The Fig Cave
By Phil Gentile & Friends
The Fig CaveSep 30, 2022
Starting a New Collection, New Figures from Figure Collections and Heels & Faces and Much More!
Whoa whoa whoa we are back still with a Wrestlemania hangover. Phil is thinking about starting a CM Punk collection, Nick has never ate a Slim Jim before, and Thom gives his thoughts on AEW airing the All In backstage footage.
WWE World & Wrestlecon Mega Episode!
The guys are back from Philly and have tons of good stories from their travels!
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TONS of WWE Mattel Reveals Discussed & Much More!!
WOW! What a week! On this guy the guys will recap the in-ring action of both nights of Wrestlemania while also taking a look at every single Mattel WWE figure reveal that was announced at WWE World while they were there! Get your wallets ready!
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Wrestlemania XL Preview Show
It's finally here!! Wrestlemania is upon us. Phil, Nick, and Tommy are headed to Philly for the event but before they do they recorded a preview episode with some bonus Mattel reveal info.
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Jazwares Vault Is Open!!! Plus Mattel Creations reveals and much more!
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A Special Fig Cave Mailbag Episode!!!
The Opposite of Hard Times
This week the boys discuss the arrival of the annual Wrestlemania shipper at their local Walmarts, discuss some AEW preoreders from Jazwares, and Phil gives his hot take about a popular chicken tender establishment.
RSC Announces "From The Vault" Series plus AEW Reveals and much more!
Wow what a week! Big reveals from Mattel and Jazwares. The guys discuss the new "From The Vault" series from Mattel and fantasy book what figures they want to see in series two!
Q&A w/ Kyle Peterson plus new Mattel WWE Reveals & Much More!
Big Show!! Kyle Peterson comes on the show to discuss his new book plus the guys talk about some recent WWE Mattel reveals, Powertown selling their damaged figures, Zombie Sailor showing Brian Pillman prototypes, and much more!
Road to Wrestlemania, Slow News Week, Weekly Purchases, & More
The boys are tired after recording a ton of content for Patreon! So bare with them!
Phil, Nick, and Tommy are chatting it up about a little bit of everything this week since there wasn't a whole lot of fig news out there. Nicky and Tommy with some Weekly Purchases that WILL shock you!
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Super Bowl Hangover Edition!
Phil, Thom, and Nick discuss the Aldo Montoya bidding war, CM Punk 1 of 1000 figure, the downfall of the MCU, and much more!
Larry The Dog (and CM Punk) Has Signed With Heels And Faces!!!
Wow what a week! The guys prepare for Super Bowl weekend plus discuss Brian Pillman signing a legends deal with WWE and CM Punk signing with Heels and Faces!!!!
Danhausen Giveaway Winner Announced, Fig News, Weekly Purchases & More!
Phil, Nick, and Thom recap a wild royal rumble weekend plus new preorders from Ringside Collectibles. They announce the winner of the 1 of 3,000 Danhausen AEW figure plus share their weekly purchases and much more!
BONUS - Preview of Dem Thrones - A Game of Thrones Watch Along
Phil & Tommy are giving you a sneak preview of the Patreon Exclusive Dem Thrones! Dem Thrones is a a series rewatch for Phil and a first time watch for Tommy. Check it out and if you like what you hear sign up for Patreon as this is just one of the many perks!
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Royal Rumble Chat, 40 Years of Hulkamania, Fig News, Weekly Purchases & More!
Phil, Nick, & Tommy are here with this weeks episode! They chat about all the latest news in the world of wrestling figs! Mattel, Funko, Powertown, FOCO, and Hastel are all in the news this week! The boys are also chattin about their 'Mania plans, and weekly purchases!
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New WWE Funkos, Leaked Mattel Lineups, & Much More!
The weather outside is frightful but the figure news is delightful! Join Phil, Nick, and Thom as they recap all the news of the week, Wrestlemania ticket prices, WWE Funko reveals, and much more!
RSC Bell to Bell Unboxing & Review plus the boys are buzzin about Mania!
This week Phil, Thom, and Nick discuss the biggest news in the wrestling figure plus the news about Tony Khan's meltdown on twitter. Plus weekly purchases and a huge delivery from Ringside Collectibles.
P.S. Phil apologizes for coughing during this episode.
2024 Predictions and Figure Resolutions plus Top Five Independent Figs of 2023!
Phil, Nick, and Thom reveal their top five independent wrestling figures of the year. Plus recap the latest news in the wrestling world, review "The Iron Claw", weekly purchases and much more!
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Our Top 5 Mattel Ultimate Edition Figures of 2023
Phil, Nick, and Tommy discuss their top five list of ultimate edition figures for 2023. Plus figure news, Christmas recap, weekly purchases, and much more!
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Top Five WWE Mattel Elites of 2023!
Nick and Thom are joined by Michael LiPuma to discuss the best elite figures from Mattel over the last 12 months.
Top 5 AEW Jazwares Figures of 2023 plus Ringside Black Friday 4.0 Sale!!
Phil, Nick, and guest co-host Tommy Pairodice discuss the highs (and lows) of AEW Jazwares 2023 campaign and what they hope to see in 2024!
The Biggest Pegwarmers of 2023!!!
Phil and Nick are joined by guest co-host Tommy from The Run In Podcast to discuss the latest wrestling toy line from Ringside Collectibles, plus an update on our Xmas shopping, discussing the biggest wrestling and non-wrestling pegwarmers of 2023 and much more!
Epic Holiday Shopping Guide plus CM Punk is BACK BABY!!
This week Phil and Nick recap Thanksgiving meals and Survivor Series, the return of CM Punk, the Powertown announcement, Mattel Monday Night Wars reveals, and much more!
Ringside Fest 2023 Recap!!
This week Phil and Nick recap all the new WWE Mattel reveals from Ringside Fest!
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RIP Rush Collectibles plus Autographs 101, Ranking Thanksgiving Sides & Much More!
Phil and Nick are joined by Thom from the Run In Podcast to recap the week of wrestling figure news plus discuss Thanksgiving sides, Autographed figures, and much more!
HUGE ANNOUCEMENT plus Q&A w/ Travis Hotard from Omega Level Toys
Phil and Nick are back to recap a crazy Halloween week plus discuss collecting with Travis Hotard, owner of Omega Level Toys in Slidell, LA.
News & Notes
Mattel Legends Greatest Hits showing up at Target!
LWO Mattel Creations five pack is $100
Mattel Creations BOGO 50% deal
Toni Storm black and white micro brawler
Adding notes to Target pickup/online orders "please send white suit version"
KWK Yoshi Tatsu preorder ends November 30th
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Listen to a new episode of The Fig Cave every week! Available on iTunes, Spotify, and basically anywhere you listen to podcasts! @ihatejjredick and @nickychoke discuss all the wrestling figure news of the week, their weekly purchases and much more!!
Q&A with Matthew Goldberg plus our RSC Black Friday Wish List and much more!
Wow what an episode! Phil and Nick welcome figure photographer Matthew Goldberg plus recap the figure news of the week, reveal their RSC Black Friday Sale wish list, and much more!
NYCC Exclusives, Updated Mattel Reveals, Ranking Arnold Movies, & Much More!
Phil and Nick talk about the latest WWE Mattel reveals plus tons of NYCC preorders and exclusives!
Mattel Conspiracy Theories, Edge to AEW, Irrational Fears and Much More!
Phil and Nick are back to discuss the news of the week from the wrestling figure world! Legends Series 20 is hitting stores, Jazwares reveals from Toy Fair, and so much more!
WWE Releases, Target Resets, Spooky Szn Movie Review, & Much More!
This week Phil and Nick discuss the latest wrestlers released from WWE, where they could land and who had the best elite while they were with the company. Also, Legends Series 20 and Rock Ultimate Edition are hitting Target stores this week and so much more figure news!
Q&A w/ Kanik from Major Bendies plus news about Mattel delays and much more!
Phil and Nick talk to Mike Kanik about partnering with two pro wrestlers to start a business, his favorite interactions ever at a signing, and much more!
Q&A w/ Junk Shop Dog plus your favorite "non-figure" item in your collection!
Phil and Nick speak to Adam from JunkShopDog about his love for Japanese figures and his upcoming Matt Cardona figure plus our favorite "non figure" items in our collections, Nick tries to name the top ten grossing movies of all time, and much more!
AEW Reveals plus tons of figures news!
Phil and Nick discuss the latest AEW Jazwares reveals!
Mattel Reveals, our favorite comfort TV shows, and more!
The guys are back to recap the latest reveals from Mattel, the lighting quick delivery of Mattel Retros, All In Jazwares 1 of 1,000, and much more!
RIP Bray Wyatt
Wow what a week. We lost two wrestling legends. We discuss and also interview Rob from Thread Heads. Be sure to listen!
Target 4-Pack Drama plus Logan Paul Ultimate Unboxing!
Phil and Nick discuss the latest wrestling figure news from all the major and independent companies!
Optiziming Your Collection plus Summerslam Preview & much more!
This week the guys discuss ways to optimize your collection and we hear from members of the fig cave fam about what categories they use in their collection. All this plus we preview Summerslam, discuss Rush Collectibles figures breaking live on YouTube, the future of Bad Bunny figures from Mattel, and much more!
The Hulk Hogan of Hulk Hogan Collecting!
Phil and Nick are joined by Michael LiPuma, the owner of the biggest Hulk Hogan figure collection on the planet!
Cover art courtesy of @mitch_craig13 on twitter!
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Epic SDCC Recap Episode!!!!!
Oh wow! What a week! The crew recaps all the Mattel, Jazwares, etc. reveals from this year's San Diego Comic Con!
Walmart Finally Has Wrestling Figures?!?!?!
This week Phil and Nick recap 4th of July and Money in the Bank plus some new WWE Mattel reveals, Bruce Lee coming to the Heels and Faces lineup, Powertown renders of Cardona and Myers, and much more!
Q&A w/ Sara Jay plus Wrestling Figure News, Weekly Purchases & More!
Phil and Nick are joined on the show by adult film star Sara Jay to talk about her collection, watching the Monday Night Wars, the parallels between wrestling and the adult film industry, and much more!
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Our Top Five Unreleased Mattel Elites Of All Time!
On this week's episode the guys discuss Powertown and Grapplers & Gimmicks figures arriving in the hands of collectors. Plus news from Zombie Sailor, Jazwares, Mattel, Epic Toys, and much more!
AEW Reveals! Ringside Sale! Weekly Purchases! And Much More!
Nick and Phil recap the recent AEW Jazwares figure reveals. Plus they discuss Powertown's REMCO lineup, Ringside's 4th of July sale, AEW pulling pegwarmers, GI Joe crowdfunding success, and much more!
We Wrote A Book!!!!!!
This week Phil and Nick discuss Phil's new book "The Official Guide To America's Toy Stores" available now on Amazon plus the potential upcoming Fan Fest reveals from AEW Jazwares, unboxing Ultimate Edition 17, Memorial Day plans, and much more!
NWO Retro Unboxing plus RSC selling AEW chases and much more!!!
Phil and Nick discuss the latest wrestling figure news, announce the winner of the Coliseum Collection giveaway, and much more!
Backlash Preview, WCW Nitro Stage Funeral, & Much More!
Phil and Nick recap the recent WWE Backlash PPV and the WCW Nitro Stage crowdfunding fail plus weekly purchases and Mother's Day ideas!
WCW Nitro Stage Comes Down To The Wire!!!
The guys discuss some new preorders from Ringside Collectibles plus the status of the Mattel Creations WCW Nitro Stage!
WCW Monday Nitro Stage Q&A w/ Steve Ozer from Mattel!
This week Phil and Nick welcome Mattel's Steve Ozer to the show!
They discuss.....
- the status of the WCW Nitro Entrance Stage
- Walmart preorder madness
- Defining Moments
- Hasbro/Mattel partnership
plus we announce a HUGE giveaway and much more!
Legends 18 Hitting Stores, WCW Nitro Stage Discussion, AEW Jazwares Sale & Much More!
The guys discuss the latest news from the world of wrestling figures including new product images from Heels & Faces, Epic Toys and much more!
Mattel Invites The Fig Cave To Wrestlemania!!!!
Wow what a week! We discuss all of the latest Mattel WWE reveals plus Mattel invited us to Wrestlemania to check them out in person!!!