Rey del Ring (2011) explained

Rey del Ring (2011)
Tagline:Quien serra el Nuevo Rey del Ring?
(Who will be the new King of the Ring)
Promotion:International Wrestling Revolution Group
Date:June 16, 2011
Venue:Arena Naucalpan
City:Naucalpan, State of Mexico
Liveevent:y
Lastevent:Legado Final
Nextevent:La Vengenza
Event:IWRG Rey del Ring
Lastevent2:2010
Nextevent2:2012

Rey del Ring (2011) (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on June 16, 2011, in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event of the show was the Eponymous IWRG Rey del Ring tournament, the ninth version of the annual tournament, which is IWRG's version of WWE's Royal Rumble event. The Rey del Ring returned to IWRG's regular schedule in 2011 after no event was held in 2010, making the event the 10th overall tournament since 2002.

Production

Background

The Mexican professional wrestling company International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; at times referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) started their annual Rey del Ring ("King of the Ring") event in 2002, creating an annual event around the eponymous Rey del Ring match, a 30-man elimination match similar in concept to the WWE's Royal Rumble match.[1] [2] From 2002 until the 2011 event the "prize" for winning the match itself was simply the prestige of outlasting 29 other competitors, but at the 2011 Rey del Ring IWRG introduced the IWR Rey del Ring Championship complete with a belt to symbolize the championship that would be awarded to the winner each year.[3] At that point in time the Rey del Ring title became a championship that could be defended and lost or won in matches in between the annual tournaments. For the tournament the champion would vacate the Rey del Ring Championship prior to the actual Rey del Ring match itself.[4] All Rey del Ring shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2011 Rey del Ring was the ninth over all Rey del Ring tournament held by IWRG.

Storylines

The event featured three professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Aftermath

Pantera made the first ever Rey del Ring Championship defense on July 10, 2011, when he defeated Último Gladiador to retain the championship. The championship was vacated on the day of the 2012 Rey del Ring tournament so that the winner of the tournament could become the new Rey del Ring Champion at the same time.[4]

Results

2011 Rey del Ring entrants and eliminations

Key
DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byEliminations
Bombero Infernal Avisman El Hijo del Brazo
El Hijo del Brazo Bombero Infernal None
Saruman Trauma II None
Trauma II Eterno Saruman
Chico Che Dr. Cerebro None
El Hijo del Diablo Dr. Cerebro None
Avisman Dr. Cerebro Bombero Infernal
Eterno Golden Magic Trauma II
Golden Magic Fresero, Jr. Eterno
10 Fresero, Jr. 11 Villano IV Golden Magic
11 Drago 13 Oficial 911, Oficial AK-47, Oficial Fierro None
12 Dr. Cerebro 10 Villano IV El Hijo del Diablo, Chico Che, Avisman
13 Villano IV 15 Oficial AK-47 Dr. Cerebro, Fresero, Jr., Pimpinela Escarlata
14 Pimpinela Escarlata 14 Villano IV None
15 Oficial AK-47 19 Scorpio, Jr. Drago, Pimpinela Escarlata, Centvrión, Bobby Lee, Jr.
16 Centvrión 16 Oficial AK-47 None
17 Dinamic Black 12 Oficial 911 None
18 Cerebro Negro 17 Trauma I None
19 Bobby Lee, Jr. 18 Oficial AK-47 None
20 Oficial Fierro 20 Veneno Drago
21 Trauma I 21 Scorpio, Jr. Cerebro Negro
22 Oficial 911 23 Multifacético Dinamic Black, Drago, Scorpio, Jr.
23 El Pantera $ 30 Winner Multifacético, Máscara Año 2000, Jr., Último Gladiador
24 Scorpio, Jr. 22 Oficial 911 Trauma I
25 Último Gladiador 29 El Pantera Oficial AK-47, Black Terry, Bestia 666
26 Veneno 25 Black Terry None
27 Máscara Año 2000, Jr. 27 El Pantera Oficial Fierro
28 Bestia 666 28 Último Gladiador None
29 Multifacético 24 El Pantera Oficial 911
30 Black Terry 26 Último Gladiador Veneno

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2000 Especial!. Box y Lucha Magazine. 2–20. issue 2488. January 9, 2001. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Rey del Ring. Pro Wrestling History. January 29, 2013.
  3. Web site: IWRG (Resultados 16 de junio): El nuevo Rey del Ring es El Pantera. Mexicool, Rey. June 17, 2011. January 29, 2013. SuperLuchas. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Factor Campeón del Rey del Ring . June 1, 2012 . January 29, 2013 . MedioTiempo . Spanish.