WWE is well-known for its wrestling stars and personalities. The WWE has signed a deal to release trading card NFTs via Candy Digital, Fanatics digital collectibles company.
According to a joint declaration, the NFT trading cards will feature some of WWE’s most famous stars and show some of its most talked-about moments. NFTs, which are unique tokens that exist in a blockchain such as Ethereum and Solana, signify ownership of an asset like a digital trading cards.
This may sound like a fantastic opportunity for wrestling fans to purchase digital merchandise, but they will need to wait. WWE already has licensing agreements for trading cards. These will expire in the “next few years” and Fanatics or Candy Digital will be the exclusive providers of WWE trading card.
The WWE is expected to start NFTs in the second half of this year. Candy Digital will serve as a “primary partnership” for WWE NFT projects. They will lead the creative process and execute technical details. Fanatics owns Topps, which will be featured on trading cards.
The WWE is not the only sports brand that has embraced NFTs. The newly unretired NFL star Tom Brady launched several NFT drops for different athletes through his platform Autograph.
NFTs are digital trading cards that seem to be growing in popularity. Warner Music Group just last month announced that it had partnered with Splinterlands, a play-to-earn game on blockchain card games, to possibly integrate musicians into future games.
Although neither company has yet to specify which wrestlers will first appear on NFT trading cards (Web3 versions of John Cena and Hulk Hogan are possible), you may be able to get your hands on one soon.
