Peter Wright was denied the opportunity to change his walk-on by the PDC despite questioning his own weight.
Former two-time world champion Wright is one of the biggest crowd-pleasing stars on the PDC tour.
PDCWright’s walk-on has become an iconic feature on the tour[/caption]
He has lit up venues across the country particularly during his walk-on to the arena, where he performs a famous dance across stage to rapper Pitbull’s hit ‘Don’t Stop The Party’.
His colourful outfits and wild mohawk are a regular feature in the TV tournaments, and his walk-on a stalwart for his profile at the oche.
But in a surprisingly harsh interview, Wright revealed he wanted his walk-on music changed, as part of a plan to lose weight but it was denied.
“Just seen myself up there, big fat f***er,” he said before correcting himself after swearing. “A big fellow, I mean.
“A big fat fellow jumping across the stage. You know, I’ve got to lose a bit of weight.
“I wanted to change my walk-on tune but I wasn’t allowed.”
Despite putting himself down, Wright did admit he was brimming with confidence with arrows in hand right now.
“I feel it’s up to me how good I can get as long as I don’t look in the mirror,” he continued.
“When it comes to March, I am 55, but inside I feel like I am 21, so if I feel like that playing darts then everyone is in trouble. I feel really good.
“I am doing new stuff since getting beaten by Stephen Bunting at the Worlds, doing lots of new stuff and I’m enjoying darts now.
“I have got a new buzz. I don’t know what it is, but I feel good and that I can only get better.”
Wright’s walk on is likely to be kept with the PDC likely factoring it in a serious entertainment value at events.
Despite struggling in 2024 and being severely out of form, Wright did manage to put together a much improved run at Ally Pally at the World Championship.
Wright eliminated world No.1 Luke Humphries in a revitalised period on the board.
But he was eventually halted by Stephen Bunting at the quarter-final stage.
The Scotsman will be hoping to prove his credentials again in the European Tour events and TV majors.
He will have more focus on them objectives having been excluded from this year’s line-up for the 17-week Premier League extravaganza.
GettyWright performed well at the Worlds and is hoping for a big 2025[/caption]
He registered just 4 points in the table format of last year’s competition, and was handed the wooden spoon finishing bottom in a real struggle.
But with his absence from the invitational tournament official, he believes it will place him in a better position to attack the other prizes on offer.
Wright added: “It was a big relief, to be honest [not in Premier League].
“Hand on heart going that’s brilliant, I can prepare for each tournament now instead of just running into each tournament, don’t know where my game is, getting smashed by the best players in the world in different venues all over the country.
“Now I can prepare for each tournament and it’s only my fault if I lose because I haven’t prepared properly.”