Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023 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: 
16 of 100 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles cards – Ivy Nile, L.A. Knight, Alexa Bliss, Scarlett, Ludwig Kaiser, Clarlotte Flair, Kofi Kingston, Bayley, Brutus Creed, Dragon Lee, J.D. McDonagh, Austin Theory, Chad Gable, Butch, Maxxine Dupri, Rey Mysterio

Rookie Cards – See gallery (all RC-logo cards that are not parallels are RCs)

Short-printed base/parallels: 26 (all in gallery below)
Action Packed (1) – The Miz
Certified (1) – Cody Rhodes
Classics (2) – Bret Hart, Razor Ramon
Classics Bronze (1) – Yokozuna
Contenders (2) – Carmella, Jacy Jayne
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Tiffany Stratton, Dakota Kai
Donruss Optic Wave (1) – Drew McIntyre
Golden Age (2) – Andre The Giant, Bob Orton
Golden Age Pink (1) – Gorilla Monsoon (/349)
Honors (1) – Jerry Lawler
Illusions Gold (1) – Bradshaw
Limited (1) – Bayley
Limited Gold (1) – Iyo Sky
Luminance (1) – Liv Morgan
Luminance Bronze (1) – Iyo Sky
Origins (2) – Roman Reigns, Gunther
Origins Bronze (1) – Finn Balor
Ring Royalty (2) – Undertaker, Rob Van Dam
Voices Of The Ring (1) – Michael Cole
XR (1) – Seth Rollins

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: If you saw my break of this one last week then you pretty much saw this one in advance -- the basic Chronicles portion of the set here was the same for 14 of the 15 cards in this one vs. last time. Of the rest? Out of 26 cards, 11 are the same. In this case, the box did grade the same in my book with the Stratton Bronze parallel as a plus and a mix of other parallels, though only one was numbered here (three last time) -- and that's a bit of a minus. Is it bad? Is it good? Well, consistency isn't a bad thing -- and last year was a little streaky where there were times where you wouldn't find a name on a base card in a full hobby case -- but I don't think (so far) I've seen it go that far like last year's did. I'll rip more so we'll see. ... As I said last time, this brand is perhaps the best collector's release of 'em all for Panini WWE in the last two years. Is it going to be a big-time money-maker for the rip-and-flip crowd? No, but there's good potential with the hobby boxes to come thanks to hobby-only rarities and ink every time. Blasters are the home to ink here and there and plenty of parallels, too, with some numbered. (And some parallels not noted on box panels ... like gold. I have a feeling there will be some bummed Action Packed Gold buyers from eBay over time.) ... The photo editing is tight -- there are some strong, strong visuals here -- and, well, it's a winner. Poke around for my other breaks for other thoughts for this one or even last year ... you'll see more of these to come, too.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: A (dramatically improved vs. last year with none of the condition issues)

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