Five months ago, Panini America and WWE announced a new multi-year trading card deal, snaring the license from Topps. Before the first Panini-branded product hits the market comes news that the rights are on the move again. Early Monday, Fanatics announced that it would be adding wrestling to its sweeping takeover of much of the sports card market. Fanatics, which … [Read more...] about Fanatics Adds WWE to Trading Card Lair
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Topps Brings Living Set to WWE
Topps has brought its “Living Set” concept to pro wrestling. Three years after debuting its MLB version and without much fanfare, the company showed off the first two cards in its WWE series on Monday: WWE Hall of Famers “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Trish Stratus. The Living Set concept is an ongoing series of cards, with a couple of new additions to the … [Read more...] about Topps Brings Living Set to WWE
A Pre-War Collector Goes to Target in Search of The Fuss
So, in 2018, I took a mostly random trip to Target to pick up some Bowman cards looking for a valuable Shohei Ohtani card. I mean, I struck out and all and I'm still not entirely sure what I was looking for. Nevertheless, it was kind of entertaining for this vintage collector that mostly stays out of the modern card market. With warmer-than-normal weather over the … [Read more...] about A Pre-War Collector Goes to Target in Search of The Fuss
Topps, WWE Extend Partnership
The Topps Company has reached a multi-year agreement that extends its global partnership with WWE for licensed trading cards. Topps has featured WWE Superstars since 2005. “We’re excited to see how far we can push the WWE license to bring new and exciting products to fans around the world,” said Topps General Manager and Vice President David Leiner. Specific … [Read more...] about Topps, WWE Extend Partnership
1983 Wrestling All-Stars Set Wraps 80s Trilogy
There were two Wrestling All Stars sets, each with 36 cards in them, released in 1982 but while Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and other legends had cards in them the sets didn't cover all of the best wrestlers of that era. The 1983 Wrestling All Stars set has the first wrestling cards of many other famous high-flying superstars, body-slamming giants and future WWE Hall of Famers. … [Read more...] about 1983 Wrestling All-Stars Set Wraps 80s Trilogy
Hulk Hogan Rookie Card Just Part of 1982 Wrestling All Stars Series A
Nobody knew it at the time when the complete card set could be purchased for $5, which included shipping and handling to anywhere in the world, but the 1982 Wrestling All Stars Series A set has become the professional wrestling equivalent to 1952 Topps Baseball or 1948 Bowman Basketball. The set includes some of the biggest names in wrestling history. Card #1 is Andre the … [Read more...] about Hulk Hogan Rookie Card Just Part of 1982 Wrestling All Stars Series A