There’s a rush to get the last few Topps WWE releases out before Panini WWE hits the streets. It still seems weird to have a 2021 release come out well in to March of 2022. The awkwardness of knowing this is one of Topps’s final WWE releases is compounded by the fact that many of the talents featured have already left the company anyway.
The base set features 100 cards showing events that occurred within the Women’s division. Along with these matches and moments, comes an insert set featuring 55 members of the roster. There are a few other insert sets, along with the normal autographs and mat relics cards. In addition to the mat relics, others hits include superstar logo patch cards.
A box contains 24 packs with 7 cards per pack, including two hits per box, one of which is guaranteed to be an autograph.
Another long delayed release finally finds its way to store shelves. With the end of the year approaching, and Topps losing the WWE license, we’ll see a final push to get out the remaining releases. This set combines matches and moments with roster cards, for a total of 200 base cards. There are also an assortment of insert sets available.
A box is advertised as 24 packs of 7 cards, with two hits, one of which is guaranteed to be an autograph. A new type of hit is possible in this set. It is a film strip included in the card, allowing you to see the image showing through. It’s a departure from the standard piece of mat relic from previous releases.
This release had been pushed back a little bit during the year and now comes out after it is announced the WWE trading card license will be moving to Panini in 2022. Couple that, with many recently released talents being featured in this release, and the set has a weird feel to it. It’s been a few years Topps released a Heritage set for wrestling, so this one moves forward to the 1990 baseball design. It also mixes in a few other releases, such as Allen & Ginter, as insert sets.
The base set features 100 cards, across SmackDown, Raw, NXT, and WWE “teams”, with a different color combination for each, as well as a number of limited parallels. There are a handful of insert sets, including Allen & Ginter, stickers, Superstars Speak, and more. A hobby box comes with 24 packs of 7 cards per pack, and advertises 2 autograph cards.
As some of the delayed sets start to trickle out, it’s unclear what the future will look like. Chrome is always a popular release, and this one seems no different. It gives you a high quality product featuring a lot of autographs. This set features 100 base cards, along with a lot of different parallels, and a handful of insert sets.
A box contains 24 packs with 4 cards per pack. Each box advertises two autographs.
This year, the WWE releases have been few and far between so far, but it’s nice to get the NXT entry. I’m still not a fan of the format where the base cards are matches or other events, rather than wrestler cards, though. An insert set called “We Are NXT” fills the need for roster cards, however. This is a pretty basic release, but still nice to see.
A box features 18 packs, with 7 cards per pack. The configuration ensures you will not get a full base set with one box, however. Each box advertises two autographs, as well.
