Buzz Break: 2019 Topps WWE Slam Attax Universe

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The package: 2019 Topps WWE Slam Attax Universe (India smart pack box)
Where to buy: Will take some looking -- get WWE boxes here

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

Packs per box: 25 (plus two loose Limited Edition cards and checklist/mat)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 127
Base set* completion: ?? of 301 (see below)
Duplicates: A lot -- as many as five copies of some names this time -- and a mess I'm not sorting. (It's Friday.)

Notables on base cards: The Rock, Ronda Rousey, Rhea Ripley, Steve Austin, Becky Lynch, Bray Wyatt, Asuka, Lita, Ruby Riott, Braun Strowman, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Bayley, The New Day, Stephanie McMahon, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Mankind, Daniel Bryan, Mia Yim, Mickie James, Billie Kay, Carmella, Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, Aliester Black, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Renee Young, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Paul Heyman (* -- excludes foils which are SPs but numbered all in same set)

Short-print cards: 21 (a sampling of everything in the gallery below)
Gold Limited Edition (2) – Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns (box-toppers)
Champions (foil) (13) – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Pete Dunne, Brock Lesnar, Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, Daniel Bryan, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Jeff Hardy, Johnny Gargano, Kofi Kingston
Hall of Fame (foil) (6) – Randy Savage, Lita, Sting, Edge, Kevin Nash, Jake Roberts

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one was a bit of a collation trainwreck that could have had worse results and could have been better, too, depending on who one likes to find. I had four or five copies of some cards here and then just one of others. (And, of course, plenty I didn't find at all.) The name I would have wanted in bulk I got just once but finding three copies of names like The Rock and Ronda Rousey kept this one interesting. Statistically it shouldn't happen with the volume of cards here vs. the set size but I didn't mind it ... just don't want to sort it. If you don't know, Slam Attax gaming cards that are big in the UK and Europe -- gaming is a main kind of cards made for the market -- and this box, made for the India market, is a hitless version (basically identical cards) of the release. Why rip it? Well, we're talking less than $1 a pack here and this set includes some pre-RCs for some names. (I don't really consider gaming to be RC territory, maybe "XRC" if you're familiar for that.) One of note who I landed in this box is Rhea Ripley (RCs in 2020 releases) and there are some other early appearances that I wouldn't mind finding in this product. This set, which arrived in late 2019, is pretty standard stuff as part of 349 total cards -- rosters, objects, championships, some extra "stars of the show" cards and then "OMG! Moments." Then there are SP foils for Hall of Famers and Champions to finish off the set -- then the LE cards are numbered separately but not on the checklist. The stock here is super-skinny and the packaging and cutting isn't perhaps as crisp as you'd expect for most releases, but I like the feel of this one. I'll probably rip more just for fun. (This is my second box and I have a couple more in reserve ... depending on how they break, you might see one more here on a slow day.) Design-wise these are clean and simple ... and being so cheap I don't mind the break.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A (unusual duplicate volume here actually helped the box some)
Fun Grade: B+ (good fun and value here but won't have big prices paid for most notable cards)

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