Worst WWE Action Figures Ever Made

Some WWE action figures are gorgeous.  They capture a wrestler's essence, are fun and cool looking and fly off the shelves.

You will see none of those here.

From the grotesque to the ridiculous, 25 of the worst creations in the toy world are on display here.  Some look nothing like the wrestler they claim to be portraying, some do even not look human.

Concepts that seemed brilliant in the board room look plain foolish once they've been fleshed out.  Action figures probably don't need to sweat or have a hole to insert our thumbs or be dressed up like a scuba instructor. 

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25. RVD

The Ring Giants series featured 14-inch tall, overly muscled versions of our favorite WWE superstars.

Some of them are quite good.  Unfortunately for Rob Van Dam, they must have taken his face sculpt right as he saw a ghost.

The only real flaw of the figure is that bizarre expression.  While they did a fine job with his ring wear and general look, it's hard to look past his face.

Jakks Pacific-Ring Giants

24. Eddie Guerrero

Jakks Pacific tried to capture Eddie's essence and failed.   This expression looks more like he has gas than anything. 

The face and outfit are well done, but there is one unsightly error that is hard to ignore. 

Removing his bellybutton and abs makes him either look like an alien or as if someone started to erase him but Eddie managed to get away in time.  

Jakks Pacific WWE Classic Superstars: Series 22

23. Ricky Steamboat

The LJN Bendies series was more focused on allowing the figures to do more moves than the old stiff jointed toys they initially came out with. That's understandable.

I'm sure this Steamboat toy can move pretty well, but it looks blasé and lifeless.

LJN turned one of the most charismatic and beloved wrestlers of all time into a generic, bland figure one would be hard pressed to recognize without peeking at the package.

Also, I've seen a few photos of these that appear to have no feet.  Try doing a Steamboat crossbody without feet.

LJN Bendies

22. Melina

My guess is that a jealous ex-boyfriend made this horrendous figure of the gorgeous Melina.

She looks stiff and awkward and a touch too masculine. 

What were they doing with her face?  They traded in her beaming smile for the look she would make when smelling spoiled milk. 

Surprisingly, they've shrunk her breasts.  That may be a first for a man creating a woman in toy form.  Usually their chests are highly exaggerated.

Mattel Basic Series 5

21. Roddy Piper

Hasbro got the outfit right here, but have somehow managed to make Roddy Piper the tough guy and brutish heel look like a goof. 

Have a look at that iconic expression in the photo next to it and compare it to the grinning idiot they’ve turned him into. 

They fattened his face and slapped on an expression he's probably never made. 

Since this was made before much of the face-scanning technology we have now, you have to cut some Hasbro some slack here.  At the same time though, they did a great job with Jake Roberts and Randy Savage. 

Unlike this version of Piper, at least none of them looked like Robert Z'dar.

Hasbro 1991 Series 2

20. Ultimate Warrior

Before even addressing the terrible job Jakks Pacific did with the Ultimate Warrior's hair, there is a lot to nitpick.

His trunks look like a little girl's underwear.  There are plenty of excellent Warrior figures with white trunks that don't have this problem.

In addition, his wristbands look painted on.  This is likely due to the fact that they are painted on.

Of course, I understand that capturing hair in action figure form is difficult, but I've seen it done, by this same company no less.

On this figure, though, they've given him a windswept look that has us wondering if there was a mistake in the factory.  Why are his locks leaning forward like they’re attacking his face?

Jakks Pacific-Ring Giants

19. Batista

At first glance, this figure seems quite excellent.  His face is accurate, the clothes look good, but something seems to be missing.

They took away his muscles!

What did they do, snap a Batista head on some generic body?  They’ve taken one of the most massively built men in WWE history and made him look ordinary, puny even. 

A steroid joke is waiting to be made right now. 

And while I've seen Batista in a pink polo shirt and in a suit, this fashion choice is not his most iconic look.  He looks more prepared for a round of speed dating than a wrestling match.

Jakks Pacific Ring Rage Series

18. Billy Gunn

This is the first of the ill-conceived Maximum Sweat series to appear on the list, but certainly not the last. 

Developers must have wondered what else kids wanted out of their action figures.  They already had cool accessories, flexible joints and looked like their favorite stars.

These figures added a sweat feature.

Just pour the official sweat out of the bottle into the wrestler’s backs and watch everyone's favorite part of wrestling, perspiration.

Certainly the sweat factor takes this figure down a few points, but it isn't the only issue.  The hair is odd looking, Gunn's face looks more like a duck than it should and for some reason, he comes with a giant barbell.

Jakks Pacific Maximum Sweat Series 2

17. Hornswoggle

The Mattel Rumblers series is a cutesy, cartoony take on the WWE action figure.  Many purists won't like any of those figures, but they're fun.

The Hornswoggle version doesn’t look anything like him.

They failed to capture his eyes and beard properly and because of the lack of true scale of the Rumblers, he is almost the same size as the Cena figure that comes in his two-pack.

Plus, couldn't they have given him a shirt with a design on it?

Mattel Rumblers

16. Kurt Angle

Advertised as an avant-garde design, the Flexems series featured highly stylized and exaggerated version of WWE superstars.

Keeping that mind, it's clear they weren't going for realism, but this Kurt Angle figure is just freakishly disproportionate.

His waist has been decompressed so that it's now the width of a thumb and from that grimacing expression it looks as if the process hurt. 

Swollen thighs and mammoth hands complete the mutated freak look. 

Jakks Pacific Flexems

15. Finlay

I struggled to find out who made this and what series it is.  That's probably because no one wants to own up to it.

If you were to rate this figure starting up from the boots up, things look fine for awhile.    Finlay's outfit is decent, no problems there.

When your eyes reach the head, that's where the trouble starts.

It's almost as long as his legs.  It looks like he injected steroids directly into his temple. 

And while I imagine the makers of this figure were going for an angered look, they achieved more of a teething baby one.

14. Undertaker

If you weren't told that this was an Undertaker figure, you might have guessed that it was Judd Nelson or Johnny Depp from some throwaway sci-fi movie.

That facial hair does not make me think of the Dead Man, neither does the "I'm having chest pains" expression.

The S.T.O.M.P. Series' attempt at combining the world of wrestling with GI Joe-type action figures was a failure every which way.

The Undertaker one stands out because it has stripped him of everything that makes him unique and outfitted him with hideous purple gear.

Jakks Pacific S.T.O.M.P. Series 3

13. Roddy Piper in Blackface

In terms of looks, I have few complaints about this one.  The likeness is good and the accessories are excellent.

The issue I have is the fact that this figure was made in the first place.

When Piper faced off against Bad News Brown at WrestleMania VI, WWE made a very curious choice in letting him wear half blackface.

With all the racial discomfort that event caused, why would Jakks Pacific choose to relive that moment with a toy?  WWE has gone too far from time time with controversial angles.

Some of these, like Piper's makeup job, are best forgotten, not glorified.

The good news is they only made a hundred of these.

WWE Jakks Pacific Classic Superstars Toy Fair 2007

12. Junkyard Dog

LJN put out a series of wrestlers that fans could shove their thumbs up.  They came in pairs of classic and not classic rivals. 

The JYD figure didn't get much right.

His physique is reasonably accurate, but his extremely surprised eyes are the worst part of his poorly done face.  It looks as if they captured the expression he'd make with a thumb inserted in him.

All of the thumb wrestlers had this same pose, a cross between constipation and Bruce Banner transforming into the Incredible Hulk.

Additionally, where are his chains?  How can you have Junkyard Dog without his chains?

LJN Thumb Wrestlers

11. Tito Santana

Poor Tito is one of the most underrated wrestlers of the '80s.  It seems as if LJN cared even less about him than the bookers at WWE.

They appeared to have thrown together a figure as haphazardly as possible.

Tito Santana does in fact have brown skin in real life, but not chocolate-milk brown.  The paint job on his hair is lazy.

To really send the figure into the ranks of the terrible, they’ve decided to roll with a constipated expression instead of his trademark smile. 

LJN Series 5 1984

10. Andre the Giant

The legend that is Andre becomes a laughingstock with this atrocious figure.

His stiff hair looks like a bad wig.  LJN has also transformed his massive body into a gangly, awkward mess.

They've also given him the hips of a 10-year-old boy.

Even his pose is off-balance.  Stare long enough at his face from close up and he eventually looks like Andre the Giant.   

You have to give LJN a break as this was one of the first WWE action figures ever made and they had yet to learn about proportion.  

LJN Superstars Series 1

9. Vader

Whatever surgery they've performed to make Vader about 150 lbs. lighter than he really is seems to still be causing him pain.

His wide-eyed and grimacing expression is not how I remember him.

Vader's head is oddly shaped and his mask is too thin.  Lasering "Vader Time" onto his shirt makes him look even worse. 

The big man would likely love to find who was responsible for this travesty, and forearm him into oblivion. 

Jakks Pacific 1997

8. Marc Mero

It's been a while since I've seen a Marc Mero match, but I don't remember him having a Ken Doll physique.  I can't remember him having the face of a cartoon villain, either.

Far too large of a percentage of his face is teeth as well.

This is a surprisingly low quality figure.  Jakks Pacific has so many gorgeous figures.  Did they just get lazy here?

This is the kind of thing I see gathering dust at the dollar store.

Jakks Pacific 1997

7. Owen Hart

The second S.T.O.M.P. entrant on this list is an odd version of the late Owen Hart.

I do remember him briefly sporting a flat top, but why not go with the long hair he had for the majority of his career and is featured on the photo on the box?

Jakks Pacific is not fooling anyone. That is not Owen's face.  They probably just had an overstock of some other figure and decided to try and pass it off as the Rocket. 

The underwater action gear which is far removed from any association we have with Owen Hart makes this even worse. 

Jakks Pacific S.T.O.M.P. Series 2

6. Stone Cold Steve Austin

The second Maximum Sweat entry on our list turns the iconic Steve Austin into an angry golem. 

His deep set eyes are disturbing.  His goatee looks cheap and unrealistic.

Of all the accessories one could give the Texas Rattlesnake, a fan is extremely low on the list.  A microphone, a steel chair, or two cans of beer would have been far more appropriate.

Instead, the end product has Austin sweating fake sweat and a fan to cool him back down.  The whole concept was an odd choice from start to finish.

Jakks Pacific Maximum Sweat Series 2

5. Bendy Batista

The Flex'Ems Series are obviously stylized, but seeing this version of Batista is still disturbing.

These figures are supposed to be whimsical, but end up just looking silly.  You could fit a wedding ring around his waist.  The wiggly arms make him look so much less strong.

This is the version of Batista you see in your worst hallucinations. 

On top of everything, they gave him a scared-puppy expression. 

Jakks Pacific Flex’Ems Series

4. HBK

Jakks Pacific also tried their hand at the whole thumb wrestler idea.

Looking at this garbage figure, it seems as if the creator had never seen Shawn Michaels in his life.  Someone just described HBK to him and he went from there.

Apparently he was told that Michaels is a wide-bodied, bloated man with wet pasta for hair and cheap slap-on eyes. 

If that was the case, a job well done, sir. 

Jakks Pacific Thumb Wrestlers

3. Brian Pillman

First of all, we know not to give Pillman a gun.

The ill-conceived S.T.O.M.P. series could have monopolized the whole list.  Why is this the worst one of all?  Compare the photo of Flying Brian and the horror movie face they gave the figure.

Pillman was a handsome fellow.  This version of him is too wide-faced and his eyes are demonic. 

Most fans prefer accessories that complement the wrestler.  Jake Roberts should come with Damien.  Triple H should come with a sledgehammer. 

A machine gun and oversized knife do not make me think of Brian Pillman. 

Jakks Pacific S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 1997

2. Big Show

The worst of the Maximum Sweat series is this horrid rendition of Big Show. 

Jakks Pacific did not capture his immense size, instead making him like a hunchbacked troll.  Not only does the face look nothing like Show's, but the expression they chose to give him is part weasel, part Frankenstein's monster.

Not to pile on, but even the steel steps aren't accurate.

Well, at least the figure will squirt fake sweat.   

Jakks Pacific Maximum Sweat Series 3

1. Sable

In the minds of most straight men, Sable is an attractive woman.  This hideous figure is an insult to her.

She looks like an inexperienced cross dresser in a low budget sci-fi movie. 

Her breasts are not small, but certainly not the weather balloons they made them out to be here.  She's been given a blonde mop for her head and clown make-up. 

If you want to cure yourself of your Sable crush, just stare directly at the action figure. 

Jakks Pacific Limited Edition 1/5000