PBR’s Elite Unleash The Beast Returns to Fort Worth for First Time in 16 Years

PBR’s Elite Unleash The Beast

Returns to Fort Worth for First Time in 16 Years on August 29-30

FFor the first time in 16 years, PBR’s dominant bovine athletes throughout (Professional Bull Riders) elite Unleash the event. The Beast will return to Fort Worth, Joining Collins as past Fort Worth Texas, welcoming fans into Dickies premier series event winners are two Arena Aug. 29-30 for the PBR WinStar PBR World Champions. The only Aus

World Casino and Resort Invitational.

Historically, the PBR Unleash The

Beast has stopped in Fort Worth eight times, most recently travelling to the city in 2004 when Mike Collins emerged victorious.

In the bull pen, the 2004 event also featured a dominant performance by tralian PBR World Champion in league

Little Yellow Jacket who went on to win history Troy Dunn (1998) won the his third consecutive World ChampionLone Star State event in 2000, while ship at year’s end. Besting Reuben Ge1999 World Champion Cody Hart was leynse, Little Yellow Jacket was marked a victorious in 2003. monstrous 47 points, tying for the thirdIn addition to World Champions, best score logged by one of the league’s three founding members of the PBR

have also ridden to victory in Fort Worth: Gilbert Carrillo (1995), Cody Custer (2001) and Jim Sharp (2002).

Other past Fort Worth Unleash The Beast event winners include Brian Herman (1997) and Norman Curry (1999).

Despite the premier series’ more than 15-year absence from Fort Worth, the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area is no stranger to elite bull riding competition. In 2019 and 2020, AT&T Stadium in Arlington welcomed the PBR Global Cup, a one-of-a-kind team tournament uniting riders in national teams to compete for record purses and the title of Toughest Nation on Dirt.

This past February, for the first time in Global Cup history, a nation defended home soil as Team USA Eagles rode to victory under the leadership of Coaches Justin McBride and J.W. Hart, and Captain Jess Lockwood.

This season, the PBR Unleash The Beast stop in Fort Worth is crucial in the championship race to the PBR World Finals in early November, awarding a gold buckle and million-dollar bonus to the world’s best bull rider. The riders competing in Fort Worth are anticipated to be led by current world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme, along with Texas’ own Cooper Davis (Jasper), Cole Melancon (Paris) and Mason Taylor (Maypearl).

The bull riding action for the PBR WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational begins with Round 1 at 6:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 29, concluding with Round 2 and the championship round at 1:45 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 30.

All 35 bull riders will get on one bull each in Round 1 and 2. Following Round 2 on Sunday afternoon, the riders’ individual two-round scores will be totaled with the Top 15 advancing to the championship round for one more out and a chance at the $30,000 event title.

The PBR WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational held at Dickies Arena will abide by the health standards put in place for rodeo and equestrian events, as identified in the Open Texas guidelines. PBR is following all local and state health protocols, and along with Dickies Arena is instituting a series of fan safety protocols. For more on the protocols visit PBR.com.

Tickets for the two-day event are on sale now and start at $16.50. They can be purchased online at Ticketmaster. com, or by calling PBR customer service at 1-800-732-1727.