A rough start to the weekend for Boudreaux Campbell at Arizona Ridge Rider Days. ⚠️ While preparing for his matchup with Mr. Fahrenheit, the bull began bucking inside the chute, throwing Campbell forward into the steel with enough force to break his helmet. Campbell was assisted out of the chute by sports medicine personnel and was able to walk out of the arena, though visibly in pain. Campbell has since been diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined for the remainder of Arizona Ridge Rider Days. Wishing Boudreaux a full and speedy recovery. We look forward to seeing him back in action!

THREE BAREBACK STARS TAKE ON NEW ROLES WITH PRORODEO HALL OF FAME --- Three of ProRodeo’s biggest names are taking on a new role outside the arena! Three-time PRCA World Champion Tim O'Connell, 2024 World Champion Dean Thompson, and five-time NFR qualifier Leighton Berry have been named the inaugural athlete ambassadors for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Announced Friday, October 9, the new Ambassador Program will put these three cowboys at the forefront of preserving rodeo’s legacy, honoring the legends who built the sport, and inspiring the next generation of athletes. For O’Connell, it’s about keeping the stories of rodeo’s pioneers alive. For Thompson, it’s an opportunity to celebrate the legends who inspired his own career. And for Berry, it’s a chance to represent an institution he hopes to one day be inducted into himself. Three accomplished cowboys helping ensure rodeo’s greatest stories are never forgotten. 🔗 Read the full story at prorodeo.com

RIDGE RIDER DAYS: NIGHT ONE RECAP The Arizona Ridge Riders defended their home turf, the Missouri Thunder continued their dominance, and the Carolina Cowboys put together another impressive performance as the opening night of Ridge Rider Days delivered plenty of action. With the PBR Teams regular season winding down, every qualified ride and every win carries a little more weight. Here's how Friday night's five matchups unfolded. --- Nashville Stampede DEFEAT Oklahoma Wildcatters | 177.45 – 173.65 The Oklahoma Wildcatters gave Nashville everything they had, but the Stampede had the final say. Eduardo Matos opened the scoring for Oklahoma with an 88.40-point ride aboard Mayor of Hogeye before Alan de Souza answered with 88.60 points on Boomtown to give Nashville the advantage. Brock Poulin kept the Wildcatters in contention, recording his first qualified ride of the season with 85.25 points on Little Tony. But with the match on the line, Riquelmi Silva delivered an 88.85-point ride aboard Money Hustler to secure Nashville's victory. It marked Silva's fourth walk-off win of the season as the Stampede improved to 17-10. Carolina Cowboys DEFEAT Texas Rattlers | 265.30 – 175.00 The Carolina Cowboys were firing on all cylinders Friday night, putting three qualified rides on the board and extending some impressive individual streaks along the way. Guilherme Valleiras got things started with 88.25 points on Sunrise, marking his fourth consecutive qualified ride. Reigning PBR Teams Championship MVP Clay Guiton followed with a season-high 90.10 points aboard Mystified, making it three straight qualified rides since his return. "It feels good to be back," Guiton said following his performance. Jess Lockwood added another 86.95 points on Love County, extending his own streak to four consecutive rides and putting the match firmly in Carolina's hands. Texas found success through Jean Carlos Theodoro, who posted 87.65 points on Margin of Error, and Daniel Keeping, who added 87.35 points aboard Tijuana Two-Step on a reride. But two qualified rides weren't enough to catch the Cowboys. Carolina remains undefeated this season when putting at least three qualified rides on the board. The Cowboys improved to 17-10, while Texas slipped to 14-13. KC Outlaws DEFEAT Florida Freedom | 262.40 – 85.85 The Kansas City Outlaws are finding their rhythm at just the right time, collecting their fifth victory in seven games with a commanding performance against Florida. Kansas City wasted no time taking control, converting its first three outs into qualified rides. Sandro Batista opened with 87.60 points aboard Young Buck, continuing to demonstrate why he ranks among the league's top five riders. Eric Henrique Domingos followed with 87.40 points on Hay Walker, extending his qualified ride streak to seven consecutive bulls. And Domingos made sure everyone knew it, flashing seven fingers and a big grin after his ride. Maikon Calixton Rocha added another 87.40 points on Bayou Boy to give Kansas City a commanding three-ride total. Murilo Henrique de Oliveira provided Florida's lone qualified ride, scoring 85.85 points aboard Rank Hank for his fourth score of the season. The Outlaws improved to 11-16 and continue to build momentum heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Missouri Thunder DEFEAT New York Mavericks | 336.20 – 0.00 Four qualified rides, another win, and absolutely no room for the New York Mavericks to answer. The Missouri Thunder continued their impressive season with a dominant shutout victory, securing their 19th win of the year. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto led the charge with 89.20 points, bringing his season total to 22 qualified rides and pulling even with Jose Vitor Leme. Julio Cesar Marques contributed another 85.65 points before Macaulie Leather and Angelo Rossetto added two more scores. For Angelo, the night carried some extra significance. The younger brother of Paulo Eduardo Rossetto made his PBR Teams debut and wasted no time making an impression, covering Buckwheat for 83.90 points in his first career out. New York failed to record a qualified ride, falling to 10-17, while Missouri continued to strengthen its position at the top of the league. Arizona Ridge Riders DEFEAT Austin Gamblers | 175.90 – 0.00 The home team gave the Arizona crowd exactly what it came to see. The Ridge Riders opened their homestand with a shutout victory over the Austin Gamblers, capitalizing on an unusually difficult night for one of the league's top contenders. Austin's troubles began when Jose Vitor Leme bucked off for just the fourth time this season. Arizona took full advantage, with Everton Natan da Silva putting the Ridge Riders on the board with 87.25 points aboard Husky. Then came a much-needed breakthrough for Elizmar Jeremias. After enduring 12 consecutive buck-offs, Jeremias snapped his streak with an 88.65-point ride on Wild Country, securing the victory for Arizona and recording his first qualified ride since August. For the first time this season, the Gamblers finished a match without a single qualified ride, dropping three games behind first place. Arizona improved to 12-15, picking up a valuable win in front of its home crowd as the regular season approaches its conclusion. Five matches down, and the pressure is only building. Missouri continues to set the pace, Nashville and Carolina are keeping the pressure on, and Arizona is looking to make the most of its home advantage. Ridge Rider Days continues TONIGHT with another round of matchups as teams fight for every available win before the postseason 🔥

The PRCA has officially announced the 2026 NFR finalists for Bullfighters, Pickup Men, and Barrelman! The talent is stacked, but who gets your vote to work rodeo’s biggest stage in Las Vegas this December? 👀

A LIFETIME OF CARING FOR RODEO’S FOUR-LEGGED ATHLETES. 🏆 For three decades, Dr. James A. Justice has dedicated his career to the health and well-being of rodeo livestock, and now that commitment has earned him one of the PRCA’s highest honors in veterinary medicine. Justice has officially been named the 2026 PRCA Veterinarian of the Year! A New Mexico native, Justice discovered his passion for rodeo livestock while attending veterinary school at Colorado State University. After graduating in 1996, he began working with the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson, Arizona, where he has volunteered his services ever since. From serving as an on-site veterinarian at some of Arizona's most established rodeos to founding Diamond J Veterinary Services in 2001, Justice has spent his career looking after the animals that make the sport possible. Beyond veterinary care, Justice has remained a passionate advocate for rodeo animal welfare, working to educate the public and promote a greater understanding of the care these athletes receive. What started as a passion for bucking horses has grown into a 30-year legacy of service to the sport and the Western community. Congratulations to Dr. James A. Justice on this well-deserved recognition! 📲 For the full story, visit PRORODEO.com.

PBR TEAMS: THE PRESSURE IS ON IN GLENDALE 🔥 Three events remain in the 2026 PBR Teams regular season, and the race for the top spot is far from settled. The Missouri Thunder have opened up their largest lead of the season, but with three teams tied for second and several others finding their stride, there's still plenty of room for a shakeup. As the PBR Teams Series heads to Glendale, Arizona, for Ridge Rider Days, here's where all 10 teams stand and what's at stake this weekend. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Missouri Thunder | 1st | 18-8 The Thunder are sitting pretty at the top of the standings, carrying a two-game lead over the Gamblers, Stampede, and Cowboys. Missouri leads the league with 63 qualified rides, and Paulo Eduardo Rossetto has accounted for exactly one-third of them. Rossetto is 21-for-26 on the season and sits second in the MVP race, just 98.95 points behind Jose Vitor Leme. Julio Cesar Marques, Felipe Furlan, and Macaulie Leather have all climbed into the Top 25, with Leather recently putting together a career-best four consecutive qualified rides. His 89.01-point average is the highest on the Thunder roster. But there's one concern beneath Missouri's impressive record: Only five riders have recorded multiple qualified rides this season. With three events remaining, the Thunder have some breathing room to strengthen their lineup. Still, the top spot is theirs to defend, and the competition isn't slowing down. Thursday's matchup: New York Mavericks, winners of six of their last seven games. Austin Gamblers | 2nd | 16-10 Nobody is hotter than Austin right now. The Gamblers have gone an impressive 10-2 over their last four events, climbing into second place and bringing a five-game winning streak to Glendale. Jose Vitor Leme continues to set the standard in the MVP race, covering 22 of his 25 bulls this season, including six straight. But Austin's recent success goes well beyond its superstar. Dalton Kasel has covered five of his last eight, while Sage Kimzey has gone four-for-seven with back-to-back 90-point rides. Kaique Pacheco has ridden five of his last nine, and Dener Barbosa has connected on six of his last eight. The Gamblers are now one of only two teams in the league with five riders recording at least eight qualified rides apiece. The depth beyond those five remains a question, but Austin has built serious momentum at exactly the right time. Thursday's matchup: Arizona Ridge Riders, as the Gamblers look to extend their winning streak to six. Nashville Stampede | 3rd | 16-10 One rough weekend doesn't erase a season of championship potential. The Stampede suffered their first 0-3 event of 2026 in Fort Worth, dropping into third place and joining the three-way tie at 16-10. Despite the setback, Nashville remains the only team in the league with five riders who have recorded at least nine qualified rides this season. Rogério Venâncio has emerged as the team's highest-ranked rider, climbing to sixth in the MVP standings with a 14-for-26 record. He also delivered a career-best 90.05-point ride aboard Fury last weekend. Gustavo Luiz da Silva has been another bright spot, covering seven of his last nine bulls to climb into 24th. But the Stampede need their other heavy hitters to find their rhythm. Alan de Souza, Daniel Feitosa, and Riquelmi Silva have struggled recently, with Riquelmi bucking off eight of his last 10 bulls. Four times over the last four events, Nashville has lost by a single qualified ride after Silva failed to convert. The Stampede have the talent to contend for a championship. The question is whether their lineup can get back to firing on all cylinders. Thursday's matchup: Oklahoma Wildcatters. Carolina Cowboys | 4th | 16-10 The Carolina Cowboys are getting healthy, getting stronger, and getting dangerous.Despite slipping from third to fourth following Fort Worth, Carolina remains firmly in the hunt for the top spot. Guilherme Valleiras delivered his first perfect 3-for-3 weekend of the season, highlighted by a career-high 89.75 points aboard Smooth Whiskey. He leads the Cowboys in ninth place in the MVP standings. Meanwhile, Jess Lockwood turned in his strongest weekend yet, going 2-for-2 and delivering a spectacular 93.9-point ride aboard Lights Out, the highest score of the entire 2026 season. And perhaps the biggest development? Clay Guiton is finally finding his footing. The 2025 Teams Championship MVP opened the season just 1-for-15 but covered two of his three bulls in Fort Worth. Carolina has recorded at least 11 fewer qualified rides than each of the other teams in the Top 4, yet remains tied with two of them in the standings. If Guiton continues to improve and the rest of the roster finds consistency, the Cowboys could become a serious championship threat. Thursday's matchup: Texas Rattlers, in a crucial battle between two teams looking to climb the standings. Texas Rattlers | 5th | 14-12 The Rattlers have two of the most dangerous riders in the league. Now they need the rest of the roster to step up. Brady Fielder and Daniel Keeping continue to deliver outstanding performances, sitting third and seventh in the MVP race. Fielder has covered 17 of his 26 bulls this season, including nine of his last 11. Keeping is 13-for-25 and added his fifth 90-point ride of the year in Fort Worth, scoring 90.25 aboard Fury. Their consistency is remarkable. Keeping leads all Top 10 MVP contenders in average ride score at 89.16 points, with Fielder right behind him at 88.98. Together, they've helped the Rattlers maintain the league's highest team average at 88.68 points per qualified ride. But there's a catch. Fielder, Keeping, and João Ricardo Vieira have accounted for 37 of Texas' 47 qualified rides this season. The remaining 10 have come from six other riders. The Rattlers are only two games behind the three teams tied for second, but they'll need more production throughout the lineup to make a legitimate championship run. Thursday's matchup: Carolina Cowboys. Arizona Ridge Riders | 6th | 11-15 There's no place like home. And the Ridge Riders could certainly use a home-field advantage. Arizona opened the season looking like a legitimate contender, climbing as high as second place. Since then, the Ridge Riders have lost 11 of their last 15 games and fallen to sixth. Over their last two events, Arizona has managed just six qualified rides, all courtesy of Everton Natan da Silva and Eduardo Aparecido. Da Silva has delivered four of those rides, while Aparecido has added two. The pair currently sits fourth and 15th in the MVP race. Meanwhile, Luciano De Castro has bucked off six consecutive bulls, and Elizmar Jeremias has missed his last 12. Arizona once had four riders ranked inside the Top 15. Now, the team is searching for the consistency that fueled its early-season success. But Glendale could provide the spark they need. Five of the seven teams that have hosted an event this season have finished with a winning record. Can the Ridge Riders use the hometown crowd to turn their season around? Thursday's matchup: Austin Gamblers, who arrive riding a five-game winning streak. KC Outlaws | 7th | 10-16 The Outlaws are showing signs of life, but injuries have thrown another obstacle in their path. Kansas City has gone 2-1 in each of its last two events, recording 14 qualified rides in 30 attempts and creating some separation from the bottom of the standings. Sandro Batista continues to lead the charge, sitting fifth in the MVP race with a 15-for-26 record. He's covered six of his last nine bulls. Hayden Welsh returned to competition in Fort Worth, going 1-for-3, while No. 22 Eric Henrique Domingos remains another key contributor. But Kansas City will be without two important pieces moving forward. Koltin Hevalow is out for the remainder of the season with a broken femur, while Cassio Dias will be sidelined until at least the PBR Teams Championship with a lower-body injury. Bruno Carvalho and Maikon Calixton Rocha are set to step into their places. The Outlaws have found some late-season momentum, but maintaining it with a depleted roster will be their next challenge. Thursday's matchup: Florida Freedom, in a critical showdown between two teams tied at 10-16. New York Mavericks | 8th | 10-16 Don't look now, but the Mavericks are making some serious noise. After spending much of the season at the bottom of the standings, New York has won five games over its last two events, matching the Austin Gamblers for the most wins during that stretch.That surge lifted the Mavericks out of last place for the first time this season. Hudson Bolton made an impressive return from injury in Fort Worth, delivering a perfect 3-for-3 performance in his first start of 2026. Bob Mitchell has also stepped up, covering five of his last eight bulls since returning in Anaheim. And Marco Rizzo, New York's highest-ranked rider at No. 11, has put together five consecutive qualified rides to improve to 13-for-26 on the season. Leandro Zampollo and Leonardo Castro continue to struggle, combining for just eight qualified rides in 38 attempts, but the Mavericks are finally finding some much-needed momentum. The question now is whether they can keep it rolling against the league's best. Thursday's matchup: Missouri Thunder. Florida Freedom | 9th | 10-16 The Florida Freedom are running out of time to turn things around. Still competing without two-time MVP John Crimber, Florida has dropped into ninth place after recording a league-low five qualified rides over its last two events. The struggles have reached nearly every corner of the lineup. Austin Richardson, previously one of the team's most dependable riders, has bucked off six consecutive bulls after never missing more than three straight earlier this season. The Freedom are now the only team in the league without a rider ranked inside the MVP Top 15. João Lucas Campos leads the roster in riding percentage at 42.11%, covering eight of his 19 bulls. Alex Cerqueira has also recorded eight qualified rides, but in 23 attempts. Florida is tied with the Mavericks and Outlaws at 10-16, but trails both teams by 10 qualified rides. Even more concerning, the Freedom sit just one win and three qualified rides ahead of last-place Oklahoma. No team in PBR Teams history has finished last in the regular season immediately after finishing first, but Florida is now in danger of becoming the first. Thursday's matchup: Kansas City Outlaws, with crucial ground in the standings on the line. Oklahoma Wildcatters | 10th | 9-17 A new coach. Three events remaining. And a chance to rewrite the ending. The Oklahoma Wildcatters enter Glendale in last place for the first time this season after another difficult weekend in Fort Worth. Oklahoma managed just two qualified rides, marking the second event this year in which the team has been held to that total. With only 35 qualified rides on the season, the Wildcatters rank last in the league. Eduardo Matos and Kaiden Loud have carried much of the load, combining for 21 of those 35 rides. Matos currently sits 10th in the MVP race, while Loud ranks 26th. Beyond those two, Kase Hitt, Winy dos Santos, and Trace Redd have combined to cover just 12 of 51 bulls. But Oklahoma is making changes. Following the team's struggles, the organization parted ways with Head Coach Greg Rhodes and promoted Assistant Coach Shawn Ramirez to lead the Wildcatters for the remainder of 2026. Despite sitting at the bottom of the standings, Oklahoma still has an opportunity to make franchise history. Three more wins would give the Wildcatters a franchise-record 12 regular-season victories. Thursday's matchup: Nashville Stampede. THREE EVENTS. TEN TEAMS. ONE CHAMPIONSHIP IN SIGHT. 🏆 Missouri has the lead. Austin has the momentum. Carolina is finding its strength. And the teams at the bottom are fighting to keep their seasons alive. With the PBR Teams Championship approaching, every qualified ride, every matchup, and every win carries a little more weight. Ridge Rider Days gets underway Thursday in Glendale, Arizona. Who's making the biggest move this weekend?

The Road to a Canadian Championship Starts Now 🇨🇦🔥 The Canadian Finals Rodeo kicks off today, bringing the Top 12 in each event together for five performances with a national title on the line. First up: the roughstock athletes headed to CFR 2026. Here’s who will be chasing the Canadian Championship October 7–10

The Oklahoma Wildcatters announced Tuesday that assistant Head Coach Shawn Ramirez will step into the head coaching role for the remainder of the 2026 PBR Teams season. The organization moved on from former Head Coach Greg Rhodes, who was hired in April and led the Wildcatters to a 9-17 record this season. After a tough weekend in Fort Worth, Oklahoma slipped into last place for the first time this year. Ramirez becomes the third head coach in the Wildcatters’ nearly three-year history, following Rhodes and J.B. Mauney. The organization emphasized its trust in Ramirez’s “experience, competitive approach and familiarity with the organization and its athletes,” as the Wildcatters look to build momentum down the final stretch of the season. And despite sitting 10th in the standings, there is still history within reach. Ramirez has an opportunity to lead Oklahoma to its best regular season in franchise history. The Wildcatters need just three more wins to set a franchise record with 12 regular-season victories. They’ve already averaged one win per event this season, and with three events remaining, that mark is well within striking distance. A new era begins Friday. The Wildcatters will take on the Nashville Stampede in Arizona at Ridge Rider Days, with Ramirez at the helm for the first time.

BEHIND THE LENS IN LAS VEGAS 📸 Four photographers have earned the opportunity to capture rodeo’s biggest stage. Hailey Hurst, Kathryn Coleman, Lara St. Jacques and Click Thompson have been selected as the official photographers for the 2026 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Tractor Supply Company, set for Dec. 3-12 inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Only four photographers receive the assignment each year. For those selected, it means 10 nights spent documenting far more than the action inside the arena. They’ll capture the celebrations, heartbreak, pressure and defining moments that turn an NFR into rodeo history. For Click Thompson, the selection represents both recognition of the work that brought him to Las Vegas and another opportunity to prove himself once he gets there. “Being selected for the NFR in many ways is a confirmation of the time and dedication I’ve put into my craft and the work I put in all year covering these rodeos and telling stories visually,” Thompson told US Cowboy. “The selection also serves as that final challenge to culminate the year. Yes, being selected is an accomplishment, but now it’s time to prove why!” And there’s one event Thompson is particularly eager to have in front of his lens. “I’m not really going out on a limb, but I think we’re in for the greatest 10 rounds of Bull Riding ever.” Clay Guardipee has also been selected to photograph the National Finals Steer Roping presented by Cedar Gap Wealth Management, taking place Nov. 13-14 at the Kansas Star in Mulvane, Kansas. Behind every photograph that becomes synonymous with an NFR is someone who had to anticipate the moment before it happened. This December, Hurst, Coleman, St. Jacques and Thompson will have that responsibility in Las Vegas, while Guardipee will document the championship story in Mulvane. Congratulations to all five photographers on a well-earned honor. We can’t wait to see the moments, memories and history of the 2026 National Finals Rodeo through your lenses.

Rattler Days went out with a shakeup. 📷 The league leaders took a hit, Austin stayed perfect, New York made a statement and the Texas Rattlers closed out their home event with a win in front of the Fort Worth crowd. The Austin Gamblers completed a perfect 3-0 weekend with a 176.15-0 win over the Oklahoma Wildcatters, extending their winning streak to five straight games. José Vitor Leme got Austin rolling with 89.60 points on Husky, marking his sixth consecutive qualified ride. The three-time World Champion finished the weekend 2-for-3 and improved to 22-for-25 on the season, extending his lead in the PBR Teams MVP race. Kaique Pacheco added 86.55 points on Rankenstein for his second score of the weekend. Oklahoma was unable to put a score on the board Sunday, closing Rattler Days 0-3 and dropping to 9-17 on the season. The Carolina Cowboys kept their own momentum rolling with a 178.20-89.10 victory over the Florida Freedom. João Lucas Campos gave Florida an early advantage with 89.10 points on Dirty South, his fifth score of 89+ points in seven qualified rides this season. But Carolina answered. Guilherme Valleiras capped a perfect 3-for-3 weekend with a career-high 89.75 points on Smooth Whiskey before Clay Guiton delivered 88.45 points on Couyon to secure the Cowboys' win. Carolina improved to 16-10, joining Austin and Nashville in a three-way tie by record near the top of the standings. Then came the upset... The KC Outlaws handed the first-place Missouri Thunder a 177.25-88.15 loss behind qualified rides from Eric Henrique Domingos and Sandro Batista. Paulo Eduardo Rosetto opened the game with 88.15 points on Crossroads for Missouri, but the Thunder couldn't add another score. It marked the first time since Freedom Days that Missouri failed to record at least two qualified rides in a game. Domingos answered with 88.65 points on Max Bet before Batista capitalized on a re-ride opportunity with 88.60 points aboard The HONDO to put Kansas City a bull ahead for good. Despite the loss, Missouri remains atop the standings at 18-8 with a two-game advantage. The New York Mavericks followed with arguably the biggest statement of Sunday, taking down the No. 2 Nashville Stampede 351.05-269.70 in the highest-scoring game of the weekend. New York converted on its first four bulls. Hudson Bolton capped a perfect 3-for-3 return to PBR Teams with 87.50 points on The Heat, while Bob Mitchell, Marco Rizzo and Afonso Quintino each added scores of their own. Nashville didn't go quietly. All three of its qualified rides were 89+ points, highlighted by Rogério Venâncio's first career 90-point ride with a career-high 90.05 aboard Fury. But four scores were enough to give New York the win. The Mavericks improved to 10-16 and have now surpassed their win total from last season, while Nashville's 0-3 weekend dropped the Stampede from second to third in the standings. And the hometown team made sure Rattler Days ended the right way. Brady Fielder and the Texas Rattlers jumped on the Arizona Ridge Riders early and never looked back, winning 267.40-87.15 to finish their home event 2-1. Fielder set the tone with a season-high 91.75 points on Yo Mamma, his 17th qualified ride in 26 attempts as he continues to sit third in the PBR Teams MVP race. Daniel Keeping followed with 87.55 points on Rock 'n Roll before Jean Carlos Teodoro snapped a 10-out buckoff streak with 88.10 points on Corriente, giving Texas three straight scores to open the game. Everton Natan da Silva's 87.15-point ride on Apache Dots was Arizona's lone answer. The win moved the Rattlers to 14-12 on the season and improved their all-time record on home dirt at Dickies Arena to an impressive 13-2. After a weekend of upsets and movement, Missouri still owns the top spot at 18-8. Austin, Nashville and Carolina now sit at 16-10, with the Gamblers holding the points tiebreaker for second place. Rattler Days is in the books! Next stop: Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona. 📷

FORT WORTH CAME READY TO RUMBLE 🐍🔥 Night 1 of Rattler Days delivered upsets, 90-point rides and a standings shakeup as the PBR Teams regular season hits the final stretch. The Florida Freedom opened the night by taking down the No. 2 Nashville Stampede, 89.60-0, despite competing without reigning World Champion John Crimber. After both sides traded buckoffs, Yan Victor Cunha broke the stalemate with an 89.6-point ride on Spellbound to hand Nashville its second no-score loss of the season. The Missouri Thunder made sure there was no question at the top. Felipe Furlan, Macaulie Leather and Julio Cesar Marques combined for three scores in a 260.65-87.65 win over the Carolina Ridge Riders. Missouri improves to 17-7 and now owns a full-game lead over Nashville. Then came a much-needed statement from the Kansas City KC Outlaws. The Outlaws snapped New York’s four-game winning streak with three qualified rides and a 264.55-172.95 victory. Sandro Batista led the charge with 89 points, while Maikon Calixton Rocha picked up his first qualified ride of the season with an 89.45. The Austin Gamblers brought the fireworks. Jose Vitor Leme fired for 91.10 points, moving within one 90-point ride of tying Chris Shivers’ Premier Series record, before Sage Kimzey added a 90.60 of his own. The Gamblers beat the Carolina Cowboys 269.10-178.65 and jumped into third place. And on home dirt, the Texas Rattlers found a way 🐍 Daniel Keeping’s 90.25-point ride on Fury proved to be all Texas needed in a nail-biter against the Oklahoma Wildcatters. Neither side could find another score, allowing the Rattlers to escape with a 90.25-88.60 victory and improve to 13-11. Night 1 is in the books, and Fort Worth is just getting started. 🔥

INJURY UPDATE | JOHN CRIMBER John Crimber will not compete at PBR Teams Rattler Days in Fort Worth as he takes time to recover from injuries he’s been battling since Puyallup. The Florida Freedom standout revealed he suffered a torn tendon in his groin, along with additional injuries, and was advised to take time off to allow his body to fully heal. Already qualified for his first NFR, the reigning PBR World Champion is focused on getting back to 100%. Crimber says he’ll “be back shortly,” and if his season so far is any indication, there’s plenty more ahead for the young superstar.

The PBR Team Series returns for its final stretch of matches this weekend, beginning in Fort Worth for Rattler Days. After a weekend in Greensboro with no movement in the standings, the stage is set for potentially drastic changes in Fort Worth. The Missouri Thunder and Paulo Eduardo Rossetto are positioned to continue their reign. But the Nashville Stampedeare immediately behind them and eager to reclaim the No. 1 spot. Meanwhile, the bottom four teams are all within a game of each other, including the 9th-place Kansas City Outlaws and 10th-place New York Mavericks, who go head-to-head Friday with plenty on the line. Just four events remain for teams to make their move before the Teams Championship. Here’s what you need to know about every team heading into Rattler Days. MISSOURI THUNDER For the second event in a row, the Missouri Thunder enter atop the league standings with a 16-7 record. But for the third event in a row, the Thunder share an identical record with the Stampede. Both teams hold a two-game lead over the rest of the league. However, Missouri leads Nashville by four rides, worth 356.35 points. The Thunder lead the league with 57 rides, while the Stampede’s 53 rides rank third-best. With just 12 games remaining in the regular season, the Thunder are looking to create some separation sooner rather than later. Missouri is 13-2 across its last 15 games behind an impressive team effort, converting 43-of-75 attempts during that stretch. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto accounts for 14 of those rides. Rossetto’s historic 15-ride streak came to an end with a buckoff in Game 3 in Greensboro. The run stands as the longest ride streak in Team Series history and the third-longest in Premier Series history. He’s covered 19-of-23 bulls this season but remains 95 points behind Jose Vitor Leme and the No. 1 spot in the MVP race. Rossetto also has an impressive supporting cast behind him. Julio Cesar Marques, Felipe Furlan and Macaulie Leather are all ranked inside the Top 25. Outside of the Stampede, the Thunder have the most riders ranked inside the Top 25 in the league. They’re also tied with Nashville for the most riders inside the Top 10, with two each. Cesar Marques sits 10th after covering 12-of-23 this season, including nine of his last 15. Furlan and Leather have each ridden more than 45% of their bulls this season. Leather has seven qualified rides and owns the highest average score in the league at 90.01 points per ride. Four of those seven rides have crossed the 90-point mark — the only 90+ point rides of his career. The Thunder open their weekend against an Arizona Ridge Riders team still searching for answers. NASHVILLE STAMPEDE For the third straight event, the Nashville Stampede enter the weekend with an identical record to the Missouri Thunder. But for the second straight event, Nashville sits in 2nd instead of 1st. The Stampede have won five of their last six games but haven’t been able to keep pace with Missouri’s total rides. With 53 rides this season, Nashville trails the Thunder by four — the widest gap between the two teams since the fourth event of the season in Nashville. Heading into Fort Worth, the Stampede’s clearest path back to No. 1 is simple: out-win the Thunder. They’ll get an opportunity Friday against the 9-14 Florida Freedom. However, the Freedom will have 2x League MVP John Crimber back in their lineup. Nashville arguably has the deepest roster in the league, with a league-leading five riders inside the Top 25 and two inside the Top 10. Alan de Souza, Rogério Venâncio, Riquelme Silva, Daniel Feitosa and Gustavo Luiz da Silva have combined for all 53 of Nashville’s rides this season. De Souza and Venâncio lead the team in 4th and 7th, respectively, but de Souza and da Silva have been setting the pace lately. De Souza has covered eight of his last 11, including his last three, while da Silva has covered six of his last eight. The Stampede hold a two-game lead over the 3rd-place Carolina Cowboys and enter Fort Worth looking for their third straight positive event finish. CAROLINA COWBOYS The Carolina Cowboys left their Greensboro homestand 2-1, but the wins didn’t come with much offensive firepower. Carolina scored just five rides across the weekend. The Cowboys have held 3rd place for the last five events. Three events ago, following Thunder Days, Carolina was tied with Nashville and Missouri at 11-6. They’re now 14-9 and two games behind both teams. Despite their record, scoring has been a challenge. Carolina has converted 39-of-115 attempts this season, the third-fewest rides in the league. The Cowboys have three riders inside the Top 25, but none inside the Top 10. Thiago Salgado and Guilherme Valleiraslead the team in 12th and 15th with 10 rides apiece. Every other team besides the Florida Freedom has at least one rider with 12 qualified rides. But Carolina has found ways to win. The Cowboys have scored exactly one ride in 10 games this season and split those games 5-5. When they score at least three, they’re a perfect 6-0. Looming over it all is Clay Guiton. The 2025 Teams Championship MVP has covered just 1-of-15 this season for a league-worst 6.67% ride percentage. Injury concerns linger, but the Cowboys haven’t lost trust in him. Guiton will start Friday against the Austin Gamblers, who sit just one game behind Carolina. A loss would drop the Cowboys to 4th, while a score from Guiton could make the difference against a surging Austin team — and potentially spark a strong finish to his season. Rattler Days could be Carolina’s most important weekend yet, with its Fort Worth performance helping shape the trajectory of the final stretch. AUSTIN GAMBLERS Few teams enter Fort Worth with more momentum than the Austin Gamblers. Austin has converted 15-of-30 rides and gone 5-1 across its last six games. The Gamblers hadn’t climbed above .500 until Anaheim, but now sit three games over at 13-10. They’re 4th in the standings, one game behind 3rd and one game ahead of 5th. First place remains three games away, but Austin’s 54 total rides — second-best in the league — keep the Gamblers within striking distance. Twenty of those rides belong to MVP race leader Jose Vitor Leme. Leme has covered 17 of his last 18 bulls and leads 2nd-place Paulo Eduardo Rossetto by 95 points in the aggregate. He’s been nearly unstoppable this season, and if the season ended today, his 86.96% ride percentage would set a Team Series record. There’s a significant drop-off behind him until Dalton Kasel in 20th. Kasel is 9-for-18, including four of his last six. Behind him are No. 29 Sage Kimzey, No. 31 Kaique Pacheco and No. 33 Dener Barbosa, each with seven rides this season. Kimzey avoided a potential injury after a scary wreck atop EmmDee in Game 1 last week. He’ll start Friday against the Carolina Cowboys. It’s a pivotal matchup for both teams. A Gamblers win moves Austin into 3rd. A loss pulls them dangerously close to 5th. If Austin wants to turn its late-season surge into a legitimate push toward the top, the momentum has to continue in Fort Worth. TEXAS RATTLERS Brady Fielder and Daniel Keeping have been nothing short of excellent this season. The problem for the Texas Rattlershas been finding consistent production behind them. The Rattlers sit 5th at 12-11. Fielder, now 3rd in the MVP race, and Keeping, ranked 11th, have combined for 26 of the team’s 42 rides. Another seven belong to João Ricardo Vieira, who sits 32nd and bucked off all three of his bulls last event. No other Rattlers rider has covered more than two bulls this season. Texas’ 42 rides put the team in the middle of the pack, but when the Rattlers do reach the whistle, they make it count. Their 88.63-point average leads the league. The numbers make the formula clear: when Texas scores at least two rides, the Rattlers are 11-2. When they score one or fewer, they’re 1-9. That’s why their homestand couldn’t come at a better time. Of the six homestands completed this season, four teams finished 2-1 and two finished 1-2. No team has gone undefeated at home yet. The Rattlers can begin their weekend with a win against the Oklahoma Wildcatters, who have scored the fewest points in the league. But Texas won’t get a free pass — the season series between the two teams is tied 1-1. ARIZONA RIDGE RIDERS Things have gone from bad to worse for the Arizona Ridge Riders. Once 7-4 and sitting 2nd in the league, Arizona has fallen to 10-13 over its last four events. The Ridge Riders hit a new low in Greensboro, finishing 0-3 for the first time this season while scoring just three rides. While much of their core four has slipped down the standings, Everton Natan da Silva has been the bright spot. He sits 5th in the MVP race with the third-best ride percentage in the league at 68.42%. He’s covered 13-of-19 this season and seven of his last eight. But while da Silva has surged, Eduardo Aparecido, Elizmar Jeremias and Luciano De Castro have gone the other direction. Since August 21, the trio has combined to go 7-for-28. And the road doesn’t get any easier in Fort Worth. Arizona opens Friday against the 1st-place Missouri Thunder. FLORIDA FREEDOM For the first time since Game 2 of Freedom Days in early August, the Florida Freedom have 2x League MVP John Crimber healthy and active. And the timing couldn’t be better. Florida finished 0-3 with a league-worst two rides at Cowboy Days and went 4-12 during Crimber’s absence. Now, he returns after completing his first ProRodeo regular season with an unofficial NFR qualification. Austin Richardson, Alex Cerqueira and João Lucas Campos carried much of the load without him, combining to cover 25-of-60 bulls. Their production has helped drive Florida’s 88.55-point average score per ride, second-best in the league. Crimber was 2-for-6 before his injury but remains Florida’s fourth-highest-ranked rider. Ethan Winckler, Bruno Carvalho and Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira each have two rides as well, but with fewer aggregate points. Florida released Carvalho this week following a 2-for-12 season. He has since signed with the Kansas City Outlaws’ reserve roster. At 9-14 and sitting 7th, the Freedom still have a path to finish the season with a positive record — and Crimber’s return gives them a major piece back for the final push. They open against the 16-7 Nashville Stampede, giving Crimber an immediate opportunity to make his presence felt. Florida has scored just 35 rides this season, second-fewest in the league. So while there’s reason for optimism, the margin for error is razor-thin: the Freedom are only one game away from last place. OKLAHOMA WILDCATTERS Like Florida, the Oklahoma Wildcatters are just one game clear of last place. They sit 8th at 9-14 and own the fewest rides in the league with 33. Oklahoma is also one of only two teams with just one rider above seven qualified rides this season: Eduardo Matos. Matos sits 8th in the MVP race and has been a major bright spot for the Wildcatters, particularly lately. He’s covered six of his last seven and 12-of-23 overall. The next-best producers, Kaiden Loud and Kase Hitt, have combined to go 12-for-32. The team’s remaining seven rides are split between four riders, none of whom have covered more than 25% of their outs. Oklahoma has lost five of its last six games, putting the Wildcatters in serious need of a late-season turnaround. They’ll open against the hometown Texas Rattlers — a team Oklahoma has already beaten once this season. KANSAS CITY OUTLAWS The Kansas City Outlaws entered Greensboro riding a seven-game losing streak. They left with their first positive weekend since Nashville. Kansas City finished 2-1, but there’s still plenty of work ahead. The Outlaws remain tied with the last-place New York Mavericks at 8-15 and hold the edge by just two rides in the aggregate. Standout rookie Hayden Welsh returns after completing his ProRodeo campaign and unofficially punching his ticket to the NFR in December, where he’ll compete alongside John Crimber. Welsh hasn’t ridden for Kansas City since Game 2 of Gambler Days, when he scored 90.7 points aboard Cramer for the first Premier Series 90-point ride of his career. He’s 5-for-8 this season and has been one of the Outlaws’ most efficient riders alongside Sandro Batista. Batista sits 6th in the MVP race after covering 13-of-23. The team’s next three best riders — Eric Henrique Domingos, Kolton Hevalow and Cassio Dias — have all had their moments, but the trio has combined to go 18-for-51 for a 35.29% ride percentage. Now comes a matchup with immediate consequences. Kansas City opens against the New York Mavericks. The loser drops to last place. The winner could climb as high as 7th. The Outlaws will also have another option available in Bruno Carvalho, who was released by Florida this week and signed to Kansas City’s reserve roster. NEW YORK MAVERICKS The New York Mavericks don’t look like the same team that started the season. New York won just one game across its first four events. Over the last four, the Mavericks have won seven, improving to 8-15 and moving within one victory of matching last season’s win total. Marco Rizzo has been at the center of the turnaround. Rizzo has covered eight bulls across New York’s last 12 games and climbed all the way to 9th in the MVP race. He’s 12-for-23 this season and remains the only Maverick to cover at least 50% of his bulls. Mauricio Gulla Moreira has been New York’s second-best rider but has cooled off recently, recording just one qualified ride across the last two events. Instead, Bob Mitchell has helped raise the team’s floor since returning from injury in Anaheim. Mitchell is 3-for-5 since returning and has climbed to 41st in the MVP race as New York’s third-highest-ranked rider. The Mavericks are still in last place, but Friday gives them their best opportunity yet to finally escape it. New York opens against Kansas City with both teams sitting at 8-15. A win could not only move the Mavericks out of 10th for the first time this season — depending on the rest of Friday’s results, it could push them as high as 7th. With four events remaining, there’s still plenty of room for the standings to move. And in Fort Worth, almost every matchup has something riding on it.