Nashville became first two-time PBR Teams champion after beating Arizona
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 9, 2026
Nashville won title
Nashville became the first two-time PBR Teams champion after the Stampede beat the Arizona Ridge Riders 356.45-268.35 in the championship final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The win gave Nashville a second title and separated the Stampede from the rest of the field in the biggest moment of the season. Arizona stayed in the fight early, and Cody Jesus kept the Ridge Riders on the board with a 92.40-point ride in the title game. Even with that effort, Nashville controlled the final stretch and closed the door on Arizona’s rally. The Stampede’s depth carried all the way through the final round, and the result put Nashville in a class of its own in PBR Teams history. Eduardo Aparecido earned MVP honors for the 2026 PBR Teams Championship after helping steer Nashville through the bracket and into the trophy stage. The championship run also added another strong chapter to a season that tested teams across multiple rounds and matchups. Nashville did more than win another title. It set the standard for the format by becoming the first team to win the championship twice.
Semifinals set matchup
The road to the title went through a pair of sharp semifinal wins. Nashville advanced by defeating the Texas Rattlers 269.40-179.15, a result that sent the Stampede into the final with momentum and kept their title defense alive. Arizona earned its place in the championship round by upsetting the No. 2 Austin Gamblers 448.70-265.80, one of the strongest performances of the weekend. That win showed how quickly the bracket could shift once the riding got rolling. Arizona forced its way into the final with a complete team effort and carried that form into the title matchup. The Ridge Riders also reached Championship Sunday for the fourth time in five seasons, a stretch that showed their consistency at the top end of the competition. Texas, meanwhile, had already secured its place in the bracket by winning the Last Chance Game at T-Mobile Arena with 268.70 points. Qynn Andersen’s 8-second ride on Mr. Fahrenheit clinched Texas’s spot in the championship bracket and gave the Rattlers another chance to keep climbing. By the time the semifinals ended, Nashville and Arizona had earned the right to decide the title, and the final matched two teams that had survived very different paths through the field.
Upsets shaped bracket
Arizona’s run through the postseason included a major upset before the final bracket tightened. The Ridge Riders knocked off No. 1 Missouri 178.55-89.90, and Elizmar Jeremias delivered a 90.55-point ride in that victory. That result helped establish Arizona as a dangerous team that could beat the top seed and carry that belief into the late rounds. The Stampede had their own defining moment earlier in the postseason, too. Gustavo Luiz da Silva helped Nashville produce the league’s first postseason walk-off by riding Let’s Roll, a moment that stood out as one of the signature rides of the event. Those performances gave the tournament a clear edge and showed how much one ride could change a team’s path. Arizona’s upset of Missouri and Nashville’s walk-off effort framed the championship as more than a simple final. Both teams arrived with proof that they could handle pressure and deliver when the rides mattered most. In the end, Nashville finished the job with the title, Arizona finished as the runner-up, and the event closed with a new benchmark for the Stampede and another reminder of how fast the PBR Teams format can swing from round to round.
