PBR Storms Into Glendale, Arizona for One Night Only!!!

By Briana Stensrud, PBR
Posted Sunday, February 22, 2009

Don’t miss any of the action when it airs LIVE on VERSUS on Sunday night.

PUEBLO, Colo. - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) are setting Glendale, Arizona on fire as they return to Jobing.com Arena for one night of non-stop action on February 22! In stop #11 of the prestigious 2009 Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour, the top 40 bull riders in the world will compete for the coveted Glendale Invitational title. The event will showcase the world’s best riders going head to head with the top bulls the PBR has to offer with action getting underway on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are on sale NOW, and for as little as $10, fans will see full-throttle action – PBR style! Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Jobing.com Arena Box Office, or by phone at 800.745.3000. Fans will be not be disappointed as a ticket to see The Toughest Sport on Earth! guarantees over two hours jam packed with thrills and spills, pyrotechnics, and rock & roll music!

Topping the list of competitors are 2004 PBR World Champ Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas), PBR superstars Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Okla.), Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.), L.J. Jenkins (Texico, N.M.), and Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) who will be competing in his 245th consecutive BFTS event. The top cowboys will ride alongside the 2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) and current #1 bull rider in the world J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.).

The Glendale Invitational consists of two rounds of competition with the first round featuring the top 40 bull riders randomly matched against the PBR’s toughest bulls. The riders with the top 15 scores will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round after intermission on Sunday and in the end, the cowboy with the highest total score on two bulls will be declared the winner!

The event will air LIVE on VERSUS at 9 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 22---don't miss the only televised stop in Arizona in 2009!

The PBR is the premiere bull riding organization in the world, boasting contestants from the United States, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, and Canada, Its events air weekly on VERSUS, NBC, and FOX and in recent years it has been tagged the ‘fastest growing sport in the country.’ For more information on the Glendale Invitational, please visit www.pbrnow.com or call Briana Stensrud at 719 242 2800 ext. 366.

About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 500 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.7 million live event attendees each year with it multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.

REMINDER - Don’t miss out on any of the action at the 2009 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. The world-class event will take place on Oct. 30-Nov 1 and Nov. 5-8 at the Thomas & Mack Center---get your tickets NOW at 866.PBR.SHOW or unlvtickets.com.