- Memphis Roller Derby
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Memphis Roller Derby Metro area Memphis, Tennessee Country United States Founded 2006 Teams Memphis Hustlin' Rollers (WFTDA Travel Team)
Women of Mass Destruction
Angels of Death
PrissKilla PrezleysTrack type(s) Flat Venue Pipkin Building, MidSouth Fairgrounds, Memphis, TN Affiliations WFTDA Website http://www.memphisrollerderby.com Memphis Roller Derby, or MRD, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Memphis, Tennessee. The league was founded in 2004. Memphis Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
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Teams
The Memphis Roller Derby league is composed of three home teams: Women of Mass Destruction, Angels of Death, and the PrissKilla Prezleys. All-stars from those teams form the interleague travel team, the Memphis Hustlin' Rollers, which competes against other roller derby leagues. See more about our teams [1].
History
2010
After a tough year of losing and gaining players on the Memphis Hustlin' Rollers, they went to the South Central Regional Tournament that was held in Lincoln, Nebraska. They went in as the bottom seed, and finished placing 10th in their region. The played Houston, Dallas, and Knoxville to end their 2010 season at regionals.
For the first time ever the Women of Mass Destruction (home team) won this year's interleague championships against the undefeated Angels of Death (who won the past three championships).
2009
This was the first year that MHR was eligible to go to regionals. The South Central Tournament was in Atlanta, Georgia this year. They went in ranked number 10, but left ranked 9th after beating West Texas.
The Angels of Death, (home team), and the defending champions, won this year's interleague championship game over the girls in green, the Women of Mass Destruction.
2008
The Hustlin' Rollers weren't accepted into the WFTDA organization until Fall of 2008. They went undefeated 13-0 this year.
The Angels of Death would dominate this year's interleague championship again, over the Women of Mass Destruction.
2007
The Hustlin' Rollers (travel team) won their first game ever this year 83-58 over New Orleans's Big Easy Roller Girls.
For the home team championship game, it would go to the Angels of Death defeating the Women of Mass Destruction.
2006
In January 2006 Sam Red had the idea to start roller derby in Memphis thanks to a co-worker that brought her attention to A&E's reality TV show Rollergirls. Red immediately called one of her friends, Jen Hughes, who took on the business aspect of it. Next on Red's list was Vicki Lassiter. She took a little more convincing but then she was in too. After the three ladies plastered the city and the Internet with fliers they were ready to hold a tryout. Three weeks after the original idea they had tryouts at Skateland Raleigh, where they had a mob of ladies show up. The result was the formation of 4 home teams; The Legion of Zoom ( disbanded after 2008 season ), Angels of Death, Prisskilla Presleys, and Women of Mass Destruction. The rest, as they say, is history.
For more about the history of MRD check us out at About MRD
Season Q4 ranking[1] Regionals Championship 2009 9 10[2] N/A 2010 10 9[3] N/A 2011 TBA N/A N/A References
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Southern Fried Smackdown", WFTDA
- ^ "Amber Waves of Pain", WFTDA
External links
- Memphis Roller Derby official site
- Memphis Roller Derby Facebook page
- Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues East region - Auld Reekie Roller Girls
- Boston Derby Dames
- Cape Fear Roller Girls
- Carolina Rollergirls
- Central New York Roller Derby
- Charlotte Roller Girls
- Charm City Roller Girls
- CT RollerGirls
- DC Rollergirls
- Dominion Derby Girls
- Dutchland Rollers
- Garden State Rollergirls
- Gotham Girls Roller Derby
- Green Mountain Derby Dames
- Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
- Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby
- Ithaca League of Women Rollers
- Jersey Shore Roller Girls
- Lehigh Valley Rollergirls
- London Rollergirls
- Long Island Roller Rebels
- Maine Roller Derby
- Montréal Roller Derby
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- Philly Rollergirls
- Providence Roller Derby
- Queen City Roller Girls
- River City Rollergirls
- Roc City Roller Derby
- Rocktown Rollers
- Steel City Derby Demons
- Suburbia Roller Derby
West region - Angel City Derby Girls
- Arizona Roller Derby
- B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
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- Castle Rock 'n' Rollers
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- Choice City Rebels
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- Derby Revolution of Bakersfield
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North Central region - Arch Rival Rollergirls
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- Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls
- Brewcity Bruisers
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- Cincinnati Rollergirls
- Demolition City Roller Derby
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- Detroit Derby Girls
- Fort Wayne Derby Girls
- Fox Cityz Foxz
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- Hammer City Roller Girls
- Killamazoo Derby Darlins
- Mad Rollin' Dolls
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- Ohio Roller Girls
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- Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby
- Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
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- The Chicago Outfit
- Toronto Roller Derby
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- Windy City Rollers
South Central region - Alamo City Rollergirls
- Assassination City Roller Derby
- Atlanta Rollergirls
- Big Easy Rollergirls
- Dallas Derby Devils
- Des Moines Derby Dames
- Dixie Derby Girls
- Duke City Derby
- Gold Coast Derby Grrls
- Green Country Roller Girls
- Hard Knox Roller Girls
- Houston Roller Derby
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- WFTDA Apprentice
- Roller derby films
- Derby News Network
- History of roller derby
- Hydra Trophy
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(NCAA Division I)Categories:- Roller derby leagues in Tennessee
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- Women's sports in the United States
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