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World of Sports
Formula 1 Teams with Topps
Formula 1 has announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with Topps to become the Official Sticker and Trading Card Licensee around the world. The partnership will see a range of physical and digital collections featuring all 20 drivers and ten teams in the 2020 season, as well as commemorating the sport’s most iconic drivers, teams and moments. Some collections will also feature all drivers and teams from the FIA Formula 2 Championship, as we celebrate the next generation of F1 stars. Topps has designed a range of innovative card products, including the new Turbo Attax trading card game, which becomes part of the popular Attax brand that already boasts officially licensed football, baseball and wrestling collections. Additional premium sets will include Topps Dynasty F1, which will feature genuine driver autographs and actual pieces of driver race-worn suits and the Topps Chrome F1 collection, one of the most popular trading card products worldwide. F1 Topps NOW cards will feature regularly on topps.com in limited print-on-demand quantities, which offers fans the chance to create a collection as unique and unpredictable as the racing on the track. Sports Major League Wrestling Enters Licensing for First Time Featuring some of pro wrestling’s most storied and iconic families, with several 2nd and 3rd genSnapshot eration athletes, Major League Wrestling has become the sport’s blend of modern style mixed with nostalgia. MLW packages its content distinctly for both millennial and Latino fight fans, giving the property broad appeal. With a deep & diverse roster ranging from ex-WWE Superstars, globally known Mexican luchadores and top ranked UFC fighters to the best up and coming talent from across the globe, MLW wrestlers have diverse backgrounds with a cultural connection that makes them relatable and inspiring to fans. Wrestling legacy brands “The Hart Foundation,” “The Von Erichs,” and “The Samoan Dynasty” are among both in-ring performers and company controlled brands available for license in addition to the MLW brand itself. MLW creative is lead by former senior WWE Creative Executive Court Bauer. Court and his creative team are rich in experience producing pro wrestling for WWE, NBC, the USA Network, the CW, Sinclair Broadcasting and PayPer-View outlets worldwide. MLW television series are distributed both domestically in the U.S. and in more than 15 additional territories worldwide.

