Country United States Track type(s) Banked | Founded 1995 | |
Metro area Los Angeles, California Teams Stars / T'Birds
Outlaws / Red Devils Website nationalrollerderbyleague.com | ||
The National Roller Derby League (NRDL), also once promoted as Roller Derby 2000, Roller Blazing Derby League (RBDL, or just Roller Blazing Derby) and Roller Derby USA, is a professional roller derby league. The NRDL consists of teams that train and compete on banked tracks in the coastal cities of Southern California. The NRDL is incorporated in the State of California under the name Roller Derby Inc..
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History
The NRDL was established in 1995 by Lou Sanchez, Sr.. Sanchez is a former Roller Games skater known for his underhanded, violent tactics while playing for the Texas Outlaws in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring from skating, he managed various teams in different roller derby revivals.
The NRDL began with two teams, the Los Angeles Aztecs and the San Francisco Bay Bombers, skating in exhibition matches in mid-1995.
Potential investors were sought to fund the founding teams plus two more, the L.A. Thunderbirds and the New York Chiefs, in an enterprise to be promoted as Roller Derby 2000, but nothing materialized.
As of 2006, one of the NRDL teams, the L.A. Stars, is sometimes billed as the L.A. T'Birds, and the Texas Outlaws are sometimes billed as just the Outlaws.
In May 2006, the NRDL announced it was forming two Las Vegas-based teams, the Las Vegas Royal Rollergirls (all female) and the Las Vegas High-Rollers (mixed gender).
Matches
Recent games include the following: