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Category Archives: Pro Wrestling
TRISTAR will open retail store in Las Vegas
04.22
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
TRISTAR is hoping a new venture in Vegas is a jackpot.
The long-running show-promotion and autographed memorabilia company announced on Sunday that it will be opening a new retail store in Las Vegas on May 1 — the TRISTAR Sports Memorabilia Store. It will be located at the Planet Hollywood Resort and will be the largest memorabilia shop on the Strip, according to the company.
“When TRISTAR does something, we do it big and first class,” said Jeffrey Rosenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of TRISTAR, in a prepared statement. “It will be like walking into a sports Hall of Fame, but instead of just looking, you can take pieces of the experience home with you.”
WWE legend Chief Jay Strongbow dies at 83
04.03
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
WWE Hall of Famer Chief Jay Strongbow, a colorful and decorated performer during his nearly 50-year-career in professional wrestling died on Tuesday. He was 83.
Strongbow, real name Joe Scarpa, retired in 1994 but still appeared in WWE card sets in recent years. In all, he appears on 32 cards in the Beckett.com database (click for a full checklist or OPG) with just two certified autographs, both from Topps.
First look: 2012 Upper Deck All-Time Greats Sports Edition
03.30
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
The best of the best. The greatest athletes of generations are making their way into an Upper Deck set featuring men and women at the top of their games.
Upper Deck was very select in picking the athletes to appear in 2012 All-Time Great Sports Edition. Just 20 superstars made the cut.
Hobby Challenge: Make fun of your collection
02.21
I'd like the hair on my head to match my mustache, please.
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By Andrew Tolentino | Hockey Editor
Why so serious?
Poking around our hockey forums yesterday afternoon, I stumbled across a thread entitled “HILARIOUS hockey cards! Post em here!” Member tha penguin opened the online floodgates and encouraged fellow collectors to join in on the fun by posting scans of their favorite funny cards with interpretive commentary.
For the most part, hobby hilarity has ensued and the collector challenge has been extended. (More details after the jump.) Read More
Your Turn: What’s your favorite autograph?
02.14
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
We’re preparing this year’s edition of The Autograph Issue for Beckett Sports Card Monthly and want to know just one thing from you at the moment.
What’s your favorite autograph (and why)?
Maybe it’s a signed ball or a signed piece of scrap paper from a random meeting. Maybe it’s a certified autograph of a superstar — or maybe not even a sports autograph at all.
Tell us — and be sure to include your name and location, which will appear with your answer in the next issue.
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Sports Card Monthly magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.
Box Busters: 2012 TRISTAR TNA Reflexxions
01.27
Join Beckett Media’s Chris Olds and Bryan Hornbeck as they rip into a pair of 2012 TRISTAR TNA Reflexxions boxes in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
Other options for doggone 2012 Allen & Ginter
01.11
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor | Commentary
Topps may have left some collectors howling on Wednesday when it teased one of the insert sets in its soon-to-be-announced 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball card set.
The insert? Man’s Best Friend — a collection of dog breeds all noted on the style of the 1880s tobacco cards that did, indeed, include unusual sets just like this.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who is familiar with tobacco cards from the past — nor with anyone who has indulged in a little Ginter since Topps’ revival of the brand in 2006. In fact, I think many a collector “gets” Ginter and its inclusions — though I might fall in line with many who have been at times overwhelmed by the mini madness that meant too few baseball players and too many inanimate objects.
But don’t think for a second that I feel this one is for the dogs. It’s got legs. Throw me a bone here before you decide to attack and let me tickle your cat fancy for a bit with some other Ginter-dog past realities and future possibilities.
Ripping Retail: 2011 Topps WWE Classic
01.10
Join Chris Olds as he rips into 10 retail packs of the newest wrestling card set from Topps, 2011 WWE Classic, in this latest installment of Ripping Retail.
What did he find inside? Watch and find out …
After the jump, you can see a huge gallery of cards from the set, showcasing some of the more well-known WWE Superstars and Divas as well as a selection of some of the emerging talents, too.
First look: 2012 TRISTAR TNA Impact Reflexxions
01.04
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
TRISTAR has revealed its latest TNA Impact wrestling card set and this time it’s one for reflection.
Err, Reflexxions, that is.
Set to arrive on Jan. 25, TNA Impact Wrestling Reflexxions, will include three autographs, one event-used ring mat autograph or one memorabilia card, one Premium Reflexxions card and two parallels numbered to 40 or less in every 20-pack hobby box.
And as with many TRISTAR wrestling products, it won’t be plentiful as just 2,400 serial-numbered boxes — and 100 cases — will be made.
Your Turn (BSCM): What’s your favorite type of game-used memorabilia card?
12.21
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
It seems like everything has been made into a memorabilia card through the years — though some items moreso than others.
Now, we want to know which ones stand out to you … which types of cards you’d want to see in future card sets?
We’re not wanting a dream list or a who’s who of sports legends. We simply want to know …
What types of game-used memorabilia cards would you like to see more of (in any sport)?