Revived Pro Wrestling League likely to be held in January

The Pro Wrestling League is each acceptable to beryllium revived six years aft it was halted owed to a operation of factors with caller organisers and a caller squad astatine the helm of the federation.

But if the announcement connected Saturday was immoderate indication, erstwhile Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh continues to clasp power successful the athletics and a ample portion of its administration. So overmuch truthful that contempt the beingness of incumbent WFI president Sanjay Singh, Brij Bhushan, beforehand and centre connected the stage, answered astir of the questions.

“The PWL was started by ‘netaji’ successful 2015 to instrumentality Indian wrestling to caller heights and was palmy to a ample grade earlier Covid stopped it. This is simply a caller opening and we anticipation to proceed what helium started. The power for players and coaches volition stay with the WFI to guarantee determination are nary outgo issues,” Sanjay Singh said.

Brij Bhushan himself was candid. “Ever since the caller officials were elected, wrestlers had been calling maine to petition the federation to restart the PWL. Even though I americium not associated with the WFI successful immoderate capableness now, I was blessed to beryllium invited contiguous due to the fact that I emotion the athletics and that is not babelike connected holding immoderate post,” helium declared.

Asked astir the information of wrestlers who protested against him successful 2023, helium was categorical. “There volition beryllium nary favoritism against anyone who wants to beryllium portion of the PWL,” helium said.

The organising rights this clip for the PWL, past held successful 2019, person been fixed to ONO Media. There volition beryllium six franchises with 9 wrestlers each – 5 Indian and 4 foreign, 5 women and 4 men. The squad purse has been retained astatine Rs. 2 Cr each for the 18-day lawsuit with contention successful 9 Olympic value categories. The venue volition beryllium Delhi for the existent season, tentatively scheduled for the 3rd week of January, with plans to dispersed retired later.