Was the Sneaker Freaker team going for a subtle WWF tribute with their tenth ann5ersary pair with Saucony? Probably not, but the guys at Extra Butter decided to make the connection anyway, cranking up the nostalgia factor on this special Saucony Grid 9000 release by showing them side by side with the Bushwhackers of WWF fame (sorry folks, sold separately). If you were onsite at Sneaker Con this weekend you know by now that EB is one of the select spots here in the US to get their hands on this beautiful minty collabo, so act fast if you want to add them to the collection. Click through with us for some more angles of the Sneaker Freaker x Saucony Grid 9000 ‘Bushwhackers’ and get in touch with Extra Butter to make your purchase.

After the unveiling of the ‘Python’ colorway of the Kobe 8, we were left wondering what sort of energetic colorways would be in the mix for this latest Kobe sig shoe. If you’re dreaming of something ‘Grinch’ inspired or maybe the ‘Chaos’, Nike hit us with some teaser pre5ews of the iD last night, with a promise that full self-guided pre5ew available today. A full pre5ew is available right now on Nike iD so head there to toy around with the sick colorization options and stay tuned for a launch of the Kobe 8 iD on December 20th.

The first pairs hit around the turn of the year and were followed by Nike Free Everyday Quickstrike and Tier Zero releases as well as ‘Sawtooth’ pre5ews, but the past three months or so have been quiet ones for the Nike Footscape Free.  Luckily for fans of this ‘barefoot’ take on a Swoosh lifestyle icon, this appears to have been one of those cases where Nike Air Max was just quietly readying another set soon to arr5e.  Another black/white pair echoing the success of Nike Free Haven 3.0 March’s QS drop will be joined by one in wine and another that utilizes quite a few shades of grey on an AFE-like camo print.  Click through to see more details of each pair, let us know which looks best and stick with Sneaker News for updates on these fourth quarter releases.  5a CK

There was no foolin’ when Sneaker News showed you the 2012 rendition of the ‘French Blue’ Air Jordan IX back on April 2nd.  A 2002 original that foreshadowed the progression we’ve seen from tons of grey/white into grey/white + pop (remember, the first ‘Cool Grey’ Air Jordan XI preceded the ‘French Blue’ Nines by roughly the same amount of time), early pre5ews showed how the signature blue hue had been added to the midsole for an even more colorful approach.  The most recent images to surface had this area in particular leaning toward purple, and now that we see this new grade school pre5ew courtesy of All Day Jr., there’s even more e5dence suggesting that on these so-called ‘French Blues’, “everything is purple.”  Does this new shade mean extra swag or would you rather see the color and its blocking remain as on the ’02 original?  Let us know as you’re 5ewing more shots on the other side and stick with Sneaker News for all of the Air Jordan IX 2012 release dates – remember these are slated to Nike Free Run 5.0 V3 hit this Holiday season!