Toughest Cowboy
Toughest Cowboy presented by Jagermeister
News Release
Contact: Ann Bleiker – 719-226-2009 (office)
February 20, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FSN set to feature Toughest Cowboy from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul this weekend
DENVER - The 2008 World's Toughest Rodeo featuring Toughest Cowboy presented by Jagermeister, the ironman event of rodeo, makes its seventh stop on the nine stop rodeo revolution tour this weekend at the Xcel Energy Center in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Fox Sports Network (FSN) will broadcast the exciting action beginning this weekend. This will be the last chance for cowboys to move up in the standings prior to the Playoff stop in Nashville, Tenn., next week.
2007 Toughest Cowboy champion Bandy Murphy of Weatherford, Okla., continues to lead the field in the chase for Jäger Ranch and is coming off a big win in tournament six where he defeated Jared Green of Socorro, N.M. Murphy, The Home Depot cowboy, will face Wrangler cowboy Erik Wolford. It should be a good match-up as Murphy has three tournament wins to his name, while Wolford of Clinton, Mich., picked up wins in Glendale, Ariz., and Greensboro, N.C.
The cowboy needing to make a move in the standings is Dodge cowboy Trey Broussard, who is currently seventh in the overall standings. Broussard, of Estherwood, La., will be going head-to-head with Green. Both cowboys were shut-out in tournament six – Broussard vs. Shane Proctor and Green vs. Murphy - so each will be looking for a little redemption.
Proctor, of Powell, Wyo., who defeated Broussard in the previous stop will be matched this week against Chad Eubank of Cleburne, Texas. Eubank, who was dropped off the Tour following the fourth stop in Greensboro, N.C., returns to the Tour after B.J. Schumacher was injured during the sixth tournament forcing him out of the competition. Eubank, who is sponsored by Super Clean, got the call after being the highest ranked alternate. With Eubank back on Tour, the plot thickens for "Who will win Jager Ranch?"
Fans can watch each exciting episode of Toughest Cowboy weekly on several FSN affiliates in primetime (day and time depend on each affiliate) and at midnight every Saturday nationwide, please consult local listings. Each show will take fans into the heart of the action to savor the triumph, suffer the anguish and share the intensity of the ultimate challenge that is Toughest Cowboy. Nowhere else will you see eight cowboys riding bulls and broncs all in one night in the same arena in a match style format.
Rodeo is among the fastest growing sports in America , and Toughest Cowboy presented by Jägermeister is revolutionizing the sport by introducing an exciting and innovative format to new audiences in venues across the United States . Unlike other rodeos where riders usually compete in just one discipline, Toughest Cowboy is an unprecedented test of endurance as all competitors must ride in three disciplines in one night (Bareback Riding, Bull Riding and Saddle Bronc Riding). The events feature head-to-head matches throughout the season leading to the playoffs and championship…ultimately crowning someone the Toughest Cowboy Champion.
Toughest Cowboy is a true test of endurance and strength and only the strong will survive. Each competitor must come ready to ride both bulls and broncs every night eight seconds at a time. In the end, one competitor will be crowned the champion and become the new owner of Jager ranch.
For more information on this rodeo revolution and a list of broadcast times in your area visit www.toughestcowboy.com.
"Who will win Jager Ranch?"
Overall standings after St. Paul - tournament 6 (standings based on wins and then total points):
1. Bandy Murphy, 20 wins, 1419 total points
2. Shane Proctor, 18 wins, 1328 points
3. Erik Wolford, 17 wins, 1268 total points
4. Nelson Tsosie, 14 wins, 1101 total points
5. B.J. Schumacher, 13 wins, 1143 total points
6. Jared Green, 10 wins, 956 total points
7. Trey Broussard, 9 wins, 1105 total points
8. Clovis Crane, 8 wins, 1135 total points
TOURNAMENT 7 MATCH-UPS
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.
Match 1
Erik Wolford, Clinton, Mich. (17 wins) vs. Bandy Murphy, Weatherford, Okla. (20 wins)
Match 2
Shane Proctor, Powell, Wyo. (18 wins) vs. Chad Eubank, Cleburne, Texas (4 wins)
Match 3
Clovis Crane, Lebanon, Pa. (8 wins) vs. Nelson Tsosie, Farmington, N.M. (14 wins)
Match 4
Trey Broussard, Estherwood, La. (9 wins) vs. Jared Green, Socorro, N.M. (10 wins)
About Grit Rock Rodeo
Grit Rock Rodeo is one of the largest producers of live and televised rodeo events in the world. Grit Rock Rodeo owns the World’s Toughest Rodeo, a national touring rodeo that consists of World’s Toughest Bulls and Broncs and Toughest Cowboy. Toughest Cowboy, a revolution in the sport which featured 8 cowboys riding 3 times in a performance, was carried in 2007 on Fox Sports Net nationally on Sunday nights. Grit Rock Rodeo also owns the license rights to the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour, which is the premier Tour of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The 2007 Wrangler ProRodeo Tour and the Ariat Playoffs of the Tour aired nationally on Fox Sports Net and CBS Sports.
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About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, Toyota Sports Center, Toyota Park, NOKIA Theatre Times Square, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie, Hollywood’s El Rey Theatre, Seattle’s WaMu Theatre, Minneapolis’ Target Center and the just opened The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River which includes a 20,000 seat arena and over 650,000sf of leisure and entertainment use; sports franchises throughout the world including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), Los Angeles Riptide (MLL) and three MLS franchises in addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). AEG developed and operates The Home Depot Center, a $150 million national training facility on the Campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California designated as an “Official U.S. Olympic Training Site” by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling, lacrosse, rugby, action sports, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports.
The company's live entertainment division, AEG LIVE is one of the world’s leading concert promotion and touring organizations that has recently promoted national tours on behalf of artists such as Prince, Bon Jovi, Kenney Chesney and Cheetah Girls as well as producing “A New Day…” starring Celine Dion appearing exclusively at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace and the international museum tour of King Tut’s artifacts.
AEG is overseeing the development of L.A. LIVE, a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential & entertainment district featuring NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, a 7,100-seat state-of-the-art live theatre, a 54-story, 1001-room convention center “headquarters” hotel, Club NOKIA at L.A. LIVE, a 2,200 capacity live music venue, a 14-screen Regal Cineplex, “broadcast” facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant, residential and office space and additional arenas, O2 World, on a 45-acre site in the heart of Berlin, Citizen’s Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri and in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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