Anyone remember Roller Derby?

Tinkerer

Senior Chief Petty Officer
Joined
Mar 15, 2003
Messages
760
1960's roller skating competition that at times was sort of tag team wrestling on wheels.<br /><br />Little Ralphie Valaderez was the goodie for one team as I recall.<br /><br />Shirley somebody was a butch baddie on the women's team.<br /><br />Top fun to watch people copping an elbow in the throat trying to pass the opposing team off a ? whip ?; people getting flung over the high side rails; and just belting the bejesus out of each other with chairs in the centre when all else failed.<br /><br />What happened to the competition and TV show?<br /><br />Why hasn't it been revived on in-line skates? Could do some real damage at those speeds. Great TV.
 

SpinnerBait_Nut

Honorary Moderator Emeritus
Joined
Aug 25, 2002
Messages
17,651
Re: Anyone remember Roller Derby?

Yea and take a run and do a big splash on someone that is already down.<br /><br />But don't despair, it is coming back to TV on the A&E channel. Read about it here. Oh yea, the Lonestar RollerGirls. Yehawww. :D <br /> http://www.bggw.com/
 

Tinkerer

Senior Chief Petty Officer
Joined
Mar 15, 2003
Messages
760
Re: Anyone remember Roller Derby?

Originally posted by SBN:<br /> Yea and take a run and do a big splash on someone that is already down.<br /><br />But don't despair, it is coming back to TV on the A&E channel. Read about it here. Oh yea, the Lonestar RollerGirls. Yehawww. :D <br /> http://www.bggw.com/
Yeah, I think you're right about the body slams. It's even better than I remembered!<br /><br />The Putas del Fuego team in the link got my interest. "Puta" maybe means something less offensive in Texan usage, but I wouldn't be game to say it to or about a woman in Spanish speaking company.
 
Top