BuzzMania 7: Shredding A Panini Chronicles Case (Hour 11)

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This is a variety-packed case that truly delivers that with some volume but it's also one that wasn't without some flaws at times with some card surface funk and wonky collation -- we'll see if that strikes again here -- but it's a fun one to rip if you ask me ... no matter what.

The Brand: 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE (20-box blaster case)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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

Base Breakdown

Cards per pack: 7
Packs per box: 6
Cards per box: 42
Boxes per case: 20
Packs per case: 120
Cards per case: 840
Base (Chronicles only) set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 97
Triplicates: 70
Quadruplicates: 25
Quintuplicates: 3

Notables on base cards: Technically they're all base cards in this one save for the Bronze/Green/Silver parallels and the autos despite the subsets having dramatically different looks -- I'll break down everything in the next section.  (Note: A sampling of everything is in the gallery below -- but check other breaks to see even more.)

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Non Chronicles subset Breakdown: 539
Absolute Memorabilia (29) – Solo Sikoa, Gigi Dolin, Mandy Rose, The Rock, Bret Hart, Liv Morgan, Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, Goldberg, Ronda Rousey

Absolute Memorabilia Bronze (4) – Solo Sikoa, Gigi Dolin, Bret Hart, Liv Morgan

Black (17) – Bron Breakker, Jacy Jayne, Nikki Bella, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Doudrop, Shanky, Ricky Steamboat, Gorilla Monsoon, Odyssey Jones, Andre Chase, Kevin Owens

Black Bronze (7) – Jacy Jayne, Nikki Bella, Xia Li, Doudrop, Gorilla Monsoon, Ricky Steamboat, Andre Chase

Certified (18) – Aoife Valkyrie, Cora Jade, Charlotte Flair, Grayson Waller, Roddy Piper, Ricochet, Oliver Carter, The Miz, Terry Funk, Butch, Drew McIntyre, Brock Lesnar, Bodhi Hayward, Yokozuna

Certified Bronze (8) – Aoife Valkyrie, Charlotte Flair, Oliver Carter, The Miz, Terry Funk, Butch, Drew McIntyre, Yokozuna

Chronicles Bronze (38) – Notables include Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez, Nikkita Lyons, Rhea Ripley, Edge, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Liv Morgan

Contenders (33) – Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Finn Balor, Edge, Brock Lesnar, Alexa Bliss, Cody Rhodes, Asuka

Contenders Bronze (5) – Becky Lynch, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Finn Balor, Charlotte Flair

Donruss (33) – Bron Breakker, Nikkita Lyons, Carmelo Hayes, Gable Steveson, Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez, Solo Sikoa, Tony D'Angelo, Veer Mahaan, Joe Gacy

Donruss Bronze (4) – Bron Breakker, Nikkita Lyons, Carmelo Hayes, Gable Steveson

Donruss Optic (8) – Cody Rhodes, Edge, Lacy Evans, Omos, Terry Gordy, Brock Lesnar, Rick Boogs

Donruss Optic Prizm (1) – Rick Boogs

Elite (12) – Cody Rhodes, Lacey Evans, Bobby Lashley, Bianca Belair, The Miz, Finn Balor, Bobby Heenan, JBL, Stacy Keibler, Axiom, Sheamus

Elite Bronze (8) – Lacey Evans, Bobby Lashley, The Miz, JBL, Axiom, Sheamus, Matt Riddle

Illusions Bronze (17) – Liv Morgan, Gunther, Butch, Shinsuke Nakamura, Mandy Rose, Trick Williams, Lash Legend, Duke Hudson, Rikishi, Booker T, Bret Hart, Paul Bearer, Jerry Lawler

Illusions Bronze (7) – Liv Morgan, Gunther, Shinsuke Nakamura, Mandy Rose, Trick Williams, Booker T

Legacy (27) – Undertaker, Randy Savage, Andre The Giant, Chyna, Triple H, Steve Austin, Batista, Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan

Legacy Bronze (3) – Undertaker, Randy Savage, Andre The Giant

Luminance (27) – Carmella, Roddy Piper, Bayley, Shinsuke Nakamura, Big E, Valentina Feroz, Alba Fyre, Guru Raaj, Edris Enofe, Brooks Jensen

Luminance Bronze (3) – Brooks Jensen, Valentina Feroz, Alba Fyre

Origins (28) – Randy Orton, Damian Priest, Gunther, Jake Roberts, Brie Bella, Eddie Guerrero, Batista, Damian Priest, Kit Wilson, Nathan Frazier, Axiom

Origins Bronze (4) – Jake Roberts, Brie Bella, Eddie Guerrero, Damian Priest

Playoff (27) – Shotzi, Kofi Kingston, Roderick Strong, Raquel Rodriguez, Nikki A.S.H., Beth Phoenix, JBL, Terry Funk, Aleah James, Von Wagner

Playoff Bronze (3) – Shotzi, Kofi Kingston, Roderick Strong

Prestige (30) – Razor Ramon, Elektra Lopez, Nikki Bella, Sonya DeVille, Kevin Owens, Ikemen Jiro, Dante Chen, Bruno Sammartino, Jerry Lawler, Ru Feng

Prestige Bronze (3) – Bruno Sammartino, Jerry Lawler, Ru Feng

Rookies & Stars (32) – Tiffany Stratton, Ivy Nile, Grayson Waller, Jacy Jayne, Wendy Choo, Shanky, Elton Prince, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, Blair Davenport

Rookies & Stars Bronze (4) – Jacy Jayne, Blair Davenport, Brutus Creed, Shanky

Score (34) – Trish Stratus, Bianca Belair, Iyo Sky, Kayden Carter, Odyssey Jones, Drew McIntyre, Cameron Grimes, Queen Zelina, Alundra Blayze, Billy Graham

Score Bronze (5) – Trish Stratus, Bianca Belair, Iyo Sky, Kayden Carter, Odyssey Jones

XR (16) – Shotzi, Carmella, Rhea Ripley, Aleah James, Paul Heyman, Goldberg, Bobby Lashley, Dallas Page, Rob Van Dam, Cruz Del Toro

XR Bronze (8) – Rhea Ripley, Aleah James

Flux (8) – Gigi Dolin, Duke Hudson, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Dusty Rhodes, Damian Priest, Kevin Nash, Torrie Wilson

Flux Prizms (1) – Torrie Wilson

Phoenix (7) – Roxanne Perez, Eddie Guerrero, Queen Zelina, Ronda Rousey, Cruz Del Toro, Roddy Piper

Phoenix Prizms (2) – Rhea Ripley, Roddy Piper

Phoenix Bronze Prizms (1) – Roddy Piper

Spectra (7) – Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, Riddle, Alexa Bliss, Booker T, Sami Zayn

Spectra Prizms (2) – Sami Zayn, Chyna

Black Green (1) – Bron Breakker (/99)

Chronicles Green (2) – Madcap Moss, Meiko Satomura (/99)

Illusions Green (1) – Shinsuke Nakamura (/99)

Playoff Green (1) – Raquel Rodriguez (/99)

Score Green (1) – Alundra Blayze (/99)

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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia/Manufactured Relic) Breakdown: 3
Chronicles Signatures Red (1) – Ted DiBiase

National Pride Signatures Red Prizms (1) – mån.sôör

Origins Autographs Red (1) – Faarooq (aka Ron Simmons, with that as the autograph)

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My Take Before I Broke This: I have a love-hate relationship with this one -- love the variety overall here but hated the hobby collation and a lot of the odd damage that is found on some cards in this release, particularly some of the subsets (Rookies & Stars for example) having odd heavy surface dents into the card backs. It's like those sheets were laid upon gravel before printing and got dented up. Overall, though, the rookie crop here is nice and there are some retail-only colors here as well as hits ... but ink was really elusive for me in all of my loose-box breaks of this one. (I ripped a bunch ... barely landed any numbered cards, let alone autos.) There's a ton to find here and the hobby boxes never really have dipped in price as they have guarantees despite being smaller boxes -- that makes these an interesting option and I found this one at a good price around Black Friday.

Who Won The Battle? Tough call ... the collation was definitely weird here with just one base set of 100 Chronicles subset cards -- and as many as five copies of some cards -- while other subsets also went wonky with the same names dropping several times over and then dropping as parallels, too. Meanwhile, one Certified rookie I'd want to see I didn't land at all ... and I suspect that one was not alone if I were to compare my finds to a master checklist. The volume and variety here was thick but I don't think I landed anything big at all -- on any front. There's still lots of potential, though -- and I would rip again if the price was right -- because I suspect some of that erratic flow might run hotter than it did here and that might be really fun.

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The Top Rookies: The newcomer crop here hits home quite well with the Donruss, Rookies & Stars and Certified sets all having some nice RCs, though dollars-wise they don't really jump out from the pack unless you land a rarer parallel ... that's more easily done in hobby boxes as there are some nice rarer chases and good names there, too. And those three subsets I mentioned here aren't alone with RCs. I'll go with my trio of Tiffany Stratton RCs as a highlight this time but I would have liked to have landed her in Certified ... and got skunked.

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Card That Stole The Show: Honestly, there were no big show-stopper cards here for any one pull but some of the rookie volume was good for some rising names here. As a related default, I'll just say I like this Green parallel of a Bron Breakker Black RC ... but it's not that big of a deal.

Case Grade: A- ... Awesome variety, good volume, funky collation that ran hot/cold ... but nothing truly big, though at least I landed this case at a lower price than the original SRP. All that kept my grades here respectable. (At full SRP? This is probably a B.)
Fun Grade: B+ ... See above ... had this one included one bigger name on a numbered parallel or hit, it'd be an A. The overall volume made this rip fun but I'm not sure it was a winner if I was doing the ol' rip-and-flip game.

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The Bottom Line: This one didn't disappoint, though it didn't overwhelm, either. I landed more autos than I had expected to after opening the Prizm case that had only one auto but none of the ink here was a payday (though two are Hall of Famers). I think this one has good potential ... and I'll do more if prices ever dip again. This is one for a collector for sure -- hit hobby boxes at link up top if you really dig it. I'll perhaps dig in there if those ever dip, too.

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