What if ... Topps created a Stadium Club WWE card set?

It's a simple enough question, so that's why you see it here has both the headline and the opener -- and there are more than 100 simple fake cards that I've crafted to follow to show just some of the possibilities. It all started with a tweet of the photo you see above of Bianca Belair on the way to the ring for her history-making main-event match at WrestleMania 37 earlier this month. I saw that and followed with a tweet of my own saying "somewhere out there in the world is a Topps Stadium Club WWE set that could be huge."

For those who don't know, Stadium Club is a brand that Topps introduced to the world back in 1991 and it's a photo-driven full-bleed brand that has been seen for baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer and even some non-sports entities ... but never for WWE, which Topps has made cards for in its current run since 2005. (The first Topps WWE sets were in 1985 and 1987.)

Why might it work? Well, if you ask me, the WWE has some of the best photographers on the planet working for them and I scoured a tiny sampling of the thousands of images they produce every year to document it all -- in the ring, outside the ring and behind-the-scenes stuff -- to imagine the possibilities. Just a sliver of their work ever sees cardboard, and while a number of the iconic images you will see here have appeared on cards they've not often had much of a dynamic border-free run like you see in Stadium Club.

I spent a few hours this weekend coming up with a basic photo frame for some imagined -- totally fake -- cards to help sell the idea like I'm D-Generation X with a new T-shirts to hock. Here's hoping you see what I see for the potential as I look at a few categories of photos and approaches I'd take in an all-eras, all-encompassing set that seems like it could easily be one of the coolest and meatiest card sets in WWE history if it were to happen.

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The box: 2009 Topps WWE wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com when available; Click here for other WWE boxes

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 165
Base set completion: 
90 of 90 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 19

Notables on base cards: Triple H, Steve Austin, John Cena, CM Punk, Tommy Dreamer, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Natalya, Cody Rhodes, Jim Ross, Edge, Layla, Randy Orton, Michelle McCool, Alicia Fox, Maryse, Rey Mysterio, Gail Kim, Hornswoggle, Festus, Batista, Santino Marella, Santina Marella, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Tiffany, Jerry Lawler, Undertaker, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella

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The box: 2007 Topps Heritage WWE III Ringside Edition (Walmart only)
The cost: Will vary when found -- click here for new WWE boxes

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus one 1951 Ringside bonus pack)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 52
Base set completion: 
42 of 90 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Santino Marella, Shelton Benjamin, Batista, Bobby Lashley, John Morrison, Tommy Dreamer, Bruiser Brody, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Brian Pillman, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Michelle McCool, Mickie James

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The box: 2010 Topps WWE Platinum wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
27 of 125 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 4

Notables on base cards: Rocky Johnson, Peter Maivia, Curt Hennig, Harley Race, Edge, Dusty Rhodes, Goldost, Melina, Freddie Blassie, Road Warrior Animal, Theodore Long, Bam Bam Bigelow, Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 2008 Topps Heritage WWE IV (retail)
The cost: Click here (when available)

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

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The box: 2006 Topps WWE Insider wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 166
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 72 (complete set)
Triplicates: 20

Notables on base cards – Big Show, Edge, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, John Cena, Jonathan Coachman, Kane, Kurt Angle, Lillian Garcia, Lita, Maria, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, Steve Austin, Triple H, Trish Stratus, Victoria, Batista, Candice Michelle, Joey Styles, Johnny Nitro, Ashley, Melina, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Road Warrior Animal, Goldust, Torrie Wilson, Theodore Long, Undertaker

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The box: 2006 Topps WWE Insider wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 166
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 72 (complete set)
Triplicates: 20

Notables on base cards – Big Show, Edge, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, John Cena, Jonathan Coachman, Kane, Kurt Angle, Lillian Garcia, Lita, Maria, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, Steve Austin, Triple H, Trish Stratus, Victoria, Batista, Candice Michelle, Joey Styles, Johnny Nitro, Ashley, Melina, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Road Warrior Animal, Goldust, Torrie Wilson, Theodore Long, Undertaker

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