Nashville Stampede open 7-1, host first home stand at Bridgestone Arena
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 13, 2026
Nashville Stampede return
The Nashville Stampede bring the league’s best start into Bridgestone Arena for their only home stand of the 2026 PBR Teams season. Stampede Days puts the Stampede in front of their hometown crowd for the first time this year, and it comes as the fourth stop on the schedule. All 10 teams will take part in three days of five-on-five bull riding, which puts Nashville at the center of the week’s action and gives the home team a chance to build on the momentum it has already created away from Tennessee. The home slate is a compact one. Nashville will meet the Arizona Ridge Riders, Carolina Cowboys and Oklahoma Wildcatters during the stand, and each matchup carries extra weight because it is the only time the Stampede will host in 2026. That gives Bridgestone Arena a short window to see a team that has opened the season in control and now gets a stage of its own.
Nashville start
Nashville arrives home at 7-1, a franchise-best mark through the first three regular-season stops. The Stampede also ride a seven-game winning streak, and their only loss came against the Carolina Cowboys on opening weekend. The record shows more than a hot stretch. It shows a team that has handled different settings and kept piling up results. Nashville went 3-0 in Sunrise, Florida, and covered 10 of 15 bulls there, a strong return that helped separate the Stampede from the field early in the season. That run has also produced individual momentum inside the lineup. Rogério Venâncio, Riquelmi Silva and Daniel Feitosa sit in the top eight of the Horse Soldier MVP standings, giving Nashville multiple riders near the top of the individual race while the team keeps its winning rhythm. The Stampede have done that while working around two injured reserves, Daylon Swearingen and Cody Jesus, and with Ky Hamilton still waiting for his Teams debut. The numbers point in the same direction. Nashville has won, protected its position in the standings and built a strong case heading into its home stop.
Nashville on TV
The broadcast schedule matches the size of the event, with live coverage spread across Paramount+, The CW and CBS. Friday’s action starts at 8:45 p.m. ET on Paramount+, then Saturday’s broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Sunday brings a double dose of coverage. The CW carries the event at 1:30 p.m. ET, and CBS adds a CBS Games of the Week broadcast at noon ET. That CBS window features Austin Gamblers vs. Kansas City Outlaws and Carolina Cowboys vs. Nashville Stampede, which gives the home team another national spotlight on a day when Bridgestone Arena will already be full of attention. The slate gives fans a clear look at how Nashville stacks up as the season moves deeper into the schedule. It also keeps the Stampede in a familiar position. They have won the right to be part of the center of the conversation, and now they get to do it at home. The event brings all 10 teams together, but Nashville’s strong start, home crowd and lineup depth make Stampede Days one of the most important stops yet for the league leaders.
