OUR STATE.. OUR DERBY!!

Saturday is truly a derby night in Arizona as three of the state’s biggest leagues will all be holding events on the same night.   This will make things a little frustrating for Phoenix fans as there will definitely be a test of loyalty.

ARIZONA ROLLER DERBY
ALL-STAR BOUT
Take the best of the best in AZRD and put them on two teams and you have an all-star showdown to close out what some may call AZRD’s most exciting season ever.  The two teams will be divided into Blue and Red teams.  The Blue team will including Gratuitous Violet, Loca Lena and Hacker Too Pieces.  They will be facing the Red team that will include Rayna Rage and Deez Nutz.  Both teams are pretty much equally matched from a jamming and a blocking perspective.  I am not going to call this one.  Here are the rosters and I will let you be the judge:
Blue Team: Yellow Fever, Gratuitous Violet, Loca Lena, Hacker Too Pieces, Candy Cannons, Knockout Knicko, Jugs Bunny, Rum Bunctious, Book-em Betty, C Ductive, Bea Naughty, Chachi Patron.
Red Team: Dirty Dutchess, Rayna Rage, Deez Nutz, Domiskatrix, Messy Missy, Joby Wan-and-Only, Kidda Kilah, Destructo Kitty, A Whacks Queen, Diabolique, Pokaheiness.

IF YOU GO:
Castle Sports Club - 11420 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix
Doors open at 7PM, bout starts at 7:30PM.  $12 at the door.
http://www.azrollerderby.com for more information

ARIZONA DERBY DAMES
(2)BRUTAL BEAUTIES VS. (8)SCHOOL YARD SCRAPPERS
(7)COFFIN DRAGGERS VS. (5) RUNAWAY BRIDES
With 4 very powerful AZDD teams also playing on Saturday, fencesitting derby lovers have a very hard choice here.  The Bombshells take the bye for this bout (and trust me, they need a rest after the beatings they are taking this year) and leave the skating to the powerhouses.

First we have Beauties and Scrappers.  The Beauties have been showing some vulnerability this season.  While the pinks squeezed by the plaid 29-15 in the January mini-bout, their performaces against the Brides have proven that the team is showing potential for another team to slip by them.  While I know Red Rocker will give me a hiney-whooping the next time we meet when I say this, I think this is the one when Rowdy’s Scrappers will slip by the Beauties, but not by much.  SCRAPPERS BY 1-20.

Next we have Draggers vs. Brides.  The Brides under the leadership of Ann Thrash has the structure necessary to win games, they beat the Beauties.  The Draggers have this interesting brand of teamwork that may work in their favor but the Brides’ record speaks for itself.  BRIDES BY 15-35.

IF YOU GO:
Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 19th Avenue & McDowell
Doors at 6:30PM, Bout at 7:30PM. General and Floor: $12, VIP: $20, Parking: $7.
http://www.azderbydames.com for more information

TUCSON ROLLER DERBY
(1)VICE SQUAD VS. (3)COPPER QUEENS
(11)IRON CURTAIN VS. (13) FURIOUS TRUCKSTOP WAITRESSES
In Tucson, TRD will have their championship bout where their two powerhouse teams, VICE Squad and the Copper Queens will fight for the TRD title.  In addition, the Iron Curtain will take on FTW for third place. Last month, the FTW saw the return of Skeletor and they gave the Copper Queens a run for their money.  The Iron Curtain has been busy schooling other teams and have been getting their team more together.  So who will tak Tucson?  I say VICE SQUAD BY 40-60 and IRON CURTAIN BY 40-60.

IF YOU GO:
Tucson Indoor Sports Center (formerly Bladeworld) - 1065 W. Grant Rd.
Doors at 6PM, IC vs. FTW @ 6:30,VS vs. CQ 8:00.  $10 admission.
http://www.tucsonrollerderby.com for more info.