WWE and Mattel are celebrating Muhammad Ali.
WWE and Mattel announced that Muhammad Ali will be part of the WWE Ultimate Edition action figure line. The Ali figured will be released as a two-pack with one figure representing Ali as a boxer and the other figure showing Ali as the special guest referee from WrestleMania 1.
“Early on in going down this path, we had a lot of discussions about which version of Muhammad Ali to do here,” said Bill Benecke, Mattel’s manager of product design in an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. “This is a WWE figure, so it made absolute sense to celebrate him in the role of special guest referee at the first WrestleMania—but how could we not deliver on his in-ring look from his boxer vs. wrestler matches? After a lot of conversation, the answer was obvious: both looks were the best, so we did exactly that, and created an Ultimate 2 Pack.”
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee with the Muhammad Ali WWE Ultimate Edition action figure 2-pack, exclusively available at San Diego Comic Con 2023 starting Wednesday, July 19, and MattelCreations.com on Friday, July 21, at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT!
Fans can check out photos of the figure by clicking here.
