2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania is the first set of pro wrestling cards from the card maker. Taking over from Comic Images, the relationship would continue for several years and result in some cardboard debuts from some big names and innovation as far as card types go. Some of that is on display here, particularly in the insets.
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania Base Set Basics
The main set has 100 cards. For the most part, cards offer up profiles of wrestlers and personalities in flagship fashion. Besides regular cards, there are Divas and Tag Team subsets that work to keep the checklist organized. Divas cards also come with a different design.
It’s the final 20 cards where the set lives up to its name. The WrestleMania Rewind subset features highlights and major moments from past events. For baseball fans, there’s even a cameo by Pete Rose.
The base set has a Championship Gold parallel set. Landing 1:4 packs, these cards simply have the set name in gold foil added to them.
Autographs, Memorabilia Cards and Other Inserts
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania isn’t the first set to include wrestling autographs, but it’s still notable in this regard. Signature Moves Autographs are limited to 500 copies each and feature four first-time signers. Bubba Ray and Devon Dudley, Kurt Angle and one Stone Cold Steve Austin.
It would be almost 20 years for Austin to sign for another set — 2019 Topps WWE Transcendent Collection. Still one of the top wrestling cards of all-time, the six-time WWF champion included the inscription, “3:16” on the Signature Moves cards.
Foreign Objects add memorabilia to the checklist. While most cards have swatches of shirts and other clothing, there’s also one that’s much more unique. The Dudley Boyz card, an extremely tough short print, includes a piece of a shattered table.
As far as innovations go, 2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania introduced the wrestling card realm to the kiss card concept. Rather than signing traditional autographs, Lip Service cards have lip prints from one of eight different female superstars. Numbered to 50 copies each, these are extremely scarce on the secondary market today.
Three additional insert sets fill out the checklist.
The Rock is profiled over 15 cards in The People’s Champion (1:2 packs). Steve Austin offers his thoughts on 15 stars in Stone Cold Said So (1:2 packs). Finally, there’s an unsigned Signature Moves set spotlighting famous finishers. These are 1:24 hobby packs.
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania at a glance:
Cards per pack: 7
Packs per box: 28
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: April 18, 2001
Check 2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania values in the Beckett Price Guide.
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania Checklist
Base
Base Set Checklist
100 cards.
Parallels:
- Championship Gold – (1:4 packs)
1 The Rock
2 D-Von Dudley
3 Matt Hardy
4 Test
5 Raven
6 Chris Benoit
7 Jeff Hardy
8 Shane McMahon
9 Brooklyn Brawler
10 Gerald Brisco
11 Linda McMahon
12 Albert
13 Eddie Guerrero
14 Mick Foley
15 The Goodfather
16 Buh-Buh Ray Dudley
17 Grandmaster Sexay
18 Scotty 2 Hotty
19 William Regal
20 Big Boss Man
21 Edge
22 Mideon
23 Al Snow
24 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
25 Dean Malenko
26 Tazz
27 Bull Buchanan
28 Hardcore Holly
29 Sgt. Slaughter
30 X-Pac
31 Christian
32 Jim “J.R.” Ross
33 Steve Blackman
34 Fabulous Moolah
35 Gangrel
36 Rikishi
37 Vince McMahon
38 Essa Rios
39 Pat Patterson
40 Triple H
41 K-Kwik
42 Crash Holly
43 Kane
44 Steven Richards
45 Joey Abs
46 The One Billy Gunn
47 Faarooq
48 Undertaker
49 Tiger Ali Singh
50 D’Lo Brown
51 Kurt Angle
52 Stone Cold Steve Austin
53 Chaz
54 Chris Jericho
55 Jerry “The King” Lawler
56 Mae Young
57 Bradshaw
58 Funaki
59 Perry Saturn
60 Val Venis
Divas
61 Tori
62 Debra
63 Chyna
64 Ivory
65 Jacqueline
66 The Kat
67 Lita
68 Trish Stratus
69 Molly Holly
70 Terri
Tag Team
71 Edge & Christian
72 Hardy Boyz
73 Dudley Boyz
74 T & A
75 Right to Censor
76 The Radicalz
77 The Hollys
78 K-Kwik & Road Dogg
79 Lo’ Down
80 Too Cool
WrestleMania Rewind
81 I Pity the Fool
82 Hulkamania Runs Wild
83 Rage in the Cage
84 A New Attendance Record
85 The Proud Chairman
86 The Brain Awakens a Sleeping Giant
87 The Stars and Stripes Challenge
88 Don’t Do It, Roddy
89 When in Rome…
90 Megabucks vs. Megamaniacs
91 Good Friends, Better Enemies
92 Enter the Rattlesnake
93 Dark Days Cometh
94 The Rock and Rikishi – The Early Years
95 Hardcore Highlight
96 A Rough Night for Charlie Hustle
97 The Stone Cold Age Begins
98 Strike Two for the Hit King
99 The Rattlesnake Reigns Supreme
100 Tag Team Daredevils
Autographs
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania Autographs Checklists
Signature Moves Autographs Checklist
4 cards.
Hobby packs only.
Buy on:
Bubba Ray Dudley /500
D-Von Dudley /500
Kurt Angle /500
Stone Cold Steve Austin /500
Trish Stratus National Convention Autograph Checklist
1 card.
Not in packs.
Available at a signing held at the 2001 National Sports Collectors Convention.
Buy on:
Trish Stratus
Memorabilia
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania Memorabilia Cards Checklists
Foreign Objects Checklist
9 cards.
1:63 hobby packs.
Buy on:
Chris Jericho – Jersey
Dudley Boyz – Table SP
Stone Cold Steve Austin – T-Shirt
The Rock – T-Shirt
Triple H – Jeans
Triple H – T-Shirt
Trish Stratus – Shirt
Trish Stratus – Skirt
Undertaker – T-Shirt
Lip Service Checklist
8 cards.
Distributed via redemptions.
Redemptions expired 04/01/2002.
Hobby packs only.
Buy on:
Chyna /50
Ivory /50
Jacqueline /50
Lita /50
Molly Holly /50
Terri /50
The Kat /50
Tori /50
Trish Stratus /50
Inserts
2001 Fleer WWF WrestleMania Inserts Checklists
The Rock: The People’s Champion Checklist
15 cards.
1:2 hobby packs.
Buy on:
PC1 The People’s Elbow
PC2 The Rock on the Mic
PC3 The People’s Eyebrow
PC4 Blood From a Rock
PC5 Football Career
PC6 The Rock, The Author
PC7 The Great One
PC8 The Brahma Bull
PC9 Layeth the Smackdown
PC10 The Rock Bottom
PC11 Can You Smell?
PC12 Just Bring It Jabroni
PC13 Five-Time WWF Champion
PC14 The Millions And Millions
PC15 Not Just a WWF Superstar
Signature Moves Checklist
15 cards.
1:24 hobby packs.
Buy on:
SM1 The Rock
SM2 Stone Cold Steve Austin
SM3 Kurt Angle
SM4 Triple H
SM5 Chris Jericho
SM6 Chris Benoit
SM7 Undertaker
SM8 Kane
SM9 Too Cool
SM10 Hardy Boyz
SM11 Dudley Boyz
SM12 Tazz
SM13 Eddie Guerrero
SM14 The One Billy Gunn
SM15 Lita
Stone Cold Said So Checklist
15 cards.
1:2 packs.
Buy on:
SC1 The Rock
SC2 Kurt Angle
SC3 Rikishi
SC4 Chris Benoit
SC5 Chris Jericho
SC6 Triple H
SC7 Vince McMahon
SC8 Undertaker
SC9 Kane
SC10 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
SC11 X-Pac
SC12 Mick Foley
SC13 Tazz
SC14 Shane McMahon
SC15 The One Billy Gunn
