2016 Topps WWE Wrestling Cards
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Product Details
As the flagship wrestling release, 2016 Topps WWE Wrestling takes a detailed look at the sport from several vantage points. Each hobby box includes two hits.
The 100-card base set features a variety of Superstars, Divas and Legends as well as the rookie cards for Becky Lynch, Mandy and Tyler Breeze. The main set includes WWE Tag Team Championship Bronze (1:2), Divas Championship Silver (1:24 - Hobby), Intercontinental Championship Gold (#/10) and WWE World Heavyweight Championship Red (1/1) parallels.
There are also 33 cards for NXT subjects and 36 Superstars Perspectives that offer an Authority and Anti-Authority take for each.
Among the signed cards, Base Autographs cover the top options with sticker signatures and several parallels, including hobby-exclusive Silver and Printing Plates (1/1). There are also Triple Autographs.
A common feature in WWE sets, Diva Kiss and Autographed Diva Kiss cards showcase key Divas from the past, present and future with an authentic kiss.
Featuring a variety hits, including the first-ever NXT Mat Relics and Perspectives Medallions, collectors can find both relics and autographs. On the memorabilia and commemorative relic side there are Shirt Relics (#/299) and Mat Relics (#/199), with mat options from both the NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam 2015. There are also parallels and Printing Plates (1/1).
Building on the Superstars Perspectives subset in 2016 Topps WWE Wrestling, Perspectives Medallions (#/299) feature a manufactured medallion relic.
Closing things out, The Rock Tribute (1:6 packs) features ten more cards for the insert that honors the wrestling persona of Dwayne Johnson. Bret Hart, Brock Lesnar and Triple H are also celebrated with Tribute sets.
Release Date: 5/4/2016
Product Configuration: 8 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 8 boxes per case
2016 Topps WWE Wrestling Hobby Box Break
- 2 Total Hits
- 24 NXT Prospect Cards
- 24 WWE Perspectives Cards
- 12 WWE Tag Team Bronze Parallels
- 4 The Rock Tribute Inserts
- 1 Divas Silver Parallel
- 192 Total Cards
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| 2016 Topps WWE Then Now Forever Hobby Box Factory Sealed | $259.00 | |
| 2016 Topps WWE Heritage Wrestling Factory Sealed Hobby Box 24 Packs | $349.99 | |
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Set Checklist
2016 Topps WWE Wrestling Cards
Base Set Checklist
2 Alberto Del Rio
3 Alicia Fox
4 The Ascension
5 Becky Lynch
6 Big Show
7 Bo Dallas
8 Booker T
9 Brie Bella
10 Bubba Ray Dudley
11 The Bunny
12 Byron Saxton
13 Cesaro
14 Charlotte
15 Corey Graves
16 Curtis Axel
17 D-Von Dudley
18 Damien Sandow
19 Dolph Ziggler
20 Fandango
21 Goldust
22 Jason Albert
23 JBL
24 Jerry "The King" Lawler
25 Kalisto
26 Kevin Owens
27 Lana
28 Mandy Rose
29 Mark Henry
30 The Miz
31 Naomi
32 Natalya
33 Neville
34 Nikki Bella
35 Paige
36 Titus O'Neil
37 R-Truth
38 Rusev
39 Ryback
40 Sasha Banks
41 Sin Cara
42 Stardust
43 Summer Rae
44 Tamina
45 Tyler Breeze
46 Tyson Kidd
47 The Usos
48 William Regal
49 Zeb Colter
50 Alundra Blayze
52 Andre The Giant
53 Bam Bam Bigelow
54 Barry Windham
55 Batista
56 The Brain Busters
57 The British Bulldog
58 The Bushwhackers
59 Christian
60 "Dangerous" Danny Davis
61 Doink The Clown
62 Edge
63 Eve Torres
64 George "The Animal" Steele
65 The Godfather
66 Irwin R. Schyster
67 Jake "The Snake" Roberts
68 Jim Ross
69 J.J. Dillon
70 Kamala
71 Kerry Von Erich
72 Kevin Nash
73 Kevin Von Erich
74 Lita
75 "Macho King" Randy Savage
76 Mike Rotunda
77 "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
78 Miss Elizabeth
79 Mr. X
80 The Nasty Boys
81 The Natural Disasters
82 Bret "Hit Man" Hart
83 Papa Shango
84 Ric Flair
85 Rikishi
86 Road Dogg
87 Rob Van Dam
88 Faarooq
89 Rowdy Roddy Piper
90 Santino Marella
91 Scott Hall
92 Sensational Sherri
93 Shawn Michaels
94 Stevie Ray
95 "Superstar" Billy Graham
96 Tatsumi Fujinami
97 Trish Stratus
98 Ultimate Warrior
99 Virgil
100 X-Pac
Autographs Set Checklist
Apollo Crews
Alberto Del Rio
Bayley
Bubba Ray Dudley
Becky Lynch
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Brock Lesnar
Charlotte
Dean Ambrose
D-Von Dudley
John Cena
J.J. Dillon
Luke Harper
Natalya
Nia Jax
Rikishi
Ric Flair
Roman Reigns
Sting
"Superstar" Billy Graham
Samoa Joe
Seth Rollins
Triple Autographs Set Checklist
John Cena - Bubba Ray Dudley - D-Von Dudley
Sting - Ric Flair - J.J. Dillon
Bayley - Asuka - Nia Jax
Finn Bálor - Samoa Joe - Apollo Crews
Seth Rollins - Dean Ambrose - Roman Reigns
Bray Wyatt - Luke Harper - Braun Strowman
Charlotte - Becky Lynch - Natalya
Autographed Relics Set Checklist
Brock Lesnar
Bret "Hit Man" Hart Tribute (Part 2) Set Checklist
12 The New Hart Foundation Wins the Ten-Man Tag Team Match
13 Defeats Undertaker for the WWE Championship
14 The Montreal Incident
15 Wins the United States Championship
16 Wins the WCW Championship Tournament
17 Enters the WWE Hall of Fame
18 Defeats Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match
19 Becomes the Raw General Manager
20 Teams with John Cena
Brock Lesnar Tribute (Part 2) Set Checklist
Fat Pack
11 Defeats Big Show in a Stretcher Match
12 Superplexes Big Show, Collapsing the Ring
13 Competes in a Triple Threat Match at Vengeance 2003
14 Competes in a WWE Championship Match at SummerSlam 2003
15 Wins the WWE Championship in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match
Value Box
16 Defeats Undertaker in a Biker Chain Match
17 Captains a Survivor Series Five-Man Team
18 Retains the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble 2004
19 Loses the WWE Championship After Interference
20 Competes at WrestleMania XX
Diva Kiss Set Checklist
Alundra Blayze
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Brie Bella
Charlotte
Lana
Lita
Nikki Bella
Sasha Banks
Trish Stratus
Medallions Set Checklist
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Brock Lesnar
Chris Jericho
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Jamie Noble
Joey Mercury
John Cena
Kane
King Barrett
Luke Harper
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Sheamus
Stephanie McMahon
Sting
The Rock
Triple H
Undertaker
Xavier Woods
NXT Set Checklist
2 Alexa Bliss
3 Angelo Dawkins
4 Apollo Crews
5 Asuka
6 Baron Corbin
7 Bayley
8 Billie Kay
9 Blake
10 Carmella
11 Chad Gable
12 Colin Cassady
13 Dana Brooke
14 Dash Wilder
16 Enzo Amore
17 Finn Bálor
18 Hideo Itami
19 Jason Jordan
20 Mojo Rawley
21 Murphy
22 Nia Jax
23 Peyton Royce
24 Sami Zayn
25 Samoa Joe
26 Sawyer Fulton
27 Simon Gotch
28 Tye Dillinger
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 2015 Mat Relics Set Checklist
Apollo Crews
Aiden English
Bayley
Baron Corbin
Blake
Finn Bálor
Murphy
Sasha Banks
Simon Gotch
Samoa Joe
Tyler Breeze
Tye Dillinger
Perspectives Set Checklist
1AA Triple H
2A Stephanie McMahon
2AA Stephanie McMahon
3A Seth Rollins
3AA Seth Rollins
4A Kane
4AA Kane
5A J&J Security
5AA J&J Security
6A The New Day
6AA The New Day
7A The Wyatt Family
7AA The Wyatt Family
8A King Barrett
8AA King Barrett
9A Sheamus
9AA Sheamus
10AA John Cena
11A Sting
11AA Sting
12A The Rock
12AA The Rock
13A Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose
13AA Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose
14A Randy Orton
14AA Randy Orton
15A Brock Lesnar
15AA Brock Lesnar
16A Undertaker
16AA Undertaker
17A Chris Jericho
17AA Chris Jericho
18A Daniel Bryan
18AA Daniel Bryan
Shirt Relics Set Checklist
Alberto Del Rio
Alicia Fox
Apollo Crews
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Bret "Hit Man" Hart (Swatch)
Brie Bella
Brock Lesnar (Swatch)
Bubba Ray Dudley
Cesaro
Charlotte
D-Von Dudley
Dean Ambrose
John Cena
Kevin Owens
Luke Harper
Naomi
Natalya
Neville
Paige
Roman Reigns
Samoa Joe
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Simon Gotch
Tamina
Tyler Breeze
Zack Ryder
SummerSlam 2015 Mat Relics Set Checklist
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Cesaro
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
John Cena
King Barrett
Kevin Owens
Luke Harper
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Ryback
Sheamus
Seth Rollins
Stardust
The Miz
Undertaker
Superstars of Canada Autographs Set Checklist
Christian
Edge
Kevin Owens
Natalya
Renee Young
Sami Zayn
Trish Stratus
Tyson Kidd
Viktor
The Rock Tribute (Part 2) Set Checklist
12 Wins the 2000 Royal Rumble Match
13 Defeats Triple H for his Fourth WWE Championship
14 Faces Triple H in an Iron Man Match
15 Wins the 6-Man Tag Team Match to Become WWE Champion
16 Wins the World Tag Team Championship with Undertaker
17 Wins his Sixth WWE Championship
18 Takes on Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 17
19 Defeats Booker T for the WCW Championship
20 Battles Chris Jericho at No Mercy 2001
Triple H Tribute (Part 2) Set Checklist
11 Marries Stephanie McMahon
12 Defeats Big Show for his Third WWE Championship
13 Wins the Four-Way Elimination Match at WrestleMania 2000
14 Defeats The Rock in an Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
15 Wins the No Disqualification Match at Unforgiven 2000
Value Box
16 Defeats Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Three Stages of Hell Match
17 Defeats Chris Jericho for his third Intercontinental Championship
18 The Two Man Power Trip Wins the World Tag Team Championship
19 Returns to WWE at Madison Square Garden
20 Wins the 2002 Royal Rumble Match
Product Review
2016 Topps WWE Wrestling
Reviewed by Trey Treutel
Good: All hits numbered, moderate price tag.
Bad: No guaranteed autographs per box, not much design variety in box.
The Bottom Line: A simple release that guarantees two hits in every box for $50-60, 2016 Topps WWE has the makings of a budget hit. However, for a flagship set, there is really not much happening and the intrigue takes a dip considering the two hits can be only medallions or relics.
Card Design: 3.75/5.0
From a design perspective, 2016 Topps WWE exclusively borrows the 2016 flagship baseball design. So, if you like it for MLB, there is a good chance you will like it for WWE. I personally feel the full-bleed design and smokey corners work better here given the theatrics of the wrestling world and lively outfits.
While sticker autographs are not the preferred option, the design incorporates the stickers well and I also appreciate the known print runs for the autographs and all the other hits.
Beyond a ton of base and a few parallels, there is really not much else to speak of in the average box. Tributes are a regular thing each year — The Rock gets the call in 2016 products — and Perspectives is the only other hobby insert. NXT is technically an insert but really more of an extension of the base set (minus the parallels) and should just be numbered as such.
Checklist: 3.5/5.0
Former greats, current stars and rising names are all covered in 2016 Topps WWE so collectors can get a good mix. This includes several NXT debuts and some WWE rookie cards.
While it’s not the deepest autograph checklist, there are still some pretty big signers to hit.
One larger issue is that many products now offer generic box guarantees on hits and this is one of those products. Sure, if you hit two autographs, there is decent chance you will pull a notable name. But medallions and relics are not quite as satisfying as the sole box hits and that is also a possibility.
Value: 3.75/5.0
Because of the cheaper price, value has more room to work based on the two hits per box. It really boils down to what form those hits take. That ultimately ups the risk and lowers the value. Still, it’s harder to complain about two either/or hits when boxes are already around $55 and likely to dip a bit more down the road.
The Fun Factor: 4.0/5.0
I largely enjoy the flagship baseball design and I think it worked even better here. This increased the fun. In lower-end sets like this, I look more to what the inserts bring to the table. This is where the set was little disappointing. However, two autographs, including a rookie star and HOF member, in the box I opened made for a very exciting experience. While they are not all like this, it made it a little easier to overlook the shortcomings of the set as it pertains to fun.
2016 Topps WWE Wrestling Box Hit Gallery
The box used for this review was provided by Topps.
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Havok211
Doug, the answer to why you didn’t see cards of all the people you named is because they are available in what is essentially series 2 but they like to call it Then Now Forever