Rey del Ring (2012) explained

Rey del Ring (2012)
Promotion:International Wrestling Revolution Group
Venue:Arena Naucalpan
City:Naucalpan, State of Mexico
Date Aired:June 2, 2012
Liveevent:y
Lastevent:Caravana de Campeones
Nextevent:Legado Final
Event:IWRG Rey del Ring
Lastevent2:2011
Nextevent2:2013

Rey del Ring (2012) (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 May 31, 2012 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The Rey del Ring tournament was taped for television and shown on TVC Deportes on June 6, 2012. The main event was the Eponymous IWRG Rey del Ring tournament, the tenth annual version of the tournament, IWRG's version of World Wrestling Entertainment's Royal Rumble event. 30 men competed in the Rey del Ring, which was won by Oficial Factor when he eliminated Hijo del Pirata Morgan to claim the victory as well as the Rey del Ring Championship belt.

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 2012 Rey del Ring was the tenth 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.

2012 Rey del Ring entrants and eliminations

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DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTimeEliminations
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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27 Factor$ Winner   Hijo de Pirata Morgan,
28 29 Factor    
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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.