BuzzMania 6: The Panini America WWE Triple Threat (Hour 1)
This entry was posted on March 31, 2023
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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 is our first break for today ... a hobby pack battle between three rookie-year Panini America releases.
Battle of The Brands: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE vs. 2022 Panini Prizm WWE vs. 2022 Panini Select WWE (one hobby pack of each)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for boxes & some other formats for all three of these releases)
What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
Cards per pack: 8 in Chronicles, 12 in Prizm, 5 in Chronicles
Cards in this lot: 25 (see them all in the gallery below)
Base Breakdown – 16
Chronicles (8) – Jagger Reid, Michael Hayes, The Rock (Absolute), Becky Lynch (Certified), Cora Jade (Donruss), Charlotte Flair (Donruss Optic), Shawn Michaels (Flux), Guru Raaj (XR)
Prizm (9) – Gigi Dolin, Persia Pirotta, Ricochet, Saurav, Elias, Queen Zelina, Beth Phoenix, Asuka, Shelton Benjamin
Select (2) – Liv Morgan, Sasha Banks
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Insert Breakdown: 6
Chronicles – None, despite all that variety and all the parallels in hobby boxes.
Prizm (3) – Happy Corbin (Silver Prizm), Shinsuke Nakamura (Next Level), Nikki A.S.H. (Purple Prizm /149)
Select (3) – Riddle (Premier Level), Steve Austin (Hall of Fame Selections), Natalya (Purple Prizm /75)
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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia) Breakdown: Nothing ... and that stung as these aren't cheaper packs.
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My Take Before I Broke This: I simply couldn't decide to commit to any one of these hobby boxes when I was first prepping my lineup this year -- though one was a monster release at first that has dropped big-time (Prizm), one has a boatload of fun variety in a small box (Chronicles) and one was an absolute favorite of mine ... but at retail (Select). This conundrum is why I simply opted for a single hobby pack of each one, knowing that it would all lead things off here ... despite the risks of a miss for the curtain-jerker. Spoiler: You absolutely will see a hobby box of one of these later today -- I decided on that after opening these ... so stay tuned.
Who Won The Battle? Chronicles has a built-in advantage here with its variety but only two hits in six packs, while Prizm also only has two hits in a meaty hobby box. Select runs hotter on the hits in comparison to both ... but this time I think it delivered the best card -- but wasn't the winner. The Winner: Panini Chronicles. The variety there and the names are better across the board ... it's not all about numbered cards. It just barely edged the Select pack in my mind ... barely ... in part due to the next card.
The Top Rookie: Cora Jade Chronicles Donruss takes the title here, despite some rough centering ... just not a big batch of rookies this time.
Card That Stole The Show: Natalya Select Purple Prizm (/75) parallel ... that's relatively rare and it's got a strong photo, which is a reason why Select is arguably the best WWE release of 2022.
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Break Grade: B ... not that strong considering the pack prices here.
Fun Grade: B ... I like them and had a couple strong cards but this was a miss 2.5 times in three packs. (Natalya was a good find, though.)
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The Bottom Line: A hitless run of packs that were not cheap is definitely not the opener I wanted here at all -- but at least you know now that this marathon isn't a work. There will be plenty more to come today -- be back in an hour unless I move into worked Royal Rumble time to keep things moving. We'll see.
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