Topps, the iconic name in sports trading cards, is once again shaking up the collector’s world with an expansion of its highly popular Buyback Program. Continuing its legacy of creating enticing opportunities for collectors, Topps has broad-stroked its magic wand over the wrestling ring, this time including 2025 Topps Chrome WWE cards in their Buyback Program lineup. The company is now offering card enthusiasts and avid fans of the squared circle a golden—or perhaps, chrome—opportunity to leverage their collections.
In previous successful ventures into sports trading cards buyback programs, Topps has seen impressive engagement from the community with its initiatives for Topps Chrome Baseball and UFC cards. These efforts not only made fans and collectors feel special by adding value to cards that might have otherwise gathered dust in an attic but also reinforced Topps’ standing as the vanguard of the collectible card industry. Now, stepping into the WWE realm, Topps is taking the electric energy of wrestling fandom and bottling it into their latest buyback innovation.
The WWE Buyback Program will prominently feature two main event matchups at the eagerly anticipated WrestleMania 41 in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Scheduled for April 19th and 20th, the event will showcase a showdown for the ages, with old rivalries playing out and new ones potentially emerging. In the testosterone-soaked battle for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the charismatic Jey Uso will lock horns with the powerhouse, Gunther. Meanwhile, the WWE Women’s Championship will see Tiffany Stratton, with her athletic prowess and strategic cunning, take on the seasoned and multi-time champion, Charlotte Flair.
The victors destined to rise from these spectacular bouts won’t just walk away with the glory of championship belts; they will also attain iconic status in the card collecting world. The winners will be anointed as the official Buyback athletes of the 2025 Topps Chrome edition. Collectors holding specific cards of these superstars are in for a treat, as they can exchange these winning cards for store credit, which if nothing else, is an incentive as thrilling as a moonlight suplex.
Eligible cards for this program include the 2025 Topps Chrome WWE series, with a small footnote exempting the illustrious Sapphire edition. But to make it interesting, the focus will be on the base set cards – specifically those numbered 106 (Jey Uso), 2 (Gunther), 123 (Charlotte Flair), and 182 (Tiffany Stratton). Like a wrestling storyline chockfull of plot twists and heroic arcs, the program has varied rewards based on card variation. A Base or Image Variation card charmingly nets a $20 reward. Not too shabby, right? But wait, there’s more! Non-Numbered Refractor cards up the ante to $40. Numbered Refractors boasting digits greater than 100 can ignite your collection with a $100 windfall. However, the crème de la crème, the low-numbered vixens with less than 100, are akin to finding wrestling’s Holy Grail, offering a hefty $200 return.
Topps has adeptly created not just a buyback program, but something akin to a trading card treasure hunt. Imagine the thrill of scouring through boxes, reminiscing through collections, and presenting that prized low-numbered Refractor to see the register ring with delight. Not only does this program engage collectors with an electrifying and tangible benefit, but it seamlessly unites the universal popularity of professional wrestling with the intricate art and Arcanum of card collecting.
The announcement of Topps’ expanded buyback program is a testament to the vibrant and creative nature of card collecting, a hobby turned cultural phenomenon where nostalgia and modernity intersect. With WrestleMania 41 on the dusty horizon, Topps is offering what wrestling fans thrive on: engaging, spirited drama mingled with the promise of tangible rewards. It’s an event where collectors and wrestling aficionados alike don their fan caps. The adrenaline of potential victory, the surprising turn of a pulled silver card, and the sound of the ring of a register; it’s a musical number, a narrative, an experience—and for some, even a core identity.
Grab your chairs, folks; the ring lights are on, and the bell’s ready to ring.