Rey del Ring (2009)
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group | |||
| Date | July 16, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Arena Naucalpan | |||
| City | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | |||
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The 2009 Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on July 16, 2009. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. The show was the eight overall IWRG Rey del Ring show held, with the first being held in 2002.
The focal point of the show was the eponymous Rey del Ring tournament. a 30 man elimination match similar in concept to the WWE's Royal Rumble match. The match was won by Ricky Cruzz as he lastly eliminated El Veneno to win the tournament. Olimpico is credited with three eliminations, the most of any wrestler in the 2009 Rey del Ring tournament as he eliminated Arlequín Amarillo, Fantasma de la Opera and Rigo.
The Mexican professional wrestling company International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; at times referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) started to hold their annual Rey del Ring ("King of the Ring") tournament on J 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 through 2007 the Rey del Ring match started with four wrestlers in the ring, only adding another wrestler when someone was pinned, forced to submit, was disqualified or counted out, which meant that no more than four wrestlers would be in the ring at the same time. Unlike the Royal Rumble the Rey del Ring rules allowed wrestlers to be eliminated by pinfall etc., not by being thrown over the top rope to the floor as regular battle royal rules describe. From 2002 through 2010 the Rey del Ring winner did not get any specific prize for winning the match, except for the 2004 Rey del Ring tournament where the winner also won the vacant IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship. Fantasy won the Rey del Ring as well as the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship. For the 2008 Rey del Ring tournament IWRG adjusted the rules a little, instead of four wrestlers starting in the ring and someone being added only upon elimination, two wrestlers would start out and at timed intervals, two minutes in this case, another wrestler would enter the ring to join the match.
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