Buzz Break: 2022 AEW Allure wrestling cards (hobby)

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The box: 2022 AEW Allure wrestling cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available) 

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery from this one.

Cards per pack: 8
Packs per box: 8
Cards per box: 64
Base set completion: 
39 of 100 (39 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Penta El Zero M, Thunder Rosa, Rey Fenix, Anna Jay, Eddie Kingston, Ricky Starks, Penelope Ford, Dante Martin, Jade Cargill, Swerve Strickland, Kris Statlander, Wheeler Yuta, Jamie Hayter, Hook, Athena, Darby Allin, Skye Blue, Colten Gunn, Hikaru Shida, Anthony Ogogo, Serena Deeb, Ruby Soho, Sammy Guevara, Jim Ross, Kenny Omega, Keith Lee, Samoa Joe, Claudio Castagnoli, Andrade, Jay Lethal, Emi Sakura, Riho, Brody King, Lance Archer, Jeff Jarrett, C.M. Punk, Kyle O'Reilly, Jungle Boy, Matt Jackson

Rookie Cards – None are noted on-card via a RC logo, but anyone in base set without previous-year AEW, WWE, WCW, Impact, Panini Lucha Libre AAA or BBM (Japan) or Leaf in-pack cards is likely a RC here based on traditional definitions. (So there are some this time but perhaps not as many as last time.)

Inserts/short-prints: 25 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Horizontal SPs (8) – Darby Allin, Jade Cargill, Jon Moxley, Kris Statlander, C.M. Punk, Keith Lee, Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho
Star Futures Black Rainbow (1) – Skye Blue
Star Futures Steel Chair (1) – Abadon ... (A one in 320 packs "rare ratio" card instead of a hit.)
Star Futures Orance Slices (1) – Hook
Black Rainbow (2) – Claudio Castagnoli, Samoa Joe
Red Rainbow parallel (2) – Sammy Guevara, Ricky Starks
AEW Logo parallel (1) – Anthony Ogogo (/299)
Title Fights (1) –  Lance Archer
My Squad (2) – FTR, FTR
I Scream For (1) – Adam Page
Title Ambitions (1) – Julia Hart
Red & Orange Color Flow (2) – Orange Cassidy, Scorpio Sky
Yellow & Green Color Flow (1) – The Bunny
Green Rainbow Slices (1) – Wheeler Yuta (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My first hobby box of this one yielded a printing plate as my hit -- and I'm fine with that, but this box was more of a bummer with a rarer parallel (the Abadon above) arriving this time instead of a traditional hit. Sure, it's one in 320 packs ... but it literally almost blended in with the other parallels and I had to dig up an outside list to realize this was my rarity this time. At a full price, this box would be a bummer while still being good ... but since I found this at about half price, it's still strong as a bummer. ... I really like this one and that's why I dabbled -- it might be my favorite AEW release of all -- and you'll see it in the next BuzzMania breaks marathon, too, but this one just felt lesser ... even while perhaps being the better of my two boxes I opened. ... All in all, I like this one as it is a chromed-out tiered release with plenty of star power, a good volume of Rookie Cards (first times in packs) and a lot of colorful potential and parallels but the possibility of potential hits (autographs and memorabilia) isn't regular even in hobby boxes. ... The chromium factor here is a key for many -- and for chasers/flippers -- but I think hobby boxes (hit that link up top when available) are the way to go as ink will be found in every few boxes. In blasters? A quick scan looked like a few options at one in 240 packs or more. There's a lot of upside here and some risk ... but I like it as long as the price is right.

Product Grade: A- 
Box Grade: B+ (a rare ratio or low-numbered card instead of a hit = not an A, despite it being a stronger box)
Fun Grade: B+ (only because I found this at a good price -- full price would have been pretty painful)

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