FORT WORTH, Texas – As the countdown continues for the 2025 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Finals: Unleash The Beast – returning to Texas for the fifth historic appearance starting May 8 – the organization has unveiled the elite lineup of more than 130 world-class bovine athletes set to compete at the sport’s most prestigious, season-ending showdown.

Alongside the riders, who will be vying for the 2025 PBR World Championship and $1 million bonus, the PBR’s fiercest bulls will also be competing for the 2025 YETI PBR World Champion Bull honor and accompanying $100,000 bonus.

The field is led by reigning YETI PBR World Champion and powerhouse No. 1 Man Hater, who is attempting to become just the seventh back-to-back World Champion Bull in PBR history. Man Hater leads No. 2 Fast Flow by a commanding 1.94 average ride-score points. Dominant in nearly every trip, Man Hater has appeared at nine Unleash The Beast events during the regular season, earning the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event honor during eight of those outings. Only four bull scores of 48-plus points have been recorded during the 2025 title campaign, and all of them belong to Man Hater. The dominant bull turned heads throughout the season, including a record-setting performance in September when he posted an unprecedented 49.5-point score for his 2.41 seconds of work against seven-time PRCA World Champion and current PBR world No. 4 Sage Steele Kimzey.

While not in contention for the World Championship, the bull pen will also feature Dana White’s Playmate, who will be making his World Finals debut. UFC’s President Dana White purchased the dominant 5-year-old from D&H Cattle Company earlier this season. Dana White’s Playmate is the son of three-time PBR World Champion and Brand of Honor recipient SweetPro’s Bruiser (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.).

Since making his PBR debut in July 2024, Dana White’s Playmate has been selected to buck at 11 events and has been ridden only once. That lone ride came in February in Salt Lake City, Utah, when Kimzey broke the bull’s unridden streak with a massive 91-point effort. The 2025 YETI PBR World Champion Bull will be the animal with the highest average bull score from his highest-scored eight outs logged during the 2024 Camping World Team Series and 2025 Unleash The Beast regular season, and their top two scores out of three outs at the 2025 PBR World Finals.

The top bucking bulls competing at the World Finals will receive three outs, and World Champion contenders will be able to drop their lowest score in Texas.

The 2025 PBR World Finals will also anoint a YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Finals, who will be presented with a $25,000 bonus for posting the top combined score based on his three outs at the season-culminating event.

Man Hater, who bucked to a commanding 48-point world average, will travel to World Finals having been ridden just three times in his 14 eligible outs for the 2025 title, all for 93.5 points or more.

The powerful animal athlete has been the undeniable front-runner for the coveted title since the 2024 PBR Camping World Team Series got underway, winning a combined 12 YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event honors, nine more than any other bull in the PBR.

Man Hater has single-handedly delivered the Top 7 bull scores of the season, with four of those outs marked 48 points or more.

In his first out of the new season in Oklahoma City in mid-July, Man Hater delivered a statement trip, tossing Casey Roberts in a quick 3 seconds to earn an impressive 48.75-point bull score.

After two subsequent trips, Man Hater made his way to Kansas City, Missouri, in early September. Paired with Kimzey, Man Hater burst from the chutes delivering the top all-time score from a PBR bucking bull, marked 49.5 points.

Following a near three-week break, Man Hater made history yet again. While he didn’t break his score record from the previous weekend, he delivered a red-hot 49.25-point effort when covered by 2024 PBR World Champion Cassio Dias for a mammoth 98.25 points, the second-highest marked ride in the organization’s history.

Dias was the first rider to cover Man Hater in his 2025 title campaign. In early March, Andrew Alvidrez reached the requisite 8 atop the bull for 94 points, as Man Hater added a 45.75-point bull score, while most recently world No. 1 Dalton Kasel bested the bovine for 93.5 points in early April, when Man Hater posted a 45.5-point score in his final trip of the regular season.

The remaining Top 10 active contenders in the YETI PBR World Champion Bull race set to compete at the World Finals are: No. 2 Fast Flow (46.06-point average | -1.94 points); No. 3 Mike’s Magic (45.41-point average | -2.59 points); No. 4 Ricky Vaughn (45.25-point average | -2.75 points); No. 5 Ridin’ Salty (45.16-point average | -2.84 points); No. 6 Buck Nasty (45.13-point average | -2.87 points); No. 7 Big Bank (45.06-point average | -2.94 points); No. 8 Doze You Down (44.94-point average | -3.06 points); No. 9 UTZ BesTex Smokestack (44.84-point average | -3.16 points); and No. 10 Big Chili (44.78-point average | -3.22 points).

As an added layer of excitement, ABBI (American Bucking Bull Inc.) will buck roughly 27 bulls during Round 1 of the 2025 PBR World Finals – Eliminations on May 8, when the top 4- and 5-year-old up-and-coming bulls will go up against the best riders in the world. These four-legged athletes will compete for an estimated purse of more than $60,000.

Bovines to watch for include reigning ABBI Classic World Champion and current world No. 3 King Tut, current No. 1 in the ABBI Classic standings Yahoo, in addition to No. 3 Fast Flow, Dana White’s Playmate and Slick Rick.  

During the 2025 PBR World Finals, the ABBI will also hold the second $1 Million Futurity on Sunday, May 11 at 9 a.m. CT at Cowtown Coliseum. This premier competition will showcase 31 of ABBI’s top 2-year-old animal athletes in the richest one-day competition of the 2025 season, where the winning bull will earn $250,000.

The complete list of 2025 PBR World Finals bulls are:

Black Harbor (4B Bucking Bulls)
*Gas Money (Pro Genetics Bucking Bulls LLC)
*The Intimidator (Halpain/Barrett)
Hawk (Barrett/Barnes Rodeo)
*Interstate Daydream (Harrison Cattle Co.)
Let's Roll (Stoltzfus/Bob & Jerry Adams/BS Cattle Co.)
Short Fire (Braun/Bucking M/BS Cattle)
Mike's Magic (Five Star Ranch/BS Cattle)
*Fast Flow (Matejka/Outlaw/Lone Star/ AFCO)
Miller Time (A&E Bucking Bulls/BS Cattle Co.)
Down Payment (Joe & Nina Webb/Zane Walker/BS Cattle Co.)
Rank Hank (Blake Sharp/Hanks)
Baldy (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company/Huff Bulls)
Big Chili (Blake Sharp/Bull Mamas/UB Bucking Co.)
Lights Out (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson/Hanks)
Rockville (Blake Sharp/Koe Wetzel/Giovanni/Morris)
Velvet Revolver (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson)
Say When (Blake Sharp/Hanks)
Bueno (Blake Sharp/Huff Bulls)
Wooderson (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company)
Mike's Motive (Blake Sharp/High Voltage/Wetzel/Knott)
Whiplash (Blake Sharp/CB and Traci Lee/Richardson Land & Cattle)
Crazy Party (Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd)
Tijuana Two-Step (Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd)
Eyes On Me (Blake Sharp/Hanks)
Washita Red (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company)
Peterbilt (Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd/WSM Auctioneers)
Hoobastank (Blake Sharp/Hanks)
Bangarang (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson)
Dark Thoughts (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson)
*Big Lean (Blake Sharp/Huff Bulls/Hanks)
The Kraken (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company)
UTZ BesTex Smokestack (Blake Sharp/Chris Utz/Carey Brothers)
Hoka Hey (Blake Sharp/Chris Utz/Carey Brothers)
Bandito Bug (Blake Sharp/Utz/Carey/Chaney)
Tyrone (Cornwell Bucking Bulls/Rafter Bar J Cattle)
*Spunky Energy (Cornwell Bucking Bulls)
Triple Aught (Addi Drury/Nothin' But Try/Diggers)
Mercy (Nothin' But Try Ranch/Overstreet)
In My Blood (Nothin' But Try Ranch/'Diggers Bucking Bulls)
Blown Away (Nothin' But Try Ranch/Diggers/Kinser/McCall)
Haymaker (Nothin' But Try Ranch/'Diggers Bucking Bulls)
The Paint (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)
Ghost Face (Bierema Rodeo Inc./Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)
*Ridin' Dirty (Scruggs/Bishop)
Umm (D4 Cattle Co./Double F Ranch)
Dirty Dave (Diamond Bar Cattle/Big Stone)
*Sweet John (Cannon Cattle/DD Bucking Bulls)
*Dana White's Playmate (Dana White/DD Bucking Bulls)
Rorschach (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
Big Bank (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
Hunting Trip (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
Coal Train (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
Red Demon (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
DirtyBru (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)
Hang 'em High (Bryan T. Smith/Doss Cattle)
Woody (Flinn Cattle Co.)
All Hat No Rattle (Flying S/Dozier Cattle Co.)
Lap Dancer (Flying S/Dozier Cattle Co.)
*Constant Payne (Flying S/Kasel/Payne)
Man Hater (Jane Clark/Gene Owen)
El Chapo (Lucky Blue Crab/Gene Owen)
Lari's Speck (Lari Crane/Gene Owen)
Pay Pal (Lari Crane/Gene Owen)
Exodus (Jane Clark/Lucky Blue Crab/Gene Owen)
Whiskey Trip (Lari Crane/Gene Owen)
Nobody (Snyder Family/Gene Owen Bucking Bulls)
Punchy Pete (Crescent City Bucking Bulls/Lari Crane/Gene Owen)
Nefarious (Stoney Pointe Rough Stock/ET/Baer/Humpz & Hornz)
What's Poppin (T&M Services/Hilton Bull Co.)
Sam's Shot (Mayes/Winston/Hilton Bull Co.)
Mr. Right Now (Silent 7/Hilton Bull Co.)
*The Empire (5G Farms/BS Cattle/Lone Star/Parker/ D&H Cattle)
Washita Lightning (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.)
Cool Whip (Julian/Staci Addison/ D&H/Crooked W)
*Electric Kitty (Moore Cattle/D&H Cattle Co.)
Blowhard (D&H Cattle Company)
Vindicated (D&H Cattle Company)
Flapjack (Parker/OK Corralis/Gordon/ D&H Cattle)
Manaba (Joe & Nina Webb/Julian/D&H Cattle Co.)
Peanut (Whitehead/D&H Cattle Co.)
*Buck Nasty (Chapman/Buck/Moore/D&H Cattle)
Ricky Vaughn (WinRock/D&H Cattle/Buck Cattle)
*Twisted Magic (D&H Cattle Co./Futrell)
Greasy Bend (Chapman/Buck Cattle/D&H Cattle)
*Yahoo (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.)
Fire Zone (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC)
Magic Hunter (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC)
Walk Hard (Ace Of Spades/McGuire/Martinez)
July (Leffew Bucking Bulls)
Mr. Wilson (Richardson Land & Cattle Co)
*Slick Rick (Richardson Land & Cattle Co)
Good Riddance (Sterk Bucking Bulls)
Buffalo Heifer (Sterk Bucking Bulls)
Fringe Minority (Sterk Bucking Bulls)
Rip (Wacey Hart/TNT Bucking Bulls)
*Scrappy (Hart Cattle Company)
Chateau Montelena's Montana Jacket (Vella/Coleman/Ogden/Hart)
Tchoupitoulas (Hart Cattle Co./Hale)
Chico (Hart Cattle Company)
Preachers Kid (K-C Bucking Bulls/RD Cattle)
Slingin' It (K Bar C Bucking Bulls/TCB Ranch)
Magic Potion (K Bar C Bucking Bulls/Daniels Cattle Co.)
Simon (K Bar C Bucking Bulls Daniels Cattle Co.)
*Freedom Fighter (K Bar C Bucking Bulls/TCB Ranch)
*King Tut (Less Than 8 Cattle Co.)
*Blonde Bomber (Austin Rodeo Ranch)
Judgement Day (Premier Livestock/Rafter G Rodeo)
John 14:6 (Rafter G Rodeo/CIL Cattle)
Rank Frank (Rafter G Rodeo)
Doze You Down (Premier Livestock/Rafter G Rodeo)
Top Dollar (Hookin' W Ranch/DeHoff/Beach)
*Workin' Man (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls)
Cash Goblin (Dave Martin/Mike Miller Bucking Bulls)
Magic Touch (Phenom/Lewis/Fay/Bohlmann/Dragonetics/Sankey)
*Big Mac (McCoy Rodeo/Phil Dahl)
Pegasus (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil)
Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo)
Ugly This (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil)
Ridin' Salty (Drink LMNT/McCoy Rodeo)
*Mike Honcho (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil)
Rock 'n Roll (Raymond & Coy Henry/Lidgard)
Smooth Violation (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
Sucker Pop (Spencer/Sherman Cattle Co./Farris)
Lieutenant Dan (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
Army Slasher (Bernard Tallman/Farris)
Oyster Creek Brawler (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
Bamboozle (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
Benjamin Ranklin (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
*Tigger (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo)
*Plowboy (Connelly & Sam Doan/Staci Addison/Julian Cattle)
Alakazam (Julian Cattle)
Night Agent (Lee Bucking Stock/Viducic)
Night Hawk (Logan Clancey/Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger)
Badlands (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger)
Sky Walker (Lacey Scott/Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Nancy and Susan Nunnally)
*Mr. Demon (Schott/Sutton Rodeo)
Snap Chatter (Flying S Bucking Bulls/Dozier)
Let Him Fly (WL Bucking Bulls/LH Cattle Co.)

*Denotes a bull that will buck during the ABBI Classic competition during the opening round of Eliminations on May 8.

The 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast will begin with Eliminations at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth from May 8-11. The competition will begin at 7:45 p.m. CT on May 8-10, and 1:45 p.m. CT on May 11. During Eliminations, each of the 45 competing riders will get on one bull daily. When the dust settles, the Top 15 in the Unleash The Beast standings and Top 5 in the event not already advancing will earn a direct berth to the Championship in Arlington the following weekend.

Competition continues with Ride For Redemption on May 14-15 at Cowtown Coliseum. Following the two rounds of action on May 15, the Top 5 in the aggregate will earn the final berths to the Championship. Action for Ride For Redemption begins nightly at 7:45 p.m. CT.

Single-day tickets for both Eliminations and Ride For Redemption are on sale now and can be purchased at PBRWorldFinals.com, CowtownColiseum.com, and AXS.com or by phone at 1-800-732-1727.  

The on-the-dirt action for the two segments of the 2025 PBR World Finals inside Cowtown Coliseum will be accompanied by a myriad of programming throughout the Fort Worth Stockyards, including the Stockyards Stampede Fan Fest, which will take over the historic district beginning May 8 as the fan hub.

The Stockyards Stampede will house special activations from PBR partners, feature daily musical and DJ performances and serve as the home for the official 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast parade on Saturday, May 10 at 11:45 a.m. CT.

The complete schedule of programming accompanying the 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast is available at https://pbrworldfinals.com/schedule.   

The 2025 PBR World Finals will then conclude with the Championship on Saturday, May 17 at 7:45 p.m. CT and Sunday, May 18 at 1:45 p.m. CT in Arlington at AT&T Stadium. Inside the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, there will be two rounds of competition nightly. Following those four rounds, PBR will crown the World Champion, World Finals event winner, Rookie of the Year, and more.

Single-day tickets for the PBR World Finals – Championship are on sale now. They can be purchased online at ATTStadium.com, SeatGeek.com, and PBRWorldFinals.com, or by phone at 1-800-732-1727.

Cole Hauser’s Ultimate Tailgate will take over AT&T Stadium’s East Plaza from May 16-18, kicking off the festivities prior to Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo, presented by $VET, at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, May 16 and the PBR World Finals – Championship at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 17 and 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, May 18. Yellowstone’s Hauser will make daily appearances at his Ultimate Tailgate, including hosting the fan-favorite Rider Arrival Show on May 17 at 5:30 p.m. CT.

In addition to the LIVE musical performances from Dean James (May 16), Chris Lane (May 17) and Annie Bosko (May 18), Cole Hauser’s Ultimate Tailgate Party will include the fan-favorite Rider Arrival Show on May 17, hosted by Hauser and Matt West featuring all 25 competing riders in the race for the season’s coveted gold buckle and $1 million bonus. Eventgoers can also participate in PBR World Finals Cowboy Church, presented by Compass Church, on Sunday, May 18.

Following the competition at AT&T Stadium from May 16-18, the PBR Cowboy Bar at nearby Texas Live! will host after parties for fans, offering both food and drink specials for those in attendance.

During the PBR World Finals, Rounds 1 and 3 of Eliminations (May 8 and May 10), Ride For Redemption (May 14-15) and Rounds 2-3 of Championship (May 17-18) will be populated by a random draw, while Rounds 2 and 4 of Eliminations (May 9 and May 11) and Rounds 1 and 4 of the Championship (May 17-18) will feature a draft format. The YETI PBR World Champion Bull and Bull of the Final contenders will buck during Round 2 and Round 4 of Eliminations (May 9 and May 11), and during Round 3 of the Championship on May 18.

For more information about the 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast and to see the complete event schedule, visit PBRWorldFinals.com.  

Stay tuned to PBR.com for the latest news and results, and be sure to follow the sport on all social media platforms at @PBR.