After a long year on the road and 10 grueling rounds in Las Vegas, these athletes emerged as world champions, earning gold buckles that defined their 2025 season.
The 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo concluded with world championships being crowned, capping a season-long battle for the gold.
World titles are awarded based on earnings accumulated over the entire regular season and the NFR combined, making the gold buckle a reflection of consistency across months on the road—not just performance inside the Thomas & Mack Center. When the final round concluded, these athletes stood atop their event standings as 2025 world champions.
Bareback Riding: Rocker Steiner
Rocker Steiner captured his first career world championship in bareback riding, completing a season in which he also set the single-season earnings record.
After finishing second in the world standings in 2024, Steiner returned in 2025 with big determination. Though his NFR included both strong rides and setbacks, his strong lead over the season secured the gold buckle. Steiner finished fifth in the average and closed the year No. 1 in the world.
Steer Wrestling: Tucker Allen
Tucker Allen claimed his first world championship in steer wrestling during just his second NFR appearance.
Allen dominated the finals by winning Rounds 2, 4 and 8, then sealed both the average title and the world championship with a cumulative time of 46.4 seconds on 10 head. He finished the season with $398,913, overtaking season-long leader Will Lummus.
Team Roping: Andrew Ward and Jake Long
In one of the most nail-biting finishes of the year, Andrew Ward, header and Jake Long, heeler won the world championship, the average, and Round 10 in a single night.
The pair finished with 44.0 seconds on 8 head to win the average. It marked the first world title for both veterans, with Ward earning his first after six NFR qualifications and Long securing his first after 15 trips to the finals. The team roping really came down to the wire.
Saddle Bronc Riding: Statler Wright
Statler Wright, the youngest of the Wright brothers, won his first world championship in saddle bronc riding during just his second NFR appearance.
Wright claimed the average title with 864.25 points on 10 head and edged brother Ryder Wright for the world championship by just over $300. Statler also won Rounds 3, 6 and 7, completing a season the Wright Way.
Tie-Down Roping: Riley Webb
At just 22 years old, Riley Webb made history by winning his third consecutive world championship in tie-down roping, becoming the youngest cowboy to accomplish a three-peat and the first to do so since Roy Cooper in the 1980s.
Webb won the average and finished the season with more than $500,000 in earnings, continuing a run of dominance that places him among the greats.
Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry
Kassie Mowry captured the 2025 WPRA World Championship in barrel racing, proving once again her ability to adapt and win on all stages at anytime.
After leaving her standout horse and teammate Jarvis at home, Mowry competed on two other horses during the finals and still secured the gold buckle. Despite hitting a barrel in Round 10, she had built enough cushion over the season to claim the world title, marking another chapter in one of the most accomplished careers in the event.
Bull Riding & All Around: Stetson Wright
Stetson Wright completed a comeback season by winning the bull riding and the all around world championship, bringing his career total to 10 PRCA world titles.
Wright won six rounds at the NFR across bull riding and saddle bronc, earned $196,297 at the finals, and finished the season with a single-season all-around earnings record of $817,088.
Looking Ahead
2025 ended on a high note, as these world champions were crowned. Now we can look ahead to 2026 in anticipation for all of the great things we will see in the new year. Goals are being set, and the future 2026 World Champions already have their eyes set on a year of success and hard work to get there.
What a year! Congratulations to every World Champion.