Wrestling trading cards Archives

Mat Matters: Selling wrestling cards at the mall more fun than profit

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 11, 2024 | Featured Home Page, Not Another Collectible!, Opinion

I’m a wrestling collector. For the most part, I buy, I collect, I build my collection. But...

Upper Deck Black Diamond brings luxury to AEW cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 2, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s time for a new set of Upper Deck AEW wrestling cards, their second set of cards in 2024, but...

Pollo Del Mar makes meaningful connections through trading cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 22, 2024 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

The last time SlamWrestling caught up with Pollo Del Mar, Del Mar was paired with...

AEW Upper Deck better than ever

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 9, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s my favorite time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are cooling,...

WWE Panini Prizm is back, but will it be the last?

Posted by Josh Olsen | Aug 30, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

Panini Prizm WWE trading cards are back with its latest flagship set of cards, 2024 Panini Prizm...

2023 Panini Chronicles WWE a fun, fast rip

Posted by Josh Olsen | May 30, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s been awhile, but I’m finally opening a new hobby box of wrestling cards, and this time it’s...

New Leaf & Panini wrestling cards break the bank

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 4, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s been a few months since I last wrote a full review of a new, mainstream, wrestling card...

Panini drops new WWE NFTs

Posted by Josh Olsen | Feb 9, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

One of the points made by WWE in the lawsuit that resulted from its “firing” of trading card...

Mat Matters: When a collector — me! — gets his own card

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jan 15, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!, Opinion

I never thought that anything I’ve done warranted being recognized on a trading card. I’m a...

The Pooper Stars bring toilet humor to wrestling cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jan 9, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

Admit it, professional wrestling is pretty ridiculous. Of course, it’s an amazing athletic...

2023 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling: Bigger and better

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 18, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Well, now it feels like the holidays! Last week I opened a hobby box of 2022 Upper Deck AEW...

2022 Upper Deck AEW Allure is the surprise hit of the year

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 14, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Just a couple short months after the release of its nostalgia fueled 2022 Upper Deck AEW Skybox...

Superfan collects 48 years of Japanese wrestling cards into one almanac

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 10, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!

Several weeks ago, on #WrestlingCardWednesday, I posted a picture of a wrestling card I received...

Mat Matters: Card drama dampens enthusiasm for the hobby

Posted by Josh Olsen | Nov 20, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

I love professional wrestling, but if I’m being honest with myself, I may love professional...

TNT collaborates with EFFY on new Big Gay Brunch card set

Posted by Josh Olsen | Nov 1, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

When I previously reviewed GCW’s latest set of Joey Janela’s Spring Break wrestling cards, one of...

Major Wrestling Figure Podcast mystery packs a successful return

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 16, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

In recent years, the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast crew have become one of the most consistent...

Cash Flo releases new set of wrestling cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 4, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

If you missed out on Cash Flo’s rookie card, released by the Seated Senton, now’s your chance to...

WWE terminates Panini, Panini sues WWE

Posted by Josh Olsen | Sep 20, 2023 | News

According to an X by Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell), “Two weeks ago, the WWE terminated...

Before they were on Netflix: The trading cards of OVW’s Wrestlers

Posted by Josh Olsen | Sep 13, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

When a professional wrestler debuts on a large platform, wrestling collectors take notice....

The ’90s rule in 2022 Upper Deck AEW Skybox Metal Universe

Posted by Josh Olsen | Sep 10, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

If you collect modern wrestling trading cards, chances are you’re all too familiar with the woes...

Jackie Fargo card for a cause

Posted by Josh Olsen | Aug 16, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Jackie Fargo passed away on June 24, 2013 at the age of 82, and in honor of the ten year...

AEW added to Upper Deck Vs. System tabletop card game

Posted by Josh Olsen | Aug 4, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

According to a press release by Upper Deck back in March 2023, “AEW, the red-hot professional...

GCW releases new authentic autograph cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jul 20, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

GCW are no strangers to wrestling trading cards. They’ve been making annual sets of Joey Janela’s...

ICW NHB wrestling cards a deathmatch tribute to ‘junk wax era’

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jul 3, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

I’m a sucker for nostalgia, so when ICW NHB (No Holds Barred) announced their latest set of...

All ‘Echh’ Lite trading cards a pitch perfect wrestling/Garbage Pail Kids parody

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jun 16, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

I collect a number of things other than pro wrestling trading cards and toys. I collect comic...

Impact Wrestling 2023 a strong entry in legacy of TNA Impact wrestling cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | May 14, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

The first TNA Impact wrestling card I remember buying was a 2008 TriStar TNA Samoa Joe autograph....

Panini Prizm WWE wrestling cards make their triumphant return

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 16, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s been one year since Panini turned the world of wrestling cards on its head and released their...

Leaf is an underrated and reliable source of wrestling cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 9, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Leaf Trading Cards (no relation to Leaf cards previously released by Donruss and Pinnacle) has...

GCW surprises fans with early release of Joey Janela’s Spring Break 7 wrestling cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 7, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

For independent wrestling fans, WrestleMania weekend is synonymous with GCW’s The Collective...

Rare GCW trading cards heating up secondary market

Posted by Josh Olsen | Mar 9, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!

Upper Deck recently released their first premium AEW trading card product with Spectrum, and...

What about a Raven card? Beau Jay to the rescue

Posted by Josh Olsen | Feb 5, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Of all the professional wrestling legends featured in wrestling trading cards, one name that has...

A surprise in every pack of 2022 Panini Chronicles WWE

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jan 8, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

Just in time for the new year, Panini ended 2022, and its first year of WWE licensed trading...

Does 2022 Upper Deck AEW avoid the sophomore slump?

Posted by Josh Olsen | Dec 11, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s been less than one year since the release of 2021 Upper Deck AEW, AEW’s inaugural trading...

AEW Spectrum a gorgeous but risky box of cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Nov 13, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

Since the inaugural release of 2021 Upper Deck AEW in January, wrestling card collectors and AEW...

Too Sweet Antiques & Pro Wrestling Junkie create wrestling card art

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 30, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

For most of the years I’ve collected wrestling cards, I’ve focused on mainstream products, like...

ARW trading cards hit with indy wrestling collectors

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 2, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

How does one choose to purchase a box or set of wrestling cards? Are you loyal to a specific...

Panini’s 2022 WWE NXT features NXT 2.O and UK trading cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | Sep 18, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

Since acquiring the trading card license for WWE, Panini has wasted little time meeting the...

What’s in the box? A Wrestling Mystery Blaster Box!

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jun 12, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

It’s only June and this has already been a massive year for professional wrestling trading cards....

Party on with GCW’s Spring Break cards

Posted by Josh Olsen | May 1, 2022 | Not Another Collectible!

Each year, since the spring of 2019, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has released a two-box set of...

Behind the Gimmick Table: How the NWA trading cards were dealt

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Oct 11, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!

Trading cards are hot. Collectible gurus Gary Vaynerchuk and Jeremy Padawer have been at the...

Tom Burke at 62 years of collecting — and counting

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Jul 19, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!

Vince McMahon revolutionized pro wrestling in many ways. Today it is taken for granted how easy it...

Matt Morgan at home with TNA cards

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Sep 9, 2009 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Like many other boys growing up in the 1980s, Matt Morgan collected sports cards. He knew his...

The rich hobby of wrestling cards

Posted by Jon Waldman | Sep 22, 2005 | Not Another Collectible!

Wrestling trading cards have been around for more than a century, and the recent announcement of a...

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