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

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The box: 2023 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
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) (17) – The Rock, Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Kiana James, X-Pac, Bam Bam Bigelow, The Miz, Brock Lesnar, R-Truth, Xavier Woods, Ultimate Warrior,Valentina Feroz, Edge, Dallas Page, Karrion Kross (Note: All of these and others have an errant "Prizm" notation on back)
Red & Blue Prizms (2) – Bray Wyatt, Ricochet
Silver Prizms (1) – Katana Chance
Red & Blue Premier Level (1) – Xia Li
Orange Flash Prizms Concourse (1) – X-Pac
Orange Flash Prizms Premier Level (1) – Apollo Crews
Silver Flash Sensations (1) – John Cena
Mezzanine (1) – Lash Legend

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Gold Flash Prizm Signature Selections (1) – Isla Dawn (/5)

What's Buzz-worthy: It took longer than last year to land ink out of Select, but when it's this rare and a parallel of a young NXT star's first WWE autos? Well, I'll take it.  Beyond that, this one delivered well on all fronts with the basic parallels here packing some A-listers and then som others of note among the rest ... and a Mezzanine, too. (They're not in every blaster but I have found them often ... and that's a reason I will open more on its own.) This was just my fourth blaster of the year (one more on the tarmac) and while they can be a little repetitive they're not as much as last year's where I swear I had some boxes nearly identical. Either way, this is perhaps my favorite brand of the Panini years. ... As I noted last time, 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. ... 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. ... Will I do more? Yes, as long as it remains findable -- though I won't pay premiums as it's good but not shelf-clear good in my book. 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. This box proves that for sure.

Product Grade: A 
Box Grade: A+ (not just ink, but retail-only rare ink of a first-time signer ... that's a win)
Fun Grade: A- (small boxes)

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