Hobby Musings: UD AEW Spectrum
2021 Upper Deck AEW Spectrum Wrestling Hobby Box
The Breakdown
1 pack per box, 7 cards per pack
1 autograph per box
1 base set memorabilia parallel card per box
1 numbered memorabilia dark or gold parallel card, or non-auto memorabilia insert card or metal insert card per box
3 regular base set cards per box
The Pulls
Brian Cage Ring Generals triple relic card nd 15/50
Shawn Spears autograph
Sonny Kiss relic card
Chris Jericho base parallel nd 61/99
Malakai Black, Rey Fenix and Pres10 Vance base cards
The Review
Coming out in late 2022, Upper Deck continued their line of AEW Spectrum. A higher-end product than their debut AEW product, Spectrum offers collectors seven cards per box. Of the 7 cards, one is supposed to be an autograph. The product offers signatures and relic cards from the company’s biggest names and stars, including MJF and Sting.
My own box yielded a big name in the parallel card. Numbered to 99, Chris Jericho made an appearance on a dark parallel card. The card was recognizable from the base cards with the darker color background and some gold highlighting instead of the silver base. The serial number was on the back, so be sure to check out the backs of your cards.
Of the three autographs and memorabilia cards I pulled in my box, the coolest one was the Brian Cage Ring Generals memorabilia card. Numbered to 50, the card had three separate relic pieces. One of the swatches came from a turnbuckle, while the other two featured a piece of mat and ring apron. The mat and ring apron were single color, but the turnbuckle featured multiple colors in the left half. Per the card, the relics were noted as having come from an official AEW match, but it didn’t specify which event or match. The other relic card was a bigger swatch of Sonny Kiss. Not numbered, the relic was one color and was noted as having been worn by her.
My autograph yielded Shawn Spears. It was a non-numbered signature and was on a sticker. While Upper Deck did a nice job with the stickers on the cards, I really would have loved to see the signatures in Spectrum be on the card. The cards are really sleek. On-card autographs would have looked phenomenal in this product.
Overall, this wasn’t a bad break, and the Cage and Jericho cards helped with it. Given all the big names and some of the premium chase cards in the product, you can come away with some great hits in a box break. Prices have come down, and you can find boxes around $170 at some of the larger card retailers online. If you’re looking for an AEW card fix but are on a lighter budget, Spectrum might not be the one for you. That being said, if you want more hits and a better chance of pulling premium AEW hits, you may want to give Spectrum a go.
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