Just the Hits from Another WWE Divas Revolution Blaster Box

I picked up a blaster box of 2016 Topps WWE Divas Revolution back in April, and it's high time I clear out the rest of the April stuff from my draft queue. For a more complete rundown on the product, you can look up my 2-blaster break from January. Today I am just posting the hits.

I pulled this Silver parallel of Stephanie McMahon's base card, which is a pretty decent card to get. The Silver parallels are the most common in the product, but even they are only seeded 1:6 blasters. This one is numbered # 13 / 50.

More exciting for me was this event-used mat relic from Bayley's appearance at NXT Live in Belfast, where Bayley and Carmella defeated Peyton Royce and Nikki Glencross. Pretty fun stuff. I collect Bayley cards, so it was nice to pull one of her cards from this box. This one is numbered # 182 / 199. If you are a wrestling fan, I would recommend picking up a blaster of this product if you can find it. It's a pretty fun set, and the guaranteed hit per box is usually decent.

The Start of a New Wrestler Collection

I wasn't really planning on watching WrestleMania, but I read a post by Royal Card Review about getting a free trial subscription to WWE's streaming service, and I figured I might as well check in and see what it was all about. While I proclaim to be a wrestling fan, I don't think I've ever watched a WrestleMania before. The heyday of my wrestling viewership was in the late 90's, and I didn't have access to any Pay-Per-View stuff back then.

I missed some of the early stuff, but I got logged in during the lead-up to Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho. While there were a few entrances that took about 30 minutes too long (especially HHH), I was pretty entertained by the event as a whole. It was especially cool to see Undertaker's last match, although he certainly showed signs of his age throughout. It was a good time, and I was entertained. I'll probably be tuning in to some more wrestling when time permits.

I was happy to see Bayley retain the RAW Women's belt, but it's too bad that Nia Jax didn't get a little more screen time. It fits the storyline to have the other three wrestlers team up against her because they are afraid of her power, but it also seemed like they were pushing hard to get the big girl out quickly. Maybe that's a good sign. You wouldn't bat an eye if a few male wrestlers ganged up to eliminate someone like Andre the Giant or The Big Show, because being big and powerful is an advantage in wrestling. It could be a signal that women's wrestling in the U.S. has progressed beyond sideshows like bra & panty matches and mud wrestling. I wonder if Jax will get the belt at some point in the future?

I picked up a couple of Nia Jax cards over the last couple of months. The first was this autograph from 2016 Topps WWE Heritage. It's got an aesthetically-pleasing serial number ( # 33 / 99 ) and a clean on-card signature.

I also got this Mat Relic card from 2016 Topps WWE Divas Revolution. This one is a Silver parallel, numbered # 46 / 50. The parallels in this product tend to be pretty subdued, and in some cases I've only been able to tell them apart because of the serial number or by setting a parallel next to a base card.

I've posted a couple of other Nia Jax cards here, and I've decided to start a collection of her cards. I probably won't throw a ton of money at it, but I'll pick something up here or there as it catches my eye.

Pack of the Day 154: A Couple Blaster Boxes of 2016 Topps WWE Divas Revolution

Fairly recently, Topps put out a Walmart-exclusive (although it's showed up at Toys"R"Us stores) WWE product called 2016 WWE Divas Revolution. As the name suggests, it's a product that focuses on the women's division of the WWE. The main draw behind the product is that it offers a relic or autograph in each blaster.

Here's a scan of the box front and box top. I included the top flap because it has Bayley and Asuka on it. I actually bought three blasters of this stuff, but in the first one I opened, 75% of the cards (38 out of 51) cards were severely miscut. You could see large diagonal sections of the adjoining cards from the sheet on each of them.

I reached out on Twitter to complain a little bit about the first blaster of an anticipated product turning out so poorly. Walmart's Twitter rep came back and told me to return the cards for a refund, and Topps' Twitter rep told me to fill out the damage claim form from the website and send it in with all of the required documentation (Proof of purchase, receipt, claim form). I opted for the refund from Walmart over spending more money to ship proof to Topps with the promise of an equivalent replacement based on their evaluation of the damage claim, so I packed up all 51 cards (including the hit, a Naomi mat relic, which will probably just get tossed in the trash with the rest) and tried to explain to the person at the customer service counter what a miscut card is. Eventually I just said that they were printed diagonally instead of straight, and she processed the return.

Here are the odds from the side of the box. There are parallels of the base set, and I think there are also parallels of the inserts. Then come all of the various odds for hits. There are decent odds for pulling an autograph, kiss card, or shirt relic, but most of the hits are going to be mat relics.

Out of two blasters I was able to complete the base set, with a few doubles and a triple or two. Each card features the appropriate logo for that wrestler's era. Names hang from a little banner in the middle of the card. It's a little clunky, I guess, because it splits all the photos right in half. The write-ups on the back of the cards are pretty extensive, which I found refreshing. So often it seems like card backs are just mailed in.

I got one parallel in my boxes, a Silver card of Lana that is numbered # 36 / 50. I guess the background is kind of gray, but this was a subtle parallel that I might not have caught without the serial number printed on the back. They fall 1:6 boxes. There are five insert sets in the product, all with relatively small checklists. I completed all of them from the boxes I opened. The Stephanie McMahon / Triple H card comes from the Power Couples set, which highlights famous couples from the WWE's history. Nikki Bella and Bayley are from the Historic Women's Champions insert, which features wrestlers who have held the various women's belts over the years.

That Charlotte card in the upper left is from the Revolution set, which follows a series of events from 2015 in which the women's title eventually changed hands. The Bayley / Sasha Banks card is from the Rivalries insert. The cards on the bottom row come from The Best Matches, which highlights some of the more famous matches in the women's divisions, focusing mostly on the last couple of years, but including a couple from previous decades. Some of the inserts have parallels, but I don't think I pulled any of them.

My first hit was this Nikki Bella mat relic card, featuring a bit of mat from SummerSlam 2015. This is the base version, numbered # 086 / 199. These relics are pretty decent as far as design goes, and apparently there are different versions for different events. In addition to this one, Nikki Bella has relics from WrestleMania 28 and Money in the Bank 2015.

My second hit was a 1:15 box Kiss card, featuring the lipstick print of Nia Jax. This is the base version, numbered # 67 / 99. These also have parallels, as well as versions that are autographed over the lip print.

Overall this was a pretty fun break. The guaranteed hits are nice, and you have a chance at some pretty good pulls. The mini-master set (base + inserts) isn't too hard to complete, and the write-ups on the cards are robust. I would probably break some more of this in the future.