Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal


Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal is a professional wrestling league in India, launched on 2 November 2018 and broadcasting on Zee Talkies. Zee Talkies announced the tournament on 12 January 2018 in Mumbai.

Format

Currently, with six teams, each team plays each other twice in the league phase. At the conclusion of the league stage, the top four teams will qualify for the semi finals. The winners of the semifinal matches will move onto the final to play the ZMKD final match, where the winner will be crowned the Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal champions.

Season 1

The six teams consist of 3 celebrities and 3 dignitaries from different fields, and tournament matches will be held at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune. The first draft event of players for the 6 teams was held on 19 October 2018 in Mumbai.

Teams

Following the player draft, the names of the final team and their players were announced at the press conference. Swwapnil Joshi, Sai Tamhankar, Nagraj Manjule, Purshottam Jadhav, Rajesh Dake and Shantaram Manve & Paritosh Painter own six teams in the wrestling tournament.
TeamsOwner
Vidarbhache WaghSwwapnil Joshi
Kolhapuri MavleSai Tamhankar
Veer MarathwadaNagraj Manjule
Yashwant SataraPurshottam Jadhav
Mumbai AstraRajesh Dake
Puneri UstaadShantaram Manve & Paritosh Painter

Prize

Prize money for the winner of season 1 will be ₹ 50 Lakh. The first and second runners-up will be awarded ₹ 30 lakh and ₹ 20 lakh respectively.