The newest WWE set of the year is here -- and its one that is a dramatic improvement on its past editions in both its base set design and especially its autographs.

It's 2017 Topps Road to WrestleMania and it arrived this week.

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If you missed The Tonight Show last night, you missed a baseball card segment.

The player? It was Judd Apatow, one of the First Pitch celebs you can find in packs of 2017 Topps Series 1.

Check it out ... you'll see a version of the card that didn't make the cut. (Or something.)

You can see the other celebs on cardboard in our gallery here.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The arrival of 2017 Topps, Hoosiers surprises, inside the Transcendent party, extra Troy Aikman ink, new comics & more.

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Clemson's NFL-bound national championship-winning quarterback will be signing for a new team before the NFL Draft.

That team is Steiner Sports, which has a number of Deshaun Watson autographed items available for pre-order now in advance of a signing later this month.

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What: 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: Mid-April
Box basics: Two autographs per seven-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on what you should expect to find in blaster boxes of this one in advance of its hobby unveiling.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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An LSU star headed into the NFL Draft has a new team -- Panini America.

Leonard Fournette has signed an exclusive deal with the company along with Panini Authentic, the company's memorabilia line, as well as a deal for his autographs and memorabilia. His first cards? There's no need to wait as they arrive today via Panini Instant.

“I’m so proud to announce my new partnership with Panini America, which will give fans the chance to immediately get their hands on memorabilia and trading cards,” he said. “When I first signed with Roc Nation Sports they promised to deliver on some groundbreaking partnerships right off the jump. Now, as the first running back to become an exclusive member of Panini Authentic, I know I will be able to reach my fan base and Buga Nation on a more personal level before even starting my professional career.”

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If you found a Rediscover Topps Baseball Ultimate Card Giveaway card for Topps Now in your box of 2017 Topps Series 1 and the code did not work, don't worry.

It works -- you just have to use a different address.

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What: 2017 Score football cards
Arrives: First week of May
Box basics: TBA soon

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on some of the retail inclusions to come in what will be Panini America's first NFL release of the 2017 football card season.

Keep reading for more info and a images released so far.

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It's not baseball but it's the first surprise in packs of 2017 Topps Series 1.

What you see here is an autograph of "Norman Dale" aka Gene Hackman, who was the coach of the Hickory High School basketball team in Hoosiers.

How rare will this autograph turn out to be? It's probably one of the toughest ones, though it was on the announced checklist for those who looked closely enough to spot the name. The card has parallels and a 1/1 Birch version just like others in the set -- but those aren't on peoples' minds just yet. Why? The first copy to hit eBay already has an impressive asking price.

Hackman had never signed a certified autograph before despite appearing on plenty of Topps Superman cards from his time bringing Lex Luthor to life.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 353
Base set completion: 
301 of 350 (86 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Chicago Cubs World Series champs, Kris Bryant, Giancarlo Stanton, Felix Hernandez, Jacob deGrom, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Miguel Cabrera, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Corey Seager, Kyle Schwarber, Nomar Mazara, Addison Russell, David Ortiz, Trevor Story, Nolan Arenado, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, David Ortiz, Jose Altuve

>> Related: Check out all of our handy 2017 Topps Series 1 MLB links here.

Rookie Cards (26) – Dansby Swanson, Yoan Moncada, Andrew Benintendi, Aaron Judge, Tyler Austin, Yulieski Gurriel, Alex Bregman, Orlando Arcia, Braden Shipley, Matt Carasiti, Jake Thompson, Gabriel Ynoa, Reynaldo Lopez, Alex Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Luke Weaver, Josh Bell, Brian Goodwin, Matt Strahm, Seth Lugo, Joe Musgrove, Tyler Glasnow, David Dahl, Robert Gsellman, Ryon Healy, Chad Pinder

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