Darts urged to embrace Royal Rumble format after Luke Littler momentum The unique format could provide darts with another showcase week in the calendar.
Essentially, the premise of ‘A Royal Rumble’, first created by Pat Patterson of the WWE in 1988, sees 30 wrestlers participate and takes the form of a modified battle royal, where combatants enter the ring at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.
Leading pundit and former major winner Nicholson said: "I think this idea for a Royal Rumble has been floated around for a little while now but nobody has done it before and it is still something the public really want to see.
With darts on the front and back pages thanks to Luke Littler’s stunning success in the World Darts Championship, calls are growing for the sport to embrace an innovative new competition.
The idea could easily be adapted for darts and could take the shape of a one-night tournament played just once in the entire season.
