Roller Derby: Real or fake? You likey or not??

[TheGLOV]

 

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[cvilleelkscoach]

When I was a kid I saw a roller derby match in Rec Hall. It was one of the funniest thing I have ever seen in person. I don't know if it was fake or not but I was very entertained.

 

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[LionJim]

Fake, as in orchestrated, but they had phenomenal athletes. Ronnie Rains, Judy Arnold.

 

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[MtNittany]

 

[fairgambit]

GLOV, I have to give you credit. Of all the topics in all the world that I might expect to see on this Board today, I would not have thought one would be "Roller Derby". By the way GLOV, I see no names on their uniforms.

 

[TheGLOV]

GLOV, I have to give you credit. Of all the topics in all the world that I might expect to see on this Board today, I would not have thought one would be "Roller Derby". By the way GLOV, I see no names on their uniforms.

You did not look hard enough.

 

[TheGLOV]

GLOV, I have to give you credit. Of all the topics in all the world that I might expect to see on this Board today, I would not have thought one would be "Roller Derby". By the way GLOV, I see no names on their uniforms.

 

[fairgambit]

You did not look hard enough.

A lot of your footage has no names. The rest are fake names. I admit, I do like the idea of fake names since it's what most of us do here. OK, GLOV, let's make this an Olympic Sport.

 

[wex18]

It's real. The Allegheny Avengers claim 78 national championships.

 

[TheGLOV]

Shameful hussies!

 

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[Peetz Pool Boy]

Ok ...I'm a Roller Detby fan. Who else remembers roller derby being broadcast on the "major channels" back in the late 1960's / early 1970's before remote controls....back when your old man exclaimed "this is crap. Get up and change the channel"

 

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[TheGLOV]

Ok ...I'm a Roller Detby fan. Who else remembers roller derby being broadcast on the "major channels" back in the late 1960's / early 1970's before remote controls....back when your old man exclaimed "this is crap. Get up and change the channel"

Me! I remember!!

 

[MartyInLawrenceville]

I remember Joannie Weston. Used to run back to back with the weekly WWF shows in Pittsburgh.

 

[NapaNit]

It was either Roller Derby or Bobo Brazil vs. Bruno San Martino. I went with the women.

 

[PSUSignore]

It was either Roller Derby or Bobo Brazil vs. Bruno San Martino. I went with the women.

GLOW was the best of both worlds.

 

[Class of 67]

Ok ...I'm a Roller Detby fan. Who else remembers roller derby being broadcast on the "major channels" back in the late 1960's / early 1970's before remote controls....back when your old man exclaimed "this is crap. Get up and change the channel"

I do. It's always been as fake as pro wrestling.