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The National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here and the months of preparation are culminating in the show of all shows for sports collectors the next five days in Atlantic City, N.J.

There will be plenty to see, plenty to do and plenty to buy and Buzz has been watching the developments the whole way. We'll have galleries of images from the show floor and a few nuggets here and there in the coming days but there's already been plenty written leading up to the show that you can all find right here.

Here's a rundown of all past NSCC stories here on The Buzz ...

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down the results here. Like this and want to see more -- or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps WWE Undisputed wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion: 
23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable names pulled on base cards – "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Triple H, The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho

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There's a chance you'll be seeing more of Brennan Williams on cardboard and on TV -- but that's potentially a long ways away.

And it probably won't be with that name, either.

World Wrestling Entertainment announced a new signee for its developmental ranks on Monday and it's Williams, who is a former third-round draft pick who spent time on the sidelines and the practice squad. He'll join the NXT hopefuls at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.

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The arrival of 2016 Topps Heritage WWE cards is just a week away and the throwback to 1986 is one that will include a few surprises and plenty of energy when it arrives spotlighting the stars of the squared circle.

How many stars? Well that answer comes with the arrival of the checklist, which Topps released on Thursday night.

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World Wrestling Entertainment is getting into the comic book ring and it's at San Diego Comic-Con to prove it.

A partnership with BOOM! Studios begins at SDCC with five blind-wrapped one-page illustration/comic panels available in advance of an upcoming series.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Rare food issues, redemption replacements, Olympic cards & more.

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A pair of WWE Hall of Famers have been revisited in porcelain form as part of two high-end statue lines that are now available.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is the latest to be sculpted for the Immortal Moments Collection, captured during a promo in Piper's Pit, while "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is the latest  in the Championship Title Collection.

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Fans of NXT will have a collecting challenge on their hands as the new deluxe edition of a WWE video game will include one of 14 different Topps Relic cards -- each with 10 versions -- inserted as a bonus when purchasing the deluxe version of the game.

The game is WWE2K17 and its NXT Edition is now available for pre-order via WWEShop.com -- and the Topps card is far from the only bonus.

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Topps and WWE have joined forces to launch a virtual trading card app for fans of the squared circle.

Topps WWE Slam launched on Thursday for iOS and Android devices, allowing fans to collect and trade virtual cardboard as well as buy tokens to acquire even more packs of cards besides their daily allowance.

"WWE has been an incredible partner with Topps for many years, and we are thrilled to be able to offer WWE fans worldwide a new way to collect their favorite WWE Superstars from today and the past," said Jeremy Strauser, Vice President and General Manager of Topps Digital. "WWE has been at the forefront of pop culture and entertainment for many years and we are excited to add WWE Slam to the Topps apps portfolio."

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big breaks of new, old and the memorable.

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The "Biggest, Baddest Card Ever" is how tonight's UFC 200 is billed and it's had its fair share of drama when it comes to the card itself.

And there's plenty of cardboard to be found for it, too, with Topps on site for the UFC Expo with promo cards (though not as many as it had planned due to the Jon Jones-forced card change) and it will have even more cardboard with the launch of Topps Now UFC with this event.

But the one player on the card tonight in Las Vegas who doesn't have any new cards -- but should figure into the show prominently win or lose -- is current WWE fighter Brock Lesnar, who is making a one-time (or is it?) return to the Octagon with his organization's approval (or is it the sign of something more?) for the fight. (Update: Lesnar has been added to the Topps Now debut checklist after his win.)

He's got plenty of cardboard.

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The second high-end brand in WWE trading card history arrives tomorrow in the form of 2016 Topps WWE Undisputed, which packs a new wave of action and some new names for collectors to chase when it comes to autographs.

We've already given you a gallery of what the basic cards and inserts will look like, but here are the first glimpses of autographs and Relics that are live on eBay.

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When the newest edition of Upper Deck's Goodwin Champions arrives on July 13, it will include some of the biggest names in the sports world, some of the weirdest new cardboard out there and tributes to those who helped America and its allies win World War II.

It's a collectibles treasure trove and a history lesson all in one.

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The second wave of high-end Topps WWE cards in the form of 2016 Topps WWE Undisputed doesn't arrive for another week, but we've got a massive look at many of the cards found in the brand right here.

How?

The company is also creating wall art for nearly all of the base cards and inserts in the product.

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Topps is following up on its first high-end WWE set with a sequel less than a year later and we're just two weeks away from the arrival of 2016 Topps WWE Undisputed, which is now set for a July 6 release.

That means the final checklist is here.

There won't be as many autographs in every box this time around, but there will be plenty of autographs that should be in demand with a crop of new signers and young stars filling those high-end packs.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks ... and The National.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, The National and Preacher.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Allen & Ginter Rip Cards, big pulls, NFL photos, The NSCC & more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down the results here. Like this and want to see more -- or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2014 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
 Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8 (one is a standard-card "bonus pack")
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion: 
21 of 110 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notable names pulled on base cards – Shawn Michaels, Roman Reigns (2), Daniel Bryan (2), A.J. Lee, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho

Rookie Cards (3) – Bray Wyatt, Renee Young, Jojo

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of cases with dramatically discounted prices this weekend over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five that caught this collector's eye.

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What: 2016 Topps WWE Then Now & Forever wrestling cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two hits in every 24-pack hobby box

What's buzz-worthy: For the first time, Topps' WWE flagship wrestling card set gets a second series, which explains why many big names were not included in the 2016 Topps WWE release. This also will make it the largest standard Topps WWE set ever made with 100 more base cards.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Allen & Ginter Rip Card finds, strong blasters, more retro NBA breaks, Ghostbusters and the best buy in MLB.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big wrestling pulls, more 1990s NBA box breaks, favorite Panini NBA releases and ... what if the Golden State Warriors lose?

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Collecting MiLB gamers, big box breaks, X-Men: Apocalypse and WWE.

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This year's National Sports Collectors Convention is a couple of months away and thanks to its non-traditional location -- Atlantic City, N.J. -- there are perhaps a few more guests on tap that we've not expected to see at the annual show.

It's been a long time since the show was last in New Jersey -- it's largely been located in the Midwest for most of the last decade -- so regional autograph guests such as Hideki Matsui and countless others who wore pinstripes and starred for other teams in that area make sense. They'll also help draw in locals who might not normally hit the show ... just to get that ink.

Autograph ticket pricing for the show will come soon, but Buzz has picked seven top names that may not break the bank -- one per sport -- at the show.

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