Today’s revival of roller derby keeps the athleticism of the original sport and adds punk attitude and showmanship and sassy, feisty, aggressive competition.

The Nashville Rollergirls (NRG) are an amateur all women flat track roller derby team.  They knock each other down, they look good doing it, and they skate away smiling.  This sport is real, and the girls have real fun doing it.

The NRG started in 2006 and has three teams who compete with each other on an intra-league basis: the Assault Rivals , the X-Pistols, and the Damsels of Distress. Traveling to compete with other cities is the NRG’s all-star team, the Nashville RollerGirls.

The roller girls are completely do-it-yourself, running on the work of the skaters, friends, family, and volunteers.

The girls have all sorts of backgrounds, and get together with a single goal – to knock some skaters down and taste some blood. Most of them are college educated, some grad students, and some are moms.  They have all sorts of careers and lifestyles by day, and by night they don fishnets and miniskirts, when they hit the rink practice training and a good time.

The fan base is also a varied mix of characters, including all ages, with tatoos, mohawks, polos, biker helmets, cowboy hats, families and singles from all walks of life.

NRG’s cheerleaders, excuse me, “jeerleaders”, known as the Rhinestone Ruckus, entertain during the jams and at intermissions.

If you want some extra excitement you can sit in the “Suicide Seats” – set up on the floor right beside the track, (warning – you assume all liability for injury by sitting here…).

So come out to the historic Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville Tennessee on a Saturday night when there’s a Nashville Rollergirl bout scheduled. You’ll be glad you did!