Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Chrome WWE (hobby box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (hobby)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion: 
52 of 100 (52 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Alexa Bliss, Toni Storm, Charlotte Flair, Lana, Aleister Black, Asuka, Kushida, Triple H, Roman Reigns, A.J. Styles, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Hardy, Shinsuke Nakamura, Big E, Randy Orton

Rookie Cards (5) – Rhea Ripley, Joaquin Wilde, Travis Banks, Boa, Bronson Reed

Insert/short-print cards: 42 (a sampling of everything from box in gallery below)
Refractors (24) – Rhea Ripley, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Ruby Riott, Sasha Banks, Mandy Rose, Io Shirai, Samoa Joe, Bayley, Natalya, Karl Anderson, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, Andrade, Kushida, Ivar, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Nikki Cross, Ricochet, Roderick Strong, Shorty G, Adam Cole, Seth Rollins
Green Refractors (1) – Lio Rush (/99)
Big Legends (4) – Molly Holly, Ted DiBiase, Booker T, The Godfather
Fantasy Matches (4) – Trish Stratus & Alexa Bliss, Ultimate Warrior & Batista, Vader & Big Show, Dallas Page & Randy Orton
Shocking Wins (4) – Sheamus, Kevin Owens, Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley
Shocking Wins Green Refractors (1) – Mankind (/99)
Image variations (5) – Charlotte Flair, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Mustafa Ali

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Orange Autographs (1) – Shayna Baszler (/25)
Big Legends Green Refractor Autographs (1) – Jerry "The King" Lawler (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: Name-wise, my hits here aren't super valuable but the Orange auto is one in 328 packs and the Green is one in 261 -- both tougher than one-per-case pulls. This one also was better than the norm with Ripley and Fiend appearances in more than one spot as well as a couple of numbered parallels -- one in 57 packs for the base Green and one in 226 for the insert. Collectively those four color cards alone make this an A+ box. Hobby is definitely the way to go here though color is tougher to find in pretty much all formats, though blasters seem to be a lot dryer than this. (I'd still rip 'em ... after I was done with hobby.) ... As mentioned last time, packs here include a Refactor and an Insert more items than not and then you have some very strong images and a unique design that hasn't been used elsewhere before. (I'm 99 percent sure on that.) Regular Refractors are strong but them arriving in every pack won't bolster that value over time if you ask me ... at least on those that aren't top names. For the first time in Chrome history, the hobby boxes include two autos -- a big reason to rip -- and there are some young stars with ink and RCs to be found here that also add quality. Interestingly, the "first NXT card" logo appears to be out the window as RC logos here are found on the first-time NXT stars in this set. That's a good move as they are part of the base set ... so they should say RC. (NXT cards have been both inserts and in base sets in past so this fixes the inconsistency of the logo usage. If they are in the main set, they should be RCs.) ... These breaks aren't as super-flashy beyond all of those Refractors but it's a good set where you can find some names more than once between all of the possibilities. All this one needed is more color flowing regularly in hobby boxes here and it wouldn't be toppable. This one makes me wonder how long we'll have to wait for another Chrome set ... I'm still ready.

Product Grade: A+ (strong photos and good stuff across product) 
Box Grade: A+ (check the odds mentioned above)
Fun Grade: A-

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