PART 1: The Complete History of WWF (WWE) Bone Crunching Action Figures (1996-1997)

YOU ASKED FOR IT! ITS HERE! Part 1 of WWE's Bone Crunching Action Figure History!!
Bone Crunching Action was the primary line of wrestling figures for WWF (WWE) collectors in the mid to late 90s! Hasbro produced WWF figures from 1990 to 1994, and Just Toys would try to fill the void with their bendable figures, but nothing would stick quite like Jakks Pacific's Bone Crunching Action! Started by a former LJN company executive, Jakks launched their WWF BCA figures, which lasted from 1996 until the end of 1999, with a surprise return in 2000 at discount stores!
As a wrestling collector myself, I've stood by and watched Hasbro's WWF line soak in all the nostalgic glory, and rightly so! But its time for Bone Crunching Action to get the recognition it deserves. With our three chapter BCA series we will leave nothing uncovered!
October 1: Part 1 (1996-1997)
October 15: Part 2 (1998)
November 1: Part 3 (1999 to the End of BCA)
Thanksgiving 2021: MEGA BCA History (A video of all 3 chapters combined into one!)
Written & produced by Jack Slime of Figure Collections.
Special shoutout to ‪@616Entertainment‬ for all the kind words and plugs!
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[@RubeRozay]

These were top tier MID 90’S toys

[@keithderosas542]

Now as an adult, I learned to appreciate the JAKKS Pacific line. They really had a long run

[@Shawnredfield98]

I grew up with hasbros but once I saw Series 1 HBK the BCAs became my favorite line. I first saw the Shawn figure at a live event in MSG in 96. The main event was Shawn and Taker vs. Mankind and Goldust. During the event I saw another kid in the crowd holding a moc HBK figure. It blew my mind that the figures actually looked like the wrestlers. They weren't midget versions of them. They were detailed full sized figures. I was hooked immediately. I still have all of my originals. I miss those days. Dope video! Looking forward to part 2.

[@_The_Worst_]

I could never find myself a British Bulldog figure in the Hasbro line of figures...😕...But I was able to find one in this line, and I was halfway satisfied with it...but I still wanted the Hasbro one...🤘🏼💯✔️

[@ALKATRAZZ]

I remember getting the Razor and Diesel 2 pack and the Shawn and Vader 2 pack at Hills when they were new. I guess the exclusivity wasn't 100% exclusive on those.

[@guardian08527]

One of the worst wrestling figures Jakks ever made: That "Jeff Jarrett" figure that was just a lazily repainted Owen Hart figure.

[@DanWhoReviews]

Great video! These are genuinely some of my favourite types of vidoes on KZbin so nostalgic and informative bravo my friend 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BevanBoychuk]

This video was so much fun. I love this toy line. It might even be my most cherished as I was 7 when they came out. So while I did play with hasbros BCA we’re my more formative years

[@fireleather1707]

Cant believe you used a Razor to showcase the crunch. That killed me.

[@TrenchCoatTony]

Bro razor and Shawn are top notch figures

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Always liked the Monster Ring. The ones the came after that from Jakks always looked so small. Anyway, good vid. This took me back.

[@crashharty]

This video made me start collecting the line back in 2021. Now in 2023, my collection is almost complete, and now I'm filling out the gaps with the Bone Crushing Wrestlers line as well as customs.

[@snakegemini3610]

Lol I'm sure you already did this jakks bone cruncher thing I would like to see jakks ra history

[@solidsnake5317]

Loved that ring! Best ring ever made where you could use anything. Let’s just say that I had a huge multiverse of action 😂😂😂

[@BostonSports-xh5pw]

Thank you so much for this video! I grew up in this era, and had all of these! Made my whole week with this video!

[@TrenchCoatTony]

This doc is so refreshing , I love the detail and breakdown you have laid out . Great collection 👍

[@Kirts410]

Thank you very much for this video . I collected these figures as a kid and I couldn’t find a full in depth list of the releases or much info on them . The work you have done is incredible .

[@gregquiles6190]

Lol I’m the only 1 to notice Shawn next 5to sunny he really had sunny days lol great video.

[@theslickrips5904]

Thanks for the video man! You’ve earned a watcher today! Love the content

[@figurefeast]

This was an awesome in depth episode and just part 1. Very entertaining and informative. I learned so much. Honestly I always thought they're were endless of the Jakks BCA line but honestly there's not too many to become a completist. Awesome stuff. Keep up the great work. Just subbed. Glad I found you!

[@stevenkilboy1319]

I really love the videos you guys make, literally the only complaint I have is that they’re not long enough! Thanks again for the awesome video though.

[@nikdrown]

Man I had a lot of those and I was a little older in my early teens and got made fun of for having matches lol. There’s a video somewhere of pay per view events and I even had the soundtracks for most of their entrance themes

[@heartbreakkid2]

Great video

[@jeremyburdge8573]

Cool video and when these first came out me and my brothers said wow it is like WWF LJN mixed with AWA Remco figures. The first one to hit my house was Diesel then came more to follow as the years went on. As of right now i restated getting and making customs in the BCA figures and i am working on some Stop Motion matches with some BCA figures in a custom Monster ring to fit the BCA line better.

[@whiteywhitey4208]

That intro is dope 👌 🔥 great job

[@TurdFergurson]

I had most of this line and these were the figs that I was the most creative with. Before they released the "Championship Pack" I made my own belts out of construction paper, gold foil paper (my mom had a craft room) & glue. I also saved all my boxes & card backings so I could litterally cut and paste the logos on the entrance stages I made. I used those plastic stands some of the figures came with too. I would even make "arenas' in a blanket fort, with these portalble speakers connected to my CD player and bunch of flashlights. Then even though my love for wrestling grew stronger as I got older, I lost interest in figures. I did get a little jealous of my younger cousins who got actual tables/accesories and titan tron playsets. Looking back, although my playsets were cardboard/wood or whatever materials I could find, mine were probably better scale/size than the official playsets. I remembe them bein quite small. Anyway great video, brought back a ton of memories.

[@Tj-po4wq]

Love it brings back memories

[@AdamHorne-ri9lk]

These were the ones I grew up on,I loved them soooooooooo much,to me that Shawn Michaels was a holly grail (red pants)and the blues pants were so dopee,

[@JohnnyTong215]

I have the LoD figures from eBay!!Animal was autographed!!!!

[@cl-vision5029]

Memories ☺️

[@sw8467]

These were the best ones

[@josephzanabria9369]

good job !!!!!!!!

[@TLC21]

I just started collecting these

[@fallenexposure9663]

Loved these in 90's, had a ton!

[@TrenchCoatTony]

Where are they now?😣

[@fallenexposure9663]

@@TrenchCoatTony that's a good question, I wish I knew.. my zbotz are gone too

[@markosziss6452]

You should do every Rocky figures next.

[@This-country-sucks-4]

To this day I still love saying last of the bone crunching action

[@christopherhemric1754]

i LOVED THESE FIGURES

[@MrSkiloV]

That HBK Bret Hart and Golddust bring back memories s

[@acehunter3229]

Remember that ring, but I had the attitude RAW IS WAR black one. Always wondered why the Wrestlers looked way too small for that ring, even as a kid 🤣

[@FigureCollections]

The scale of the ring compared to the figures always bugged me! I didn't know until years later that it was just a reproduced LJN ring, because it was before my time lol

[@acehunter3229]

@@FigureCollections Yeah very true. Even as a kid in 1997, I thought this looks ridiculous🤣

[@nitro5368]

Awsome!

[@HandlebarOrionX]

My first BCA figure was a post-BCA era American Badass Undertaker figure in 2001. Which featured a repainted 1997 Taker head mould. Then in 2003-2004, my mom bought my sister and I two big tubs of used older BCA figures from a seller we didn't know was unreputable and my sister spent a month washing the filth off them

[@craigwilson3532]

3:10 I love that 4 pack...and the legion of doom n the raw monster ring. The mini action rings that came with 6 mini figures were really cool too

[@bobbyshepard1948]

I’m from Markham, TX. We’re right by Edna TX. I’m pretty much the one guy who has done everything but meet Steve Austin. My mom has the same birthday has him. I’ve met people he has. I’ve played Edna in different sports. Had the same dorm room as him in junior college. When I was a kid, I got his first action figure in Victoria, TX. I had several of his shirts. Bought all his vhs,dvd,blu rays. Point being I’m his biggest fan and would love to meet him. Just shooting my shot.

[@bjbanisin6513]

Belts look cool for back than & the stunners Austin was laying out.

[@vonbirddog2713]

These are cool

[@marielgenova363]

So great to complete wwf bca 96-97 review also 2 variant diesel 1 and series 3 with pegs

[@NotAGarage]

I really appreciate the thumbnail mimicking WWF In Your House for PS1! And your intro just like the WWF New Generation of 96-97!! Edir: Is this re-upload?

[@nicolemerrill9167]

I definitely had a few of those their heads were easy kinda to take off so I could head swap now it's in every damn box

[@jokesover3433]

Good times🔥🔥

[@damainmane4765]

The bend'ems were my era of wrestling toys...These toys are the only reason I remember my 4th birthday because I had a truckload of these and a tricycle on that day 😂I thank my big bro who was 7 and my grandmother 🌹 who were wrestling fans way before I was

[@dustyvaughn528]

I loved those figures I wish I knew what happened to them. I had every last one and the belts with the ring

[@francissobotka8725]

I remember hunting for the head bangers .

[@TheForeignNationalBornNatural]

BEST figures!!!

[@reeseangle9621]

I loved that Summer slam 1995 HBK. But they wouldn’t make other attires

[@stevenimeson902]

i loved gettin these as a kid! my grandma once said if you learn to this a bike ill buy you 5 wrestlers lol.. these bca wrestlers are all i wanted back then haha

[@heelturnsface]

Had the first run. Goldust was my favorite 😂

[@QuentinDude]

There-is--a-variant-Survivor-Series-box-set-where-HBKs-gloves-are-red...I-have-it The-3rd-series-was-supposed-to-have-Jake-Roberts-and-Mark-Henry-but-they-were-pulled-for-whatever-reason-and-repeats-of-HBK-and-Bret-were-included.. The-tag-team-set-was-one-of-my-favorite-overall-sets

[@CeemPlay]

Here we go

[@CeemPlay]

Flash Funk

[@doryenmctown4795]

Part 2?

[@MichaelEarl]

Do you know where I can get plastic clamshell protective cases for series 1 and 2 bca carded figs?

[@timiariaarea8532]

Ok subscribed

[@FigureCollections]

Thanks! If you enjoyed part 1, check out parts 2+3!

[@El_Boricano]

you should do wwe jakks Pacific build n brawl action figure

[@adriananimates7448]

1:26 Even if they’re toys that still looks painful 😂

[@929292matt929292]

you should do a video on every single toy EVER!

[@FigureCollections]

Working on it ;-)

[@waqaskaash7319]

These figures werent out in the UK Scotland in 1996/97 as I never came across any only the 98 99 ones

[@reeseangle9621]

I literally had all them

[@terrydavis1331]

I still have some of mine💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💯💯💯

[@marielgenova363]

Patt 2 wwf bone crunching action

[@CeemPlay]

The new generation

[@PeteSanctions]

8:13 - Is that Mortis in the Upper Left corner a Custom?

[@2ndShiftSupremeOverlord546]

What is that Spiderman figure in the opening shot? It looks like it has a mid torso articulation, but it's not super posable Spiderman.

[@evz_liam]

Awesome video! I've just started collected these LOOSE Jakks BCA figures and I'm on the lookout for an easy to follow checklist for each variant of these figures. Is there one out there?

[@FigureCollections]

figurecollections.com/line.php?id=4 -- this is our BCA section, there is a printer friendly checklist but it only shows the series name/character, not the attire. However if you click around in that section you'll find there are pictures of virtually everything!

[@evz_liam]

@@FigureCollections Amazing, I'll check it out! Thanks!!

[@SirHimothyMcHe]

3:07 oh god bret what happened to your neck.

[@StevieHyperD2]

Whens part 2 im sure you already uploaded this one

[@FigureCollections]

October 15! Its mentioned in the description and at the end of this video!

[@GymGirlToks]

how do you own all these i never seen the variations of some these didn't even know they existed

[@nicolemerrill9167]

I had hawk🤠

[@nicolemerrill9167]

The four packs were drem packs

[@corwinberry951]

I love these figures, I would love a reboot. The only complaint I had with them, Jakks could have made some of the figures in different skin tones and shades. Customizing with them is cool, just thinking of different possibilities

[@reeseangle9621]

HBK was my favorite wrestler, it was annoying they kept making the same HBK figures over and over again. Summer slam 95 attire and the Red attire from in your house

[@jazzygang9972]

#NewGenerationEraRules #BCARules #WWFAttitudeEraRules 🤼‍♂️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Awesome reviews

[@4thecollectors]

It's crazy these are not worth that much at all only the box sets fetch a little price

[@SSW7754]

My friends uncle has so many of these that he gave me some that you’ll see in my videos

[@blankwavemessiah]

hindsight is always 2020....... But I always wondered why I broke more legs than anything else. clearly because of sharpshooters and figure 4's. if you are a 10 year old kid and KNOW HOW to do these moves in real life, your Jakks figures were in serious trouble lolololol

[@taimak123]

This is a reupload

[@FigureCollections]

Not quite, the last one was pretty shitty looking and needed a facelift, new voiceover, new footage, new information....The last video was like 6 minutes, this one is ten! Part 2 coming October 15!!

[@Dom_721]

Memories

[@user-pf1ln1hn1m]

Do you sell your figures?? Like that purple undertaker