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WCW - Galoob (1990-1991) Around the same size as the WWF Hasbros, but much better figures in my opinion. Despite how small they are, Galoob did a pretty commendable job of capturing the wrestlers' likenesses. These figures are similar to the WWF LJN series, with no articulation, but about 1/2 the size. Galoob came out with two sets of these figures. The first set consisted of Sting, Lex Luger, Arn Anderson, Ric Flair, Sid Vicious, Barry Windham, Ron Simmons, Butch Reed, Flyin Brian Pillman, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, and Tom Zenk. The second set was only released in the United Kingdom and featured repaints of the original line plus new exclusive figures including El Gigante, Dustin Rhodes, Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, and Big Josh. This second set is much harder to find, but well worth the search. Favorite figure: Flyin Brian Pillman |
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 Ron Simmons |
 Lex Luger |
 Ric Flair |
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WCW - Original San Francisco Toymakers (1994-1998) Kind of a mixed bag. While some were pretty good, others were completely ridiculous. Toymakers made several types of figures for WCW. The early ones were patterned after the WWF's LJN line, but weren't quite as detailed. Only a few had a solid look. The later figures seemed to get even worse with sloppy molds and bizarre articulation. Some even came with a vibrating feature. Yikes! Favorite figure: Alex Wright |
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 Randy Savage |
 Johnny B Badd |
 Booker T |
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WCW - Toybiz (1999 - 2001) A huge improvement from the Toymakers lines. WCW did a smart smart thing in signing a contract with Toybiz. Their figures were brought to the next level, which was a good thing for collectors. These figures look great. Most are pretty good likenesses of the wrestlers, with a few exceptions. The articulation is very good, for those weirdos who actually play with their figures. My only complaint is that Toybiz fell into the trap of making figures of the same wrestlers over and over again. I mean how many new Sting, Goldberg, and Hulk Hogan figures do we need, when the characters aren't changing the way they look? I guess it somewhat reflects what WCW was going through at the time, by putting way too much stock in the same "main eventers", and forgetting who the fans wanted to see get their chance. Still, Toybiz did surprise us by coming out with some great mid-card wrestlers like Chris Jericho, Dean Malenko, Billy Kidman, Perry Saturn, and Chris Kanyon. Favorite figure: Perry Saturn |
 The Giant with Rey Misterio |
 Chris Jericho |
 Sting |
 The Four Horsemen |