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1985 WMMC AWA Wrestlers Prism Stickers The Legion of Doom and The Road Warriors....

Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I just recently purchased these two stickers and they are awesome!!

I got the first one on EBAY last week and did a little research and found that there was another sticker from the set with just Animal and Hawk and emailed the seller to see if he had that one too and he did so I purchased it from him directly.

I have only seen these twice on EBAY and once was a set but it was listed quite cheap and it lasted as a Buy It Now for just a few hours and then landed over in Australia.

What I like the most about these stickers is that in 1985 when they came out I would see them in the vending machine outside of K Mart in Orlando and we wanted them but my mom said no we can't afford them. I remember them vividly and I am excited to add these to my collection!

I sent an email to PSA to see if they will grade these and if so these could do very well in a PSA holder similar to the basketball version from the same year.


Here are the scans.




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1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - The Wild Samoans
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Legion of Doom
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Larry Zbyszko
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - The Tonga Kid
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin "It's Not My Fault!"
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Rick Martel
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Sgt. Slaughter
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - High Flyers
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - The Road Warriors
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Sgt. Slaughter (w/tank)
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - CLAW - Baron Von Raschke
1985 - WMMC AWA Wrestlers vending sticker - Mr. Electricity
Note: Prism vending stickers. (image - 11 stickers)


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  • goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭

    Boy do I remember those and being in Kmart stores,crazy thing about my mom back
    then was she acted like that quarter was gonna break the bank! I would think theres still some
    stuck to the bottom of skateboards and jr. high lockers thanks to me.My favorite tag-team of all time for sure.


    Edit-I still have some of the white covers around here somewhere they used to cover themimage
    J.R.
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  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If my mom had bought them they certainly would have been stuck to something.

    It is kind of funny when you think back to 1985 and $0.25 was just too much to get my mom to spend on these.

    Today parents just can't say no and put in on a credit card.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PSA will indeed grade these so I will be sending them in.

  • jswietonjswieton Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭
    Very cool card,I remember getting these out of the vending machine at Kmart when I was a kid. I used to stick them to the inside cover of my trapper keepers.
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Cool that they will grade them!
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  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,913 ✭✭✭
    Very cool...

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  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am getting ready to send these two stickers in for grading.

    These are really cool and hard to come by.

  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    I thought they weren't referred to as the legion of doom till the late 80s early 90s when they joined the wwf. Are these def from 85?
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is the checklist and the scans of the set from the site I referenced.

    Yes they were the Legion of Doom in 1985.



    1985 Checklist







    Stickers
  • SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    It also has the 1985 copyright on the front. These are awesome stickers!
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sent these two in for grading and will post the scans once I get them back. They are the two cards I used for my Collectors Club renewal submission voucher for cards that came back MIN SIZE.


    In reality I have no idea what to expect for grades so it will be a real surprise when they hit.


  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    A graded set of these would be very tough to replicate............
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am sure you could find someone out there with a set and if you just wanted them in a slab you could do it.


    Once I see how these grade I will have a better idea on what they look for other then the obvious.


    If these are graded like the 1985 Prism Basketball then a high grade set would be virtually impossible.


  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    How available are they though?
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Once I first saw these on EBAY I did a search and there had been a whole set sell for $75. It lasted as a Buy It Now for like 15 minutes. Obviously that tells you it is under priced in most cases.


    A full set if listed with scans and the right advertising could easily bring in $200+.


    I am anxious to see how these look in the over sized PSA holder.

  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I love the Sgt Slaughter from the set as well
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Is the set solid at 11 cards or are there more? 11 seems like an odd number for a set.
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1 1 21094974 NEAR MINT 7 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS THE ROAD WARRIORS Card
    2 1 21094975 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS LEGION OF DOOM Card


    I just checked and the grades just popped on these two.

    I had no idea what to expect and hopefully they look cool in a holder.

    The good news is the grades popped right on time and I am fine with the results.
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Congrats on the grades....it will be great to have them in a slab. I like the Slaughter prism sticker as well.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • MauriceMaurice Posts: 1,136


    << <i>1 1 21094974 NEAR MINT 7 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS THE ROAD WARRIORS Card
    2 1 21094975 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS LEGION OF DOOM Card >>


    Congrats. PSA 8 is high grade for those Prism Stickers. And PSA 7 is certainly not junk.
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    Congrats. It's always exciting getting a card slabbed from a set that has never been graded before. Looking forward to seeing some scans.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    What us the difference between the legion of doom and road warriors?
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks guys!

    Eagles check the scans from the early part of the thread for pics. They are just two different stickers.

    I am guessing the centering held The Road Warriors one back as it is sharp.

    Once I get them back I will post some scans for everyone to see.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just got these back a few minutes ago and here are the scans.



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  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    Very nice.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Look great, and always good to have something in a slab for the first time!
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Awesome looking cards!
  • ydapdydapd Posts: 48


    << <i>What us the difference between the legion of doom and road warriors? >>



    in AWA/NWA/WCW The Legion of Doom was the tag team The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) + Paul Ellering (their manager)
    in WWF they dropped The Road Warriors name and just used The Legion of Doom name with or without Paul




    also,, long long time lurker, first time poster!
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    That's what I thought too. I didn't think the legion of doom was used until the late 80s when they joined the wwf. Strange that they would be called by both names in the same set. Are you sure the set set isn't from different years? Like a series 1,2 ect... I'm no expert.. Just throwing it out there....


    Edit. After a wiki read the legion of doom was in fact used early in their career along with the road warriors. It's possible both cards are from the same year.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Eagles these are both from 1985. The copyright date is right on the stickers.
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Sometimes copyright do not mean anything so Eagles question is legitimate. While trading cards generally will ID cards to an era, it is possible the stickers were initially released in 1985 and then the copyright remained as they added different wrestlers down the line. I have a set of wrestling cards with a copyright of 1985 but they were not released until 1991.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    My guess is that it is from the same year but I would not completely dismiss the possibility of different years despite the copyright.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you spend a little time watching interviews from Youtube Paul Ellering mentions the name The Legion of Doom many times in their early AWA interviews.

    Many of those are from 1984.

    They were only in the AWA from 1984 to 1986.

    American Wrestling Association (1984-1986)In 1984, the Road Warriors moved on to Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association (AWA) along with their manager Paul Ellering. On August 25, 1984, they defeated The Crusher and Baron Von Raschke for the AWA World Tag Team Championship.[4] The Road Warriors were brought in by Gagne to work as heels, but their squash matches soon won over fans. They became the AWA's top draw throughout 1984 and 1985, feuding primarily with The Fabulous Ones and later the Fabulous Freebirds. The Warriors then began splitting their time between the AWA and NWA where they started feuding with NWA World tag team champions The Russians, all while still holding the AWA belts. Hawk and Animal eventually lost the AWA title to Jimmy Garvin and "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal on September 29, 1985, due to the interference of the Freebirds.[4] The Road Warriors' last appearance in the AWA was on April 20, 1986 at WrestleRock where they defeated the team of Garvin and Michael Hayes in a steel cage match.


    There are severall names in this bio that are in the set too.

    I have mentioned it before, I remember these from my childhood and they are indeed from 1985.



  • gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    They were absolutely called, "The Legion of Doom, The Road Warriors" from their earliest days as a tag team. The stickers are both from the 1985 set.
    I am buying and trading for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Bob Cousy!
    Don't waste your time and fees listing on ebay before getting in touch me by PM or at gregmo32@aol.com !
  • gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    A short personal story.

    I was 13 years old. In 1986, my dad took me and my friend to Baltimore for the Jim Crockett Senior Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament. It was being publicized and marketed like the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
    After the event, we heard that some wrestlers were staying at the Days Inn across the street. My dad (who did not care for wrestling at all, but still drove us both days, over 75 miles each way) took us to the lobby.
    Road Warrior Animal was sitting in the lobby in street clothes, talking to folks.

    Since earlier in the night, I had seen with my own eyes, Jim Cornette produce a fireball from his hands and throw it into the face of one of the Road Warriors, and since it was the days of strict KAYFABE, I mistakenly assumed that Hawk, his partner, had been the recipient of said fireball. So I said to him, "How is Hawk? Is he doing okay?"

    Animal replied, "Yeah, he is alright. He is at the hospital getting checked out."

    My friend Scott leaned over to him, and sort of whispered, "We're just kidding man, we know it is all fake."

    Animal, whose legs were the size of most 100 year old tree trunks, looked back at him and replied, "What did you say?"

    Scott replied, with noticeably less confidence, "I said we were just messing with you. We know it is fake."

    Animal looked up at him, and very calmly, but sternly, said, "I could pop your head like a zit, kid. Now get the hell out of here."

    My dad, who was an Army Ranger, and the toughest human being I have met in my life, looked at both of us and said, "Time to go, boys."

    Scott was still shaking two hours later when we got back home.

    I am buying and trading for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Bob Cousy!
    Don't waste your time and fees listing on ebay before getting in touch me by PM or at gregmo32@aol.com !
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome story!

    This is one of the things I like so much about Animal and Hawk. They were legit tough guys.

    The WWE produced DVD The Legion of Doom is great for anyone who wants to learn more about them.

    They got their start like many pro wrestlers from Minn. working in the bar where Hogan used to come in and play base guitar after the AWA matches. It is wild how many future pro wrestlers worked there.
  • gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    Another cool tidbit some of you may not know is that Animal's son, James Laurinaitis, plays linebacker for the St. Louis Rams.
    I am buying and trading for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Bob Cousy!
    Don't waste your time and fees listing on ebay before getting in touch me by PM or at gregmo32@aol.com !
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Road Warriors


    From 1984.
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These squash matches are great! These dudes were just awesome!


    LOD Destruction
  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    Yeah I checked wiki right after I posted and corrected myself. I only followed the wwf. I always just figured there was some copyright on the road warriors so the wwf just made up something new.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The PSA 8 1985 Prism Larry Bird went for $229.48 and the PSA 8 Magic Johnson went for $180.27.


    These are some recent sales of 1985 Prism in PSA 8 which I think are good to use as a potential benchmark for these.
  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    There is a road warriors on ebay now
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Awesome. Very tempting!
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Prism Wrestling


    These listings are ending in just a few hours and are some nice examples.


  • wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice prices for the seller and I imagine there will be some more movement on these.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
  • MrKnowthanxMrKnowthanx Posts: 322 ✭✭
    Noticed the Jordantoo!
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW that is a beautiful Jordan. When I was at the National walking around I said to my wife something about some prism stickers in a guys case and we got to chatting for a moment with the dealer. He sold three PSA 8's that day for $2,400, $2,400, and $3,000 of the Jordan.


    I ended up winning two of the stickers. I got the Baron Von Raschke and the Tonga Kid. I plan to try and purchase more as they come up over time.



  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1983 Georgia Championship Wrestling


    I just came across this today. At the 8:03 mark the brand new The Road Warriors are interviewed. Absolutely classic. They were just starting out and you can tell!
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>1 1 21094974 NEAR MINT 7 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS THE ROAD WARRIORS Card
    2 1 21094975 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 WMMC AWA WRESTLERS PRISM STICKERS LEGION OF DOOM Card >>


    Congrats. PSA 8 is high grade for those Prism Stickers. And PSA 7 is certainly not junk. >>





    Whomever this guy is knows cards. For that I respect him.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Slaughter and Richter


    This is the first time I have seen the Wendi Richter sticker.

    I threw an early bid in but the price quickly escalated. You just can't get this scarce wrestling material cheap at auction.

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