BuzzMania 7: The Blaster Box Battle Royale (Hour 7)

The biggest weekend in pro wrestling is here with WrestleMania 40 set for this Saturday and Sunday from Philadelphia. We'll make today a big one for wrestling collectors right here on The Buzz with #BuzzMania7, a marathon of WWE wax box/pack breaks all day long.

This hour is a battle of variety and yet they can all still deliver big with some luck. What will happen this time? I'll promise a surprise or two if you keep reading ... 

The Brands: 2023 Donruss Elite WWE, 2022 Panini Select WWE, 2023 UD AEW, 2019 Topps Smackdown Live, 2021 Topps Finest WWE, 2021 Topps WWE (one blaster box of each)

Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com for most of them

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Base Breakdown

Cards per pack: Varies by release
Packs per box: Varies by release
Base set completion: 
Not fully sorting all this chaos, either!
Duplicates: No

Notables in base sets ...
2023 Donruss Elite WWE -- Kiana James, Maxxine Dupri, Ava, Hank Walker, Tyler Bate, Ivy Nile, Cora Jade, Gunther, Braun Strowman, Cody Rhodes, J.D. McDonagh, Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura, Zelina Vega, Dakota Kai, Bobby Lashley, Butch, Asuka

2022 Panini Select WWE -- None ... everything is a parallel or SP/insert in retail.

2023 UD AEW -- Willow Nightingale, Rush, Hook, Taya Valkyrie, Britt Baker, Penta el Zero M, Samoa Joe, Daniel Garcia, Bryan Danielson, Jamie Hayter, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Kenny Omega, Ricky Starks, Renee Paquette, Swerve Strickland, Orange Cassidy, Sammy Guevara, Eddie Kingston, Hikaru Shida, Konosuke Takeshita, Brock Anderson, Arn Andersom, Tay Melo, Rey Fenix, Taz

2019 Topps Smackdown Live -- Roman Reigns, The Rock, Maryse, Finn Balor, Lita, Shinsuke Nakamura, Charlotte Flair, Cactus Jack, Chyna, Daniel Bryan, Mickie James, Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, Otis, Beth Phoenix, Scott Hall, Billie Kay, Davey Boy Smith, Zelina Vega

2021 Topps WWE -- Roman Reigns, Toni Storm, Batista, Alexa Bliss, Edge, Liv Morgan, Walter, Charlotte Flair, Damian Priest, Bianca Belair, Pete Dunne, Mandy Rose, Finn Balor, Dakota Kai, Shinsuke Nakamura, Molly Holly, Goldberg, A.J. Styles, Undertaker, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, Rhea Ripley

2021 Topps Finest WWE -- Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Jay Uso, Charlotte Flair, Paul Heyman, Io Shirai, Drew McIntyre, Zelina Vega, John Morrison, Alexa Bliss, Otis, Ember Moon, Xavier Woods, Candice LeRae, Drake Maverick, Aliyah, Rick Boogs, Dana Brooke, Cesaro, Commander Azeez, Jaxson Ryker, Oney Lorcan

(Note: A sampling of everything in the gallery below -- but check other breaks to see more base cards.)

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Insert Breakdown: 90

2023 Donruss Elite WWE
Pink parallel (1) – Ivy Nile

Green parallel (1) – Ilja Dragunov

Status Explosion parallel (1) – Roxanne Perez (/275)

Elite Deck Green (1) – Edge

Spellbound Green (1) – Roman Reigns (R)

Family Lineage Green (1) – Sika & Roman Reigns

2022 Panini Select WWE
Red & Blue Concourse (base parallels) (16) – Kevin Owens, Jimmy Uso, Rikishi, Dusty Rhodes, Jerry Lawler, Big E, Ilja Dragunov, Brock Lesnar, Ted DiBiase, Dallas Page, Dominik Mysterio, Kushida, Mansoor, Omos, Grayson Waller, Julius Creed

Prizm Red & Blue Concourse (1) – Rhea Ripley

Orange Flash Prizms Concourse (1) – Cedric Alexander

Red & Blue Premier Level (1) – Roman Reigns

Prizm Red & Blue Premier Level (1) – Gene Okerlund

Orange Flash Prizms Premier Level (1) – Wolfgang

Red & Blue Ringside (1) – Kevin Owens

Mezzanine (1) – Bayley

Phenomenon Flash Prizms (1) – Rhea Ripley

2023 UD AEW
Gold parallels (4) – Britt Baker, Samoa Joe, The Young Bucks, Cash Wheeler

Diamond Plate parallels (1) – FTR

Green Pyro parallels (2) – Colten Gunn, The Gunns (/349)

Canvas (1) – Skye Blue

Mic Check (1) – Adam Page

Dazzlers Orange (1) – Athena

Double Or Nothing playing cards (1) – Matt Menard

We Are All Elite (1) – Jungle Boy

We Are All Elite Gold (1) – Lance Archer

Stepping Into The Ring (1) – Hook

2019 Topps Smackdown Live
Green parallels (5) – Mandy Rose, Tatanka, Sonya Deville, Sheamus, Corey Graves

20 Years of Smackown (10) – Batista, Eddie Guerrero, Bray Wyatt, Mankind, Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, Kevin Owens, Jeff Hardy, King Booker, Daniel Bryan

Corey Says (9) – Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Shane McMahon, Carmella, Randy Orton, The New Day, The Miz, Rusev, Daniel Bryan

Ronda Rousey Tribute (1) – Ronda Rousey

Women's Revolution (4) – Absolution, Naomi, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Asuka

2021 Topps WWE
Silver parallel (4) – Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, Tamina, King Corbin

Foilboard parallel (2) – Shotzi Blackheart, Dolph Ziggler

Aqua parallel (1) – Edge & Randy Orton (/299)

Memorable Entrances (1) – Randy Savage

Coolest Mixed Tag Teams (1) – The Miz & Asuka

RKO Outta Nowhere (1) – Randy Orton & Jeff Hardy

NWO Hall of Fame Tribute (1) – Razor Ramon

2021 Topps Finest WWE
X-Fractor parallels (2) – Alexa Bliss, Dana Brooke

Refractor parallels (2) – Lacey Evans, Reggie

Sole Survivors (1) – Dolph Ziggler

Legacies (1) – Bianca Belair & Curt Hennig

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The Hits (Autographs/Memorabilia/Manufactured Relic) Breakdown: 2

2019 Topps Smackdown Live
Women's Revolution Shirt Relics (1) – Asuka (/25)

2021 Topps WWE
WrestleMania Mat Relics (1) – The Miz

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My Take Before I Broke This: I wanted even more variety in today's lineup while on the cheap and some of these were definitely added to ensure that but to also offer up a chance at some surprises. Elite is the newbie of the bunch as the latest Panini America release in there today, while the AEW is the newest there after being substantially delayed. Select is one of my heavy, heavy go-to boxes though they don't always deliver that well but the mix is solid. The others are either cheap (Finest) since it runs lean often, while the other two were overlooked by me in the past but have grown on me slightly with hits in those boxes every time and other rival releases of their times drying up or not aging that well.

Who Won The Battle? Well, this one didn't cough up a lot of better stuff so to speak -- a bummer -- but I think the AEW box brought the variety -- as did Select with some star power -- but I think the winner here was the Smackdown box with its rare hit ... keep reading.

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The Top Rookies: The rookie crop in these isn't great -- nor is it awful -- but I wasn't smacked over the head by a bunch of them in this break. Rather than pick a WWE name with a lot of stuff to choose from but not a ton of value, I'm going with the Skye Blue RC that's an insert (so not a RC per se) but a name whose few cards are getting a little attention. These are cleanly done and stand out from the rest of the bunch in that one.

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Card That Stole The Show: It's just a simple shirt card but it's a Relic set that parallels an insert that's in the hit pack (a Walmart-only version if I remember correctly ... and my box image up top is the wrong chain version) and because of that there aren't as many made. The odds of landing this one is one in 303 boxes ... so that's a win, especially considering she's a star both here and in Japan, not some lesser name. That one has a little more potential to command a decent price if a serious collector is in need as a retail-only find of lower volume may not pop up as often as something in hobby.

Lot Grade: A- ... A few good names on parallels, a couple hits and that rare find -- that's respectable for some boxes that are mostly discount-bin priced. The rare Relic is the only reason this lot graded an A.
Fun Grade: B ... The newest box here seemed to deliver the least, but that's OK when others did OK ... at least this time. I think as long as prices remain reasonable all options here are worth the look for a collector. If you're looking for a big-money hit or flip, rip into hobby options on some of these.

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The Bottom Line: Guaranteed hits help ... and they can sometimes pay off with some luck if a box isn't that strong. That's the case here. I think all blasters need to have some kind of hit or unique type of card that can establish itself with authority right off the bat in a box. They help take away the sting if a box is mediocre -- and that can happen with smaller retail boxes.

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