Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage WWE wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 142
Base set completion: 53 of 110 (48 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – A.J. Styles, Paige, Natalya, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns, Shinsuke Nakamura, Brie Bella, Mickie James, Elias, Maryse, Alexa Bliss, Shane McMahon, Lana, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Bray Wyatt, Charlotte Flair, Finn Balor, Goldust

NXT Future Stars/All-Star Rookies (13) – Ruby Riott, Killian Dain, Ember Moon, Nikki Cross, Oney Lorcan, Aleister Black, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, Roderick Strong, Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Sonya Deville, Andrade "Cien" Almas

Insert cards: 87 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Hall of Fame Tribute (4) – All Ric Flair
Silver parallel (1) – Stephanie McMahon (/25)
Silver Big Legends parallel (1) – Ron Simmons (/25)
Bronze parallel (12) – Kairi Sane, Tomasso Ciampa, Jeff Hardy, Luke Gallows, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Sheamus, Sami Zayn, Xavier Woods, The Rock, Billie Kay, Mustafa Ali
Rookies (9) – Asuka, Scott Dawson, Bobby Roode, Tye Dillinger, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tyler Bate, Dash Wilder, Pete Dunne
Tag Teams (12) – The IIconics, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, The Miz & The Miztourage, Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable, The Authors of Pain, The Hardy Boyz, Cesaro & Sheamus, Undisputed Era, The Hype Bros., Bludgeon Brothers, The Street Profits, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
Big Legends (48) – Notables include Trish Stratus, Lita, Edge, Larry Zbyszko, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Nikolai Volkoff, Kevin Von Erich, Randy Savage, Eddie Guerrero, Sting, British Bulldog, Ricky Steamboat, Iron Sheik, Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes, Andre The Giant, Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Ted DiBiase, Bruno Sammartino, Steve Austin, Kerry Von Erich, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mick Foley

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Autographs (1) – Xavier Woods (/99)
Bronze Survivor Series  Mat Relics (1) – Alexa Bliss (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: This one came and went so quickly at retail this year that I figured I'd jump on another hobby box at its sale price and once again did relatively well. The basic Silver parallels are one in every other box but a Legends Silver is one in 564 packs. (Insert the Ron Simmons "Damn!" here.) The hits included one member of The New Day and a Relic for one of WWE's top female competitors. The rest was in line with what you typically find here -- a redo of 1989 Topps and other cards from around that timeframe. As mentioned previously, the stock and corners are soft and damage prone at times with the base and parallels, while the top edges seem to regularly have surface wear from packaging, which is a bummer if you like getting a few highlight cards graded. Aside from the stock, that current printing technology makes a world of difference along with strong photography making 1989 feel better than back then. This one is very insert-heavy in hobby boxes but it still works with a mix of cards that are all relatively cohesive together with their feel and design, which might be one improvement from last year's version. You also have to buy more than one box to build a set. Hobby boxes guarantee you an autograph every time and the lineup here is strong, though most of the signers we've seen before. At their current prices, these are very solid buys. Last year's was a strong Heritage set with a mix of baseball and WWF set designs from the past but this one is better with a little more color and flash along with some solid photos of past and present stars.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B+

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