IWRG Rey del Ring

IWRG Rey del Ring Championship
El Pantera, winner of the 2011 Rey del Ring tournament and first holder of the Rey del Ring Championship
Details
Promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG)
Date established June 16, 2011[1]
Current champion(s) Imposible[2]
Date won May 14, 2017[2]

The IWRG Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") refers both to an annual tournament and a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). From 2002 until 2011 the IWRG Rey del Ring only referred to an annual 30-man tournament, but as of the 2011 tournament there is also a physical championship belt that is and can be defended throughout the year. Being a professional wrestling tournament championship, it is not won legitimately: it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.

Rey del Ring tournament

Originally the Rey del Ring tournament was a 30-man elimination match, starting with four wrestlers in the ring, then when a wrestler was eliminated through pinfall, submission, count out or disqualification another participant was added until 29 men had been eliminated. In 2008 IWRG changed the format to be more like World Wrestling Entertainment's Royal Rumble match; two men start in the ring and a new wrestler joins the match at a specific time interval. Unlike the Royal Rumble throwing a wrestler out of the ring did not result in elimination. The first tournament, the 2002 Rey del Ring was held on June 6, 2002, in IWRG's primary arena, Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The tournament was won by Último Vampiro when he eliminated Bombero Infernal as the last participant.[7] In 2004 the winner of that year's Rey del Ring tournament was also awarded the vacant IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship; the match saw Fantasy eliminate Avisman as the last participant to win the tournament and the championship.[8] Cerebro Negro won both the 2005 and 2006 tournaments, making him the only person to win the tournament twice.[9][10] In 2007 the Rey del Ring was won by Yamato, the first non-Mexican to win the tournament.[11] Yamato worked for IWRG through a deal struck with Japanese wrestling promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) that allowed AJPW to send young wrestlers to Mexico to gain in ring experience. The 2008 Rey del Ring was won by Scorpio, Jr. while the 2009 Rey del Ring tournament was won by Puerto Rican Ricky Cruzz.[12] The two Rey del Ring winners would later team up to win the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship from Los Junior Dinamitas (El Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.).[13] IWRG did not hold a Rey del Ring tournament in 2010 and never gave an official explanation as to why not. In 2011 IWRG introduced the Rey del Ring Championship to be awarded to the winner of the 2011 Rey del Ring tournament winner El Pantera.[1] Pantera would vacate the Championship on the date of the 2012 Rey del Ring tournament, allowing tournament winner Oficial Factor to become the new champion as well.[14] After Oficial 911 won the 2013 Rey del Ring tournament Oficial Factor handed over the championship belt to 911.[15]

Rey del Ring Championship

El Pantera became the first ever Rey del Ring Champion as a result of winning the 2011 Rey del Ring tournament on June 16, 2011 when he eliminated Último Gladiador as the last tournament participant.[1] He was awarded with an actual championship belt, to be work for IWRG matches and defended when appropriate between tournaments. Pantera made the first ever championship defense on July 10, 2011 when he successfully defeated Último Gladiador to retain the championship. The championship was vacated for 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. Oficial Factor won the tournament, lastly eliminating Hijo del Pirata Morgan to win the Championship.[14] on August 12, 2012 Hijo del Pirata Morgan became the first person to win the Rey del Ring Championship outside of the tournament when he defeated Oficial Factor.[3] He held the championship for a total of 42 days, until September 23, 2012 when Oficial Factor regained the championship.[4] Factor won the title in a Relevos Suicidas match that also included Trauma I and Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., and as a result of his victory Factor also won the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship from Hijo del Pirata Morgan.[4]

Rey del Ring Tournament winners

Year Winner Date Location Notes
2002Último VampiroJune 9, 2002Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[7][12]
2003Unknown2003Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[Note 1][16]
2004FantasyMarch 18, 2004Naucalpan, State of Mexico, MexicoWon the vacant IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship as a result.[8]
2005Cerebro NegroNovember 17, 2005Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[9]
2006Cerebro Negro2006Naucalpan, State of Mexico, MexicoOnly two time winner.[10]
2007YamatoJuly 26, 2007Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[11]
2008Scorpio, Jr.July 24, 2008Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[12]
2009Ricky CruzzJuly 16, 2009Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[12]
2010N/AN/AN/ANo Rey del Ring tournament was held in 2010
2011El PanteraJune 16, 2011Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1]
2012Oficial FactorMay 31, 2012Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[14]
2013Oficial 911May 19, 2013Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[15]
2014Hijo de Máscara Año 2000May 4, 2014Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[17]
2015Ricky CruzApril 5, 2015Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[18]
2016Máscara Año 2000 Jr.December 11, 2016Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[19]
2017ImposibleMay 14, 2017Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[2]

Rey del Ring Championship history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
  1  El Pantera  June 16, 2011  Rey del Ring (2011) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  350 Awarded a championship belt after winning the 2011 Rey del Ring tournament. [1]
— Vacated  May 31, 2012 — — — — Vacated for the 2012 tournament. [14]
  2  Oficial Factor  May 31, 2012  Rey del Ring (2012) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  91 Won the 2012 Rey del Ring tournament. [14]
  3  Hijo de Pirata Morgan  August 12, 2012  Caravan de Campeones (2012) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  42   [3]
  4  Oficial Factor  September 23, 2012  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  238   [4]
  5  Oficial 911  May 19, 2013  Rey del Ring (2013) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  350   [15]
  6  Hijo de Máscara Año 2000  May 4, 2014  Rey del Ring (2014) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  154   [17]
  7  El Hijo de Dos Caras  October 5, 2014  live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  98  
  8  Hijo de Máscara Año 2000  January 11, 2015  live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  84  
— Vacated  April 5, 2015 — — — — Vacated for the 2015 tournament. [18]
  9  Ricky Cruz  April 5, 2015  Rey del Ring (2015) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  616   [18]
— Vacated  December 11, 2016 — — — — Vacated for the 2016 tournament. [14]
  10  Máscara Año 2000 Jr.  December 11, 2016  Rey del Ring (2016) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  154   [19]
— Vacated  May 14, 2017 — — — — Vacated for the 2017 tournament. [2]
  11  Imposible  May 14, 2017  Rey del Ring (2017) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  371 Won the 2017 Rey del Ring tournament [2]
— Vacated  May 30, 2018 — — — — Vacated for the 2018 tournament.
  11  Emperador Azteca  May 20, 2018  Rey del Ring (2018) Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  152+ Won the 2018 Rey del Ring tournament

List of combined reigns

Key
Symbol Meaning
  Indicates the current champion
+ Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes every day.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1Ricky Cruz1616
2El Pantera1350
2Oficial 9111350
3Oficial Factor2329
4Hijo de Máscara Año 20002258
5Máscara Año 20001154
6El Hijo de Dos Caras198
7Hijo de Pirata Morgan142
8Máscara Año 2000 †1523

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Reference to the 2003 tournament has been found but no winner was identified.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mexicool, Rey (June 17, 2011). "IWRG (Resultados 16 de junio): El nuevo Rey del Ring es El Pantera". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lizarraga, Alfonso (May 15, 2017). "Imposible Rey del Ring 2017". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Noche de Campeonato en IWRG". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "¡Factor, nuevo bicampeón de IWRG". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). September 23, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 - 2008 :344 Pantera". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 2008. October 2008.
  6. 1 2 "El tesoro del Hijo del Pirata". Mi Lucha Libre (in Spanish). May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
  8. 1 2 "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. 91.
  9. 1 2 "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. 140.
  10. 1 2 "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. issue 192. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Rey del Ring". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ Reyes, Eduardo (August 9, 2009). "Resultados IWRG, Ricky Cruzz y Y Scorpio Jr, Nuevos Campeones Mundiales de Parejas" (in Spanish). Estrellas del Ring. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Factor Campeón del Rey del Ring". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (May 20, 2013). "Oficial 911, nuevo Rey del Ring". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 5, 2004. 40.
  17. 1 2 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (May 5, 2014). "El Hijo de Máscara Año Dos Mil, Rey del Ring 2014". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (April 6, 2015). "Ricky Cruz nuevamente Rey del Ring". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  19. 1 2 Lizarraga, Alfonso (December 12, 2016). "Mascara Año 2000 Jr. Rey del Ring de IWRG 2016". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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