Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Chrome WWE (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one three-card X-Fractor pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 31
Base set completion: 
17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Sasha Banks, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Billie Kay, Nikki Cross, Andrade, Io Shirai, Ricochet

Rookie Cards (2) – Dexter Lumis, Angel Garza

Insert/short-print cards: 14 (all in gallery below with some base)
X-Fractors (3) – Xavier Woods, Shorty G, Joaquin Wilde
Refractors (7) – Ronda Rousey, John Cena, Carmella, Peyton Royce, Braun Strowman, Luke Gallows, King Corbin
Big Legends (1) – Eve Torres
Shocking Wins (1) – Brock Lesnar
Fantasy Matches (1) – Ken Shamrock vs. Kurt Angle
Image variations (1) – Becky Lynch

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This is the last of my boxes of this one and it's not all that flashy save for a pretty strong run of inserts/parallels ... but the one good thing about these boxes is that they are so consistent and deliver so many Refractors (just like hobby boxes one per pack) so you can count on that when ripping. That may hurt the value a bit for those cards now while eBay has plenty to be found but the big names are still big names -- and it's not a given you'll find any particular key name in a blaster given the set size. Down the line, those Refractors of key names will be stronger -- and Refractor RCs could be bigger deals in slabs as more and more WWE collectors seem to be going graded. The Refractors here were good but this still feels closer to an average box but with some flair (no, not Charlotte) to keep it from being a C box. Hobby boxes are the no-brainer with this release with two autos every time and once they are gone these should be a go-to if you're not solely ripping for ink. (Stuff is in here but at long odds.) If you want ink, I'd still pay up for hobby as there's good potential here with color -- a rare version of a key name is cash just like elsewhere. I didn't land any of the bigger rookies in this one but they are in there, too, to add some long-term appeal. This year's Chrome release already has been teased, so it's apparent that this one was a hit ... not just with me. Poke around here on The Buzz to see more rips of this one -- they had been a lot easier to find compared to most stuff these days out in the retail wild ... but now even these are long gone.

Product Grade: A+ (strong photos and good stuff across product) 
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B- (tiny boxes and long odds in blasters)

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