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.
After many delays and cancellations, the long awaited 2020 Topps WWE Women’s Division release finally hit stores on May 14, 2021. It was clearly in the works the entire time, as the cards are dated 2020, as is all the associated art work. I think this is the last release coming from 2020 , but I guess you can never say never at this point.
The release has a familiar format, featuring a 100 base set showing some of the many of the big happenings from 2019. There are multiple parallels to these cards. Despite that being the base set, there is also a 60 card insert set featuring individual cards for the roster. These roster cards feel more important to me, as individual stars have a card all to themselves. There are also a few other inserts sets, along with a mix of autographs and relics to round out the release.
