Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
0 of 100 (base cards are parallels in retail)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 24 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Red & Blue Concourse (base parallels) (17) – Sasha Banks, Liv Morgan, Maryse, The Great Khali, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Butch, Jinder Mahal, Alba Fyre, Randy Savage, Io Shirai, Edge, Bron Breakker (RC), Tony D'Angelo (RC), Veer Mahan (RC)
Red & Blue Premier Level (1) – Mark Coffey
Mezzanine (1) – Roman Reigns
Prizm Red & Blue Concourse (1) – Grayson Waller
Silver Prizm Concourse (1) – L.A. Knight
Orange Flash Prizms (2) – Bruno Sammartino, Becky Lynch
Hall of Fame Selections Flash Prizms (1) – Ted DiBiase

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My second box here isn't as strong as the first I ripped -- that had an auto and a numbered card -- but this one still carried plenty of star power and included most of the same inclusions in terms of parallels. To me, that makes this format consistent enough to rip in volume if you're looking for a good run of the basics without paying too much as long as you're not sweating hits. (Translation: I have more of these on the way.) ... As I noted last time, I think Select is what Prizm should have been back when was the debut Panini WWE release -- a high-energy, colorful and well-photographed look at WWE's past, present and even future all in one spot. This one has a deep (but not quite Prizm deep) checklist with a ton of color and challenges if you want to go there. Hobby boxes guarantee two autos and a mem card every time in this one -- along with a boatload of color -- and blasters, well, they don't guarantee anything on that front hits-wise but every basic card is a parallel card in this format. Just like my last box, the only drawback here that I can see is that some of the left-right centering issues that were very dramatic in Prizm still present themselves here, though not as often or as bad. (Unfortunately seen on some parallels.) All in all, though, this was still a fun one to rip as the images are strong, the checklist has a good mix of past and present and there's an insert or color in every pack.

Product Grade: A (strong photos this time along with plenty of past and present options and a ton of color)
Box Grade: A- (no big card per se but the Reigns is from the rarest tier and plenty of other star power)
Fun Grade: B+ (not as fun as my last one but still decent)

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