{"id":101343,"date":"2021-09-27T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=101343"},"modified":"2021-09-27T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:48:07","slug":"most-valuable-wwe-funko-pops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/09\/27\/most-valuable-wwe-funko-pops\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Valuable WWE Funko Pops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a wrestling fan, you most likely own a piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/02\/12\/the-merch-table-february-2019\/\" target=\"_self\">wrestling merchandise<\/a>. Whether it\u2019s a shirt, a toy, a game, or anything else in between, wrestling merchandise is always a key part of business success to any promotion or company &#8211; especially WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically wrestling toys can become extremely valuable as time goes on. Current day performers like Matt Cardona and Brian Myers have a whole podcast dedicated to talking about expensive and rare to find wrestling figures.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite only being introduced to the toy scene in 2010 Funko Pops have skyrocketed in popularity very quickly, which led to WWE entering a partnership with the company in 2012. Together, the two brands have put out over 200 products including Pops, Pins, Keychains, and T-Shirts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this piece, we\u2019ll be taking a look at the five most valuable WWE branded Funko Pops in existence. Value is provided by Pop Price Guide, which calculates its value based on resale listings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: For this article, we won\u2019t be including the \u201cFreddy Funko\u201d series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Rey Mysterio (Light Blue) &#8211; 7\/11 Exclusive, 2014\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81xRk+S0PmL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon.com: Funko POP WWE Rey Mysterio [7-11 Exclusive] : Sports &amp;amp; Outdoors\" width=\"472\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">All Photos Courtesy of hobbyDB unless specified otherwise<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rey Mysterio will be the only person on this list to have not one, but two Funko pops appear in the top five. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbydb.com\/marketplaces\/poppriceguide\/catalog_items\/rey-mysterio-light-blue-302df0ae-bcc7-4935-90cb-5c72675798a8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Pop<\/a> was originally released in 2014 and it could only be purchased in 7\/11 gas stations across the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the Pop being released so early in the Funko\/WWE partnership and the unavailability of the 7\/11 store in some areas of the country, not too many of these Pops were made. Because of this, the value of the Pop has maintained a steady resale price over the years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Current Estimated Value: $490 USD\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. John Cena (Green Hat) &#8211; WWE Exclusive, 2014<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.whatculture.com\/images\/2019\/12\/dce7d25ec3012bf3-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you\u2019d imagine, the first WWE Pop ever made was a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbydb.com\/marketplaces\/poppriceguide\/catalog_items\/john-cena-green-hat-49302078-2e10-418f-ba88-8c8684a3f5c5\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> John Cena pop<\/a>. A few different variants were produced, but the \u201cGreen Hat\u201d version of Cena turned out to be the most valuable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Pop was branded as a WWE Exclusive. Back in 2014, this meant you could only purchase the Pop on WWEShop or at a WWE event. Nowadays, none of the WWE pops are branded as WWE Exclusives which makes this one a bit more special.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For whatever reason, the pandemic sent this Pop skyrocketing in value. In March 2020, the Pop was worth only $280 USD, but now it is worth\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Current Estimated Value: $710 USD\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Zack Ryder (Green) &#8211; Funko Shop Exclusive, 2017<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.whatnot.com\/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3aGF0bm90LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6InByb2R1Y3RzL1phY2stUnlkZXItODg5Njk4MjM3NjU5LTEyNTgyLnBuZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6ODAwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjgwMCwiZml0IjoiY29udGFpbiIsImJhY2tncm91bmQiOnsiciI6MjU1LCJnIjoyNTUsImIiOjI1NSwiYWxwaGEiOjF9fX19\" alt=\"Verified Zack Ryder (Green) Funko Pop! | Whatnot\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasionally, Funko will make a very limited amount of a product in order to produce a \u201crare\u201d product. With the number of Funko related products growing over the years, overall value has dipped across the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, Funko <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbydb.com\/marketplaces\/poppriceguide\/catalog_items\/zack-ryder-green-funko-hq\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">produced a variant of Zack Ryder\u2019s first Pop<\/a> and made it a Funko Shop exclusive. This meant you could only buy the Pop on Funko\u2019s website. There were only 500 of the variants made available, which meant they sold out quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pop was officially vaulted shortly after, meaning Funko plans to never produce another one of that specific Pop ever again. This is one of the few WWE pops that have been limited with a set amount of production.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also extremely fitting that one of the most prolific toy collectors in Zack Ryder got an exclusive like this. We&#8217;re willing to bet he owns at least a hundred of these and gouges the prices himself.<\/p>\n<p><b>Current Estimated Value: $780 USD<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Rey Mysterio (Black) &#8211; San Diego Comic Con Exclusive, 2014<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.coleka.com\/media\/item\/20160936\/catcheurs-wwe-new-item-003.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"491\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Diego Comic Con has been the birthplace of some toys that are worth thousands upon thousands of dollars. Funko alone has over 8 Pops from the 2014 edition of the Con that are worth over $1000 USD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Pop has the same model as the light blue edition seen previously on this list, but it features a different set of Mysterio\u2019s gear.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbydb.com\/marketplaces\/poppriceguide\/catalog_items\/rey-mysterio-black-7c2ede64-c58f-4f3f-8a28-413167025395\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pop\u2019s value<\/a> has fluctuated from time to time, it\u2019s recently settled around in the $800 USD range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Current Estimated Value: $820 USD<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Honorable Mentions:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AJ Lee &#8211; WWE Exclusive, 2014 &#8211; Estimated Value: $480 USD<\/li>\n<li>CM Punk (Pink) &#8211; Hot Topic Exclusive, 2014 &#8211; Estimated Value: $460 USD<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan (Patterned) &#8211; WWE Exclusive, 2014 &#8211; Estimated Value: $430 USD<\/li>\n<li>Macho Man (Pink) &#8211; WWE Exclusive, 2014 &#8211; Estimated Value: $410 USD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>1. Hulk Hogan (Yellow Shirt) &#8211; WWE Exclusive, 2014<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/uSoAAOSwgnNg3ZcE\/s-l500.jpg\" alt=\"Funko Pop WWE Action Figure - 3922 for sale online | eBay\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbydb.com\/marketplaces\/poppriceguide\/catalog_items\/hulk-hogan-yellow-shirt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most valuable<\/a> WWE branded Pop is\u2026 Hulk Hogan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three variants of this model, including an NWO style, a Red shirt, and a Yellow shirt version. While the other two versions are still worth upwards of $200, the \u201cYellow Shirt\u201d variant narrowly takes the cake as the most valuable Pop in the WWE catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Current Estimated Value: $830 USD<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101357\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/Finn-Balor-Funko.jpg\" alt=\"WWE Funko Pops - Finn Balor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/Finn-Balor-Funko.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/Finn-Balor-Funko-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: wwe.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a wrestling fan, you most likely own a piece of wrestling merchandise. Whether it\u2019s a shirt, a toy, a game, or anything else in between, wrestling merchandise is always a key part of business success to any promotion or company &#8211; especially WWE. Specifically wrestling toys can become extremely valuable as time goes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3960,"featured_media":101357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[8005,587,165,886,47,1375],"class_list":["post-101343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","tag-funko","tag-hulk-hogan","tag-john-cena","tag-rey-mysterio","tag-wwe","tag-zack-ryder"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}