Collectibles

During San Diego Comic Con this past week, Mattel released images and prototypes of Ronda Rousey’s first WWE action figures. In addition, Topps is promoting its upcoming WWE Women’s Division trading card product around the […]

Thanks to the burgeoning U.S. independent scene, New Japan Pro Wrestling and a proliferation of wrestling podcasts, collectors are developing new interest in some wrestlers from the past. While superstars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, […]

Follow Tom Colohue on Facebook and @Colohue for updates. So it’s possible, even likely, that I’m going to get all of these wrong. 1. The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Good Brothers (Smackdown Tag Team Championships, […]

Ask any wrestling fan his opinion on Sami Callihan, and it’s unlikely anyone will tell you, “Eh, he’s OK.” People either love Callihan or hate him. He’s either wrestling’s best heel or a dangerous worker. […]

Since wrestling trading cards were introduced in the late 1800s, everyone from Frank Gotch to Simon Gotch has appeared in trading card sets. Thanks to one artist with a style all his own, collectors have […]

The new 2018 Topps WWE trading card set includes first-time autographs of some of NXT’s current top stars. Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly all make their WWE trading card debuts, and each man […]

Every good supervillain has an engaging backstory – or backstories. The Joker, for example, might have been a down-on-his-luck comedian who snapped after one bad day. Or maybe he was an everyday blue collar worker […]

Pro wrestling lost three major stars over the last couple weeks with the passing of Bruno Sammartino, “Luscious” Johnny Valiant and Paul Jones. All three men had careers that spanned decades, and their passing has […]

So, just how hot is “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey? Judging by sales of her first WWE card, she’s about 400 percent hotter than Charlotte Flair and nearly 3,000 percent hotter than Brock Lesnar. Topps produced Rousey’s […]

Ronda Rousey’s first official WWE trading card is now live and will be available for just 24 hours. Rousey is featured on the first Topps Now card from WrestleMania 34. The front of the card […]

While the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2018 may not have the most star power ever, it is full of wrestlers whose careers thrived during the action figure era. Fans who collect action figures […]

For several years, Zack Sabre Jr. has been considered by many to be the best technical wrestler in the world. His rise to the top in New Japan Pro Wrestling over the last month has […]

Classic Cardboard: 1994 Action Packed WWF In the grand scheme of things, 1994 wasn’t exactly a banner year for the World Wrestling Federation. Business was down, Vince McMahon spent his summer defending himself against steroid […]

When Mattel launched its new WWE toy line in January 2010, the company unveiled toys of varying price points. Basic figures typically sold for around $10, Elite figures were priced at $20 and, for the […]

Author’s Note: Professional wrestling trading cards date back to at least the late 1800s, when wrestlers like William Muldoon and Matsada Sorakichi first appeared in the 1887 World’s Champions tobacco card set from Allen & […]

Since I started this column in 2011, one of the most common questions I’ve received from readers is, “How valuable is a figure of Wrestler X in the wrong package?” For the longest time, this […]

For many young wrestlers in WWE or on the independent scene, becoming a pro wrestler was a lifelong dream. But for Florida wrestling standout and American Combat Wrestling (ACW) Women’s Champion Salina de la Renta, […]

WWE made quite a bit of noise earlier this week by announcing the signings of four prominent independent wrestlers: Ricochet, War Machine and Candice LeRae. How these new wrestlers fare under the hypercritical eye of […]

BOX Box Break: 2017 Topps Legends of WWE (Hobby Exclusive) Packs: 12 Total cards: 60 Base set: 36 of 100 Silver parallels (serial numbered to 99): 2 (Trish Stratus, Brock Lesnar) Blue parallels (serial numbered […]

For collectors of pro wrestling trading cards, 2017 really was a year unlike any other. Topps produced more WWE products than in any other given year. Leaf gave fans two wrestling products and included signatures […]

Box Break: 2017 Topps WWE Then Now Forever (Hobby) Packs: 24 Total cards: 166 Base set: 98 of 100 Bronze parallels (1:2 packs): 12 Silver parallels (serial numbered to 25, hobby exclusive): 1 (Mark Henry) […]

Mattel recently released a new WWE Hall of Fame box set exclusive to Target, which includes Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Eddie Guerrero and the first Mattel figure of Larry Zbyszko. The four-pack was originally advertised […]

Since Topps began producing WWE trading cards in 2005, a few names have always topped collectors’ autograph wish lists: Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. In 2017, Topps has given collectors autographs from […]

Professional wrestling has had its share of monsters for decades, from undead mummies to evil leprechauns, and from zombies to vampires to – what the heck WAS Dustin Rhodes’ Seven character supposed to be, anyway? […]