Following the dissolution of the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) in 2025, the Premier Women’s Rodeo (PWR) Championship was born. The Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) had gained traction alongside the WCRA, and the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) stepped in to ensure a new chapter of greatness for women in rodeo.
A four-day event held May 12-15 at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, the PWR World Championship boasted a total payout of $803,000 in barrel racing, breakaway roping, team roping, goat tying, and rough stock events. With a unique structure, the event featured Pro, Challenger, and Limited divisions, just as WRWC had utilized in the past.
Barrel Racing
Stephenville, Texas, cowgirl Kappie Bryant and Smooth As Rico Suave (“Pancakes”) have been on fire recently. The weekend prior to the PWR World Championship, the duo finished as Reserve Champions at Rodeo Corpus Christi.
In Fort Worth, the speedy pair clocked two very consistent runs of 13.261 in Round 1 (placing third) and 13.259 in Round 2 (placing third again). They saved their best run for last, running a 13.062, the fastest time of the entire event in the Finals…