The 2025 PBR World Finals and Unleash The Beast season are officially in the books, and honestly, we’re still recovering. Jose Vitor Leme rewrote the history books, Hudson Bolton proved his time is now, and so much more. Miss a moment of the action this weekend? Here’s what happened around the PBR.

At the 2025 PBR World Finals…

RIDE FOR REDEMPTION DAY 1

Maverick Smith, Bob Mitchell, Murilo Henrique de Oliveira, Yan Victor Cunha and Callum Miller advanced out of the first day of Ride For Redemption, keeping their seasons alive.

Mitchell had gotten on bulls with No. 1 Dalton Kasel the day before, using his mentality as inspiration as he threw down a 2-for-2 performance.

Smith, meanwhile, won the day’s aggregate in what was his Unleash The Beast debut.

RIDE FOR REDEMPTION DAY 2

On day two, Elizmar Jeremias, Yan Victor Cunha, Felipe Furlan, Claudio Montanha Jr. and Daniel Keeping were the top performers, advancing into the Championship field.

Daily aggregate winner Jeremias kept the Rookie of the Year race alive with his 2-for-2 showing, but mostly, he was doing it for his son.

When Felipe Furlan rode to earn one of the Top 5 spots in the aggregate to qualify for the Championship, he knocked his hero João Ricardo Vieira out of it.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 1 & 2

With the world title race back in the spotlight, Jose Vitor Leme went a stunning 2-for-2 with two round wins to take the lead in the aggregate…

…in an arena that he already had a lot of history in.

Despite a broken collarbone, John Crimber converted in Round 1 to inch closer to the top of the UTB standings.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 3 & 4

We witnessed history on Sunday, as Leme completed the biggest comeback in PBR history, winning all four Championship rounds and the aggregate to become the PBR’s third three-time World Champion.

Hudson Bolton finished second to Leme in the World Finals event aggregate, taking Rookie of the Year honors despite only competing in 12 events.

Meanwhile, at Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo presented by $VET…

The Jokers led nearly wire to wire to take home the victory at the 2025 Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo presented by $VET.

While a fun-loving group off the dirt, the Jokers put together a gritty performance on it. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was the effort their coaches were looking for.

The second year of this trailblazing event took it to the next level, with Kid Rock and Parker McCollum putting on the concert of a lifetime.

At the WCRA’s Women’s Rodeo World Championship…

Martha Angelone won her third consecutive Women’s Rodeo World Championship all-around title in Cowtown Coliseum.

Inside AT&T Stadium, Josie Conner, Taycie Matthews, Ashtyn Pratz and Tamara Lewis were crowned the victors.

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Check out the best photos from the Championship.

Looking ahead

What’s up next on the docket?

Don’t miss the 2025 PBR Teams New Rider Draft from Austin, Texas, on May 20 (8 p.m. ET on the PBR App).

The Challenger Series resumes with the PBR Stockyards Showcase on May 22 in Fort Worth, Texas (8:30 p.m. ET on RidePass and the PBR App), and the Shoe Sensations Evansville PBR on May 24 in Evansville, Indiana (7 p.m. ET on the PBR App).

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