NJPW Strong Women’s title match added to Windy City Riot
An NJPW Strong Women’s title bout is one of several new matches confirmed for Windy City Riot.
Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer will defend her title against AZM in a new match set for the Windy City Riot pay-per-view on Friday, April 12. Vaquer has held the title since winning it from Giulia at Stardom’s Cinderella Tournament last month.
An NJPW World TV title match has also been confirmed for the show, with Matt Riddle to defend against former champion Zack Sabre Jr., with the match made official following Riddle issuing a challenge Monday.
Two matches are also set for Windy City Riot’s kickoff show, with Mina Shirakawa & Viva Van vs. Trish Adora & Alex Windsor, plus Matt Vandagriff vs. Zane Jay in a Strong Survivor match where NJPW Academy trainees will battle for the right to compete on future cards.
Windy City Riot will stream on NJPW World pay-per-view for $19.99 on Friday, April 12.
The updated card:
- Tetsuya Naito vs. 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
