PRORODEO Sports News - June 1, 2026

World Champion steer wrestler Tucker Allen being interviewed by PRORODEO Films Videographers Jaron Lunsford and Taylor Brown.

really didn’t have much of a race. So, going into (2025), Wacey (Schalla) was part of it, and it was really excit ing. Everybody kind of overlooks the all-around race when you are blowing everybody out of the water, so it was super fun having Wacey part of the race last year. “It was super awesome winning an other bull riding world title. It seems like everyone you get feels that much more special. It was so cool to win my first bull riding world title in 2020

nearly ended his career. However, the Beaver, Utah, cowboy was back to being Superman at the Thomas & Mack Center and walked away with two world titles. Wright has 10 world championships – six in all-around, 2019-23, and 2025; one in saddle bronc riding 2021; and three in bull riding, 2020, 2022 and 2025. “It was super awesome to win the all-around,” Stetson said. “My rookie year (in 2019) I had a race to win the gold buckle, but after my rookie year I

“It seemed like everything went our way that week and I was having a ball,” Ward said. Long concurred with his partner. “It was just a magical week,” Long said. “When you get the ball rolling out here (in Las Vegas), there’s noth ing like it. The electricity every night, going for $30,000 (to win the round). It is the most fun 10 days of your life.” Stetson Wright missed the entire 2024 season with a hamstring injury that happened at the 2023 NFR and

and 2022 felt good because I showed that it wasn’t a fluke. Then, when I did it on my return (to the NFR in 2025) to win it for the third time, I was pumped. I felt like 2026 has set me up for another one and I’m just going to keep chip ping away.” The 2025 world champions will try and put themselves in a position, not only to return to the NFR, but also walk away with gold buckle memo ries – again. The 2026 NFR takes place Dec. 3-12 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Reigning Miss Rodeo America 2026, Olivia Favero, interviewed at the PRORODEO World Championship Media Day in Las Vegas.

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