India, Nov. 1 -- Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced the relaunch of Pro Wrestling League (PWL), the franchise-based competition that had been discontinued since 2019, here on Saturday. PWL ran for four seasons from 2015 to 2019 before being halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest iteration of the league will begin in January with a number of elite national and international wrestlers set to compete, PWL promoters and WFI said.

The league will have six city-based franchises, each comprising nine wrestlers. There will be five Indian and four foreign wrestlers in each team. All competitions will be held in Olympic weights with five men and four women in action across the nine weight classes. Like the previous editions, bo...