Weekly Watchlist 029 - December 29 2024

What's the story, phony fighting fanatics?!

Welcome to the final post of 2024 and, somehow, the first Weekly Watchlist of 2025! Make that make sense! It's been a busy time here at the end of 2024 for your favourite wrestling blogger, but I'll always carve out some time to give the people exactly what they want. So, without further delay, let's dive into this weeks watchlist!

Weekly Roundup

Here's what I watched for the week;

 

Here's everything from 2024...

... and here's everything from the first week of 2025. Catching up on the Continental Classic

AEW Worlds End 2024

Worlds End 2024 had some wrongs to right. After last year's wet fart of a Worlds End show, I was less than excited for this years outing. But don't let the sins of the father hurt the reputation of the child, Worlds End 2024 capped off a fantastic year of AEW pay per views with a great show, bell to bell.

Ricochet and Okada squared off in their semifinals match and had a fantastic time doing so. Ricochet being treated like a goof by Okada who refused to take him seriously was so, so good. Sure, Rico took it to Okada, but Okada couldn't care less about Ricochet. Really fun match. Swerve having the crowd shower Ricochet with toilet paper after the match was fun too. 

The Tijuana street fight felt like it was on the cusp of being something really great. Mariah and Thunder Rosa are both quite good, with Mariah proving time and time again she's more than just a pretty face carrying the gold, she's not afraid to take big spills and do what needs to be done. I just feel like there was a lot of "walk to this spot" and "wait for this spot" in this match. Otherwise, not bad at all!

MJF and Adam Cole. I just don't see it, guys. I'm really sorry. Their feud/friendship last year nearly turned me away from AEW for a while. I wasn't a fan of seeing someone I often praised for his heel work come out every week and look like a total fool because he was fawning over his BFF. Now, a year later, Adam Cole looks disturbingly unhealthy and their fighting over a prop that I totally forgot MJF won in a match years ago! Does anyone even care about that ring? Why did the Kingdom need to look like such fools? Why did they both decide to bleed, not very well, mind you, 5 minutes into this "blood feud" with a crowd that felt cold as ice? Not a winner in my books.

Takeshita and Hobbs was fucking excellent. Everybody already knows how good Takeshita is, but we needed a reminder of how good Hobbs is too. I can't remember the last match of his I watched, let alone rated highly at all. They told a great story, had legitimate history with the Don Callis family, and went hell for leather too. Loved it. 

Mone and Stat 2 was a worth sequel of the first match. On the cusp of being as good as their first match, but I feel like it missed a few marks that kept it from crossing into 5* territory. That's just my preference talking. I loved the piledrivers they were pulling out on the apron and how brutal it all felt, Mone and Stat are exceptional wrestlers. I've given Stat her flowers and I think it's time I start giving Mone hers too. I've come a long way from saying "I don't know why people think she's so incredible" a while ago to finally seeing it, but I made it there in the end. 

The AEW World Title 4 way match didn't really click for me. I love all guys involved, Switchblade considerably less than the rest, but it just didn't really feel like a world title main event. If AEW is supposed to be putting up a unified front, why are we letting personal beef get in the way here? Shouldn't out goal be to try and stop Moxley and the Death Riders at all costs, take back the title, and then let all the personal beef get worked out after the Death Riders are behind you? Why are we insisting on focusing on the "I hate you!" "Oh yeah?! Well I hate you too!" in a match where you should, realistically, all be trying to kill Moxley. I can accept moments where there's some dissension among the troops, but having Hangman and Switchblade nose to nose right from the bell didn't do it for me.

 

Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher - AEW Worlds End 2024 - 12/28/2024

Ospreay Fletcher 2 is underway. AEW

I think it's kind of fitting that I've chosen to do one final spotlight for the year. Last weeks Weekly Watchlist was all about the Continental Classic, a fantastic tournament AEW has been running that has been a major highlight at the end of 2024, setting the right tone for the company going into 2025. I was pleased with everyone and every match in that tournament, and when the final matches took place at Worlds End, I was hyped. I had my picks and predictions and while none of them ultimately came true, I wasn't disappointing in the slightest. Not to get too spoiler-y already, I've decided to give Will Ospreay the spotlight this week, going over both of his matches at Worlds End in pursuit of the Continental Championship. The story that was told between both matches was exceptional, and both matches were match of the night contenders, and it seemed only fitting to give them the nod at the end of 2024. That, and I had so much going on this week, I wasn't even sure if I'd have time to watching anything but Worlds End!

The opening match for Worlds End 2024 is a rematch from Full Gear 2024, with Will Ospreay taking on his former United Empire stablemate Kyle Fletcher. The start of the match is fast paced, as to be expected between these two. Excalibur is quick to point out on commentary that Ospreay allowed Fletcher and Mark Davis, the other half of Aussie Open, to live with him when the world was shut down 4 years ago (remember those days?!). They ran the roads together and spent so much time around each other, it's hard to not learn how the other guy is going to act in the ring. 

They reach a stalemate when Fletcher ducks a kick from Ospreay and rolls to the outside, slowly rejoining Ospreay in the ring before circling each other to meet in the middle of the ring. The crowd is electric for Ospreay, with Fletcher often responding to the crowd with hatred in equal measure. With Fletcher against the ropes, Ospreay dumps him out to the floor and looks to springboard over the ropes and crossbody his opponent, but Fletcher gets out of the way just in time and Ospreay is able to adjust in air. he lands on the apron and lines up Fletcher, running along the apron and crashing into Fletcher with a flipping cannonball!

With Fletcher reeling, Ospreay grabs the ring steps and moves them out into the open space of the ringside area, but Fletcher boots Ospreay in the face when he turns around after admiring his handiwork. "You just made a mistake, sir!" says Fletcher, throwing Ospreay head first into the steps but Ospreay vaults over the steps, turning on a dime and using the steps to attempt a hurricanrana but Fletcher is able to stop his momentum! He rips Ospreay up and smashes Ospreay against the apron with a horrible looking powerbomb. Fletcher rolls back in the ring to break the count, rolling back out to hoist Ospreay up on his shoulder. Turning towards the LED barricades a distance away, Fletcher charges, lawn darting Ospreay head first into the boards.

Horrific. I love it. AEW

Taking a chance to antagonize the crowd, Fletcher climbs the barricade and flexes to a shower of boo's. One fan has a sign next to Fletcher that says "OSPREAY BETTER," so Fletcher takes the opportunity to snatch the sign from his hands, rip it in half, and wipe his ass with it before tossing it aside. Coming prepared, the same fan holds up a sign "OSPREAY STILL BETTER." Love it. 

Back into the action, and Ospreay is bleeding badly. The lawn dart into the LED boards busted Ospreay open and his forehead is already covered in blood. By the time Fletcher tosses him in the ring, it's leaking down onto his chest and he's struggling to stand. Fletcher holds Ospreay's head down and cracks him with a few short, Kawada style kicks, his pristine white gear stained red from crimson pouring out of Ospreay. 

Ospreay fights out of the corner and is able to get a couple shots off on Fletcher in the centre of the ring, taking off towards the ropes for an Oscutter early but gets caught on the shoulder of Fletcher, sent into the middle turnbuckle with another lawn dart that folds Ospreay like a lawn chair. Fletcher tries a pin but Ospreay kicks out, holding two fingers in the air as he sits up and looks around to make sure he's still in the fight, his one eye nearly closed as the entire right side of his face is a bright, sickly red. 

Insult AND injury, the Kyle Fletcher special. AEW

Ospreay is on his knees as Fletcher gets to his feet effortlessly, walking in as he starts kicking his kneeling opponent. Ospreay shows signs of life, clubbing Fletcher with forearms to the gut as he rises to his feet and tries to trade shots with Fletcher in the centre as he cracks off a forearm. Fletcher responds with a single kick upside the head, dropping Ospreay to a knee again. He back up to the corner and charges out, but Ospreay springs off his knee and sends Fletcher inside out with a huge lariat. 

He's unable to crawl for the pin, but is starting to gain some energy and holds his own against Fletcher now. He fires off a series of forearms to Fletcher and takes him up and over with a big back body drop, sending him into the corner before stealing a the comeback combo of The Undertaker. Snake eyes on the top rope, a running big boot, and a... standing corkscrew moonsault? Don't remember 'Taker ever doing one of those before... either way, he covers for the pin but it's still too early on in the match. 

After the kickout, Ospreay asks referee Paul Turner about the count, and he confirms it was only a two. At this point, Ospreay's face is entirely crimson, and his right eye is fighting to open even slightly. As he goes through the ropes to the apron before climbing to the top rope, he's visibly fighting the pain from the blood leaking into his eye. It's a nasty sight. 

He springboards from the corner to try and catch Fletcher as he stands, but his aerial offence is ducked, with a kick to the knee and face dropping Ospreay where he stands. He picks Ospreay up and attempts a brainbuster but Ospreay, again, is able to adjust mid air and catches Fletcher under the jaw with a stunner! He rises to his feet and signals for the Oscutter but Fletcher gets to his feet quickly as well, snatching the arms of Ospreay with a half nelson suplex! Ospreay is backed against the ropes now and Fletcher takes off from the opposite side, with both men colliding in the centre as Ospreay takes him over with a spanish fly! My god, this is nuts.

I really don't understand how this can be possible. AEW

Ospreay is starting to feel good, a smile crossing his face as he rises to his feet before Fletcher can join him. Ospreay returns the favour from earlier, hitting Fletcher in the forehead with short kicks as he is on all fours, recovering from the spanish fly. Now, it's Ospreay who's confident on his feet, pulling Fletcher to his heigh and drilling him in the chest with a chop that sends him reeling to his knees. Ospreay is pissing blood still as they trade heavy handed chops back and forth, Fletcher's chest nearly as red as Ospreay's face from the shots. With a cry to the heavens, Ospreay winds up and drills Fletcher with a chop that sends him stumbling into the ropes. As he turns to face his opponent once more, Ospreay folds his hands behind his back, presenting his chest in a silent challenge; "hit me, you son of a bitch."

 Fletcher raises his hand, lining up the chop, inly to make a slight draw step back before shooting his foot out for the chest of Ospreay, who catches is mere inches from impact. Ospreay was ready for the deception from his former friend, dropping Fletcher's foot before catching him upside the jaw with a scorpion kick. With that, the pace has suddenly doubled. Ospreay tries for a spanich fly again but Fletcher stands and lets Ospreay rotate fully, managing to pull Fletcher down into a powerbomb position but Fletcher gets out of the move at it's apex, pulling Ospreay's head down for a powerbomb of his own but Ospreay slips out at the top, taking off for the ropes with a springboard into the Oscutter!

Oscuttaaaaa! AEW

Back up on his feet and feeling the match start to go his way, Ospreay signals for the Hidden Blade and charges out, but Fleteher takes his head off with a lariat to stop him dead in his tracks. Fletcher tries for another lawn dart to Ospreay in the corner but he stops in the centre for just a second too long, with Ospreay shoving himself up off the shoulder of Fletcher and catching him with a spike rana! Fletcher stumbles backwards into the corner, somehow able to charge out with whatever energy he had left and crack Ospreay in the jaw as he turns around with an elbow of his own. Almost a version of the Hidden Blade.

Both men are flat out on the canvas now, with Turner starting the 10 count as Ospreay starts to stir. Both men are facing each other on their hands and knees, heads pressed against one another. Fletcher is the first one to strike, reeling back and headbutting Ospreay flush, his clean shaven head stained with the blood of Ospreay. Ospreay responds with a headbutt of his own, with both men now trading headbutts in the centre of the ring back and forth. As they continue to trade, they start to rise to their feet, eventually using the impact of their opponents shot to send them back into the ropes, coming back twice as hard as the time before. This time, it's Ospreay who breaks up the strike exchange, as Fletcher hits the ropes and takes off for the headbutt, instead meeting the foot of Ospreay mid-air. 

Back and to the left. AEW

 Ospreay senses the end is near, crouching in the corner for the Hidden Blade before charging out, only to get rolled up by Fletcher! He holds Ospreay in tight and starts to put his feet on the ropes but Turner is wise to his tricks, calling off the count at two and scolding Fletcher for his attempts at cheating. With Fletcher in the face of the referee, Ospreay is able to get to his feet in the corner, lying in wait until Fletcher starts to turn around, drilling him with the Hidden Blade the second he's turned to face him. He covers for the pin, but Fletcher stays alive at two. 

Ospreay tries for another Hidden Blade but Turner gets pulled in the way, with a superkick sending Ospreay into the corner as he sidesteps the referee. Fletcher charges in with a kick to rock Ospreay before pulling him to the centre for the brainbuster. He holds him in the air for a few seconds before spiking him into the canvas, holding him for a tight pin but Ospreay kicks out at two! Fletcher wastes no time, charging out of the corner with a knee upside Ospreay's head before pulling him in for a sit out powerbomb but again, Ospreay barely gets out at two! 

Ospreay is barely able to stand, leaning in the corner as Fletcher charges in with another kick to the back of the head, catching his once close friend as he falls back out of the corner. Turning him around so he can see the shot coming, he ties his arms behind the ropes and runs in for another kick, once again pulling him out of the corner for a second and decisive brainbu- no! Ospreay shifts his weight in the air again, this time pulling Fletcher down and around with a headscissors! He looks to go for the pin but slides back, opting to pull Fletcher into what looks like a powerbomb position on his shoulders, but he lets Fletcher's body hang upside down. The crowd reacts instantly as Ospreay starts to hook the arms of Fletcher behind his legs, jumping forward as he flattens Fletcher with a Styles Clash! He rolls around with the move, holding Fletcher down for the pin as Turner counts three!

One flat Fletcher coming right up! AEW

This was an unbelievable match. Honestly, if you've watched anything from these two in the back half of 2024 and haven't come away thinking "these guys are fucking awesome!" then I don't know what to tell you at this point. Ospreay bleeding like he literally pulled himself out of the trenches made everything about this match mean so much more. Fletcher was a fantastic piece of shit the entire time, always ready to pour salt in the wound and work in perfect harmony to Ospreay. Let these two fight until the sand runs out of the hourglass. Perfect stuff. 

Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada - AEW Worlds End 2024 - 12/28/2024

For all the marbles this time. AEW

 I was hopeful that Fletcher would pick up the win in that last match. Fletcher and Okada seemed like a really fun matchup and giving Fletcher the win over "the greatest tournament wrestler of all time" would be a serious notch in his belt, especially after beating Ospreay a few short months ago. Alas, the moment Ospreay started to leak crimson I knew that wouldn't be the case. How could you pass up the chance to tell a two match story where a guy nearly bleeds out in match one, only to try and upset the dominant champion and "greatest tou-" ah you already know the deal. I mean c'mon, that would have been awesome! I was very, very hopeful.

 Ospreay and Okada have had a slew of matches before this one, with a string of them in New Japan breaking the Meltzer 5* system for a while. Seems to Tokyo Dome itself was just doing that for a while, huh? From the second the bell rings, the crowd is on their feet and chanting "Holy shit." Ospreay is covered in dried blood and was barely able to perform his entrance without falling over. His head is bandaged and soaked with blood, so it's a real question of how well he'll be able to hold up against Okada. Despite having a great match against Ricochet earlier in the night, Okada didn't really need to break much of a sweat. If anything, he kinda treated Ricochet like a joke at points in the match and seemed confident from the first contact he was going to win. I've got a feeling Okada knows that even a Will Ospreay that's as beat up as the one standing across from him is, he's going to need to put the work in tonight to have a chance at beating him. 

They lock up and already Ospreay is a step behind, nearly folding to Okada's pressure before walking back to the ropes to force a break. Okada has been doing this in a lot of his matches, backing his opponent to the ropes and feigning a chop to the chest, instead giving them a playful pat on the chest as if to say "we're cool, don't sweat it!" This time, however, Okada cracks Ospreay in the jaw with a vicious forearm that drops Okada like a shot. They trade in the centre early with Ospreay ducking the lariat from Okada after a whip reversal and bringing Okada down with a headscissors, sending Okada rolling to the outside for air. Playing right into Ospreay's hands, Okada gets dropped with a springboard crossbody to the outside from the Aerial Assassin.

Look! A flying Ospreay! AEW

Ospreay hits the deck himself and rolls to the barricade, catching his breath with a "oh flipping 'ell!" as he does so, the hours between his first match clearly not enough rest after the war Fletcher put him through. Taking Okada around from one side of ringside to the other, he tries to send Okada into the barricade but he gets sent instead, leaping up and over into the crowd. He waits for Okada to charge in after Ospreay, catching him with a forearm as he does so before trying to dive back in from the crowd. Okada isn't put of it just yet, ducking the flying Ospreay and catching him with a DDT after he rolls through the dive and turns to face the Continental Champion. 

Intermediately, Ospreay clutches at his head, the impact taking effect in seconds. Okada rolls Ospreay back inside but pulls his torso out, draping his legs on the apron as he drops him with another DDT to the floor. Content with taking a count out loss, Okada rolls inside as Ospreay struggles to his feet but makes it in before the 10 count. Not wanting to leave it at just two DDT's, Okada snatches Ospreay in and drops him with a third, going for the cover but Ospreay stays alive. 

Okada is on his feet and seems as calm as ever, booting Ospreay in the face as he rises to his feet and starts striking Okada back. Okada bellows for more, which spurs Ospreay on to deliver rapid fire forearms to the jaw of Okada. But a knee to the gut and a neckbreaker drops Ospreay once again, his bandage coming apartas Okada boots his head again and again, tossing the bandage to the floor.

With his wound exposed, Ospreay is starting to get some confidence in his steps again. He stops a suplex from Okada with one of his own and drops the champion with a kick to the face off a handspring off the ropes. Rolling outside, he cracks Okada with a springboard forearm shot and covers for the pin, but it's only good enough for two. Not wanting this match to go on any longer than it needs to, Opreay signals for the Hidden Blade but Okada flapjacks Ospreay up and back down, avoiding the killing blow. 

Not the kind of flapjacks he was hoping for, I'm sure. AEW

 Ospreay rolls to the corner and pulls himself to his feet, catching a charging Okada with both feet and using the opening to sit up on the top rope. Okada seizes on the opportunity, jumping and cracking Ospreay with a beautiful dropkick that sends Ospreay sprawling backwards to the outside. Almost instantly, Ospreay pulls himself back up as his right foot has been caught under the top rope, ripping at his foot to try and release the pressure and relieve the pain. He falls to the floor, clutching at his knee as Okada slinks outside with a devious grin, hitting a shinbreaker as Ospreay folds in front of the commentary desk. 

Picking Ospreay upside down, Okada goes for a tombstone piledriver on the outside, But Ospreay squirms free, able to out manoeuvre Okada and hit him with an Oscutter off the barricade! Now, it's Okada who's on the outside trying to get back in, finally able to crawl under the bottom rope but Ospreay was lying in wait, leaping off the top rope and crushing Okada with a dropkick to the head! Feeling energized and in control, Ospreay takes off and springboards off the ropes, catching Okada with another Oscutter! He covers for the pin but Okada is able to get out just before the three count. 

Sensing the end is near, Ospreay hooks Okada up for the Tiger Driver but Okada holds his ground, refusing to go up. Ospreay breaks the hold and Kawada's Okada's head (can I use Kawada's name as a verb? I don't know but I just did) with kicks, drilling him with a chop that drops him to his knees as he stands to avoid the punishment. Ospreay tries for the Tiger Driver again but Okada picks Ospreay up instead, walking into his signature across-the-thigh neckbreaker. 

With Ospreay down and clutching at his throat, it's Okada's turn to give him his very best. He climbs to the top and crushes Ospreay with an elbow drop, standing above the body of his opponent and hitting his signature "middle finger version" of the Rainmaker pose. A shotgun dropkick sends Ospreay into the corner and Okada shoots him off the ropes for a standing dropkick but Ospreay holds on, letting Okada dropkick the invisible man that just joined the match before going for a standing shooting star press! Reacting almost without thinking, Okada gets the knees up and catches Ospreay in the ribs, getting him back to his feet to finally shoot him off the ropes for his signature dropkick.

Don't let the blurriness fool you, it's picture perfect. AEW

Previously criticized for sleeping his way through the Continental Classic, Okada is starting to come alive now. He pulls Ospreay up for the Rainmaker but gets shoved up into a powerbomb! Okada holds the legs of Ospreay as he lands on the canvas, pulling him in and holding him upside down as he hooks one arm behind his leg. He holds him in place for a few seconds, finding his footing before hooking up the second arm of Okada and planting him with the Styles Clash! He rolls over with the move, folding him up in the same way he beat Fletcher earlier in the night, but Okada kicks out!

Going for the killing blow, Ospreay crouches in the corner and charges out with the Hidden Blade, but Okada takes him up and around with a tilt-a-whirl side slam before pulling Ospreay back to his feet, holding him in front before ripcording him around for the Rainmaker! Okada falls into the pin but Ospreay gets out at two! Okada takes a second to collect himself, pulling Ospreay up by the waistband but gets caught with vicious elbow strikes to the head as Ospreay makes it vertical. 

he stumbles forward, away from Okada's reach, but closes the distance again to exchange with Okada once more. Ospreay doesn't get a chance to make a move, as Okada rocks Ospreay with a forearm that drops him to his knees. He struggles to his feet as Okada stands over him, hitting Ospreay with a european uppercut that makes him stumble backwards, his legs barely able to work. Ospreay stumbles forward, his head falls against the chest of Okada and is the only thing that stopped him from falling face first to the canvas. Okada hits him with another european uppercut, but Ospreay still refuses to go down easily. He stumbles to a knee, and then folds forwards, his head breaking his fall as he sits in a heap in the ring. With malice on his face, Okada Kawada's Ospreay's head (that's not even close to a proper sentence my lord) and pulls him up by his hair, cracking skulls with Ospreay as he falls back like he's been shot. 

Now, Okada is practically laughing at Ospreay. He stands in the centre of the ring and exposes his neck to Ospreay, egging him on to just try and land a strike on the champion. Ospreay waves off referee Paul Turner, hoping that he can call this match off and save Ospreay from himself, but he rises to his feet from the support of the crowd and the ropes on his back. With a look of pure hatred, Ospreay swings for the fences at Okada, who ducks the strike and catches Ospreay from behind,  taking him up and over with a vicious german suplex. 

Okada holds onto the waistlock, pulling Ospreay back to his feet and holding him in position for the Rainmaker, walking him around the ring like a bloody marionette. With one hand holding the arm of Ospreay, the other hand pressing the middle finger against the skull of Ospreay, Okada shoots him off for the death nail. But Ospreay, somehow, someway, takes Okada around with a spanish fly! 

Fuck me?! No! Fuck you! AEW

Ospreay staggers to his feet and gets to the corner, trying for the Hidden Blade again but eats a dropkick, refusing to go down as he superkicks Okada and springboards for the Oscutter, eating another dropkick from Okada that drops Ospreay out of the sky. Okada pulls him up for the Rainmaker but Ospreay ducks the shot, hitting Okada with a Rainmaker of his own! He hooks Okada for what looks to be a Tiger Driver, but he takes him up on his shoulder and hits him with Stormbreaker instead! He covers for three, but Okada somehow gets his shoulder up! This is completely fucking bonkers.

Ospreay hooks Okada again, calling for the Tiger Driver but Okada flips around and lands on his feet, holding the wrist of Ospreay and taking them both down with the Rainmaker! Both men are flat out on their backs, sucking back wind and thinking about what must come next, but Okada still has Ospreay by the wrist, his grip like iron. Okada gets to his feet first, pulling Okada up with him until they are both on their feet. Okada cracks Ospreay with a lariat, sans ripcord, and Ospreay takes the shot and barely flinches. He bellows out to the crowd before kicking another lariat attempt away from Okada, catching him with a scorpion kick that drops him to his knees again. 

Finally, it seems Ospreay will land the Hidden Blade, moving back into the corner and charging out but Okada ducks just enough, and just in time. He tries for another Rainmaker but Ospreay floats around and tries for Stormbreaker, but Okada arm drams out of it. Ospreay hits the copes and tries to hit Okada with a jumping lariat but gets caught in a waistlock, Okada able to ripcord Ospreay out with another Rainmaker for the decisive pinfall. 

Okada retains the Continental Championship.

Absolutely spiked with that Rainmaker. AEW

Absolutely incredible. Simply breathtaking. I'm in awe of this two match performance from Ospreay. Let's not forget about who he was in the ring with, either. Fletcher has been given his flowers plenty on this blog, and Okada really showed up for this match. He put his foot on the gas when he counted and proved that he honestly is the "greatest tournament wrestler of all time." Hopefully I never need to type all that out again. Worlds End was a real treat, and this two match story was the icing on top of it.

 Here we are, the end of another Weekly Watchlist. I really treated myself with this one, the last review of one year and the first review of the next. Some crazy time paradox shit going on there. For those with keen eyes, you may have noticed that this was Watchlist $29, menaing next week is another installment of Wrestling Roulette! Man, I'm excited to see what the wheel spins up for the first, proper, official Weekly Watchlist of 2025. Let's start this new year off hot! As always, cliffmorganwstl@gmail.com is the email if you've got anything to say. Let's hear it. C'mon, don't be shy.

Until next time, hope your holidays were as relaxing as they could be. Can't ask for much else these days.

Cliff Morgan