BuzzMania 7: A Hit In Every Pack Smackdown (Hour 2)

The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 40 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Philadelphia. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania7, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This one is packed with, as Gorilla Monsoon would say, "pandemonium" ... every pack or box here guarantees at least one hit -- that's an autograph or a memorabilia card in this realm -- and a few of them pack even more. Some here are also past favorites that Buzz used to rip in volume ... back when they were more easily found.

The Brands: 2017 Topps WWE Women's Division (two boxes), 2017 Topps NXT (one hobby pack), 2020 Topps WWE Women's Division (one box), 2021 AEW Spectrum (one box), 2020 Topps NXT (one box), 2023 Leaf Heroes of Wrestling (one box) 

Where to buy: Some will take some work to find ... BlowoutCards.com for all WWE/AEW cards

What's inside these? Keep reading ...

Base Breakdown

Cards per pack: Varies by release
Packs per box: Varies by release
Base set completion: 
Not sorting all this chaos!
Duplicates: Yes ... only with the two-box brand, though.

Notables in base/roster/highlight sets ...
2017 Topps WWE Women's Division -- Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Mandy Rose, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Carmella, Maryse, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riot, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Natalya, Mickie James, Ember Moon, Jojo, Cathy Kelley, Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Lana, Trish Stratus, Torrie Wilson, Ivory, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Nikki Cross, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Naomi

2017 Topps NXT -- Aliyah, Killian Dain, Sami Zayn, Dash & Dawson, Blake & Murphy

2020 Topps WWE Women's Division -- Ronda Rousey, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Kairi Sane, Asuka, Io Shirai, Paige, Trish Stratus, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, The IIconics, Mandy Rose, Dakota Kai, Lacey Evans, Shayna Baszler, Becky Lynch, Stephanie McMahon, Natalya, Kayla Braxton, Tegan Nox, Carmella, Maryse, Candice LeRae

2021 AEW Spectrum -- Penelope Ford, The Blade, Pres10 Vance

2020 Topps NXT -- Finn Balor, Tegan Nox, Shayna Baszler, Candice LeRae, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Imperium, Adam Cole ... a very rough (downright bad) box of this one.

2023 Leaf Heroes of Wrestling -- Technically none ... this was a parallel set this time. 

(Note: A sampling of everything is in the gallery below -- but check other breaks to see more base cards.)

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Insert Breakdown: 41 (for Buzz's sanity the very-plentiful roster/highlight sets were mixed into base above)

2017 Topps WWE Women's Division
Finishers Silver parallel (1) – Stephanie McMahon (/50)

2017 Topps NXT
Silver parallel (1) – Johnny Gargano (/25)

2020 Topps WWE Women's Division
Breaking Barriers (6) – Chyna (3), Ronda Rousey, Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair

Superstar Transformations (6) – Liv Morgan, Paige, Carmella, Kairi Sane, Ruby Riot, Sonya Deville

Green parallel (1) – Kay Lee Ray (/75)

2021 AEW Spectrum
Gold parallels (1) – Brandi Rhodes (with Lil' Bran Bran) (/99)

2020 Topps NXT
Bronze parallels (6) – Damian Priest, Grizzled Young Veterans, Matt Riddle, Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole

Gold parallels (1) – Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle (/10)

Johnny Gargano Tribute (4) – Johnny Gargano

Called Up (4) – Angelo Dawkins, Lars Sullivan, Tucker (2)

2023 Leaf Heroes of Wrestling
Red parallels (10) – Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Kane, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks, Steve Austin, Ted DiBiase

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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia/Manufactured Relic) Breakdown: 11

2017 Topps WWE Women's Division
Shirt Relics (1) – Becky Lynch (/199)

WrestleMania Mat Relics (1) – Lana (/199)

2017 Topps NXT
Roster Autographs (1) – Wesley Blake

2020 Topps WWE Women's Division
Purple Mat Relics (1) – Bianca Belair (/99)

Orange Autographs (1) – Mia Yim (/50)

2021 AEW Spectrum
Memorabila (shirt) parallel (1) – Stu Grayson

On The Mat (1) – Jungle Boy

Autographs parallel (1) – Serena Deeb

2020 Topps NXT
Bronze Roster Autographs (1) – Adam Cole (/99)

Blue Roster Autographs (1) – Bobby Fish (/50)

2023 Leaf Heroes of Wrestling
Green Autographs (1) – Sami Callihan

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My Take Before I Broke This: I was optimistic about a few of these going into this one -- my first actual rip of a Spectrum box and then some of my go-to boxes from the past -- with each having potential for something with the hits and a lot of star power spread throughout each of the releases.

Who Won The Battle? I think the house won this one as, well, this crop of rips just wasn't that flashy across the board -- that's why all of these are here in sort of a battle royal of big boxes that could -- but didn't -- deliver this time of year. I guess there's some definite safety in numbers here vs. say one $300-plus box with a lot less in it ... but this one was rough on the returns this hour.

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The Top Rookies: There was a boatload of potential for first-year cards in both of those NXT releases but none of them showed up. Overall, this group of everything is downright awful on what it delivered for rookies this time ... so much so I considered saying "none" this time. But, playing nice, I'll still make a pick and go with the Ford card since it's a slightly premium release vs. all the rest.

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Card That Stole The Show: This hour? Literally nothing ... proof that today's breaks aren't a work. The Cole auto might have been a bigger deal in the past. Maybe.

Lot Grade: C ... Nothing truly big out of these boxes at all.
Fun Grade: C+ ... See above ... but at least there were hits.

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The Bottom Line: This one's proof that sometimes older boxes and premium boxes don't always deliver as well as they age --even in wrestling. This one truly was a smackdown ... and I felt it. At least I power-shopped and found them as cheaply as I could.

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