Texas man hired as bullfighter for Buffalo Bill Rodeo
by: Ruth Nicolaus - May. 24, 2021
State News
Texas bullfighter Weston Rutkowski does not run away when there’s a bull in the rodeo arena, he runs towards it.
At this year’s Buffalo Bill Rodeo, Rutkowski, 32, will step in during the bull riding with fellow bullfighter, Zach Call, to distract bulls after each ride and give the bull rider time to scramble to safety.
Growing up with his mother earning the 1976 Miss Rodeo Texas title and his uncles who rode saddle broncs in Cleburne Texas, Rutkowski had strong ties to the rodeo from an early age and felt like he was destined to follow a similar path.