Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Chrome WWE (hobby box)

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The box: 2021 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: 
60 of 100 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Shotzi Blackheart, Sasha Banks, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai, Asuka, Ruby Riott, Natalya, Roman Reigns, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Johnny Gargano, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Santos Escobar, Jeff Hardy, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley

Rookie Cards (2) – Dabba-Kato, Arturo Ruas

Insert/short-print cards: 34 (a sampling of everything from box in gallery below)
Refractors (23) – Bianca Belair, Nia Jax, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Natalya, Candice LeRae, Roman Reigns, Karrion Kross, Timothy Thatcher, Robert Stone, Daniel Bryan, Dominik Dijakovic, Erik, A.J. Styles, Johnny Gargano, Gran Metalik, Austin Theory, Otis, Bobby Fish, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
Green Refractors (1) – Kevin Owens (/99)
Cruiserweight Greats (1) – The Brian Kendrick
Five-Timers Club (2) – Rey Mysterio, William Regal
Best of In Your House (2) – Undertaker, Razor Ramon
Best of In Your House Orange Refractors (1) – Shawn Michaels (/25)
Image variations (4) – Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Shinsuke Nakamura, Keith Lee

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Refractor Autographs (1) – Nia Jax (/199)
Gold Refractor Autographs (1) – Drew McIntyre (/50)

What's Buzz-worthy: My first box of this one was a monster more toward my tastes and my second here is also a strong -- A+ -- box in a different direction with a rare auto of a top men's star and a rare parallel insert of a Hall of Famer. The Orange card? One in 814 packs. The Gold auto? Oddly only one in 105 -- but both are strong finds to help out a box that oddly had a lot of duplication from my first on the Refractors and inserts front but also had a boatload of off-centered cards that would have this box being a no contest if you were ripping Chrome to slab some Chrome. ... As I noted last time, last year, I gave the somewhat minimalist design of Chrome an A+ but I think this one is better with the pseudo-1987 Topps vibe borders (no wood) working well within Chrome but without a comic book feel that I initially feared. This one feels modern like a Chrome set should. The only drawback here is you can see how it was delayed a bit this year with a number of past WWE stars still on the checklist, giving us last shots at new cards and new ink. For more thoughts and images, check out my previous break. I'll have at least one more as I like this one's feel ... and it is likely a finale for the brand given yesterday's licensing news.

Product Grade: A+ (it feels like an improvement on last year's set ... which I gave an A+)
Box Grade: A+ (see odds mentioned for the two color cards shown above)
Fun Grade: A-

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