The AWA Remco Action Figure line was an action figure

Action figure

An action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys and male collectors...

 toyline based on the wrestlers of the now defunct American Wrestling Association Promotion, or AWA

American Wrestling Association

The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...

. They were made by the toy

Toy

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 company Remco

Remco

Remco Industries, Inc. was a toy company founded in the 1940s that was best known for toys marketed and sold in the late 1950s and 1960s, like the Johnny Reb Cannon and Mighty Matilda Atomic Aircraft Carrier. The slogan was "Every Boy Wants a Remco Toy...And So Do Girls!" Remco was founded by two...

 from 1985 to 1986. The toys were made of a solid plastic pose, with moveable waists, legs, arms, and heads. Most came with accessories, from outfits to championship belts. This was actually the first line of wrestling figures available for sale in the United States

United States

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, preceding the very popular WWF

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...

 Wrestling Superstars

Wrestling Superstars

Wrestling Superstars was an action figure toyline based on the wrestlers of the WWF. They were made by the toy and video game company LJN from 1984 to 1989. The toys were made of solid rubber and were very accurate in appearance to their real life counterparts, however they did not have any...

 line from LJN

LJN

LJN was an American toy company and video game publisher. It created toy lines and video games based on movies, television shows, and celebrities. It was headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and later in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.-Founding:...

 which also debuted in 1985.

This set is unique for releasing figures in 2 or 3 packs as opposed to single figure packs. the only figures available in single figure packs was the final series in the collection, the highly collectible Mat Mania series released in 1986.

The set has become increasingly valuable in recent years. The most common figures are the figures released the earliest, and the most sought after are the final series. Loose figures are valuable if they come with the original accessories. The Mat Mania series released in 1986 have been sold on ebay for anywhere from $400-$1200 MOC

MOC

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.

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The Complete Collection

Series 1 - 1985

• The Fabulous Ones
  The Fabulous Ones
  The Fabulous Ones was a professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1987 with brief reunions during the 1990s...
  
   - (Steve Keirn
  Steve Keirn
  Stephen "Steve" Paul Keirn is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being part of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, with Stan Lane, and later for a run in the World Wrestling Federation as Skinner, a gimmick that portrayed him as a tobacco spitting alligator hunter from...
  
   & Stan Lane
  Stan Lane
  Wallace Stanfield "Stan" Lane is an American professional wrestler, trained by Ric Flair, who started wrestling in 1974 in Championship Wrestling from Florida. For a brief time in Florida, he was nicknamed Nature Boy...
  
  )
• The Road Warriors - (Road Warrior Animal
  Road Warrior Animal
  Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior...
  
   & Road Warrior Hawk
  Road Warrior Hawk
  Michael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors or The Legion of Doom , with Road Warrior Animal.-Early life:While living in Chicago, Hegstrand met Joe Lauranaitis, who would be later...
  
  )
• The High Flyers - (Greg Gagne
  Greg Gagne (wrestler)
  Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell...
  
   & Jim Brunzell)
• Rick Martel
  Rick Martel
  Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel...
  
   vs. Baron Von Raschke (with AWA Souvenir Pinky Ring)
• Rick Martel
  Rick Martel
  Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel...
  
   vs. Baron Von Raschke (without AWA Souvenir Pinky Ring)
• Larry Zbyszko
  Larry Zbyszko
  Lawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
  
   vs. Ric Flair
  Ric Flair
  Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
  
  

Series 2 - 1985

• The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering
  Paul Ellering
  Paul Ellering is a retired professional wrestling manager.-Professional wrestling career:Before entering the wrestling business, Ellering was an accomplished weightlifter...
  
  
• "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin
  Jimmy Garvin
  James Williams is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name "Gorgeous" Jimmy "Jam" Garvin and as a member of the legendary Fabulous Freebirds....
  
  , Steve Regal
  Steve Regal
  Steve Regal is a former professional wrestler, better known as "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during the early 1970s and 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:Born in Ft...
  
  , & Precious
  Precious
  - Music :* Precious , a British female pop group* Precious , 1992* Precious , 1996* Precious , 2002* Precious , 2000* "Precious" , 1992...
  
   Jimmy Garvin came with a flabby or muscular body
• The Fabulous Freebirds - (Michael Hayes
  Michael Hayes (wrestler)
  Michael Seitz is a retired American professional wrestler and former musician. Seitz is best known for leading The Fabulous Freebirds under the ring name Michael "P.S." Hayes and for his role as the announcer Dok Hendrix in the World Wrestling Federation...
  
  , Terry Gordy
  Terry Gordy
  Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:...
  
  , & Buddy Roberts Terry Gordy came with either a muscular or Flabby body and three different paint jobs as knee pads
• Gagne's Raiders - Greg Gagne
  Greg Gagne (wrestler)
  Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell...
  
   & Curt Hennig
  Curt Hennig
  Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
  
   Greg Gagne had two different head-sculpts and both wrestlers on this team came with two different alternate camouflage outfits.
• The Long Riders
  The Long Riders
  The Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack...
  
   - Bill Irwin
  Barney Irwin
  Barney William Irwin is a professional wrestler best known as Bill Irwin.-Professional wrestling career:Bill Irwin started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance's Central States territory and in World Class Championship Wrestling...
  
   & Scott Irwin
  Scott Irwin
  Scott K. Irwin was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tag team with his brother Barney "Bill" Irwin.-Debut and the World Wide Wrestling Federation:...
  
   Both Long Riders came with either a muscular or flabby body

Series 3 - 1985

• Nick Bockwinkel
  Nick Bockwinkel
  Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel is a retired American professional wrestler. He mainly competed in the American Wrestling Association in the United States...
  
   vs. Larry Zbyszko
  Larry Zbyszko
  Lawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
  
   (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack) Larry Zbyszko now had a white jacket
• Scott Hall
  Scott Hall
  Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
  
   vs. "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin
  Jimmy Garvin
  James Williams is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name "Gorgeous" Jimmy "Jam" Garvin and as a member of the legendary Fabulous Freebirds....
  
   (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack) Jimmy Garvin now came with a blue colored rob and came in a flabby or muscular body
• Stan Hansen
  Stan Hansen
  John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses...
  
   vs. Jerry Blackwell
  Jerry Blackwell
  Jerry Blackwell was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competition due to an injury...
  
   (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack)
• Carlos Colón
  Carlos Colón
  Carlos Colón may refer to:*Carlos Colón, Sr., wrestler*Carly Colón, wrestler whose real name is Carlos Colón, son of the above*The Deadlines' lead guitarist, Carlos Colón...
  
   vs. Abdullah the Butcher
  Abdullah the Butcher
  Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time...
  
   (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack) Carlos Colon came in orange and red colored outfits

Rings and Accessories - 1985

• Battle Royal Playset with 7 figures, included is either Curley Brown or Nasty Ned as the referee
• Steel Cage Match Playset
• 2nd Battle Royal Playset with 7 figures
• Regular Ring
• There were some VHS/Figure combo packs released that I have seen. Never seen them listed anywhere though.

Thumbsters - 1985

• Ric Flair
  Ric Flair
  Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
  
   vs Larry Zbyszko
  Larry Zbyszko
  Lawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
  
  
• Greg Gagne
  Greg Gagne (wrestler)
  Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell...
  
   vs Road Warrior Hawk
  Road Warrior Hawk
  Michael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors or The Legion of Doom , with Road Warrior Animal.-Early life:While living in Chicago, Hegstrand met Joe Lauranaitis, who would be later...
  
  
• Rick Martel
  Rick Martel
  Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel...
  
   vs Road Warrior Animal
  Road Warrior Animal
  Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior...
  
  

Championship Belt - 1985
Could hold up to 5 different figures

Power Slam Wrestling VCR Game - 1985

Series 4 - 1986

• Shawn Michaels
  Shawn Michaels
  Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...
  
   (Mat Mania)
• Marty Jannetty
  Marty Jannetty
  Frederick Marty Jannetty is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as part of tag team The Rockers with partner Shawn Michaels, and later as a singles competitor. While in the WWF, he became a one time Intercontinental Champion and a one time...
  
   (Mat Mania)
• Nord The Barbarian
  John Nord
  John Nord is a retired American professional wrestler. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.-Career:John Nord started wrestling in late 1984 as "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling under manager Skandor Akbar...
  
   (Mat Mania)
• Boris Zhukov (Mat Mania)
• Doug Somers
  Doug Somers
  Doug Somers is an American retired professional wrestler known by his ring name "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers...
  
   (Mat Mania)
• Buddy Rose
  Buddy Rose
  Paul Perschmann was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose.-Career:Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s...
  
   (Mat Mania)
• Dick Woehrle (Mat Mania) Had two different eye color variants
• Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie (Mat Mania)

Re-Releases on Mat Mania Card - 1986

• Nick Bockwinkel
  Nick Bockwinkel
  Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel is a retired American professional wrestler. He mainly competed in the American Wrestling Association in the United States...
  
  
• Ric Flair
  Ric Flair
  Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
  
  
• Paul Ellering
  Paul Ellering
  Paul Ellering is a retired professional wrestling manager.-Professional wrestling career:Before entering the wrestling business, Ellering was an accomplished weightlifter...
  
  

Mini Mashers - 1986
Came in a 12 pack, 8 pack or 4 pack with assorted AWA colored silicone plastic figures, 12 figures in all (Animal, Hawk, Scott Hall, Boris Zhukov, Stan Hansen, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, The Barbarian, Larry Zybszko, Ric Flair, and Nick Bockwinkal).