Buzz Break: 2018 Topps WWE Then Now Forever (hobby box)

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The box: 2018 Topps WWE Then Now Forever (Series 2) (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com when available; Click here for other WWE boxes

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 164
Base set completion: 
97 of 100 (97 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Sasha Banks, Mandy Rose, Eddie Guerrero, Lacey Evans, Steve Austin, Edge, Shawn Michaels, Velveteen Dream, Candice LeRae, Becky Lynch, Jake Roberts, Sting, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns, Bayley, Matt Hardy, Ted DiBiase, Andre The Giant, Bray Wyatt, Dakota Kai, Beth Phoenix, Randy Savage, Drake Maverick, Goldust, Bianca Belair, Randy Orton, Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Bret Hart, Jeff Hardy, Otiz Dozovic

Rookie/First NXT Cards (21) – Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Ricochet, Ember Moon, Zelina Vega, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Alexander Wolfe, Danny Burch, No Way Jose, Kona Reeves, Hanson, Rowe, Akam, Rezar, Killian Dain, Eric Young, Hideo Itami, Mark Andrews

Insert cards: 65 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Blue parallel (1) – Cezar Bononi (/99)
Bronze parallel (12) – Peyton Royce, Mandy Rose, Candice LeRae, Bret Hart, Otis Dozovic, Kassius Ohno, Tino Sabbatelli, Sami Zayn, Fabian Aichner, Lince Dorado, Jeff Hardy, Dolph Ziggler
Roddy Piper Hall of Fame Tribute (4) – Faces Mr. T In A Boxing Match, Defeats Jerry "The King" Lawler, Teams With Paul Orndorff, Wins World Tag Team Championship With Ric Flair
Raw 25 Years (48) – Notables include Vince McMahon, Lita, Bret Hart, Shane McMahon, Triple H, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, Goldberg, Batista, Mark Henry, Ric Flair, D-Generation X, Edge, Mankind, John Cena

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Royal Rumble Mat Relics (1) – Tamina (/199)
Blue Autographs (1) – Bray Wyatt (/50)

What's Buzz-worthy: I thought I had ripped a hobby box of this one here, but it turns out I never did -- and that's ironic since it's one of my more-favorite WWE releases of the last couple years. Why? Some solid photos and a design that doesn't get in their way -- almost Stadium Club in feel -- and an card for Vince McMahon's exploding limo in the Raw 25 Years insert set. That was one of the dumbest but memorable moments in WWE history -- and I had to get one graded earlier this year. Also key here are first NXT cards and WWE Rookie Cards of Ricochet and Ronda Rousey as well as a number of others and the printing seems very, very clean though the stock is as skinny as it gets so you can have issues out of packs if grading is potentially on your mind. Despite that, this one is still one of my favorites and there is some good ink to be found, too. The only tough part here is that the hobby boxes seem to be a little tougher to find compared to others.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B+ (the Raw set is great but hurts the variety)

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