BuzzMania3: Busting 2020 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania (Hour 1)

The biggest weekend in professional wrestling is here with WrestleMania 36 set for a scaled down split event on Saturday and Sunday. We'll make today a big day for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania3, a series of WWE wax box and wax pack breaks -- though also on a smaller scale than Buzz had previously planned, too.

This is Hour 1 ... and it's the newest WWE release.

The box: 2020 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania trading cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 164
Base set completion: 
98 of 100 (98 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Undertaker, Daniel Bryan, D-Generation X, Kane, The New Day, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, A.J. Styles, Batista, Triple H, Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Braun Strowman, Elias, R-Truth, Rey Mysterio ... among others.

Insert/short-print cards: 64 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
WrestleMania Roster (48) – "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Mandy Rose, Alexa Bliss, Peyton Royce, Kairi Sane, Asuka, Billie Kay, Carmella, Ember Moon, Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Cesaro, Las Sullivan, Sonya Deville, Samoa Joe, King Corbin, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Jeff Hardy, Lacey Evans, Becky Lynch, Erik, A.J. Styles, Zelina Vega, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Ivar, Big E, Bayley, The Miz, Buddy Murphy, Elias, John Cena, Randy Orton, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Nikki Cross, Drew McIntyre, Charlotte Flair, Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura, Xavier Woods, R-Truth, Brock Lesnar, Matt Hardy
Foilboard parallels (12) – A.J. Styles, Elias, Kevin Owens, The Miz, R-Truth, Cesaro, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Lince Dorado, Dolph Ziggler, Tony Nese
Winningest Superstars in WrestleMania History (4) – Seth Rollins, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, Bret Hart

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Silver WrestleMania 35 Mat Relic (1) – Curt Hawkins (/25)
Silver Autographs (1) – Kairi Sane (/25)

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Card That Stole The Show: Hits have combined odds of more than 1,000 -- a strong box and I'm going with the auto.

What's Buzz-worthy: Hits-wise, this box was a big winner with the Relics -- the rarer one here checking in at one in 833 packs and the ink at one in 198. The hits are by far the biggest highlights in this one as generally speaking I'm not the biggest fan of the highlights format after several years -- but it leads off here as the first new WWE set of the year. As said in my previous break, it keeps things simple visually without becoming mundane and that helps it improve upon last year. One thing to help mix it up here? Foilboard parallels that jump out of the pack. The Roster cards feel more like a base set here -- 50 cards -- and are also improved with stronger photos in many cases that are more portrait moments from action (in-ring or entrances) compared to the studio shots with an overwhelming backdrop last year. ... I still think the main set would be better with the women's and NXT highlights all mixed in here -- let those main sets take different approaches -- and that would help out this one a ton. All in all, this one is comfortable but not super-flashy -- and it is stronger than a few of last year's WWE releases design-wise.

Product Grade: B+ (highlights set hurts but the designs work better than past years)
Box Grade: A+ (two rare hits make this one a winner)
Fun Grade: B

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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