Memphis Roller Derby

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).

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

References

External links

• Memphis Roller Derby official site
• Memphis Roller Derby Facebook page
• Women's Flat Track Derby Association