BuzzMania: Busting a 2018 Topps Road to WrestleMania blaster box (Hour 16)

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: 2018 Topps Road to WrestleMania (blaster)
The cost: Click here for hobby

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

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard and one Relic pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Braun Strowman, A.J. Styles, John Cena, Elias, Mick Foley, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Goldberg, James Ellsworth, Finn Balor, Brock Lesnar, Tye Dillinger, Jinder Mahal, Charlotte Flair, Kurt Angle, Bray Wyatt

Insert/short-print cards: 27 (a sampling of inserts and base in gallery below)
Bronze parallel (5) – Tye Dillinger, The Brian Kendrick, A.J. Styles, Undertaker, Jinder Mahal
Andre The Giant Tribute (2) – Captains his Survivor Series team, Defeats Big John Studd
WrestleMania Roster (20) – Notables include Sasha Banks, Natalya, Jeff Hardy, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Mickie James, Cesaro, John Cena

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
WrestleMania 33 Mat Relics (1) – Matt Hardy (/199)

Card That Stole The Show: The Hardy memorabilia card

What's Buzz-worthy: Maybe I'm a bit broken after ripping so many packs, but speaking as the consumer of collectable entities, finding a Matt Hardy hit card seems appropriate as he and his brother returned just one year ago at WrestleMania. He's brought his eccentric broken/woken persona to the masses since then, too, potentially giving cards like this one a little more interest than in the past. (Either way, he's had a Hall of Fame caliber career with a ton of past Mania highlights.) This is, so far, the only 2018 WWE product available, and it's one that delivers at least one and often two on-card autographs per hobby box -- one Relic per blaster box at retail. The hits are the biggest highlights in this one, though this highlights-based brand is one of the most-improved releases of the last couple years vs. those that came before them. I've shredded a lot of this release -- hobby or retail -- but I included this one as we're still waiting for the standard 2018 Topps WWE set to arrive early next month and then Heritage, Undisputed, likely Series 2 and another women's set likely to come this year. Blaster boxes for last year have a little more potential than the recent past as there are autographed Relics (typically /10) worked into the mix, giving you a shot at a little more if you're ripping on a budget. Hobby is still probably your best bet with this particular brand. Poke around in the Buzz Breaks or pro wrestling categories here to see more breaks of this one and other brands not included in today's #BuzzMania.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B (rip hobby -- same breakdowns but with ink)

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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