Buzz Break: 2019 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2019 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby)
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Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 166
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 3

Notables on base cards: The Undisputed Era, Aleister Black, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Adam Cole, Ricochet, Viking Raiders, Lars Sullivan, Tommaso Ciampa, Moustache Mountain, Keith Lee, Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle, Heavy Machinery, Walter, Kayla Braxton, Kushida, The Street Profits ... and everybody else

Insert cards: 61 (all in gallery below with some base)
Roster (48) – Adam Cole, Jordan Myles, Angelo Dawkins, Aliyah, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Bobby Fish, Cathy Kelly, Chelsea Green, Dakota Kai, Damian Priest, Danny Burch, Deonna Purrazzo, Dominik Dijakovic, Fabian Eichner, Humberto Carrillo, Io Shirai, Jaxson Ryker, Jessamyn Duke, Jessi Kamea, Johnny Gargano, Kacy Catanzaro, Kassius Ohno, Kona Reeves, Kushida, Marcel Barthel, Marina Shafir, Matt Riddle, Mauro Ranallo, Mia Yim, Montez Ford, Oney Lorcan, Pete Dunne, Raul Mendoza, Rik Bugez, Riddick Moss, Roderick Strong, Shayna Baszler, Steve Cutler, Toni Storm, Trent Seven, Tyler Bate, Vanessa Borne, Velveteen Dream, Walter, Wesley Blake, William Regal, Xia Li
Bronze parallels (12) – Aleister Black, Viking Raiders, The Forgotten Sons, Walter, Johnny Gargano, Roderick Strong, Jaxson Ryker, Ricochet, Tomasso Ciampa, EC3
Blue parallels (1) – Aleister Black (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Bronze Autographs (1) – Tommaso Ciampa (/99)
Relic Autographs (1) – Velveteen Dream (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: I'll admit that my first autograph I pulled here was a bummer -- Velveteen Dream's autograph is more of a check-box nightmare but he's a creative and entertaining performer -- but at the same time an auto-Relic here is one in 364 packs (one in two cases). After landing a five-auto first box of this one, though, I survived with this one -- and I came a lot closer to completing the Roster set (the biggest non-hit highlight here) compared to my last break, which put that set into chaos as the autographs pushed those around a bit in the extra-ink box while also offering up dupes. The NXT boxes of the past have always been an auto-per-pack situation so this one is a little more different, a little different and, well, a little more affordable. It's also a set where some newcomers on both standard cards and autographs are heating things up here on cards with on-card ink and super-skinny stock with a lot of black borders that will show off issues on those autos very easily. (Grading your autos could be tough, very tough.) The firsts include NXT UK stars Toni Storm (her first Gold /10 auto sold for $300 on eBay) and Walter as well as other newcomers like Io Shirai, Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Chelsea Green and Mia Yim who may or may not have had ink earlier this year. ... As I said last time, the base set here is limited -- it's all highlights and only for the men as the women's moments were mixed into the women's release earlier this year. ... This one would have been a pre-order for me had I known a checklist before it arrived, though I will admit I preferred the auto-per-pack approach, too. This one is one of the better sets of the year for its basic design structure, though it follows the highlights formula for the main set, which has been one thing I haven't liked as much in all standard 2019 WWE releases.

Product Grade: B+ (main set isn't my favorite approach ... roster set is A+)
Box Grade: A (auto Relic -- even with that auto -- is a tough pull and the other auto is one in three boxes)
Fun Grade: B

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