Buzz Break: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2022 Panini WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for blaster boxes & cases)

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 191
Base set completion: 
125 of 125 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 40

Notables on base cards – Triple H, Bianca Belair, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, Gigi Dolin, Io Shirai, Indi Hartwell, Mandy Rose, Ilja Dragunov, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Jordan Devlin (J.D. McDonagh)

Rookie cards (85 total; 60 unique) – Notables include Tiffany Stratton, Solo Sikoa, Bron Breakker, Nikkita Lyons, Cora Jade, Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, Roxanne Perez, Ivy Nile, Fallon Henley, Trick Williams, Aoife Valkyrie (Lyra Valkyria)

Inserts: 24 (all in gallery below ... check out other breaks to see more base)
Silver (5) – Triple H, Ivy Nile, Ilja Dragunov, Tiger Turan, Angelo Dawkins
Red (1) – Edris Enofe (/199)
Blue (1) – Primate (/149)
Purple (1) – Kevin Owens (/99)
Gold (1) – Tony D'Angelo (/10)
NXT Gold (3) – Bayley, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci
Silver NXT Gold (1) – Charlotte
All-time NXT Highlights (4) – Walter (Gunther), Sami Zayn, Asuka, Big E
2021 NXT Highlights (7) – L.A. Knight, Walter (Gunther), Raquel Gonzalez, Cameron Grimes, Sarray, Ciampa

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
NXT Memorabilia (1) – Emilia McKenzie
NXT Memorabilia Signatures NXT 2.0 parallel (1) – Io Shirai (/25)

What's Buzz-worthy: I tend to buy boxes in pairs and this hobby box delivered my second NXT 2.0 parallel hit in a row -- also both of names who have been regulars on the main WWE roster for a while. They're not the biggest names value-wise but both are strong ones with Shirai coming off a run with the women's championship. Throw in a Gold parallel of a regularly appearing NXT rookie and this was a respectable if not strong box -- I'll stop short of giving it an A+ but I probably could have. ... As I have noted before, I've busted almost as many bargain-priced blaster cases of this one -- can't beat the prices now -- as I have hobby boxes and, well, they ultimately deliver similarly just with a little more parallel action here and a boatload more base card action there. Both are good things with the rookie crop -- it's a stacked deck with RCs being almost half of the set -- as well as on-card autos and mem/auto-mem cards in play for both formats, too. That's why I keep on ripping. This box delivered well but I think the "miss" boxes in terms of the hits and parallels don't make this a hobby box worth paying a premium price -- though the good boxes will make things worth ripping. Meanwhile, blaster cases don't deliver a boatload more hits than a hobby box (though they can at times be more generous) so those are worth the look at bargain prices.

Product Grade: A 
Box Grade: A (see below)
Fun Grade: A- (a rarer hit of a solid name plus rarer color gets this one there)

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