Buzz Break: 2015 Topps WWE Heritage (hobby box)

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The box: 2015 Topps WWE Heritage wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a couple formats)

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 214
Base set completion: 
110 of 110 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 16

Notables on base cards: Ultimate Warrior, Roddy Piper, Steve Austin, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Guerrero, D-Generation X, The Four Horsemen, Rocky Johnson, Bruno Sammartino, Edge, Bam Bam Bigelow, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, Jim Ross, Curt Hennig, Tito Santana, Bret Hart, Junkyard Dog, Ricky Steamboat, The Outsiders, Jake Roberts, Rob Van Dam, The New Day, Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Undertaker, The Rock, Randy Orton, John Cena, Batista, Bray Wyatt, Stardust, Dolph Ziggler, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Charlotte Flair, Paige, Sasha Banks, Lita, Trish Stratus, Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor

Insert cards: 87 (a sampling of everything in the gallery below)
Black parallel (4) – Rocky Johnson, Papa Shango, Harley Race, Bray Wyatt
Silver parallel (1) – Neville
nWo Spotlight (4) – Kevin Nash, Curt Hennig, Stevie Ray, The Giant
WWE Rookie of the Year (24) – Paul Orndorff, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Earthquake, Undertaker, I.R.S., Razor Ramon, Kama, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Mark Henry, Kane, Edge, Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar, Joey Mercury, Santino Marella, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Rusev, Neville
NXT Called Up (24) – David Otunga, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Daniel Bryan, Ryback, Alex Riley, Curtis Axel, Naomi, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Big E, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Adam Rose, Summer Rae, Xavier Woods, Byron Saxton, Rusev, Lana, Paige, Konnor, Kalisto, Neville
Then & Now (24) – Batista, Big Show, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Dean Ambrose, Edge, Goldust, Hornswoggle, Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury, Kane, Mark Henry, The Miz, Randy Orton, Ryback, Steve Austin, Triple H, Trish Stratus, Undertaker, JBL, Zack Ryder
WWE 2K16 (6) – Paige, Steve Austin (both versions), Daniel Bryan, Paul Heyman, King Barrett

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Swatch Relic (1) – Becky Lynch
Silver Autographs (1) – Finn Balor (/25)

What's Buzz-worthy: I ripped a boatload of these blasters when they were cheap back in the day but hadn't opened a hobby box ... but with the hobby boxes truly vanishing out there I picked up a couple with some strong results. (And, ironically and unknown to me at the time I bought, they're back in stock on the site right now -- hit that link up top.) My autograph here is a rare parallel of a key name -- a find that's one in 338 packs -- and the second hit also is a key card in that Becky Lynch's only cardboard in 2015 is this Relic (and its parallels) and then appearances in the first Undisputed set. (Rookie mem card?) My original grade below is a reflection that the 1985 Topps baseball design doesn't translate that well, but the photography and the retro design mesh here make for a fun break for the basics -- and there are some solid cards to be found among the parallels. Collectors can expect at least three insert cards per pack, though these really feel like subset cards -- also a reflection of that clunky 1985 design that's seen across the board here. ... Among the other autographs to be found are Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Lex Luger, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart to name a few and, if I remember correctly, all but one (Cena) are on-card. The hits alone made this box a winner but the basics here are strong. It's a fun collector-minded release.

Product Grade: B+ (this is my original grade ... this set has aged well)
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: A-

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