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. 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. 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. 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.
Results
2011 Rey del Ring entrants and eliminations Key SymbolMeaning$Tournament winner 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. Eterno10 Fresero, Jr. 11 Villano IV Golden Magic11 Drago 13 Oficial 911, Oficial AK-47, Oficial Fierro None12 Dr. Cerebro 10 Villano IV El Hijo del Diablo, Chico Che, Avisman13 Villano IV 15 Oficial AK-47 Dr. Cerebro, Fresero, Jr., Pimpinela Escarlata14 Pimpinela Escarlata 14 Villano IV None15 Oficial AK-47 19 Scorpio, Jr. Drago, Pimpinela Escarlata, Centvrión, Bobby Lee, Jr.16 Centvrión 16 Oficial AK-47 None17 Dinamic Black 12 Oficial 911 None18 Cerebro Negro 17 Trauma I None19 Bobby Lee, Jr. 18 Oficial AK-47 None20 Oficial Fierro 20 Veneno Drago21 Trauma I 21 Scorpio, Jr. Cerebro Negro22 Oficial 911 23 Multifacético Dinamic Black, Drago, Scorpio, Jr.23 El Pantera $ 30 Winner' Multifacético, Máscara Año 2000, Jr., Último Gladiador24 Scorpio, Jr. 22 Oficial 911 Trauma I25 Último Gladiador 29 El Pantera Oficial AK-47, Black Terry, Bestia 66626 Veneno 25 Black Terry None27 Máscara Año 2000, Jr. 27 El Pantera Oficial Fierro28 Bestia 666 28 Último Gladiador None29 Multifacético 24 El Pantera Oficial 91130 Black Terry 26 Último Gladiador Veneno
References
External links IWRG official website