PUEBLO, Colo. – If there’s one thing bull riding aficionados know, it’s that the bulls are truly the unsung heroes of the sport. None of the great rides and memorable moments can happen without the bovine half of the equation.

The PBR’s history has been full of incredibly rank bulls, but we’re left with a question.

Who is the best bull in PBR history?

During the PBR’s 30th anniversary season – which will culminate with the 2023 PBR World Finals on May 12-21 in Fort Worth, Texas – we’re attempting to answer that question.

Key word: attempting.

While there’s no official metric to determine the GOAT, we do have one invaluable resource: experts. Later in the year, we’ll release the official Top 30 countdown of best bulls in PBR history, as determined by those who know the sport best.

In the meantime, however, PBR.com spoke to the current bull riders of the PBR to get their thoughts on the matter. Whether it’s sentimental favorites or the highest scorers in history, some truly incredible animal athletes are represented in their answers.

We’ll check in with more riders as the year progresses, so stay tuned to see what your favorite riders have to say about the best of the best, both human and bovine.

But for now, read on to see what some of today’s top stars think.

Koltin Hevalow: “At one time, I thought it was Smackdown for the longest time. Now my all-time favorite would have to be Woopaa. Everybody wanted to get on Woopaa. Everybody still probably wants to get on Woopaa.”

Silvano Alves: “All the bulls are the best – the PBR has the best all the time. I think, all my career, it’s hard to say. But I like Bushwacker. I like Bones. Woopaa is good, the best bull too. Ridin Solo is the best bull too. Yellow Jacket. But they’re all kind of different. But always the best of the best here in the PBR.”

Jose Vitor Leme: “Well, there are so many great bulls in the (PBR’s) history. But I love SweetPro’s Bruiser. He was one of my favorites. And Woopaa, for sure. He made my career. So I’m so glad he was born and gave that to me, so I include him in that too.”

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Andrew Alvidrez: “Man, I’d say Bushwacker, just because he was intimidating his whole career. People avoided him. The only guy who wanted him was J.B. Mauney. So yeah, Bushwacker.”

Dalton Kasel: “The best bull in PBR history has to be Bruiser. That bull was good for so many years, and he was a three-time World Champion Bull, but his calves and stuff have also proven to be great, so he’s producing the next generations of great bucking bulls. He’s going to have multiple World Champion Bucking Bulls that came from him also.”

Jesse Petri: “I mean, it has to be Woopaa right now. They’ve been 97 points or whatever – that’s just unheard of. So it’d be hard not to agree with that.”

Griffin Smeltzer: “Have to give it to Air Time. Nobody liked him for a reason. They couldn’t stay on him. So I would say it’s pretty hard to disagree with that one.”

Aaron Williams: “Soulja Boy. That bull was a great bull for a long time, and there were, I think, three or four world titles clinched on that bull at the World Finals. And Steve Diaz raised that bull, and I got to get on him as a baby and stuff. That little bull tried every single time. He put his everything into it, and he wasn’t a big bull, but he had the biggest heart of any of them going for the longest time.”

Austin Richardson: “One of my first bulls that won the world title was Woopaa, and I rode him in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was 94.75, and that’s got to be my favorite bull, is Woopaa. I got to share a very special moment, the highest score in my career. That’s a pretty special bull, and to ride him for that many points just tops it. Woopaa is my favorite bull.”

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