Jon Moxley to challenge for IWGP World title at NJPW Windy City Riot
It is official.
Jon Moxley will challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Windy City Riot on Friday, April 12 in Chicago.
Moxley wrestled on the undercard of Saturday’s NJPW Sakura Genesis event, teaming with Shota Umino in a winning effort over Jack Perry and Ren Narita.
Following the conclusion of Tetsuya Naito’s successful main event title defense against Yota Tsuji, Moxley made his way back to the ring to confront Naito, and they agreed to Naito’s title being on the line in Chicago.
Moxley vs. Naito had already been announced as the main event for the Friday pay-per-view, but the title match element was in question prior to Naito’s win at Sakura Genesis.
Windy City Riot will stream on NJPW World pay-per-view for $19.99 on Friday, April 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The show’s lineup:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito defends against Jon Moxley
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mustafa Ali
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. Nic Nemeth
- Jack Perry vs. Shota Umino
- Four corners open challenge: NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions Hikuleo & El Phantasmo defend against Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser, and Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson
- Riot Rules tornado tag: Eddie Kingston and three partners to be announced vs. Gabe Kidd and three partners to be announced
- NJPW World Television Champion Matt Riddle defends against Zack Sabre Jr.
- NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against AZM
- Mina Shirakawa & Viva Van vs. Trish Adora & Alex Windsor
- Matt Vandagriff vs. Zane Jay
