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: 
12 of 100 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles cards – Shotzi, Roxanne Perez, Johnny Gargano, Sonya Deville, Lola Vice, The Miz, Nikkita Lyons, Piper Niven, Carmelo Hayes, Stacks Lorenzo, Bron Breakker, Wes Lee

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

Short-printed base/parallels: 30 (all in gallery below)
Certified (1) – Undertaker
Certified Pink (1) – Seth Rollins (/199)
Classics (2) – Bam Bam Bigelow, Alundra Blayze
Contenders (3) – Finn Balor, Gigi Dolin, Bianca Belair
Contenders Bronze (1) – The Miz
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Bray Wyatt, Finn Balor
Chronicles Pink (1) – Solo Sikoa (/349)
Donruss Optic (1) – Carmelo Hayes
Golden Age (2) – Hulk Hogan, Gorilla Monsoon
Golden Age Bronze (1) – The Honky Tonk Man
Illusions (1) – Alexa Bliss
Limited (1) – Kevin Owens
Luminance (2) – Cody Rhodes, Carmelo Hayes
Origins (2) – L.A. Knight, Bobby Lashley
Panini Honors Pink (1) – Lita (/199)
Ring Royalty (3) – Steve Austin, Chyna, Lita
Voices Of The Ring (2) – Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
Voices Of The Ring Bronze (1) – Bobby Heenan
XR (1) – Dragon Lee
XR Gold (1) – John Cena

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Blasters don't always deliver three serial-numbered parallels in this one but they can often and this is at least my second in a row for that, though this time everything was Pink. That makes this a pretty solid box. As I said previously, 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 a mix of past and present stars on a bunch of designs. ... 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- (three serial-numbered cards is stronger than normal)
Fun Grade: A (dramatically improved vs. last year with none of the condition issues)

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