Posted April 8, 20205 yr comment_5914196 I don't have a lot of knowledge or things to share, other than that I'm super excited that I found the full soundtrack to Rollergames on YouTube! This was a show I got into in the late 80s because of the pro wrestling similarities, but also because it aired on a lineup with American Gladiators, WWF Superstars, and NWA World Wide Wrestling. I was always interested in the overlap in pro wrestling and roller derby history and this thread seems like a good place to be a catch-all for this topic. I'm sure others know more than I do.
April 9, 20205 yr comment_5914284 One important thing to clarify: Modern roller derby doesn't have nearly the amount of overlap with pro wrestling that the old stuff does. The 2000s revival *started* as an ironic hipster sorta thing, but it's evolved into a real sport that just keeps some of the old aesthetics. So i imagine this would mainly be a retro thread, not that that's a bad thing!
April 10, 20205 yr Author comment_5914400 Shows what I know. I didn't realize that modern roller derby even existed.
April 10, 20205 yr comment_5914418 Yea it grew out of a lot of...i guess you could say feminist/punk/riot grrl-ish circles who grew up on Rollergames? It's actually real neat how it developed!
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