Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 42
Chronicles set completion: 
15 of 100 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles cards – Roman Reigns, Shawn Michaels, Rhea Ripley, Molly Holly, Big John Studd, Michael Hayes, Sid Vicious, The Godfather, Freddie Blassie, Mustafa Ali, Madcap Moss, Humberto, Reggie, Tony D'Angelo, Jagger Reid

Rookie Cards – See gallery

Short-printed Base/Inserts: 27 (all in gallery below)
Absolute Memorabilia (1) – Solo Sikoa
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Roman Reigns, The Godfather
Certified (1) – Aoife Valkyrie
Certified Bronze (1) – Beth Phoenix
Contenders (1) – Charlotte Flair
Donruss (1) – Nikkita Lyons
Elite (1) – Omos
Illusions (1) – Shinsuke Nakamura
Illusions Bronze (1) – Gigi Dolin
Flux (1) – Iyo Sky
Legacy (2) – Undertaker, Randy Savage
Luminance (2) – Valentina Feroz, Brooks Jensen
Luminance Bronze (1) – Carmella
Origins (2) – Brie Bella, Damian Priest
Phoenix (1) – Curt Hennig
Playoff (2) – Roderick Strong, Kofi Kingston
Playoff Bronze (1) – Raquel Rodriguez
Prestige (2) – Ru Feng, Jerry Lawler
Rookies & Stars (1) – Blair Davenport
Score (1) – Odyssey Jones
XR (1) – Cactus Jack

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one was yet some more déjà vu with 13 of the 15 base cards here identical to my previous blaster and then a number of cards here had dents on the card backs, though not as bad as my first box of this one that was flat-out bad on that front. ... The errant gloss that plagued the NXT release is back here (only a big deal there if you grade but definitely annoying) but the rest was pretty clean, allowing for a better impression and some good variety, which is what this brand is known for in any sport just as it is here for its WWE debut. ... The array of possible finds in this release should make it an easy A+ in my book -- it's a catch-all loaded with stars and a number of NXT newcomers who had zero cards before this release or are RCs in anything from 2022 -- but I'm still quite glad I didn't order a case of either format here after seeing that issue and having a bad group break due to collation. (I pondered cases of both.) Hobby boxes have a lot more going on, including two autos per box every time and then a number of chases that are in the case level. This one? It doesn't feel as lean as Prizm but if you strip away the variety of the subsets/brands within the release then it's somewhat limited with just Bronze and Green parallels across the board and then seven sets of Red parallel autos. How easily does ink flow? I'm not sure but I went hitless in three boxes. I'll offer more thoughts on this one in coming breaks and during my WWE breaks marathon, BuzzMania 6, on March 31. Be there.

Product Grade: A in its concept ... B with all of the production/collation issues 
Box Grade: B (still a few cards with back dimples ... but far fewer)
Fun Grade: B (very repetitive with another blaster I opened, which reinforces some of the oddities here)

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