124 Woopaa 2021 PBR World Champion Bucking Bull By Kelly B. Robbins
Photos by Andre Silva Photo
It may be a long time before the kind of excitement, extreme talent, raw courage, and record-breaking scores are unleashed on bull riding fans like they were at the PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this past week. But then again, it may just be next year! 124 Woopaa was right in the middle of it all. This one-of-a-kind bovine athlete scored a whopping 48.75 points in the final out of the championship round of the World Finals to claim the 2021 YETI PBR World Champion Bull title, and the 2021 YETI PBR Bull of the World Finals. He earned $125,000 in prize money for owners Larry Barker of Barker Bulls and Laramie Wilson of the
Hookin’ W Ranch. Earlier, Woopaa also earned the $25,000 prize for being the number one ranked bull of the regular season. At the end of the Round Two competition by the rank bulls on Thursday evening, Woopaa was still in first place after quickly dispatching Daylon Swearingen in 3.00 seconds for a bull score of 45 points. Number two ranked Chiseled had bested Junior Patrick Souza in 4.91 seconds, for a bull score of 46 points, which edged him a little closer to Woopaa, and kept him in the running for the title. Woopaa needed a score of at least 43 points in the championship round to claim the bull title.
Jose Vitor Leme and Woopaa (Barker Bulls / Hookin’ W Ranch) team up for 98.75 points, the highest marked ride in the history of the PBR, in the championship round of the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media
Humps-Horns.com · 21 · December 2021
