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The league's A team was originally called The Plague. The team was later renamed the All Stars. The league has also had a B team at times. The first B team was called the Poison Ivies. After a year-long hiatus in 2014 a new B team was launched in 2015 called the Badda Bings. In 2016 the league
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Swamp City Roller Rats make a dramatic entry to their first home bout - the triple-header billed as Grazed
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