“That’s why he’s the leader of our pack,” Missouri head coach Ross Coleman said on the dirt after Rossetto’s winning ride. “He leads by example. He lets his riding do the talking, but he also works harder than you can ever imagine – at home, in the gym, and in the practice pen – and these guys follow him.”

The Thunder defeated the Freedom (7-8) 175.8-173.15 in the final game of the night. Florida scored the first ride of the game with Alex Cerqueira (Iguatemi, Brazil) riding UB Smooth for 88.1 points. Missouri’s Macaulie Leather(Calliope, Queensland, Australia) scored 88.2 points on White Out to get on the board. Florida’s final ride came from João Lucas Campos (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil) with 85.05 points on Pneu-Dart's Chief Wahoo.

The Carolina Cowboys (10-5) earned their 10th win of the season in walk-off style against the Arizona Ridge Riders (8-7) to open the night in Ridgedale. Luciano De Castro (Guzolandia, São Paulo, Brazil) scored the game’s first qualified ride with 87.9 points on What a Day. Carolina took the lead when two-time PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Mont.) scored 88.55 points on Apache Dots in the second. Arizona’s Everton Natan da Silva (Viradouro, São Paulo, Brazil) rode J Lazy S for 86.95 points to put the Ridge Riders up by a ride. Preparing for the final out of the game, Carolina’s Adriano Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil), competing for the first time as his team’s closer, needed 86.35 points for the win. He rode MF Cupcake for 88.4 points to secure the walk off victory for the Cowboys.

The winning score was red-hot Salgado’s sixth consecutive qualified ride.

The Oklahoma Wildcatters (6-9) bested the Kansas City Outlaws (6-9) 88.6-86.75, making the most of Kase Hitt’s(Dickson, Okla.) score on I’ll Make Ya Famous in the first out of the game, which was enough for the win. Kansas City’s Koltin Hevalow (McAlester, Okla.) responded with 86.75 points on Po Campo in the bottom of the first, but the Outlaws were then shut out and unable to catch the Wildcatters.

The Austin Gamblers (7-8) defeated the No. 1 Nashville Stampede (10-5) 261.9-173.6, snapping a two-game losing streak. Nashville took the lead in top of the first as Alan de Souza (Tremembé, São Paulo, Brazil) rode Dirty South for 87.45 points. In the bottom of the frame, three-time PBR World Champion and 2024 PBR Teams Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) gave Austin the lead with 89.4 points on Husky. Leme’s 10th straight ride tied the longest consecutive ride streak in PBR Teams history. Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, São Paulo, Brazil) scored 85 points on Damn It Darrel in the second to put Austin up by a bull before Nashville’s Rogério Venâncio (Paranaita, Brazil) rode Whiplash for 86.15 points in the next frame to nearly even the score. Austin pulled away when Vinicius Pinheiro Correa (Aimores, Brazil) scored 87.5 points on Tijuana Two-Step in the third, and Austin won three bulls to two.

Going 4-for-5, the Texas Rattlers (8-7) downed the New York Mavericks (3-12) 351.2-169.15. Texas’ Daniel Keeping(Montague, Texas) 89-point ride on Rock ‘n Roll in the second gave the Rattlers the lead for good, and Lucas Divino(Nova Crixas, Brazil), who was traded from the Austin Gamblers earlier this week, scored 86.55 points on his first out with the Rattlers aboard Homewrecker to clinch the win. Texas also got qualified rides from Dawson Branton(Jefferson, Ore.), scoring 87.9 points on The Heat in the third, and João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil) putting the finishing touches on the game with 87.75 points aboard El Dorado.

New York’s scores came from João Henrique Lucas (Bastos, São Paulo, Brazil) with 81.95 points on Show Me Dollarsand 2026 PBR Rookie of the Year Marco Rizzo (Quitman, Ga.), recording 87.2 points on El Chapo in the final frame, improving his record against the bovine athlete to a perfect 4-for-4.

The second day of Bass Pro Shops PBR Thunder Days presented by DoorDash at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena resumes Saturday, Sept. 5 at 6:45 p.m. CT. The first two games on Saturday will be carried LIVE at 7 p.m. CT on Paramount+. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.