Rey del Ring (2012) (

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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 May 31, 2012 in Arena Naucalpan,

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, Mexico. The ''Rey del Ring'' tournament was taped for television and shown on TVC Deportes on June 6, 2012. The main event was the

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ous ''

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'' tournament, the tenth annual version of the tournament, IWRG's version of

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event. 30 men competed in the ''Rey del Ring'', which was won by

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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

(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

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

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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 2012 ''Rey del Ring'' was the tenth 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

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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

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(''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.

Results

2012 Rey del Ring entrants and eliminations

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References

External links

IWRG official website
{{IWRGShows, Rey del Ring 2012 in professional wrestling 2012 in Mexico IWRG Rey del Ring May 2012 in Mexico