Cultaholic Wrestling Podcast 337 - Half-Year Culty Awards 2024

Maffew, Jack and Ross are here with a special episode of the Cultaholic Wrestling Podcast: our half-year awards ceremony, including awards for best feud, best wrestler, best PPV, best match and more.
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[@lukehb]

19:20. Absolutely Paul. Roman Reigns has orchestrated a complete face turn, without even being on screen, almost exclusively on the strength of Hayman’s work is truly incredible.

[@KHLthe2nd]

Heyman*

[@9JackR6]

Surprised Backlash didn’t get a nomination for show of the year so far.

[@Julian-xj6mh]

Diddler for H.O.F

[@nathanelidraper2428]

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by this, but what a pleasant surprise!

[@sick0h]

Think Adam Pearce was slept on for best non-wrestler imo

[@diabeticman2194]

He needs a drink!

[@christopherdoroba8724]

New report out today about Starks turning down multiple storylines in AEW and having a "difficult to deal with" attitude and label now. Apparently he turned down a storyline where big bill would have turned on him to go to Jericho but starks didn't wanna do it because he felt like it wouldn't help big bill I guess

[@Disciple_of_Cthulhu]

RIP Sika Anoa'i.

[@BravesFanLivingInRoyalsCountry]

Absolutely love the mention of Lady Frost!

[@thegenericgaijin]

Two great gimmicks on the ballot for best gimmick, but Timeless Toni Storm not even being mentioned is a crime. She had the best by FAR

[@elliefrancois]

They barely mentioned her near the end, Maffew noted that he wished he'd considered her. 😊

[@thegenericgaijin]

@@elliefrancois yep, felt bad once I heard that. Still think it’s crazy that she wasn’t mentioned while they were talking about the award tho, but I love them and the podcast, no hate whatsoever

[@JamieB67]

Most prestigious event of the year that’s already included a kings birthday. I’m watching this taking a shit with a tie on

[@matthewfulton4863]

Jack i so felt that Cody being the hero of the era line.

[@SuperArtie]

MY GOD THE PRESTIGE

[@donjoncherrywon]

Clicked so fast when I saw the notification

[@hello1721]

Ricky Starks is a hilarious answer after what's come out the same day this came out

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

What came out??

[@hello1721]

​@jansmitowiczauthor78 he was drunk and arrested while in Canada (allegedly). Half his body went numb and didnt work his last match which is why it ended early. Then he has continued to turn down stories including one where it's explained why him and Big Bill split

[@Crasky1992]

​@@hello1721From what I understand, that's mainly unsubstantiated rumours, alongside some half truths made to paint him worse than it was. With that said, I don't think he's underrated. Personally, I think people completely overrate his charisma. He's similar to Tyson Fury in that regard.

[@Cirrus5005]

Consistently hilarious and objective week in and week out. I can't relate to anyone's takes on wrestling more than yours. Never stop doing what you do best. ❤

[@JordanK14]

Show of the year turning into the £5 Ken award

[@Shaun_3114]

Finally a podcast shorter than Raw! Sh1t it's just the awards. 😂

[@jakeschubert9105]

One of the main reasons I wanted to watch this was feud of the half year - and you guys nailed it! Without a single one on one match yet, Drew vs Punk is still the best feud of the half year. It’s SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!

[@infinityquartz4744]

I'm sorry how did Cody vs Roman not win Match of the Year? Not a single match mentioned in that segment was bigger.

[@AbsAli02]

Was the flux capacitor switched on, I’ve just been sent to Friday.

[@cameronrobertson5977]

No Joe hendry for charisma? Shocking behaviour

[@robertstitches9517]

Nigel over Paul Heyman is laughable 😂

[@matt8258]

Absolute bastards releasing this when I’ve got a 7 hour shift starting in 10 minutes

[@SeranaTheStudent]

I didn't realise they numbered the award shows on top of the regular episodes.

[@EDUBKTFO411]

Love the Venom shirt Jack!!!

[@Stevonicus]

Toni Storm for Sports Entertainer of the half-year

[@mutekrabby5039]

The Culty awards theme sounds like a Pokemon gym.

[@AlterGamersack]

In Austria as well as the rest of german speaking european countries we only get Raw and Smackdown as summarized versions days after they original air. Before Trips took over I didn't care because even there I skipped a lot due to it being unbearable. Now I can't wait for WWE to arrive at Netflix so I will finally be able to watch those shows in full again! Up the WWE!

[@TheWweboys]

Womens wrestler of the year?

[@aidansansome4026]

bloody hell half year culties already!?

[@georgeregan5824]

39:26 spot on

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you're having a good day

[@garciavilla6675]

Let’s gooo !!

[@AWorldofKayos]

No chapters

[@CrazyHarris1122]

I’m surprised Chris Jericho learning tree wasn’t a option

[@JeiKuma]

After the half year he has had I was expecting Joe Hendry to be nominated for most charismatic 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JJRegal4]

Ospreay vs. Danielson got robbed for MOTY lol. But great picks all around. I think Wyatt Sick6 may end up gimmick of the year in the end.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Oh, come on... Not one of them is wearing a t-shirt tuxedo for this occasion?

[@handleunavailable]

I honestly do think they planned the Rock heel turn from the beginning. There was no way they thought the crowd was gonna be ok with that. If Vince was still in charge maybe, but I think that was planned from the start....it was all too perfect.

[@diabeticman2194]

OSW certainly think we all got worked, that documentary is going to be fascinating to watch when it releases

[@lewiswilliams62]

No Prince Nana for best non-wrestler is crazy

[@reginaldh2079]

Any chance of a collab with OSW one day lads

[@thefiggamehunt6946]

32:00 if we deduct punks time off I jured for the purpose of the £5 bet so far I think he's been in WWE around 2 and a half months

[@Rocketboy1313]

Cody is the hero of the era so far... but if he ultimately turns heel and Sami takes him down... well, Sami would be the hero of the era.

[@markflay7152]

Pretty sure Ricky has not been used cause he is turning down pitches which has been reported

[@Dirkus17]

Facundo Sava was fine, but he had to replace Louis Saha and that was... not easy.

[@wolframiumlavasioth]

UP THE DIDDLIES!!!!!!

[@Setashi]

I can tell the podcast has broken me when this one hour video actually feels short.

[@thefiggamehunt6946]

Most underrated for me gotta be (in a maffew voice) ken-suke ka-text-ya guy has fantastic matches and really should be featured more

[@framincire]

It gets old that everything Kenny, Bryan and now Will is 5 stars no matter what. If this was an actual sport, it makes sense. However, if you look at the entirety of what wrestling really is which is entertainment, Cody is easily the wrestler of the year. In ring has been very good, but he tells stories and draw $$ because it's not about the "sport" of wrestling but the entirety of the spectacle. Swerve is close to this group. Joe should have been mentioned. They are complete wrestlers. (Joe mentioned Trick, who is getting closer but is a ways away). Dragonov also deserves mention. Everything he does is awesome.

[@Blake-el9mb]

Nah what is that Nia Jax graphic ?

[@bryanwladkowski1236]

Alcoholic Wrestling

[@ImaDoomvenger]

Jey USO is most charismatic YEET!

[@MrAstro720]

The AEW bias here is insane

[@thefiggamehunt6946]

Counter argument, we don't want to see roh champions in aew because there's too many belts, also, why don't they use roh womens champion Athena on aew she's alright

[@petesmart1983]

Roh is dead just aew lite , it never be popular just make it aew development

[@MrSteelcity97]

Ricky Starks will leave AEW in a few weeks. A has made it clear for months he’s going to leave. AEW aren’t going to push a guy who’s about to join their biggest rivals, hence why Starks isn’t in a feud.

[@jeremyhyten7140]

So excited for all this nonsense from you Gary KZbinrs.

[@jonathansmithwick5703]

CODY RHODES CODY RHODES SOMETHING SOMETHING CODY RHODES

[@politicaldude4193]

You guys go too easy on wwe. You’re comparing what it was to what it is now. Instead you should be comparing what it is to what it could be. wwe used to be complete shit, now it’s not. It seems amazing because of that but it’s just mediocre. Meanwhile you compare the amazing peaks of aew to its few low points. It’s just not comparable. A e dub 4 life 😤 lol

[@jacobway468]

That’s why AEW has no viewership

[@petesmart1983]

Aew is a minor company they doing dreadfully , there nothing impressive they not better than tna was at there peak and have lower viewership ratings than impact were getting after the stars left

[@politicaldude4193]

@@petesmart1983 the amount of people watching tv has also decreased in that time. If you compare both companies while also adjusting for the difference in overall tv viewership, AEW is doing insanely better than TNA. And don’t even start on quality. I’ve watched wrestling from every company possible for my entire life and AEW without doubt is the highest quality product available today

[@gordonschultz6368]

Osprey sucks

[@patbaer]

Speedball Mike Bailey continues to be my favorite wrestler working in America who isn't on WWE or AEW. Especially during Mania week, Mike puts on top tier fights with anyone and everyone.

[@petesmart1983]

Biggest problem he has no character,no gimmick and never sells

[@CarlosCruz-ox9wc]

Not having mania XL as show of the year is criminal

[@diabeticman2194]

NXT will not win promotion of the half year, but in our hearts we know it is; Shawn Michaels has cooked this half year! Edit: I was right, but the pop when the Wolf Dogs won tag team of the half year and Dijak/Oba/Briggs won match of the half year is a very fair trade off

[@G33kCulture]

Saying pop is so cringe.

[@Hashtonkusher1]

I'm spooging

[@bigl56]

DPW is a lot of fun. Glad you guys mentioned it

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Toni Storm's dedication to the gimmick wins her accolades in my household.

[@AbdelouahedBoufous]

Drew McIntyre is the Best in 2024

[@shelbowski]

Cant take it serious without reigns/rhodes match winning and wwe not even my favorite show

[@aopablinhodusamba]

Half the year, all the prestige. Ladies and didlers welcome to the Half-Year Culty awards!

[@23lacross]

Love the promotion of the year and the wrestler of the year!

[@ChickenNugNugz2]

Pacitti win best knob of months January - June.

[@painetraitorent587]

Always excited for these most prestigious awards

[@callumrobinson4137]

A PODCAST ON A TUESDAY, HOW UNCOUTH

[@Jamesotronart]

Always look forward to this, and always freaked out by the morphed faces of the wrestlers, a bit too Aphex Twin for my liking.

[@kellangmaid4711]

Ngl I tapped out on wrestling for a bit but you know I had to come back for this prestigious event

[@taylordudley3673]

Ross with the deep cut of Facundo Sava

[@nyameleyefekaska2895]

Idk how Cody vs Roman isn’t there for MOTY. Then again it’s an opinion so I can’t fault it.

[@23lacross]

Maffew mentioned it at least

[@diabeticman2194]

I find it crazy how it's not on Jack's top ten matches of the year on his MOTM podcast, then again I am biased for the mark out Marvel Endgame moments at the final stretch

[@drstclair]

The luls for AEW have been low. The All In backstage footage is the main thing, but it shouldn't be with their level of talent. This may be the best roster they've had as a company, but when they're in a lul, it doesn't feel good.

[@bez_]

YES THE DIDDLYS

[@TheMuddFishh]

Crazy that the criteria for "throwback tag team" is not doing a lot of flips. What the fuck

[@SimeonBird-kq3gz]

Hold and give takeover

[@puffdaddy6488]

44:55 Night 1, not night 2

[@Pleasefinishyourplateofmince]

52:17 much like Shane Gillis, Ross has a touch of the Ralph Wiggum about him too.

[@dski2e]

I can't wait for you guys to give Forbidden door the Ppv of the year.A event having matches with a week's build for most of the matches.But,with incredible matches.Stories doesn't matter.Just wrestling ability does. I don't mean to be condescending but when you gave Aew revolution the ppv of the year.I know its just a stupid award show.But,as a general wrestling fan,this wrestle mania had probably one of the greatest builds.Really good matches too.Not 5 star matches,but really good.And yet you gave it to Revolution just bcoz it had few 5 star matches with a 2 month build and some of them even not that. Its just that you have been doing this for last 4 years now.When you make 5/6 hour podcasts when discussing wm week,and then you give it to Aew forbidden door and revolution and all in.When all year round wwe gives you amazing storylines and acceptable matches.But you give it to Aew just bcoz they had 2 5 star matches on the card with some of them not even having a build.