Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roller-derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip-fast, and makes the team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink ...

The league became one of the founding members of the Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WFTDA). "It just blew up, especially in the early 2000s. There was the movie, "Whip It," and ...