Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for 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) (15) – Torrie Wilson, Ludwig Kaiser, Sonya DeVille, Booker T, Raquel Rodriguez, Dabbo Kato, Alexa Bliss, Nathan Frazer, Bayley, Axiom, Alba Fyre, Bronson Reed, Katana Chance, Akira Tozawa, Luke Gallows (Note: All of these and others have an errant "Prizm" notation on back)
Red & Blue Prizms (2) – Roman Reigns, Omos
Premier Level (1) – Drew Gulak
Red & Blue Premier Premier Level (1) – Drew Gulak
Orange Flash Prizms Concourse (1) – Drew McIntyre
Orange Flash Prizms Premier (1) – A.J. Styles
Silver Flash Prizms Concourse (1) – L.A. Knight
Red & Blue Ringside (1) – Dragon Lee
Mezzanine (1) – Sol Ruca

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I busted a boatload of these last year because it really stood out from the pack in terms of photo selections and variety with the tiers and parallels in here -- and this one is more of that same winning package. Blasters are once again parallels or inserts on every card -- standard Optichrome cards here are red and blue bordered one again -- and the rest is flashy or rarer tiers. I got something from all levels in this one with some good young names attached, too, despite one lesser name being found in those better slots twice. This one actually had fewer of the basic cards than my last one from last year (17 last year, 15 this time). Hobby boxes are safer with guaranteed hits and more of everything but I really, really like the look of the basic parallel here vs. the silver (non-Prizm) look. They're pricey but have guarantees while my first three of these (you'll see two more here to come soon) went both hitless (auto/mem) and didn't include anything that was serial-numbered, either. This one was like that last year but also could run streaky -- I found numbered and autos often in blasters. Will I do more? Yes, as long as it remains findable. The photo selections here are strong once again and the print quality here seems a lot stronger with centering not an issue at all like it was constantly on all fronts (left-right) last year. About the only thing that hung me up here was the Premier tier looking a bit similar to the Concourse when sorting stacks and then the backs having the tier labeling sometimes in obscure spots on the cards with the errant Prizm labels noted above. The names also felt small, too, but that's probably just something that bugs old Buzz eyes vs. most out there. Despite those things -- and they're not big at all -- this one remains a winner with good potential for its price.

Product Grade: A 
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B+ (small boxes ... but everything being parallels/inserts here makes them nicer than might be otherwise)

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