The 2025 Women’s Rodeo World Championship, the world’s richest all-women’s rodeo, will pay out a historic $802,000 this season, and the ladies leading the race into the WRWC have been finalized.
The WRC announced the No. 1 contenders in the fight. These athletes will enter the opening rounds at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth May 12, atop their event leaderboards.
During the WRWC, WRC will crown world champs in the Pro, Challenger and Limited classifications across four disciplines. The qualifying athletes will compete through the event’s initial rounds May 12-14, inside Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, before turning to AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington May 17, for the Championship Round. World champs will be crowned May 14, while the World Championship event winners will be anointed May 17.
Two-time All-Around World Champion Martha Angelone leads the talent-packed field of women’s athletes, sitting atop both the 2025 All-Around standings and Breakaway Roping Pro leaderboard as she looks to add another two world titles to her laundry list of accolades.
Athletes have been earning leaderboard points through the VRQ system since April 2024. Points will continue to accrue through the conclusion of competition May 14.
Alongside Angelone, those athletes that sit atop the WRWC leaderboards are:
Team roping leaders:
Pro: Katelyn Perkins and Jimmi Jo Montera
Challenger: Remi Wells and Shanna Perkins
Of the athletes leading their event, Angelone is the only one to have previously earned consecutive WRWC world championships, earning the all-around title in both 2023 and 2024. In 2023, Angelone also won the Women’s Rodeo breakaway world championship, a discipline she finished runner-up in last season.
The Virginia-native cowgirl will compete in three disciplines at the 2025 iteration of the event: team roping (heading), team roping (heeling) and breakaway roping.
2025 WRWC schedule
Competition gets underway May 12-14, at Cowtown Coliseum with Round 1, Round 2 and semi-finals across all disciplines. Each day features a full slate of Pro, Challenger and Limited heats, followed by buckle ceremonies at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall honoring the daily winners.
The excitement reaches a fever pitch May 17, when the Championship Round takes place at AT&T Stadium amid the PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast – Championship. The Top 7 barrel racers and breakaway ropers along with the Top 6 team roping pairs will compete head-to-head in a final showdown that crowns the event champions.
2025 WRWC Payout
The 2025 WRWC is set to bring together hundreds of the world’s elite female rodeo athletes to compete for a record-breaking $802,000 payout and gold buckle championship glory.
In addition to the record-setting purse, competing athletes will be vying for the title of world champion, in addition to overall event wins at the WRWC.
Additionally, for the third consecutive season, the WRWC has united with the Ariat Texas Rattlers from the PBR Teams league to honor Texas resident cowgirls competing at the 2025 event. The Honorary Texas Rattlers Cowgirl Cash Bonus Award will be presented to the Texas resident cowgirl who earns the most points in any one discipline at the WRWC. These women will be distinguished by a Team Texas patch worn while competing.
About WRC (Women’s Rodeo Championships)
The WRC (Women’s Rodeo Championships) is the largest annual purse for a women’s rodeo event and will payout more than $802,000 while crowning World Champions in the Women’s Rodeo disciplines; Team Roping, Breakaway Roping and Barrel Racing. An all-around champion will also be crowned. WRWC is a culmination of a year-long race of women’s rodeo events worldwide. Athletes qualify for the WRWC by earning points and leaderboard positions using the VRQ (Virtual Rodeo Qualifier).
