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WWE & Topps kicking off match-worn patch program at WrestleMania 41

Posted on by Josh Nason

WWE and Topps are launching a patch program that kicks off at this weekend’s WrestleMania 41 and will continue with main roster rookies.

Announced on Tuesday, all wrestlers competing on either Saturday or Sunday in Las Vegas will wear a special patch on their gear or boots. The patch will then be removed, autographed and put into their own single unique trading cards, complete with authentication. The cards will be inserted into sets that will begun to be sold later this year.

The program will then continue on this Monday’s Raw for any wrestler making their main roster debut as they will wear a special patch with the same process as above. That program will continue for the foreseeable future.

Here’s a look at what they will look like:

WWE patches
WWE patches

The patch program is an extension of a program Topps first launched with Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.

With WrestleMania 41 week now here, it’s a busy week with new partnerships and such being announced.

On Tuesday, Cody Rhodes and Fanatics announced a new WWE podcast that will launch this year while on Monday, WWE announced an extension of their deal with Mattel.

WWE and Topps reunite for long-term trading card partnership

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE and Topps have reunited. 

The two companies announced today that Topps will once again produce officially licensed trading cards featuring WWE Superstars. Topps was also the official WWE trading card partner from 2005 until 2021. 

“๐—œ๐—งโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ: Topps and WWE have reunited for a long-term trading card partnership.”

WWE announced a deal for Panini to become its new trading card partner in October 2021. The deal was supposed to extend to 2026, but WWE attempted to terminate the agreement in August 2023, alleging that Panini had breached the contract by failing to produce the agreed-upon physical and digital trading cards. Panini disputed WWE’s claims, and a settlement was reached between the two parties in November 2023. Details regarding the settlement are not publicly available, but WWE products remain available on Panini’s website. 

Fanatics purchased Topps in January 2022. Two months later, WWE and Fanatics announced a partnership that would see Fanatics “create a new, enhanced experience for WWE fans globally across several businesses, including e-commerce and licensed merchandise, as well as physical, digital, and non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards.”