Rey del Ring (2012)

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.{{cite news|title=2000 Especial!|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–20|id=issue 2488|date=January 9, 2001|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/misc/iwrg.html#rey|title=Rey del Ring|work=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=January 29, 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.net/2011/06/17/iwrg-resultados-16-de-junio-el-nuevo-rey-del-ring-es-el-pantera/|title=IWRG (Resultados 16 de junio): El nuevo Rey del Ring es El Pantera|author=Mexicool, Rey|date=June 17, 2011|accessdate=January 29, 2013|work=SuperLuchas|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2012/06/01/factor-campeon-del-rey-del-ring | title=Factor Campeón del Rey del Ring | date=June 1, 2012 | accessdate=January 29, 2013 | work=MedioTiempo | language=Spanish}} 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.

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.

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|results={{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2012/06/01/factor-campeon-del-rey-del-ring | title=Factor Campeón del Rey del Ring | date=June 1, 2012 | accessdate=January 29, 2013 | work=MedioTiempo | language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2012/06/factor-nuevo-rey-del-ring-2012.html | title=Factor, nuevo Rey del Ring 2012. | date=May 31, 2012 | accessdate=January 30, 2013 | work=Estrellas del Ring | author=Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo | language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=8303 | title=Factor, nuevo Rey del Ring | date=May 31, 2012 | accessdate=January 30, 2013 | work=the Gladiatores | author=Mejia Eguiluz, Diego | language=Spanish}}

|note1=dark

|match1=Charly Madrid and Serpiente de Oro defeated Matrix, Jr. and The Mummy – two falls to one

|stip1=Tag team best two-out-of-three falls tag team match

|note2=dark

|match2=Centvrión, Chicano and Pantera defeated Avisman, Damian 666 and El Hijo del Diablo – two falls to one

|stip2=Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

|match3=Factor won the 2012 Rey del Ring tournament
Also in the match: Oficial 911, Oficial AK-47, Alan Extreme, Bestia 666, Carta Brava, Jr., CIMA, Dinamic Black, Douki, Dr. Cerebro, Eita, Eterno, Oficial Fierro, Freelance, Freeyser, Golden Magic, Headhunter I, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Imposible, Mike Segura, Multifacético, Pete Powers, Pirata Morgan, Rayan, Shadow Phoenix, Spartan, Tony Rivera, Trauma II, Veneno and X-Fly

|stip3=2012 IWRG Rey del Ring, 30-man elimination match

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