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 – Solo Sikoa, Bron Breakker, Rick Steiner, Bayley, Shelton Benjamin, Cody Rhodes, Ezekiel, Akira Tozawa, Umaga, Road Dogg, The Honky Tonk Man, Don Muraco, Jinder Mahal, ma.çé, Jimmy Uso

Rookie Cards – See gallery

Short-printed Base/Inserts: 27 (all in gallery below)
Absolute Memorabilia (1) – Roman Reigns
Black (1) – Shanky
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Rick Steiner, Umaga
Certified (1) – Cora Jade
Contenders (2) – Cody Rhodes, Brock Lesnar
Donruss (1) – Roxanne Perez
Donruss Optic (1) – Cody Rhodes
Elite (1) – Bobby Lashley
Elite Bronze (1) – Bobby Heenan
Illusions (1) – Duke Hudson
Legacy (2) – Steve Austin, Ultimate Warrior
Luminance (1) – Roddy Piper
Origins (1) – Eddie Guerrero
Origins Bronze (1) – Axiom
Playoff (2) – Nikki A.S.H., Aleah James
Prestige (2) – Bruno Sammartino, Dante Chen
Rookies & Stars (2) – Elton Prince, Shanky
Score (2) – Queen Zelina, Alundra Blayze
Spectra Silver (1) – Amari Miller
XR Bronze (1) – Shotzi

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Finally, a box without the substantial back-side surface dents lets me enjoy the variety here and some good names I haven't seen, too.

If you don't know, on some of my past breaks there was a lot of repetition -- boxes where nearly all base cards were identical then a number of cards here had dents on the card backs. My first box of this one that was flat-out bad on that front -- something I've not perhaps ever seen -- while the errant gloss that plagued the NXT release was still here to a degree. (Only a big deal there if you grade but definitely annoying.) ... Numbered cards here seem like they are going to be rarer finds along with the hits -- I have none as I'm closing in on 10 boxes -- but the array of possible finds in this release should make it an easy A+ in my book if all was clean -- 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. ... 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. I'll rip more of this one in 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: A- (no massive condition issue problems here this time helps it shine)
Fun Grade: A- (good young names here and more)

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