Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Panini Select WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a couple options)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
0 of 100 (base cards are parallels in retail)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 24 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Red & Blue Concourse (base parallels) (17) – John Cena, Bret Hart, Sasha Banks, Liv Morgan, Roman Reigns, Shawn Michaels, Maryse, The Miz, Bobby Lashley, Ricochet, Jinder Mahal, Butch, Apollo Crews, Sonya Deville, Alba Fyre, Veer Mahan, Tony D'Angelo
Orange Flash Prizm Concourse (2) – Ted DiBiase, Rikishi
Red & Blue Premier Level (1) – Cruz Del Toro
Prizm Red & Blue Concourse (2) – Gunther, Booker T
Prizm Purple & Orange Concourse (1) – Bruno Sammartino
Flash Prizm Global Icons (1) – Drew McIntyre

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: At a first glance this one was really strong on names but still quite dull with nothing head and shoulders above the rest of the cards in the box. Meanwhile, on a second sort there are some better names in the here and now in this one among the inserts but one thing that hurts everything here is the vertical centering of almost all cards (definitely the better names) that's as bad as it gets. Compare the Cena card to The Miz or the parallels. It's rough there and that alone affects the fun and box grades here if you ask me. The "what" that was pulled here was pretty uneventful but the "who" was strong ... had the cards been cleaner it's a solid B box ... at least at the price I found for this one. The good news is that I've ripped a boatload of these and this vertical issue hasn't been found in others. (Typically, left-right centering is a consistent issue -- not both directions.) ... I'll rip more of this one during Buzzmania 9 coming in April -- look for a small mini-marathon of breaks the day before Wrestlemania.

Product Grade: A (strong photos this time along with plenty of past and present options and a ton of color)
Box Grade: C (see vertical centering on the Cena and almost all of the notable base cards ... that hurts)
Fun Grade: C (botched cutting took the fun out of this one, despite a lot of decent names)

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