Magnum T.A. Breaks His Silence on PowerTown Chaos + Mattel Teases WrestleMania Reveals! | The FigGuys #098

Magnum T.A. Breaks His Silence on PowerTown Chaos + Mattel Teases WrestleMania Reveals! | The FigGuys #098

From The FigGuys - A Wrestling Action Figures & Collectibles Podcast by The FigGuys

April 1, 2026 · 2h 33m · Season 2 · Episode 98

About this episode

Magnum T.A. discusses the challenges faced by PowerTown in the toy business and the status of upcoming action figures.

Moc. Loose. Collectors. Forever. This week’s episode of The FigGuys is one of the most important — and eye-opening — conversations we’ve ever had. We kick things off with wrestling legend Magnum T.A., who joins the show for an in-depth, unfiltered discussion about the ongoing PowerTown figures situation. From the very beginning, Magnum walks us through how the company was formed, how quickly it evolved from a small concept into something much larger, and how that rapid growth ultimately led to major challenges behind the scenes. What started as a passion-driven project centered around honoring legends of the past quickly turned into a full-scale operation — one that required significantly more structure, communication, and most importantly, capital than anyone initially anticipated. Magnum breaks down the realities of the toy business, from production timelines and steel costs to the risks of relying on pre-orders as a primary business model. As Mike puts it during the conversation, sometimes it only takes one misstep — “one iceberg to sink the Titanic” — and in this case, a combination of miscommunication, financial strain, and scaling too quickly created a perfect storm. Magnum…

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