This issue's superstar is a no-brainer — Tom Teague's Bones. The 5-year-old bull was one of Cody Lambert's All-Star picks for the PBR World Finals as well as one of the cowboys' top 5 picks for World Champion Bucking Bull.

Bones faced stiff competition. In order to prove Cody and the cowboys' opinions correct, he needed to out-perform four other superstars in Las Vegas: Troubadour, Copperhead Slinger, All In and Spit Fire.

Of the five bulls in contention to be crowned the king of all buckers, Bones was the only one who entered the Finals unridden. But a 100% buckoff rate wasn't enough. The bull scored the highest by the judges would be the animal that would take the title.

Julio and Cindy Moreno's Troubadour initially looked to be the front-runner headed into Las Vegas. Troubadour tied for 2007 Mikel Moreno Bull of the PBR Finals honors and was the 2007 ABBI Classic Champion. He won a record-setting $318,000 in 2007. In 2008 Troubadour had some of the highest marked scores of the season and was only ridden twice, once by Mike White in Tulsa in what Cody Lambert described as “one of the best rides ever.”

However Troubadour wasn't the only bull to have an outstanding season leading up to the showdown in Sin City. Bones was the bull of the event in Nashville and Jacksonville, and during the regular season he bucked off such notables as Ednei Caminhas twice, and tossed Brian Canter, Justin McBride and Guilherme Marchi.

Bones, whom Lambert described earlier in the season as an “up and coming champion” was also all business in Las Vegas. First he bucked off McBride in 4.7 seconds in round two and then Zach Brown in round four in two seconds.

Bones, son of Bone Collector and a Whitewater Skoal daughter, is from Tom Teague's breeding program. Back in 2006 when Teague shared Stock Contractor of the Year honors with D&H Cattle Co. he said that the only thing that could beat the thrill of that honor would to be to have a bull from his breeding program someday win PBR World Champion Bucking Bull. That day probably came sooner than Teague expected, and he was thrilled.

“This is the first bull that I've had make the PBR Finals that we've reared,” shared Teague at a press conference following the champiosnhip round. “At home I can walk up and rub his head. I love him to death!”