BuzzMania 6: Showcasing The NXT Newcomer (Hour 2)

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 second break of the day is one that many might have overlooked this year but the kids of NXT are strong in this one and elsewhere in 2022. 

The Brand: 2022 Panini NXT (hobby box)

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

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

Base Breakdown

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192 (see a bit of everything in the gallery below)
Base set completion: 
125 of 125 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 41

Notables on base cards – Triple H, Sami Zayn, Bianca Belair, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Finn Balor, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, Gigi Dolin, Io Shirai, Wendy Choo, Indi Hartwell, Mandy Rose, Kevin Owens, Montez Ford, Cameron Grimes, Meiko Satomura, Ilja Dragunov, Jordan Devlin

Rookie Cards (84) – Notables include Solo Sikoa, Bron Breakker, Nikkita Lyons, Cora Jade, Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, Andre Chase, Jacy Jayne, Ivy Nile, Fallon Henley, Stevie Turner, Johnny Saint (RC, no logo) ... and many others

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Insert Breakdown: 24
Silver (5) – Kevin Owens, Wendy Choo, Wild Boar, Charlie Dempsey, Jinny
Silver 2021 NXT Highlights (1) – Ilja Dragunov
Blue (2) – Solo Sikoa, Rhea Ripley (/149)
Red (1) – Kevin Owens (/199)
Purple (1) – Aleah James (/99)
NXT 2.0 2021 NXT Highlights (1) – Raquel Gonzalez (/25)
All-time NXT Highlights (3) – Kevin Owens, Shunsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor
2021 NXT Highlights (7) – Raquel Rodriguez, Mandy Rose, Ciampa, Kushida, Santos Escobar, Io Shirai, Zoey Stark
NXT Gold (3) – Bron Breakker, Drew McIntyre, Carmelo Hayes

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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia) Breakdown: 2
Blue NXT Memorabilia (1) – Katana Chance (/49)
NXT 2.0 NXT Signatures (1) – Boa (/25)

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My Take Before I Broke This: This one was making the lineup since it's easily the cheapest box that Panini has made that still delivers hits every time -- Revolution is also similarly cheap but without an autograph in every box I still have not opened it. I didn't expect this one to deliver all that well but my first two boxes were bigs for at least one of the hits.

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Who Won The Battle? No battle this time, but ... man, this was a strong box. They aren't pricey as the base cards here can have issues (errant gloss on backs, some other issues pretty consistently as well) but if you're a collector who likes ink -- on-card ink -- this one is a winner, especially if you're about budget. Big names can be found here -- NXT past as well as NXT present -- and newcomers are here in serious volume, too. Plus, you get a set -- or come very close -- with each box here. The winner of the battle is those who opt to rip here and come out ahead ... this one did it with a strong run of parallels with good names here as well as parallel hits.

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The Top Rookie: The Solo Sikoa Blue card is a good find -- it's not a RC per se but it's a Rookie Card parallel and he's a good rookie to find here among a few ... all names that I want to find when I rip more.

Cards That Stole The Show: This box delivered my first looks at the NXT 2.0 parallels ... I hadn't seen them in-person and then I landed one here as an insert with a good name and then one on an auto ... for not the best name but I'll survive. This box was cheap and I'm a collector.

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Box Grade: A ... this one over-delivered with the parallels and some good names on there, too.
Fun Grade: A- ... see above.

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The Bottom Line: This one delivered. Not an A+ elite kind of box but a very strong showing across the board here. It really surprised me this time ... and I will do more.

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