BuzzMania4: Busting 2020 Topps WWE NXT (Hour 4)

The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 37 set for Saturday and Sunday from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. We'll make today a big day for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania4, a series of WWE wax box/pack breaks.

This is Hour 4 ... a look at the annual prospect-level WWE release where we see many stars arrive on cards for the first time.

The box: 2020 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

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

Packs per box: 2
Cards per pack: 25
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion: 
20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards – See gallery for all cards in this box.

Inserts: 27
Roster (12) – Tegan Nox, Austin Theory, Dexter Lumis, Swerve Scott, Io Shirai, Shane Thorne, Velveteen Dream, Dominik Dijakovic, Raul Mendoza, Roderick Strong, Mark Andrews, Jaxson Ryker
Called Up (4) – Lacey Evans, Angelo Dawkins, Tucker, Otis
Johnny Gargano Tribute (4) – Johnny Gargano
Bronze parallels (6) – Keith Lee, Finn Balor, Finn Balor, Gallus, Tommaso Ciampa (2)
Silver parallels (1) – Tommaso Ciampa (/25)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Bronze Roster Autographs (1) – Keith Lee (/99)
Blue Roster Autographs (1) – Rhea Ripley (/50)

Card That Stole The Show: The Ripley parallel auto might be the best card I pull all day -- and to make it sweeter this brand is perhaps the only one from last year where I hadn't just bought her auto already. This parallel would cost me more than $125 if I grabbed one on eBay with current asking prices (though actual sales are lower). It got a big pop from me landing this one.

What's Buzz-worthy: There are two autos I'd want to land in this one -- Rhea Ripley and Shotzi Blackheart -- and I managed a Blue (one in 11 packs) auto of Ripley here ... a total shocker yet something I'd hoped for (in any color, really). So that makes this an A+ box for me. Now to the specifics -- this release was dramatically delayed due to COVID and had a substantial format change from a 24-pack box to this format with an auto in every pack. That cuts down on the amount of base cards and that's fine with me as I just don't need a bunch of highlight base cards. I'll take the Roster cards here all day long and twice on Sunday, though. The base set would be better with women's matches mixed in but those are held for the Women's Division set, which still won't arrive until next month for 2020. Go figure. The first cards in the Roster set have RC logos (they are inserts) and they should be strong singles cards going forward along with those stars' autos, though the stock here on all fronts is really thin and damage-prone. Some aspects of the designs might make you think the corners and edges are nicked but they are not in most instances -- though the on-card autos do show wear at times. If the skinny-stock issue could be improved upon (it's been the norm for every year for the brand) the autos here could be untouchably popular with all of the debuts found here.

Product Grade: A 
Box Grade: A+ (Ripley, Ripley, Ripley)
Fun Grade: A-

What's next? Look for another one next hour.

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