TV title match set for NJPW Windy City Riot

The NJPW World Television Championship will be on the line in Chicago later this month.

In a video posted overnight, Matt Riddle issued a challenge to Zack Sabre Jr. for NJPW Windy City Riot. Riddle will be defending his NJPW World Television title in the match.

Only three wrestlers have ever held the NJPW World Television title. Sabre became the inaugural champion in January 2023. He held the championship for one year before dropping it to Hiroshi Tanahashi, who then lost the title to Riddle this February.

Riddle said he wants to face Sabre to prove who the real NJPW World Television Champion is.

“You were the first Television Champion, and I’m going to prove a point and make an example of why I’m the real World Television Champion in New Japan,” Riddle said. “And I will challenge you in a match – April 12, bro – in Chicago. See you soon, bro.”

Since becoming champion, Riddle has retained the TV title against two of Sabre’s TMDK stablemates. He defeated Bad Dude Tito in February and Kosei Fujita in March. Both of those matches took place for MLW.

Chicago’s Wintrust Arena is hosting Windy City Riot on Friday, April 12. Priced at $19.99, it will air live as a pay-per-view on NJPW World.

NJPW Windy City Riot 2024 —

  • 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.