Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE wrestling cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 41
Chronicles set completion: 
13 of 100 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles cards – Rhea Ripley, Lyra Valkyria, Roman Reigns, Chelsea Green, Thea Hail, Bianca Belair, Ilja Dragunov, Seth Rollins, Natalya, Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin

Rookie Cards – See gallery (all RC-logo cards that are not parallels are RCs)

Short-printed base/parallels: 28 (all in gallery below)
Certified (1) – Austin Theory
Classics (2) – Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid
Contenders (2) – Ava, Austin Theory
Chronicles Bronze (2) – Austin Theory, Butch
Chronicles Green (1) – Lola Vice (/75)
Donruss Optic (1) – Bobby Lashley
Golden Age (3) – Gene Okerlund, Iron Sheik, Howard Finkel
Golden Age Bronze (1) – Freddie Blassie
Illusions (1) – Bray Wyatt
Illusions Gold (1) – L.A. Knight
Limited (1) – Nikkita Lyons
Limited Gold (1) – Bianca Belair
Luminance (2) – Alexa Bliss, A.J. Styles
Origins (2) – Bray Wyatt, Raquel Rodríguez
Phoenix Silver Wave (1) – Bayley
Ring Royalty (2) – Triple H, Dallas Page
Voices Of The Ring (2) – Jerry Lawler, Gorilla Monsoon
Voices Of The Ring Bronze (1) – Corey Graves
XR (1) – Gigi Dolin

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I'm almost at my end of a small run of these -- an affordable favorite for me -- and while this one was lighter on numbered parallels vs. others I have opened at least it included a rarer color for a rookie without a lot of cards. That got it an A-grade from me, though this box was shorted one card. ... As I said previously, this brand is perhaps the best collector's release of 'em all for Panini WWE in the last two years. Is it going to be a big-time money-maker for the rip-and-flip crowd? No, but there's good potential with the hobby boxes to come thanks to hobby-only rarities and ink every time. Blasters are the home to ink here and there and plenty of parallels, too, with some numbered and a mix of past and present stars on a bunch of designs. ... The photo editing is tight -- there are some strong, strong visuals here -- and, well, it's a winner. Poke around for my other breaks for other thoughts for this one or even last year ... you'll see more of these to come, too.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (only one numbered card but lower-volume of a newer name it makes up for the missing card)
Fun Grade: A (dramatically improved vs. last year with none of the condition issues)

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