Memphis Roller Derby
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| Metro area | Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Teams | Memphis Hustlin' Rollers (WFTDA Travel Team) Blues City Bombers |
| Track 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).
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 all star travel team, the Memphis Hustlin' Rollers, which competes against other travel teams from other cities. See more about our teams [1].
After a measurable dip in proficiency in the past 2 years, The Hustlin' Rollers were out of the gate strong in 2013 with an early win against Magnolia Roller Vixens but had a lackluster mid-season drop after losing to Gold Coast Derby Grrls, Duke City Roller Derby, and Dallas Derby Devils in the annual Clover Cup tournament. Memphis went on to defeat Springfield Roller Girls later in the season and secured a repeat tournament win at the annual Honky Tonk Stomp. Keeping fire under their momentum, a late season re-match with Dallas resulted in a nail-biting loss for Memphis by only 2 points. Dallas went on to compete at the WFTDA Division 2 tournament. Memphis Roller Derby continually hovered around #16 in the South Central Region but when WFTDA changed its ranking system to a divisional ranking system in 2013, MRD entered as Division 2 ranked at #77.
The Women of Mass Destruction went on to set a new league record by winning the interleague championships for the fourth year in a row against the Prisskilla Prezleys.
Due to the excellent momentum in 2013, things for 2014 look very bright for the skaters of Memphis Roller Derby.
The Hustlin' Rollers took some early hard losses against The Oklahoma Victory Dolls and St. Louis' Arch Rival Roller Girls. Later in the season, The Hustlin' Rollers brought home victory in the annual Honky Tonk Stomp and resumed their reign as Tennessee State Champions.
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