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 – Rhea Ripley, Nikkita Lyons, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Steve Austin, Molly Holly, Lex Luger, Freddie Blassie, Sid Vicious, Michael Hayes, Big John Studd, The Godfather, Reggie, Robert Roode, Jagger Reid

Rookie Cards – See gallery

Short-printed Base/Inserts: 27 (all in gallery below)
Absolute Memorabilia (2) – Liv Morgan, Solo Sikoa
Black (1) – Kofi Kingston
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Triple H, Ijla Dragunov
Certified (1) – Brock Lesnar
Certified Bronze (1) – Big E
Contenders (1) – Charlotte Flair
Donruss (1) – Nikkita Lyons
Donruss Optic (1) – Cody Rhodes
Flux (1) – Shawn Michaels
Illusions (1) – Cameron Grimes
Illusions Bronze (1) – Austin Theory
Legacy (2) – Undertaker, Randy Savage
Luminance (2) – Brooks Jensen, Valentina Feroz
Luminance Bronze (1) – Roddy Piper
Origins (2) – Brie Bella, Damian Priest
Phoenix (1) – Ronda Rousey
Playoff (2) – Kofi Kingston, Roderick Strong
Playoff Bronze (1) – Nikki A.S.H.
Prestige (1) – Jerry Lawler
Rookies & Stars (1) – Blair Davenport
Score (1) – Odyssey Jones
XR (1) – Dusty Rhodes

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one was a box that was, for the most part,without the substantial back-side surface dents that were all over other boxes -- don't get me wrong there were still a few -- but that not being a widespread issue let me enjoy the variety here a little bit. 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. (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: B+ (see below)
Fun Grade: B (good mix but nothing truly big)

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