Windy City Riot (2024)

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Windy City Riot
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 12, 2024
City Chicago, Illinois
Venue Wintrust Arena
Attendance5,383
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The 2024 Windy City Riot was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 12, 2024, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2] It was the second event under the Windy City Riot chronology.

Contents

Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Nic Nemeth defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Matt Riddle to win the NJPW World Television Championship, Bullet Club (David Finlay, Kenta, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd) defeated Eddie Kingston, Homicide and United Empire (Jeff Cobb and TJP) in a Riot Rules match and Stephanie Vaquer defeated AZM to retain the Strong Women's Championship.

Production

Background

The event was held at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Wintrust-arena-exterior.jpg
The event was held at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

On January 5, 2024, during New Year Dash!!, [1] NJPW announced that Windy City Riot will take place on April 12, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. [2] This is the second Windy City Riot event, with the first taking part in April 2022. [3] It was later confirmed that NJPW would provide English commentary for the event. [4]

Storylines

The event will feature several professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on NJPW's events. [5]

On January 13, during Battle in the Valley, Mustafa Ali issued a challenge to Hiromu Takahashi at Windy City Riot, [6] which would mark Ali's NJPW debut. [7]

At Battle in the Valley, after Jon Moxley defeated Shingo Takagi in a No Disqualification match, Moxley challenged the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito for a match at Windy City Riot. [8] On February 22, Naito stated that he would put the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the line at Windy City Riot; if he successfully defends the title at Sakura Genesis against Yota Tsuji, which he did. [9]

Also at Battle in the Valley, Eddie Kingston and Gabe Kidd competed in a match that ended in a double countout, where Kingston defended his Strong Openweight, ROH World, and the AEW Continental Championships. [10] As a result, NJPW later announced that Kidd and Kingston would serve as captains in an eight-man Riot Rules tag team match. [11]

Results

No.Results [12] StipulationsTimes [13]
1P Matt Vandagriff defeated Zane Jay by pinfall Singles match 3:33
2P Trish Adora and Alex Windsor defeated Mina Shirakawa and Viva Van by pinfall Tag team match 7:03
3 Ren Narita defeated Minoru Suzuki by pinfall Singles match 7:43
4 Stephanie Vaquer (c) defeated AZM by pinfall Singles match for the Strong Women's Championship 10:50
5 TMDK (Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls) defeated Fred Rosser and Tom Lawlor, West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) and Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) (c) by pinfall Four corners tag team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship 9:56
6 Shota Umino defeated Jack Perry by pinfall Singles match [14] 15:04
7 Mustafa Ali defeated Hiromu Takahashi by pinfall Singles match [6] 15:08
8 Bullet Club (David Finlay, Kenta, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd) defeated Eddie Kingston, Homicide, and United Empire (Jeff Cobb and TJP) by pinfall Riot Rules match [11] 17:58
9 Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Matt Riddle (c) by pinfall Singles match for the NJPW World Television Championship 13:15
10 Nic Nemeth defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall Singles match [14] 14:07
11 Jon Moxley defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) by pinfall Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship [8] 20:21
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

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