BuzzMania: Busting a 2017 Topps Heritage WWE hobby box (Hour 2)

The biggest weekend in professional wrestling is here with WrestleMania 34 set for Sunday in New Orleans and events beginning tonight with the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a NXT Takeover on Saturday and then Raw/Smackdown tapings after that. We'll make today a big day for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania, a series of WWE wax box and wax pack breaks all day long.

How long will we go? Stay tuned ...

The box: 2017 Topps Heritage WWE (hobby)
The cost: Click here

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 214
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 15

Notables on base cards – The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Charlotte Flair, Goldberg, Mick Foley, Maryse, Trish Stratus, Sasha Banks, Bray Wyatt, Chris Jericho, Becky Lynch, John Cena, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Andre The Giant, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Lana, Roman Reigns, Triple H, Undertaker, Dusty Rhodes, Edge, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Sting

Rookie (Cup) Cards/NXT Future Stars (18) – Asuka, Bobby Roode, Ember Moon, Eric Young, Hideo Itami, Johnny Gargano, Liv Morgan, Tommaso Ciampa, Austin Aries, Bayley, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Mojo Rawley, Shinsuke Nakamura

Insert cards: 97 (see a sampling of everything in the gallery below)
Silver parallel (1) – Diamond Dallas Page (/25)
Bronze parallel (12) – Shawn Michaels, Edge, Alundra Blayze, Rick Rude Naomi, Big Cass, Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode, Wendi Richter, Roman Reigns, A.J. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura
SummerSlam All-Stars (24) – Notables include Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Steve Austin, The Rock, Ultimate Warrior, Mick Foley, Ric Flair, Edge, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle
Bizarre SummerSlam Matches (8) – Undertaker, Mankind, Davey Boy Smith, X-Pac, Ric Flair, Rusev, Kane, Bray Wyatt
Thirty Years of SummerSlam (48) – Notables include Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage, The Hart Foundation, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Mankind, Triple H, Steve Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, John Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Finn Balor
John Cena Tribute (4) – Wins 10th WWE championship, Wins Triple Threat Steel Cage Match, Defeats Brock Lesnar, Wins the WWE Tag Team Championship

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Bronze Autographs (1) – Bret "Hitman" Hart (/99)
Mat Relics (1) – Kevin Owens (/99)

Card That Stole The Show: Obviously it's the Hart auto in this one, though there are many possibilities in the basic set -- the photography is that good.

What's Buzz-worthy: This year's edition of Topps Heritage has yet to arrive, so we'll go with the newest in this popular retro-styled line for Hour 2. Why is that? This one uses both the 1987 Topps WWF design that we mentioned last hour as well as the 1987 Topps baseball design all in one place -- but with today's cleaner and crisper printing and cutting. Oh and there are autographs and memorabilia cards, too. ... The Heritage brand is one that combines the stars of today on the designs of yesterday and in WWE that also means the checklist is a blend of the past and present. ... About the only drawback is that the stock does can be chippy on the autographs and parallels, which use rich colorful overlays atop the memorable wood borders. These hobby boxes guarantee an autograph every time and this one delivered very well with a WWE Hall of Famer and a very aesthetically pleasing sig. The Mat Relic of Owens also is a plus compared to other names on that checklist. Heritage has been a big part of the latest Topps run with the WWE license (2005 to today) and this isn't the last you'll see of it today.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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