Gerwyn Price has called for a dramatic overhaul of the Premier League Darts format, with the Welshman proposing a weekly WWE-style “Royal Rumble” event featuring 16 players.The former world champion put forward the idea after securing his place at Finals Night at The O2 Arena by reaching the final on Night 15 in Birmingham.Price was beaten by Luke Humphries in the final, but still did enough to confirm his place in the play-offs alongside Luke Littler and Humphries.With one league night remaining in Sheffield, Price and Humphries are tied on 24 points and will battle to finish third in the table.That position could prove significant, with the third-placed player avoiding a semi-final meeting with runaway table-topper Littler at Finals Night.Although Price remains focused on lifting the title this season, the 40-year-old has already turned his attention to how the competition could evolve in future years.The current format, introduced in 2022, sees eight players compete in knockout brackets across 17 nights before the top four advance to the season finale in London.Gerwyn Price has called for a dramatic overhaul of the Premier League Darts format, with the Welshman proposing a weekly WWE-style “Royal Rumble” event featuring 16 players | PAWhile the system has generated strong viewing figures, some players and supporters have questioned whether repeated meetings between the same eight competitors have made the tournament too predictable.Price believes the answer lies in reviving elements of the previous structure.Writing on social media, he suggested expanding the field to 10 players for the opening phase, with each player contesting one match per night over the first nine weeks.Five facts darts fans might not know | PA/GBNEWSAfter that stage, the bottom two would be eliminated and the remaining eight would move into the current quarter-final knockout format.”Back to the old format of 10 players all playing one game per night,” Price wrote.”After nine weeks the bottom two drop out like in previous years and go into the format of the last few years.”Eight players into a quarter-final and play down to a winner.”However, Price’s most eye-catching proposal was the addition of a separate “Royal Rumble” competition.Under his concept, 16 players would compete in a rolling weekly contest staged between the second and third Premier League matches.Gerwyn Price is one of the biggest names in darts | GETTYEach week, the reigning winner would face a mystery challenger, whose identity would only be revealed when their walk-on music began.”The twist and added excitement would be a Royal Rumble-style game added on each Premier League night,” Price explained.”The Royal Rumble winner after the full 16 weeks gets a belt, prize money and a space in the following year’s Premier League.”The challengers would consist of the top eight players from the one-year Order of Merit who are not already in the Premier League, along with the next eight highest-ranked players.Price believes the concept would expand the tournament to include 26 of the world’s leading players and inject an entirely new level of unpredictability and entertainment into one of darts’ most popular events.