RollerJam

Article summary

RollerJam is an American television series featuring roller derby that aired on The Nashville Network (TNN, now Paramount Network) from 1999 to 2001 on the Friday Night Thrill Zone block. It was the first attempt to bring roller derby to TV since RollerGames. RollerJam was derived from the original roller derby, but newer skaters used inline skates to modernize the sport (several skaters, mostly older ones, used the traditional quad skates). The program was taped at Universal Studios Stage 21 in Orlando, Florida, known as RollerJam Arena for the first and second seasons (1999 and 2000) and the former American Gladiators arena in the show's final season. The first few weeks of the show's second season, which ran from August to October 1999, were taped at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2015-04-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377065748