Windy City Riot

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Windy City Riot
Promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling
First event Windy City Riot (2022)

Windy City Riot is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event takes its name from the term Windy City, the nickname of the city of Chicago.

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Events

#EventDateCityVenueAttendanceMain eventRef(s)
1 Windy City Riot (2022) April 16, 2022 Villa Park, Illinois Odeum Expo Center 2,277 Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay [1] [2]
2 Windy City Riot (2024) April 12, 2024 Chicago, Illinois Wintrust Arena 6,028 Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito (c) for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship [3] [4]
3 Windy City Riot (2025) April 11, 20254,674 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [5] [6]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. NJPW. "Windy City Riot Hits FITE April 16! 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. Renner, Ethan. "NJPW announces Windy City Riot event for Chicago". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. "Windy City Riot sees NJPW hit the Wintrust in Chicago April 12! 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling . January 5, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. Renner, Ethan (January 5, 2024). "NJPW returning to Chicago for Windy City Riot 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. Thomas, Jeremy (January 5, 2025). "NJPW Announces Windy City Riot, Resurgence Events For 2025". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  6. "2025.04.11 Windy City Riot 2025". NJPW. Retrieved March 17, 2025.