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: 
13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles cards – Liv Morgan, Iyo Sky, Bray Wyatt, Finn Balor, Ivy Nile, L.A. Knight, Alexa Bliss, Scarlett, Clarlotte Flair, Kofi Kingston, Bayley, Brutus Creed, Dragon Lee, Chad Gable, Butch, Maxxine Dupri

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

Short-printed base/parallels: 29 (all in gallery below)
Certified (1) – Rhea Ripley
Classics (2) – Ultimate Warrior, Big Boss Man
Contenders (2) – Bron Breakker, Carmella
Contenders Bronze (1) – Bianca Belair
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Ivy Nile, Zelina Vega
Donruss Optic (1) – Bron Breakker
Golden Age (2) – Bob Orton, Wendi Richter
Illusions (1) – Papa Shango
Limited (1) – Roman Reigns
Limited Gold (1) – Bianca Belair
Limited Pink (1) – Mankind (/349)
Luminance (2) – Jey Uso, Sami Zayn
Origins (2) – Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio
Origins Bronze (1) – Finn Balor
Origins Pink (1) – Gigi Dolin (/349)
Ring Royalty (3) – Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, Mankind
Ring Royalty Bronze (1) – Lita
Spectra Green (1) – Hulk Hogan (/75)
Voices Of The Ring (1) – Kayla Braxton
XR (1) – Charlotte Flair

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Lemme tell you something, brother ... that box was solid even before delivering Hogan as the third numbered card and rarest of the bunch. That put this one over the top as an A+ box -- though it could be topped by an auto box ... but not all auto boxes might not top the Hogan as it pays for a decent chunk of the box if not all of it. (It's not a massive card ... it's just solid.) Tack on two more numbered cards and some good names and this was a solid one. ... 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+ (about as good as it gets this time without ink if you ask me)
Fun Grade: A (dramatically improved vs. last year with none of the condition issues)

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