Recently I posted about a pack of Topps' new high-end WWE Undisputed set. I liked the cards so much that I joined a group break of the product. The breaker I went through was TeamBreaks.com, a one-man show that focuses mostly on UFC products, but also busts other products from time to time. I didn't get any hits from the break, but I did purchase the base card spot and the parallels spot and got a nice stack of cards from them. The Red parallels are the most common in the product, and I wound up with 5 of them in all, with Sgt. Slaughter being the highlight for me. I got to see him wrestle at a live show a few years ago, which was pretty cool.
I got four other Red parallels in the break, including Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Kalisto, and Eve Torres. In addition to the unnumbered Red parallels, I also got four serially-numbered cards. That Eve Torres is a Silver parallel, and is numbered # 09 / 25. Sting is a Purple parallel and his card is # 25 / 50. I also got two Black parallels, one of Brock Lesnar (# 19 / 99) and one of Jimmy Uso (# 87 / 99). The parallels are pretty subdued, with the Silvers especially being nearly indistinguishable from the base cards.
The base card slot in the break landed me 17 cards. Chris Jericho is another guy I saw wrestle at the same show where I saw Sgt. Slaughter. It was a 3-way match and he spent most of the time crawling around outside the ring, peeking up over the edge of the mat to watch Shelton Benjamin and Christian duke it out with each other.
Here are a few more of the base cards I got from the break. I think Paige is one of the more popular female wrestlers at the moment. The guys I am more aware of are the older ones like wrestlers Rob Van Dam and Booker T and managers Paul Heyman and Paul Bearer. I am familiar with the Honky Tonk Man's name and gimmick, but I don't specifically recall seeing him wrestle. He is still active on Facebook, though, and you can book him for weddings and other events.
A couple more base card scans close this post out. I am familiar with all of these wrestlers to some degree, but I wouldn't count any of them as favorites of mine. They do all help me to fill out the base set, though, and I am going to try collecting all 100 base cards. Only 81 cards to go!
I really like those, but even the pack price is a bit steep. I think the highlight of he reds would have had to be Dusty Rhodes for me, but my favorite parallel that you landed would definitely be the Sting /50. Great stuff, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe price is pretty steep, especially if you're buying it by the pack or the box. I got all of these parallels and base cards for less than the price of one pack, so I am pretty happy with what I got.
DeleteI still laugh when I see Paul Bearer, he was one of the better managers along with Jimmy Hart, Bobby The Brain Heenan and Capt. Lou Albano.
ReplyDeletePaul Bearer does have a pretty good face. Very Addams Family-esque. They chose a great image for this card.
DeleteLove the look of this set. Keep me in mind if the Eve Torres parallels become available. I'm not exactly a supercollector, but I chase her cards fairly seriously.
ReplyDeleteI think I've got a couple of things to send your way.
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