BuzzMania 6: One Fine Topps Finest Flashback? (Hour 8)

The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 39 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Los Angeles. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania6, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This eighth break of the day is an affordable one that has some monster potential yet at the same time it's a small box where things can also run lean. Will this be the finest flashback or should it have been on the pre-show?

The Brand: 2021 Topps Finest WWE (hobby box)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby boxes & cases)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Base Breakdown

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60 (see a bit of everything in the gallery below)
Base set completion: 
46 of 100 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, Carmella, Scarlett, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, Asuka, Lacey Evans, Bianca Belair, Karrion Kross, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Sami Zayn, Montez Ford, Pete Dunne, Finn Balot, A.J. Styles, Keith Lee

Rookie Cards (5) – Rick Boogs, Reggie, Commander Azeez, Mace, Dominik Mysterio (no logo)

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Insert Breakdown: 12
Black Refractors (1) – Akira Tozawa (/10)
Refractors (4) – Randy Orton, Naomi, Titus O'Neil, Robert Roode
Sole Survivors (1) – Dolph Ziggler
Undertaker Tribute (1) – Undertaker (with Shawn Michaels and Triple H)
Rumble Pops (1) – Mick Foley
Legacies (2) – Montez Ford, R-Truth
Uncrowned Greatness (2) – Junkyard Dog, Rick Rude

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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia) Breakdown: 2
Roster Autographs (1) – Karrion Kross
Green Roster Autographs (1) – MVP (/99)

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My Take Before I Broke This: This one had main event potential -- at least on a budget before I blew through that to make this year's the biggest BuzzMania ever -- but I knew that this was a small box that could either be a five-star banger or something that would need to go back to editing for plausibly live viewing later on some lower-tier show. There's big ink and a color chase here on both base and hits -- and there are some strong possible inserts here as well. It's probably safer ripping by the case, though, to get the array of basic possibilities.

Who Won The Battle? I'm not sure there was a big winner here as this wasn't that great of a box ... unless you look at the odds panel. One card here is a tough pull and others were a little harder ... just not the best names to find for value this time. Finding better names here would be big in my mind as I'm not as much of a fan of this design, either, and I'm more of a Chrome guy. But that's me. One good thing here, though, is that the boxes are still available and not super-pricey ... so they should get consideration with two on-card autos per box. Some good younger autos are in here along with some veterans who could pay off if a found on color or if one finds Superfractors in any form.

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The Top Rookie: This one is tough but it's not. The Mysterio card doesn't have a RC logo as they dropped his debut as a Topps Now creation and then he had Transcendent VIP inserts and other Topps Now stuff with his high-profile arrival without NXT time. For an in-pack Rookie Card, though, this would be it along with anything from main 2021 sets.

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Card That Stole The Show: This Black parallel is a tough find so it steals the show statistically. How tough? One in 557 packs -- that's one in 47 boxes (six cases). Meanwhile, the Green auto is one in 32 packs.

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Box Grade: B ... this one felt pretty flat to me, despite that rare find. Instead of this being a main-event contender today it's merely a mid-card box with premium potential.
Fun Grade: B ... see above. (But at least I finally landed Ripley and Shotzi.)

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The Bottom Line: This one just didn't hit well for me -- but it might with some. The brand has big potential but the boxes are small.

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