PUEBLO, Colo. – The PBR is celebrating its 30^th anniversary season, and in those 30 years, there’s been no shortage of incredible moments.

But which is the best?

There’s no way to answer that question definitively, but as we attempt to, we do have one invaluable resource: experts.

Earlier this year, PBR.com spoke to the current bull riders of the PBR to find out which moments they rank above the rest. From the rankest rides to historic achievements, plus a few sentimental favorites, some of the all-time greatest accomplishments are on the list.

There was also some love for PBR Teams, and who knows what moments could be added to the “greatest” category in the future from the 2023 PBR Teams Championship on Oct. 20-22 in Las Vegas.

Without further ado, read on to see what today’s stars think.

Koltin Hevalow: “I wasn’t really old enough to remember, I went back and watched it, but one of the best was when they rode all the best bulls in the world at the time. I think it was ’99. (There were eight 90-point rides in Round 2 of the 1999 World Finals), and that was probably the best night. Everybody that they video interviewed, they couldn’t believe it. And I still go back and watch it every now and then.”

Jose Vitor Leme: “There’s a lot. I watched a lot of great moments of PBR. But when Cooper (Davis) rode Smooth Operator, that was one of the best rides ever, for me. I was there watching. There’s a lot of great moments I forget now, but that was one of the best moments for me.”

Andrew Alvidrez: “I’d definitely say it was when Jose Vitor went 98.75 on Woopaa, because I feel like that was definitely a statement that was stamped that he’s in a league of his own. And I respect Jose as a competitor, as a person, a bull rider, and that’s what we’re all working towards: to get to that level, and maybe even surpass his level. Because at the end of the day, yeah, we’re competing against the bulls, but at the same time, we all have that competitive nature of being the best bull rider.”

Dalton Kasel: “It’s hard to say. I think – I’m partial to this, but me riding Woopaa for 96.75 is something that I always look back on, and I think of it every day, the way it felt and stuff. That has to be something that sticks out. And it’s hard to not have it stick out whenever Jose rode also. That’s an awesome bull, and he has some of the best scores in PBR history. So that’s something that sticks out to me.”

Jesse Petri: “Probably J.B. Mauney on Bushwacker. He was like 95 points. He’d been on that bull a lot of times and never rode him, so it was kind of something everybody was looking forward to and building up. It was great to see that.”

Austin Richardson: “That’s a hard one. There’s been a lot of great moments. I guess the Teams deal has been pretty cool, and it’s a pretty cool moment to start up for us, riding for a team. Every other sport’s riding for a team, and we’ve been riding for ourselves for 29 years. And now we get to ride as a group and get to meet all the bull riders. That’s a pretty cool moment and life-changing for the bull riders, for sure.”

Griffin Smeltzer: “To me, it’s the best ride that comes to mind, and the best I could think of is when Douglas Duncan barely, barely, barely, barely slapped Bushwacker. I think that is one of the best rides of all time. I mean, it did get ruled a slap, but oh, that was rank.”

Aaron Williams: “Well, I’m biased (because he really was the first professional to take time out of his own practice and bring me up), but when Zack Brown clinched his win in Billings on Soulja Boy in the championship round, and it came down to a review because Soulja Boy pulled Zack down. And this is one of the things Zack taught me – he said, ‘Hey man, you wear a helmet for a reason. If they’re going to pull you down, fighting them is only going to make it that much harder.’ He said, ‘Let them have you. Keep that free arm away from you. If you’ve got to take a pop, well, you’ve got to take a pop. Sit up and ride ‘em.’ And that’s exactly what he did, and they reviewed it, and he ended up winning Billings. And that was also a very important win for Zack because Billings was also the event that almost ended his career. But not only almost ended his career, almost ended his life. So it was pretty cool that he won that event, and also that he won it on that bull, and in the fashion that he did. That’s my standout moment in PBR history.”

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