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As the dust settled at the World Champion’s Rodeo Alliance’s first major event of 2023-Rodeo Corpus Christi, champions of the event took home $15,000 each, and the opportunity for a shot at the infamous Lazy E Ranches Triple Crown million-dollar bonus. In the Breakaway Roping, it was none other than World Champion Martha Angelone who...

The official launch press conference for the landmark 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Week was held on the steps of Cowtown Coliseum this morning. This week’s events are slated to pay out $1.145 million in prize money, affording more than 800 women’s competitors the chance to compete for life-changing payouts. The Women’s Rodeo World Championship...

Ahead of the 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC), scheduled to storm the Fort Worth Stockyards at the Cowtown Coliseum May 17-20, the organization has announced the final roster of 193 female rodeo athletes set to compete. The fourth edition of the WRWC will be held in conjunction with the PBR World Finals, with a roster...

Next week, May 17-20, the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) will return to Fort Worth, Texas, for the fourth consecutive season, part of the Women’s Rodeo World Championship Week held during the 2023 PBR World Finals. The world’s best women in rodeo competing in four disciplines will battle it out in one of the most...

A Memorial Service in Fort Worth, Texas, will be held for Larry Mahan, a truly legendary cowboy who passed away on Sunday, May 7, at his home in Valley View, Texas, with family by his side. He was 79.  The Service, hosted by Justin McKee, will be held Tuesday, May 16, at 6:00 p.m. (doors...

There are a few places where cowboy culture is found in abundance. One such place: Wyoming. Each June, the Cowboy State plays host to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) where the best collegiate rodeo athletes compete to be named the champion in their respective events. And as the host location of CNFR since 1999,...

Southern Arkansas University freshman Brylee Braden looks to bring the heat in the breakaway roping at the Women’s Rodeo World Championship at the historic Cowtown Coliseum May 14-20. Braden, who has been swapping spots with current Challenger Leaderboard leader Rylie Romero throughout the nomination period, will come into the WRWC sitting confidently in second place....

Global denim brand Wrangler® today announced a multi-year collaboration with reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, most nominated female at the 2023 ACM Awards and Yellowstone actress Lainey Wilson. Wilson will be the face of the Wrangler brand’s fall/winter 2023 women’s collection featuring jeans, tops and jackets and will support the brand via campaign imagery, social media content,...