Just North of Wrigley Field

posted by James - 11:06 PM

I’ve got a warning for you, just so you don’t freak out after a reading this next post for a little while and realizing, “Hey! This post is about wrestling.”

This next post will be about wrestling.

Why? Because I like it. I grew up liking it (or never grew up as your opinion might be) and I like it even more now. You can set your clock on where I’ll be every Monday and Thursday night.

This post contains an excerpt of a chat between Just North of Wrigley Field (I) and Just West of SafeCo Field (my great friend Chris, who hasn’t written here lately, even if his Utah Jazz need the support) during the last hour of the most recent episode of Monday Night Raw.

Ahhh… two great areas of the country coming together, such a beautiful thing.

I know it's quite long, but it reads pretty fast and there are a lot of funny exchanges between two of the best of friends, who would probably be damn depressed without the technology to talk as much as we do (at least that's how I feel).

And away we go…

JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: what's up?
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Another great night of wrestling
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ... so far
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I might start a new feature on the website around Stone Cold Steve Austin
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: The Law says... 1. Do something about it.
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: that would be cool
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: The Law According to Stone Cold
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ...or the Stone Cold Law says so
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: He said that to HBK when HBK was looking down about Benoit getting the title shot at Wrestlemania
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah the jazz game is back on
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: cool... are you at home?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: cool
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Wrestlemania is only 41 days away
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: sweet
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: yeah
(Triple H makes his way down the ring, unexpectedly ready to actually wrestle.)
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: shut up trip
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: you're watching it?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: he stayed in the tanning bed too long
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: You're getting the east coast feed?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: I forgot I get the east coast feed
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: wow
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Have you been watching it the whole time?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: no I just remembered
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: you should wait til your feed starts. The first half was great
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: WTF!
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: I don't get another feed
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: huh?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: I just get the east coast feed
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Did you TiVo it?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: nope
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: why not?
(Little Spike Dudley comes down to the ring as Triple H's "Big competition to prepare him to Benoit.")
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: what the heck is spike doing?
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I don't know
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: I forgot
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I wish I had TiVo
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: but it's better than having it and not using it. lol
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: “expletive directed at JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD”
(Triple H drops Spike on his head.)
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ohhh
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: that looked terrible
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: damn
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: why do they continually make Trip look like such a wuss? Why couldn't he have faced real competition?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: because he is a wuss
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: or maybe the writers are wusses?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: no I think it's trip
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: They are having some fun with the Undertaker though...
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I'd have even more fun
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: what are they doing??
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: cool stuff... if you found out how to set your TiVo you'd know
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ;)
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: I forgot that I only get the east coast feed
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: “expletive directed at JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD”
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ...but if I had TiVo, I'd set it up to "tape" it every week... Smackdown too maybe even Heat
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: You can do that with TiVo right?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Man, how fast could I watch Heat and Velocity if I "taped" it... maybe five minutes. lol
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Wow... Raw from Portland
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah smackdown from Tacoma
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: The Law says... 1. Do something about it. 2. I'm not coming here to stir you up or nothing 3. Pass the favor on to an old buddy. 4. You're representing the good name of Stone Cold Steve Austin. 5. Enjoy yourself, but don't do anything I wouldn't do
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I'm thinking of taking some of those off
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: maybe #4?
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: That might not be a good law
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: But I'd sure abide by it if it was
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I'd represent
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: That's something else but probably not a Law
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: Utah is playing like nothing tonight
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: They're overachievers; you have to expect that kind of performance sometime
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: “expletive directed at JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD”
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I thought that was a compliment
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: no
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I just called a last place team over achieving
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I could have said... they're supposed to play like nothing... they're a last place team
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: a team that should be in a better place than that
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: we would be in second if they would have changed the divisions this season
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: yeah, and Orlando, Washington, Atlanta or Charlotte would be leading a division
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: They need to stop having Coach on the broadcast
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
(A promo for the Eddie Guerrero-Brock Lesnar WWE Title match at the upcoming Pay-per-view airs.)
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: That's gonna be good if it's Lie, Cheat and Steal Eddie
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Would be fun and a great match
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I think Eddie could win maybe so they can have Brock vs. Goldberg at the PPV without a title on the line
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ...and then have Angle or Cena vs. Eddie at Wrestlemania
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: man the refs are killing us
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: to go with HBK vs. HHH vs. Benoit UT vs. Kane Rock/Foley vs. Orton/Batista/Flair (I'd like to see them get Ricky Steamboat involved in this match too) ...and I hear they'll do a cruiserweight battle royal which will be fun
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: There are a lot of guys unaccounted for there
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: man it's 61-46 one minute left in the quarter
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I'd like to see Vince McMahon get buried at the next PPV... UT still owes Vince one
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: third?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah and Duncan has 30
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: 46 points through three quarters?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: s.a. only has 61
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: which is plenty
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: They'll approach 90 points
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: no it's not
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: yeah it is
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: when you play their kind of defense
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Wow there's at least 15 minutes for this match
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: is it just hbk vs. Orton?
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Are you saying the Spurs should be running up the score more on the Jazz? lol
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: no, I'm wondering whether Foley will get involved
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: the way the jazz are playing yeah
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: 15 minutes is enough time for a PPV match, so this match is either going to PPV quality (very possible) or Foley will get involved maybe
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: uh-oh there goes the ref
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: ouch
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I wouldn't mind seeing Bischoff or McMahon vs. Heyman at Wrestlemania
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: shawn needs to stop doing that
(Stone Cold comes down to the ring on his ATV... much hilarity ensues.)
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Here comes the LAW!!!!!
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: LOL
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I love Randy Orton!
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: LOL
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: This is great!
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ouch
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: commercial break
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: “expletive directed at the commercial break”
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: They better go to at least 10 after
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: That was awesome... I think "the Law" is the best role Stone Cold has had yet
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: since he stopped wrestling
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yeah it's pretty good
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: I love the ATV too... especially now when he's taking knocked-out refs to the back with him. That was great and any foreign objects too. Good stuff
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: yup
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Orton was great too putting the title down right before Austin came down to the ring... That would have been a stunner-able offense
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: “expletive directed at Jonathan Coachman”
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: lol
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: He's such a tool and he serves no purpose on the broadcast... the King can do that just fine and he's not the worst broadcaster this side of Michael Cole
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ...this is a great match and Coach is talking about JR's hat?
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: Who the heck is coming up with this stuff?
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: gotta run ok
JUST NORTH OF WRIGLEY FIELD: ok
JUST WEST OF SAFECO FIELD: talk to ya later

And don't ask us where we come up this stuff, it's like this all the time with us. That's how it is when you're practically brothers.