Nic Nemeth challenges Tomohiro Ishii for NJPW Windy City Riot

  • Ian Carey
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Nic Nemeth has an opponent in mind for NJPW Windy City Riot.  

Nemeth released a video on Wednesday challenging Tomohiro Ishii to face him on the April 12 pay-per-view in Chicago. 

Nemeth said:

I will take on anyone, anytime, any place and I see New Japan has a show coming up in Chicago, April 12, Windy City Riot, you better believe the wanted man is going to be there and I’m calling you out because I want the hardest hitters there are. Tomohiro Ishii. Ishii vs. the wanted man, Windy City Riot, you hit hard but I hit harder. 

Nemeth has several other matches scheduled for the next month. He’s wrestling Alex Shelley at TNA’s TV tapings in Philadelphia on Friday, he’s challenging Moose for the TNA World title at Rebellion on April 20, and then he heads to Mexico to wrestle for the AAA Mega Championship at Triplemania Monterrey on April 27. 

Nemeth was originally scheduled to defend his IWGP Global Championship for the first time on April 6 at Sakura Genesis against Hiroshi Tanahashi. However, the match was postponed after the NJPW president suffered an ankle injury last month. 

NJPW Windy City Riot is scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2024 at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. Three matches are confirmed for the show thus far. 

  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley (If Naito retains at Sakura Genesis this could be made an IWGP World title match)
  • Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mustafa Ali
  • Eddie Kingston & three teammates vs. Gabe Kidd & three teammates in a riot rules tag match
    • The rules of this match are listed as “No DQs tornado tag. Members revealed on entrance”
  • Jack Perry, ELP & Hikuleo, and Ren Narita are also advertised.