2006 Topps WWE Heritage II required collectors to look outside the box if they wanted to complete a master set of every card made for the release. A total of nine different 2006 Topps WWE Heritage II magazine promo cards were only available in the wrestling promotion’s publication.
Each issue of the November, 2006 WWE Magazine (Maria on the cover) came with three different promos. This meant that collectors either had to buy three copies of the magazine or get savvy with their trading.
The cards came packaged in a polybag outside of the magazine so it was possible to see the first card.
The magazine promo cards came in three different sets. W1-W3 always came together, W4-W6 in another group and W7-W9 in the final trio.
A total of 500,000 three-card packs were distributed through the magazine. That sounds like a lot but the cards aren’t all that common today. Magazine readers aren’t necessarily card collectors. Right there, a large number were likely tossed aside. Even if they were kept, they might be sitting forgotten somewhere today.
2006 Topps WWE Heritage II Magazine Promo Cards Checklist
W1 John Cena
W2 Triple H
W3 Edge
W4 Batista
W5 Undertaker
W6 Rey Mysterio
W7 Hulk Hogan
W8 Rowdy Roddy Piper
W9 Sgt. Slaughter
