Buzz Break: 2014 Topps WWE Slam Attax Rivals (five packs)

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The packs: 2014 Topps WWE Slam Attax Rivals (UK gaming) ... five packs
Where to buy: Will take some looking -- get WWE boxes here

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

Cards per pack: 8
Cards per lot: 40
Set completion: 40 of 208 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Paige, Charlotte, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Ric Flair, Evolution, The Road Warriors, Paul Heyman, Undertaker, The Shield

Short-print cards: 7 (everything in the gallery below)
Mirror Foil (5) – Batista, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Fandango, Triple H
Holographic Foil (2) – Paige, The Usos

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: A small pack lot paid off well for me here as I landed cards for both Paige and Charlotte Flair here -- these are the same year as their first NXT inserts and a year before their traditional Rookie Cards -- and then it got even better with a foil for Paige as well. That's a win with my first rip of these. Why the first? They're made for the UK market so it's not like one can just could have hit the retail aisle and found them. (Slam Attax was only sold for two releases in the United States before card-game patent claims in the country allegedly nixed making it worth selling them here.) This set includes an impressive mix of past and present stars as you can see in the gallery and there are also some other early card appearances here ... I've also never heard of Troy McClain so this may be his only card from a short NXT run. Why rip these? Early card appearances and some strong clean designs -- that's actually been the case since the very first editions of this product in 2008 and 2009.

Product Grade: A
Lot Grade: A+ (got two of the biggest names here)
Fun Grade: B+ (pretty simple stuff here)

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