Cliff Morgan's Wrestling Vault 2024 Year in Review

 Happy New Year wrestling fans!

2024 was a big year for this blogger. I've been busy as hell, challenged myself to start something new, and have learned a lot about myself. I won't get into the weeds about what this year meant to me, as I'm sure a lot of you don't need to read some sob story or emotional, pointless rambling, so I'll get right to business. 

This post is a review of the first year in the Wrestling Vault's history. I wanted to go over some general blog stats, as I'm still blown away by some of the numbers and stats, as well as some more personal stats. As many of you know, I keep a spreadsheet where I add every match I watch in the order I watch them. I'm going to be keeping a spreadsheet for each year the Vault is active, so I can keep track of how much I watched each year. 

I'm excited to see these numbers, so let's not waste any more time!

Matches of the Month - December 2024

Here it is! The final Matches of the Month for 2024! December has come and gone (hard to believe, eh?) and it was full of great matches. A real treat for the holiday season. You could almost include the whole Continental Classic in this list, as it was a fantastic tournament all around, but these matches in particular stood out amongst the pack.

Weekly Watchlist 028 - December 22 2024 - Continental Classic Special

What's new, enthusiasts of tournament-based, predetermined tousling?! 

Happy Holidays to all! I hope you've been able to enjoy yourself this season and find time to relax and be with friends and family. I've been busier than ever and feeling a bit of a crunch a few days before Christmas but doing my best to just go with the flow and enjoy the time I have. 

I also did some brainstorming this week, thinking about what I could review for this weeks review when the idea came to me one night, after I was visited by three spir- wait, wrong story. 

Breaking a bit from the norm, I'll be giving AEW's Continental Classic a spotlight this week. I've been catching up on the matches before World's End and felt like there were too many good to great matches that deserved a bit of love. 

Giving the Continental Classic some love this holiday season.

Tapping Out: How to Abandon Your Wrestling Dreams #3 - Foreclosure of a Dream

The third and final part of my Tapping Out audio feature for the Wrestling Vault. I thought initially that this would be a four part series, but I realized I didn't have much as far as a follow up after this recording session. 

I talk about the aftermath of giving up on my dream, and how I was able to come out the other side feeling confident I made the right choice.

Weekly Watchlist 027 - December 15 2024

 Whats new, my fellow fans of fraudulent fisticuffs?

Another week down and another week closer to the end of 2024! I'm not sure if I mentioned in a previous post or not, but I toyed with the idea of doing some "year end awards" for the blog, going over matches and stuff I liked best from the year. But I don't think I'll do that this year. I'm getting in a good grove with how I watch and do these reviews right now and I want to keep that flow going. I might work on that next year, when I have a full 365 days worth of matches under my belt. I will, however, give you guys a quick rundown of some stats in a short year end post. Matches, promotions, and general star rating for the year. Think that will be fun for all of us to find out!