Cactus Jack is headed to Wrestlemania 41.

No, not the WWE Hall of Famer known as Mick Foley -- this Cactus Jack is the brand from entertainer and WWE superfan Travis Scott and will arrive as part of Wrestlemania weekend beginning tomorrow at WWE World, the multi-day fan interactive experience before the big show this weekend.

Beginning at noon Pacific time, 2025 Topps Chrome WWE Cactus Jack x Wrestlemania will be live.

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What's Buzzing: Nico Iamaleava and college football's mess, Aaron Judge, Heritage, Chrome WWE, MLB chatter and more.

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1 -- Still talking 2024 Topps Heritage High Number

2 -- Checking in on the Aaron Judge thread

3 -- Topps Chrome WWE chatter as Mania nears

4 -- College football is on their minds

5 -- Inception with a big initialgraph

6 -- Plenty of MLB chatter here

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What: 2025 Leaf Signature Series sports cards
Arrives: May 28
Box basics:  Four 1/1 autographed cards or three 1/1 autos and one inscription auto per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Signature Series is back with a wide array of colorful rarities for top sports stars in all directions all in one spot -- and sometimes they meet on the same cards.

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

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What: 2025 TruMystery Draft Football Edition buybacks
Arrives: May 28
Box basics: One PSA graded buyback card per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TruCreator's blind-box buyback line goes all-PSA with a focus on football in a release packed with in-demand names and plenty of star power from the recent past.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Baseball Photos
Arrives: July 30
Box basics: One autographed photo per pack (15 packs per display)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed mystery memorabilia line offers up a round of signed baseball photos with some big chases in the mix, too, for this release timed to arrive at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

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If you're one of those baseball collectors who's been all about the anime, this one's for you.

Buzz was busy today adding a bunch of cardboard to the preview gallery for the forthcoming 2025 Bowman release (click here to see all of those and order your boxes), but this one -- all 30 cards in the 2025 Bowman Anime insert set -- gets its own standalone.

Why? These baseball cards are unique and they're a popular style of artistic card inclusions from a few companies in a few sports in recent years. This time there are 30 standard cards for stars of the past, present and future -- and then four Japanese icons will have Kanji Variations to find as well.

You can learn more and see the 30 standard cards after the jump.

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What: 2025 Bowman baseball cards
Arrives: May 7
Box basics: One auto per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case), Three autos per 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Mega Box Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Edition Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Early teasers for 2025 Bowman are here in advance of its pre-order coming next week.

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What: 2025 Topps Heritage baseball cards
Arrives: April 23
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: It's time to turn back the clock a few years with Topps Heritage taking on 1976 ... and it's penciled in to arrive this month.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketball Jerseys
Arrives: June 13
Box basics: One autographed basketball jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line hits the court for a new year with some of the biggest stars in the history of the game involved as either standard jerseys or as the big chase.

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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: 2021 Pro Set Baseball cards
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing: NFL and MLB chatter, Heritage High Number, new NFL pulls and a new twist for Wrestlemania.

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1 -- All your baseball chatter is here

2 -- WWE chatter as Wrestlemania is this weekend

3 -- Opening some Optic NFL

4 -- Inside a box of Spectra

5 -- Heritage High Number still on their minds

6 -- Talking football

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What: 2024 Topps Resurgence football cards
Arrives: May 9, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs and one auto-Relic per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new Chromed-out line in the Topps football lineup is one that showcases a select number of newcomers and all-time greats with plenty of colorful parallel power in the mix -- "the most electrifying athletes in all of football."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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Take a minute and make some predictions and sports picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's all over then you get some free cards.

Yep, free cards.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Wrestlemania 41 action that starts on Saturday. You have until 6 p.m. on Saturday to get your picks in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize remains a mystery item.

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Did you get in on last week's action? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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What: 2024 Pulse Lumin baseball cards
Arrives: May/June 2025
Box basics: Six encased autographed cards per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list (so far) in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This newer player in the prospect realm hits the diamond once again with a set packed with nothing but ink from some promising young stars.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing: The Masters, awaiting Wrestlemania, Nick Kurtz, non-sports, football and more.

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1 -- Masters chatter as Rory McIroy finally wins it

2 -- WWE chatter as Wrestlemania is this weekend

3 -- Too early to talk Nick Kurtz?

4 -- There is no ratio

5 -- Off-season football chatter

6 -- A non-sports update

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What: 2025 Historic Autographs YesterYear Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: May 21
Box basics: 10 cut autos per 40-pack display box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs once again offers up new glimpses of the past with a mix of "familiar favorite people from history."

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What's Buzzing: Elly De La Cruz, MLB chatter, a name to watch, new pulls and more in this Sunday edition.

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1 -- Checking in on the Elly De La Cruz thread

2 -- Talkin' baseball

3 -- A name to watch?

4 -- A new soccer break

5 -- Inception delivers well -- that one card shop owner

6 -- Inside a new college basketball break

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What's Buzzing: Wrestlemania is a week away, MLB chatter, real or fake MJs, showing off Ovechkin cards and more.

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1 -- Plenty of MLB chatter here

2 -- Real or fake?

3 -- WWE talk with Mania a week away

4 -- Showing off Ovechkin cards

5 -- Heritage blaster for the win

6 -- Offseason NFL chatter is strong

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What: 2025 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: Seven autos per 11-card hobby box (10 per case) or 10 autos per 10-card super box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's Metal returns with a pair of box formats that are both heavy on autographs of past, present and future stars on a mix of past and new designs.

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The latest might be the greatest -- so far -- but there are plenty of past VeeFriends to collect if one decides to go there ... and it appears that quite a few of you do.

This newest release, Topps VeeFriends Chrome 2025, is packed with flashy characters and sets -- we'll get to those later -- and it's been a near-instant sellout at that link. But, there are two previous sets that paved the way for this one that might be worth looking at before exploring this new one.

The O.G. was VeeFriends x zerocool Series 1, a collection that arrived in 2022 with 268 characters and 15 sketches that introduced Series 2 characters. It "was designed to bridge the gap between NFTs and real-world collectibles, allowing collectors to own physical versions of their VeeFriends Series 1 NFTs," per the company.

That first one was in a premium format and a limited release of only 1,000 boxes (250 cases) showcasing characters drawn and created by the guru behind it all, Gary Vaynerchuk, while the second series introduced them as "fully personified and colored characters" in a collection of more than 250 characters and also almost 100 additional other cards. It took on more of a modern gaming trading card game form. Both series have NFT counterparts and include rarer finds among the various tiers and autographed cards from Vaynerchuk. (You also might want to see this box in the Blowout store for a different option.)

What is VeeFriends some might ask? It "combines stories, games, events, collectibles, and technology to build a community around a movement of kindness and accountability," the company said, using their "characters and their attributes to create a better world. These characters foster a sense of community and inspire creativity, self-discovery, accountability, and personal growth."

What kind of interest and demand was there for these sets? Well, anybody who was at the National Sports Collectors Convention in recent years likely remembers their colorful and busy booth -- at a sports card show -- but don't take our word for it. Just click here for a look at eBay sales. There's big interest.

And now, this newest set introduces something into the mix that wasn't there before -- the power of Chrome. Let's take a look at what's in there this time.

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Heritage, new pulls, Minecraft cards, new Chrome pulls and ... a Frozenfractor in a blaster?

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1 -- A Frozenfractor in a blaster? Yep ...

2 -- Inside some Panini Select

3 -- A strong Chrome mega box

4 -- All your MLB chatter is here

5 -- A new twist with Heritage High Number

6 -- Still talking Minecraft cards ... get yours here

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What's Buzzing: Predicting the MLB market, some Heritage High Number developments, Jayden Daniels, buy-sell-trade section and more.

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1 -- Predicting the MLB card market in six months

2 -- A new twist with Heritage High Number 

3 -- Hold or sell on Jayden Daniels?

4 -- Yep, you can buy-sell-trade in this section 

5 -- Vintage cards are on their minds

6 -- Still talking Minecraft cards ... get yours here

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What: 2024-25 Panini Impeccable Premier League soccer cards
Arrives: May 28, 2025
Box basics: Four autos plus one other auto or mem card per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable once again showcases the Premier League with the approach that collectors expect from this brand -- a mix of hits, colorful flash and some metal, too.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2024 Panini Contenders Optic football cards
Arrives: May 30, 2025
Box basics: Two autographs per six-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic once again drops for a new year with some new inclusions, new stars, some new looks and plenty of colorful autographs with big-pull potential.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What: 2023-24 Wild Card Metallix basketball cards
Arrives: Live now
Basics: Six encased autograph cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card once again goes ink-only with its newest Metallix release that's heavy on its parallels to chase but also includes a few other notable potential finds like the dual-auto above.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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