Buzz's Pick Six: 2018 Topps Legends of WWE

Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2018 Topps Legends of WWE

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A SURPRISING HOBBY FIRST?
The Card: Shawn Michaels and Triple H Black Dual Autographs (/5)
The Price: $1,000 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Believe it or not (Buzz didn't), the three cards of these two WWE veterans in this release are the first cards ever to feature their autographs together. Considering their hijinks as D-Generation X ... that's a shocker. There is a standard card (/10), this parallel and a 1/1 Red version. How did this happen? Well, Triple H hasn't been a big signer in the past but recently signed with the company -- simple as that. (Michaels never was a heavy signer, either, though he could be found in a few products here and there ... even in a past Allen & Ginter release.) Ironically Michaels' number of different auto cards has been topped by Triple H in recent years. Is this asking price too much? Maybe, but there are only 15 other (total) signed cards out there to compete with it.

Keep reading for five more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

A FITTING PARALLEL COLOR
The Card: Undertaker Black Autograph (/5)
The Price: $599.99 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: One of WWE's biggest names of the last 30 years is this guy, who rarely did interviews outside the ring and even more rarely signed autographs for card companies. Why? I'm not sure -- other than the walking dead don't do those things -- but he's had plenty of demand for his autographs in recent years after he did start signing at a few Wizard World events. His auto cards came after that ... after years of waiting. He didn't even sign for a lot of WWE-released items -- I still need his auto on my WrestleMania 24 winners' plaque ... some came signed, mine did not -- that's how much he didn't sign. He's a pricey sig and you can find cards of his cheaper than this, but this one's parallel color is, by far, the best if you ask me. This is the kind of card that would look even better in a graded slab ... one with a black label if I'm truly going for ultimate cardboard. 

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THE CHAMP IS HERE
The Card: Trish Stratus Bronze Autograph (/99)
The Price: $34.95 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: You won't find too many women's stars in this release -- just 10 on basic cards and just five on standard autographs. Stratus is still the champion the most times in WWE history -- seven total reigns -- and this card is among a few options for her in this one. An on-card auto for that price is a solid buy, though her Hall of Fame Commemorative Ring autos are interesting ones, too. She's got almost 20 different autos in this release thanks to parallels and that's upped her all-time number to more than 125 certified sigs for her career. (So, if you want to pull one from a pack this is a good place to look with as many as four autos per box.)

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AVOIDING THE RED ROOSTER
The Card: Terry Taylor Bronze Autograph (/99)
The Price: $19.99 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy has been in and around wrestling since the late 1970s as an in-ring performer for a number of promotions of the past (NWA, UWF, WCCW, WCW, WWF and more) as an in-ring performer and he continued his career as a behind-the-scenes worker in several important roles for TNA. In 2012, he returned to WWE to be a trainer for NXT where he helps teach stars of the future. Interestingly, his 11 cards in this release are his only autographed cards anywhere other than his first one, which came 15 years ago back in the 2004 Pacific TNA set. Thankfully, this card avoids Taylor's memorably bad Red Rooster years (not the most-forgettable gimmick of the past ... keep reading) where he painted his hair with a red stripe and did a lot of strutting when in the ring. 

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A LEGENDARILY STUPID GIMMICK GETS ITS DUE
The Card: The Goon Autograph 
The Price: $11.97 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Bill Irwin was a veteran throughout various promotions in the 1980s and 1990s, but it took a short-lived run in WWE (then WWF) as The Goon to get him a certified autograph. It didn't last long for the hockey-gear-clad fighter "kicked out of every league he ever participated in" to leave WWE, but there have been high-profile one-off appearances since. And an oddity of a card like this one does stand out here. There are 11 different autos for The Goon in this one to chase -- all firsts ... and probably lasts. (Will we get a Shockmaster autograph next?)

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A NEW HARLEY
The Card: Harley Race Red Autograph (1/1)
The Price: $249.99 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Don't let the simple robe or the curly hair fool you, this guy was one who wasn't to be messed with, and his career was largely from before the made-for-TV-and-selling-toys version of wrestling you see today. He wrestled from the 1960s until 1991 and is in the WWE Hall of Fame as well as three other Halls -- something only done by a handful of stars from the past. Race was the NWA champ seven times and he was the guy who Ric Flair beat for the title at the first Starrcade (see more on his career here). He appears on fewer than 50 different certified autograph cards and the 20 different cards that he has in this release are his first since his only past WWE-licensed card back in 2012. His only other autos are from the lone Pacific TNA set and past Leaf Signature Series sets.

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