Buzz Break: 2019 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania cards

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The box: 2019 Topps WWE Road To WrestleMania wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one Relic/Divas Revolution pack in Walmart version)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 75
Base set completion: 
41 of 100 (41 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ronda Rousey, Kevin Owens, John Cena, Matt Hardy, Cesaro, Sheamus, The Shield, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kurt Angle, Kalisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, Drake Maverick, Seth Rollins, A.J. Styles, Mustafa Ali, Steve Austin, Kane, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Undertaker

Insert/short-print cards: 32 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Divas Revolution (4) – Becky Lynch, Paige, Charlotte Flair, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Sasha Banks, Natalya (all on various highlight cards)
Rowdy Ronda Rousey Spotlight (2) – Puts Mickie James in an armbar, Takes down Triple H and signs her WWE contract
Bronze parallel (5) – Shinsuke Nakamura (2), Mojo Rawley, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton
WrestleMania Roster (21) – Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Cedric Alexander, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, John Cena, Xavier Woods, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Braun Strowman, Naomi, Ember Moon, Asuka, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Alexa Bliss

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Autographed Shirt Relic (1) – Finn Balor (/10)

What's Buzz-worthy: The hit makes this box a big-time winner, beating the odds listed at one in 387 boxes (one in 25 cases) -- my reward for clearing a Walmart shelf of its three boxes. The format here is similar to recent years with this being a clean highlight set recapping the previous year as WWE marches toward WrestleMania, its Super Bowl event. The Walmart blasters include four of 10 Divas Revolution inserts that are only found here and recap key moments of the last few years for players who might all be involved in Mania's women's scene this year. It's a good inclusion because the base set has ultimately been stripped of all women's moments save for two of Ronda Rousey. Women's stars are among the hits and the WrestleMania Roster inserts but that makes the repetition of cards in the basic set even more obvious. (Last year was similar.) I'm sure they are being saved for the women's set this year, but it just feels odd and may prompt me to buy a little less on the wax front and just buy singles that stand out to me. (But that's just my taste with this one.) The hobby boxes seem to be delivering parallels among the hits and elsewhere well -- you get at least one autograph per box every time there -- so that is your safest bet on that front. These boxes deliver Kiss Cards and Andre The Giant Battle Royal metal cards easier then hobby, so those are also pluses if you want to chase those. There are some strong photos to be found in this one and there are plenty of moments and personalities to find among the inserts -- the Rousey set is a solid one visually, though she's been in action for less than a year and still has a Spotlight set. The parallels are bold and easy to find this year -- something that didn't always work last year -- and the design is refined and clean on both the fronts and backs overall. All in all, it's solid but it seems like it could use some extra spark. We'll see if I feel any different when I rip into a hobby box here soon.

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

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