Collectibles
New Leaf & Panini wrestling cards break the bank
It’s been a few months since I last wrote a full review of a new, mainstream, wrestling card...
Court Bauer excited to talk MLW action figures
Major League Wrestling has entered the world of wrestling action figures. After the successful...
Panini drops new WWE NFTs
One of the points made by WWE in the lawsuit that resulted from its “firing” of trading card...
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CM Punk joins Wrestling’s Heels and Faces
In what Zombie Sailor’s Toys is calling, “The most unprecedented announcement in wrestling figure history,” CM Punk has joined the Wrestling’s Heels and Faces line of wrestling action figures. The addition of Punk to this line of wrestling figures is huge news...
Mat Matters: When a collector — me! — gets his own card
I never thought that anything I've done warranted being recognized on a trading card. I’m a librarian, I'm a parent, I write for Slam, and I occasionally scribble out a poem or short story. I’m proud of my work, but none of this ever screamed out to me as something to...
The Pooper Stars bring toilet humor to wrestling cards
Admit it, professional wrestling is pretty ridiculous. Of course, it’s an amazing athletic achievement, an art, and all of that, but also, it can be pretty silly. Which is why I’m surprised more modern wrestling collectibles don’t reflect this silliness, and why when...
Be kind rewind: A wrestling VHS jackpot at Michigan estate sale
The day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, I received a text from a friend notifying me of an estate sale that coming weekend. Tim was a record collector, so that was how this sale got on his radar, but he was telling me because the sale was...
2023 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling: Bigger and better
Well, now it feels like the holidays! Last week I opened a hobby box of 2022 Upper Deck AEW Allure, and now I have a box of 2023 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling, the third annual flagship wrestling card set for Upper Deck and AEW. With the release of this set, all 2022 AEW...
2022 Upper Deck AEW Allure is the surprise hit of the year
Just a couple short months after the release of its nostalgia fueled 2022 Upper Deck AEW Skybox Metal Universe, Upper Deck has released possibly the surprise hit of the year, 2022 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling Allure. Allure hit the streets on November 15, 2023, so I was...
