The 5 coolest WWE action figures available today

With the holiday season upon us, and more specifically the holiday shopping season well underway, there’s no shortage of people trying to figure out gifts for their loved ones. Kids can be particularly difficult to shop for because so many of us adults aren’t in touch with what’s popular or fun by today’s standards.

When it comes to kids who love pro wrestling though, action figures remain a reliable standby. Boys and girls who love WWE will never tire of collecting figures to represent their favourite stars, and to facilitate imagining matches, backstage brawls, and all manner of other scenarios involving the top superstars today.

Moreover, today’s action figures don’t only portray today’s stars, but often have additional functionality or accessories that make them even more compelling to hold onto and to play with for young fans.

This article takes a look at five particularly cool WWE action figures available for purchase now via shop.wwe.com, as well as other retailers.

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#5 Finn Bàlor "Demon King" Entrance Greats Mattel Action Figure

This Finn Balor figure captures the star's most intriguing side

Finn Balor has not consistently been pushed as a top star on Raw, as he was originally projected to before an injury derailed his debut run as Universal Champion. However, he is one of the most fun wrestlers to watch week in and week out for his combination of aerial talent, speed, and technique.

That’s all in addition to his Demon King alter-ego that sees him walk to the ring in body paint and wrestle via a more aggressive style.

Balor’s Entrance Greats figure from Mattel captures this most captivating, transcendent component of Balor’s persona. Moreover, it’s a near perfect complement to a standard issue Balor so kids at play themselves can trade out figures was they imagine their own big match scenarios. The entrance ramp and thirty seconds of Balor’s theme music included help take the figure to the next level.

4. The Shield Reunion Epic Moment 3-Pack Figure Set

As the present and future of WWE, the members of The Shield are where it's at.

For young fans today, The Shield may well feel a lot like D-generation X or the New World Order did for the generation before, or like The Four Horsemen felt before that. Yes, these factions of yesteryear skewed heel more often than not, but they were prototypical cool heels who captured the imagination, and whom fans want to be like even as they cheer for their face opponents. Better yet, The Shield has played face almost as long as heel at this point, and spun off three bona fide top tier stars in WWE.

The Shield is broken up again for Roman Reigns to battle leukemia away from WWE television, and while Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose feud with one another. Nonetheless, this set of three figures invokes a ssense of an elite stable for fans today, and they’re a un trio to have for the likely case that the group does come back together again in the future. For now, the figures are also fun for kids to play out Ambrose vs. Rollins scenarios, besides getting to have a piece of Reigns in their play in lieu of seeing him on TV.

3. Ronda Rousey Series 90 Mattel Action Figure

Rousey now has the baddest action figure on the planet.

WWE has never had a female star quite like Ronda Rousey. Her MMA credentials include having been a bona fide former main event draw for UFC. That pairs nicely with her athleticism and actual wrestling fanhood that helped her make a seamless transition to the world of sports entertainment. She was booked into a super high profile position working alongside Kurt Angle against the Authority in her debut program, and promptly transitioning to the Raw Women’s Championship picture from there.

While there are fans who prefer Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, or Sasha Banks, there is nonetheless little question that Ronda Rousey is the biggest female star WWE has today, and probably has ever had in company history. Moreover, every indication is that WWE will keep her on top of her division for quite some time to come. As such, hers is a great action figure to invest in for young WWE fans today

2. Shane McMahon Elite Series 61 Mattel Action Figure

Shane McMahon's action figure comes with an announce table to crash through.

Shane McMahon is a WWE Superstar who transcends generations. Attitude Era fans remember him for his younger self—first as the mostly heel rich kid son of Vince McMahon, later often as not playing a dare devil face. Since returning to WWE in 2016 after years away, Shane has mostly cashed in on that face persona from long ago as a face authority figure presiding over SmackDown.

Shane has worked part time as an in ring talent, too, reportedly seen by WWE as a big draw for PPVs. In these performances, he has most clearly shaped his identity as a dare devil, not once but twice taking bumps off the roof of Hell in a Cell, both times winding up going through an announce table at ringside.

Now, fans can enjoy a style of play unique to Shane-O-Mac with his Elite Series 61 Mattel Action Figure that comes complete with his own announce to able to go crashing through.

1. Kane Elite Series 63 Mattel Action Figure

Kane's action figure can un-mask.

Kane is one of the longest standing icons of WWE having debuted on the scene during the Attitude Era and survived as a featured part time character right up to modern times. His tenure as mayor of Knox County may impede his ability to work dates moving forward, but long time fans have learned never to say never when it comes to The Big Red Machine making another run on WWE television.

The Series 63 Mattel Action Figure for Kane is an especially fun one for several reasons. First of all, it comes with a removable mask so kids playing with the figure can facilitate their own transitions between the masked Demon version of Kane and his more humanized bald self. Additionally, the figure comes with a toy folding chair branded with the Royal Rumble logo. This accessory not only commemorates his legacy of the most eliminations in the history of the event, but offering kids an entertaining event specific prop that could be especially useful as WWE transitions to Royal Rumble season going into the new year.