Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito official for NJPW Windy City Riot

By Ethan Renner
Published: 13 Jan 2024, 22:38

Jon Moxley has called out the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

After defeating Shingo Takagi in a no DQ match at Saturday’s NJPW Battle in the Valley event, Moxley took the microphone and challenged the current IWGP World Champion Tetsuya Naito to a match at Windy City Riot in Chicago on April 12. Moxley said that he has only one thing on his mind for wrestling in 2024, and that is Naito.

NJPW confirmed the match for Chicago in a later social media post and on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Naito defeated SANADA to win the IWGP title at Wrestle Kingdom 18 in Tokyo Dome on January 4. Naito is scheduled for his first title defense against SANADA at The New Beginning in Sapporo on Saturday, February 24. Assuming Naito retains, the Moxley vs. Naito bout would be for the IWGP World title.

Earlier in the evening at Battle in the Valley, Mustafa Ali challenged Hiromu Takahashi for Chicago, and NJPW confirmed that match as well.

The current lineup for the Windy City Riot pay-per-view on Friday, April 12:

Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mustafa Ali