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2021 PBR Unleash the Beast: American Roots Edition PBR Can-Am Invitational Cowtown Coliseum – Fort Worth, Texas Friday, February 26 at 8:00 P.M 2021 PBR Unleash The Beast: American Roots Edition PBR Can-Am Invitational Cowtown Coliseum – Fort Worth, Texas Friday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m. CT Saturday, February 27 at 8:00 p.m. CT BUCKING BACK TO FORT WORTH – This weekend, for the 14th time in league history, the elite PBR Unleash The Beast will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, concluding the league’s American Roots Edition at the iconic Cowtown Coliseum with the PBR Can-Am Invitational February 26-27. Initially scheduled to be held in Longview February 27-28, the tour stop was relocated due to the impacts of the region’s recent historic winter storm. The PBR was last in Fort Worth in 2020, holding a premier series stop at Dickies Arena. Additionally, the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area is no stranger to PBR action, with Arlington hosting the 2020 PBR World Finals and the prestigious Global Cup in 2019 and 2020. Action in Fort Worth will get underway on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 at 8:00 p.m. CT. HISTORY IS MADE AT COWTOWN – While PBR’s elite Unleash The Beast was not initially scheduled to stop at Cowtown Coliseum, the tour’s rerouting now finds the league’s premier series travelling to one of the most iconic venues in Western sports, and one with deep roots in PBR history. In 1993, PBR held its first-ever PBR elite tour event at Cowtown Coliseum, with league co-founder Cody Lambert going a perfect 3-for-3 to win the event title. Alongside Lambert, Australian sensation Troy Dunn was the only other rider to be flawless at the historic event, also going 3-for-3. Lambert and the other riders competing paid $1,000 entry fees, and Lambert walked away with close to $12,000 in winnings. The PBR later returned to Cowtown Coliseum at the end of December for the eventual 1994 season launch event. The ’94 Tuff Hedeman Challenge took place in December ’93, with Clint Branger claiming the event title. Cowtown Coliseum was built in 1908 for roughly $250,000, which is an estimated $6.2 million in current times. It was then the state-of-the-art, grand standard for an indoor exhibition center and rodeo venue. Presidents, kings, queens, legendary comedians, rock’n’roll stars, and the best amateur and professional rodeo athletes have passed through the doors of Cowtown throughout the years. THE CHAMP IS HERE – In 2021, reigning PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme is attempting to become just the second back-to-back World Champion in league history. Leme’s start to 2021 was put on pause just about as soon as the season had begun. At the first tour stop of the new year in Ocala, Florida, Leme broke his right ankle in Round 1 after being bucked off by Dirty Sancho in 2.75 seconds. Opting not to undergo surgery, Leme is making his return to competition slightly earlier than anticipated, initially planning to resume his season on March 2. Sidelined for three events, and the first two 15/15 Bucking Battles of the year, Leme has attempted two practice bulls prior to Round 1 in Fort Worth, feeling only minimal pain. In Round 1 of the PBR Can-Am Invitational at Cowtown Coliseum, Leme will look to record his first qualified ride of 2021 when he attempts Hundred Bad Days. During his absence from PBR action, Leme and his wife Amanda notably celebrated the birth of their first child, son Theodoro. CAMPBELL MAKES 2021 DEBUT – In the history of the PBR, 25 different bull riders have won the PBR World Finals, the sport’s most prestigious event. Fewer have done it in their first attempt, and an even a smaller contingent have done it in their first year of PBR competition on the league’s elite Unleash The Beast. In 2020, surging young gun Boudreaux Campbell accomplished this trifecta, parlaying a dominant 4-for-5 showing at the PBR World Finals into both an event victory and the 2020 PBR Rookie of the Year honor. Entering the 2020 PBR World Finals in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas No. 33 in the world, the home state hopeful from nearby Crockett hit another gear. Campbell’s near perfect performance included two 90- point rides, including a 90.75 trip on Buckin’ For Cash in the championship round to secure the win. The dominant performance earned Campbell $368,500, and 710 world points. Surging to No. 3 in the world, Campbell was crowned the 2020 PBR Rookie of the Year as he leap-frogged his competition, finishing 271.16 points ahead of runner-up, and fellow Texan, Cole Melancon. With high aspirations for the 2021 season, Campbell, however, began the new year on the sidelines. Campbell underwent surgery on his right free hand/wrist in early January to repair a broken scaphoid bone, an injury which he aggravated at the 2020 Twitter: @PBR, @InsidePBRPR #PBR Instagram: @PBR For more information visit www.pbr.com National Finals Rodeo and he missed the first four events of the year. Eager to begin his 2021 campaign, Campbell will make his season debut in Fort Worth, set to attempt Dance Monkey in Round 1 at Cowtown Coliseum. DAVIS SURGES TO NO. 1 – While 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis travelled to the Unleash The Beast event in Okeechobee, Florida ranked No. 4 in the world, he used a perfect 4-for-4 performance in both the main event and accompanying 15/15 Bucking Battle to register matching runner-up finishes and surge to No. 1 in the world. In the first 15/15 Bucking Battle of the new season, Davis was the headliner, squaring off with world No. 1-ranked bovine Ridin Solo. Matching the striking bull move-for-move, the Texan reached the whistle, marked a monstrous 91.25 points to tie for second in the special round. In the main event in the Sunshine State, Davis reached the championship round after covering Stretch for 87.5 points in Round 1 and Sun Country for 86 points in Round 2. With the first pick in the championship round bull draft, Davis quickly chose Speed Demon, who he had covered five times in six previous attempts, marked in excess of 90 points in four of his qualified rides. After matching Speed Demon jump-for-jump in Okeechobee, Davis was desperately hanging off the left side of the bull for the last two seconds of the out, which was put under review to determine if he had reached the 8-second whistle. While Davis was awarded a qualified ride, his efforts didn’t prove enough; he needed an 86.75-point score or higher and was only marked 84.75 points due to lacking control in the ride’s final seconds, leading to a second-place finish. Netting a collective 141.5 world points, Davis catapulted to the No. 1 ranking. Davis’ silver efforts also propelled him into an elite club of PBR riders. Earning a total of $19,463.87 in Okeechobee, Davis became the 12th rider in league history to surpass the $3 million earnings mark. When premier series action continued at the most recent tour stop in Del Rio, Davis’ momentum continued, winning the PBR Built Ford Tough Invitational 15/15 Bucking Battle compliments of the 29th 90-point ride of his career, a 90-point score aboard Born To Sin. Earning 59 world points, Davis lead atop the rankings swelled, and he is now 130 points ahead of No. 2 Junior Patrik Souza. Marking further history for Davis, the Texan has now earned five 15/15 Bucking Battle victories throughout his career. He is now tied for second most special round victories of all time. Prior to his 15/15 Bucking Battle victory in Del Rio, Davis last dominated the special round in 2020 in Fort Worth when he rode Preacher’s Kid for 89.5 points. Davis has been red hot throughout the entirety of the 2021 season. Davis leads the league with nine qualified rides and a 69.23% riding average. Attempting to become the seventh multi-time PBR World Champion in 2021, in Fort Worth, Davis will attempt Baby Gangster in Round 1. LOCKWOOD. IS. BACK. – Two-time PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood’s 2021 season was put on pause as quickly as it began. At the season-launch Unleash The Beast tour stop in Ocala, Florida, the Montanan broke his jaw when he took a horn to the face from Detroit Lean in being bucked off in 2.75 seconds. After undergoing surgery to repair the injury, which subsequently sidelined him for two events, Lockwood returned to action in Del Rio, tied for the world No. 76 ranking and 267.5 points behind No. 1 Cooper Davis. Making his return in momentous fashion, Lockwood easily made the 8 in Round 1, tying for third, compliments of an 87-point score on Skull Crusher. While the event was then postponed due to weather, slated to resume on March 12 in Glendale, Arizona, Lockwood collected a quick 16.5 world points and surged to No. 39 in the world, now within 310 points of the No. 1 rank. This weekend in Fort Worth, Lockwood has drawn Poker Chip in Round 1 of the PBR Can- Am Invitational. PAST FORT WORTH EVENT WINNERS – At the most recent PBR Unleash The Beast event in Fort Worth, Texas in 2020, Jose Vitor Leme furthered his then stronghold on the world No. 1 ranking, winning his league-leading sixth event title of the 2020 season.
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