Second to $4 Million, First of His Era: Rodeo’s Superman at a Historic Pace

If you follow rodeo at all, you are familiar with the guy they call Superman. The nickname fits. 

There are good ones, there are great ones, and then there are legends. At 26 years old, Stetson Wright is already in the last category.

Wright recently surpassed $4 million in career earnings in the PRCA, becoming just the second cowboy in ProRodeo history to reach that mark. The only other man there is Trevor Brazile, ProRodeo’s first $7 million cowboy and the man with 26 world titles.

The rodeo world had already grown used to the Wright name long before Stetson arrived with the blue shirts, the saddle bronc family tradition. Cody made his mark, and his brothers were all great at what they do. Then came around Rusty and Ryder, Cody's two oldest songs. They had made a of their own and everyone knew two more Wright brothers were climbing through the high school ranks still, Stetson and Statler.

Statler Wright added his own gold buckle this year, winning his first world title in saddle bronc at just his second NFR.

But Stetson was something different from the beginning. In 2019, as a rookie competing at his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Wright won the all-around world championship. A rookie, on rodeo’s biggest stage, winning rodeos most coveted prize. 

From there, the standard changed completely. 

Wright is now a 10 time world champion in just 11 NFR qualifications. His résumé includes 6 all around titles, 1 saddle bronc title and 3 bull riding buckles. In 2025, he added that 6th all around championship and 3rd bull riding title, pushing his career total to 10 gold buckles.

Through the 2025 NFR, Wright had 23 career NFR round wins. He matched Brazile’s record of 7 round wins at a single finals and set a new single season all-around earnings record at $817,088. 

Stetson accomplished during one the most talked-about comebacks in rodeo history.

It had been nearly 2 years since Wright last stood inside the Thomas & Mack Arena as a contestant. A significant injury sidelined him in 2023, and kept him down in 2024, interrupting what could have been seven consecutive all-around titles. When he returned in 2025, he didn’t ease back in, he dominated.

We have compared Stetson to Tom Brady, and the comeback only strengthened the case. The championships, the longevity, and the ability to return from adversity and immediately reclaim control of the sport’s biggest prize.

On the timed event side of the arena, Brazile earned the nickname “King of the Cowboys” the same way, by winning relentlessly. He made the NFR heading and heeling in the team roping, tie down roping, and the steer roping. He won at least one world title in every event. His all around titles often were secured before the finals even began. Wright has done much of the same in roughstock.

Yes, purses are larger now, and the opportunities have expanded. Major rodeos with major added money have elevated earnings potential. The NFR payout alone has grown immensely. That deserves acknowledgment for sure, but the money doesn’t diminish the dominance.

Ten world championships in 11 NFR appearances is not about inflation anyways. It’s about excellence.

Only Brazile  with 26 world titles, followed by, Guy Allen with 18 , Jim Shoulders's 16, Dean Oliver's 11, and Everett Bowman's 10, have reached double digit world titles. Wright’s 10 place him in that historic company before his 27th birthday, and he is no where near finished.

The elusive Triple Crown, winning the all-around, saddle bronc and bull riding titles in the same year, remains one of his biggest goals. He has come close more than once. With another strong start to 2026, he is again positioned to chase it.

This season already hints at another historic run. The oldest of the brothers, Rusty Wright leads the world standings in saddle bronc. Ryder and Statler sit inside the top 15. Stetson leads the all around and sits inside the top 15 in both saddle bronc and bull riding. Four Wright brothers at the NFR is a real possibility.

The family dynasty continues, and they all continue to break records. 

Stetson is a dual event cowboy competing in two of the most physically demanding events in the sport. He is stacking gold buckles faster than anyone in history. 

Now he has $4 million in career earnings to his name. If Stetson continues to break that single season earnings record year after year like he has in the past, we are looking at a couple more years until he becomes the richest PRCA cowboy in history, surpassing Trevor's $7 million dollar career.