Rey del Ring (2011) (

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for "King of the Ring") was an annual

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major event produced by Mexican

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(IWRG), which took place on June 16, 2011, in Arena Naucalpan,

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, Mexico. The main event of the show was the

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ous

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tournament, the ninth version of the annual tournament, which is IWRG's version of

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'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

(IWRG; at times referred to as ''Grupo Internacional Revolución'' in Mexico) started their annual ''

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'' ("King of the Ring") event in 2002, creating an annual event around the

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ous ''Rey del Ring'' match, a 30-man elimination match similar in concept to the

'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

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

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(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 ''

'' 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

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References

External links

IWRG official website
{{IWRGShows, Rey del Ring 2011 in professional wrestling 2011 in Mexico IWRG Rey del Ring June 2011 events in Mexico