For the first time, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) is coming to Chicago! Tonight, the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, IL will play host to the sold out Windy City Riot PPV event.
NJPW did not hold back in their first event, either, as the card is rather stacked, and will certainly be appreciated by hardcore wrestling fans.
TOMORROW! Windy City Riot Chicago!
💨 @JonMoxley v. @WillOspreay
💨 #TomohiroIshii v. @suzuki_D_minoru
💨 @JayWhiteNZ v. ?
💨 @nagata769 v. @FilthyTomLawlor
💨 FinJuice @Brodyxking v. TMDK @BADDUDEtito
💨 Stacked tag action
SOLD OUT
👀@FiteTV https://t.co/tacgSHPcYP#njRiot #njpw pic.twitter.com/sC3K6RkmOh— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 16, 2022
Main eventing the card will be an incredible matchup between Jon Moxley (also known as Dean Ambrose, former WWE champion) and Will Ospreay. The match came about after Ospreay called out Moxley, leading to some epic video promos from Moxley.
Moxley later returned for another promo to accept the challenge from Ospreay
So here’s our final promo for the main event tonight…
The Rest of the Card
The card is filled with plenty of other matches that pro wrestling fans will be excited about as well. In the co-main event, we get a matchup between Japanese legends Tomohiro Ishii and Minoru Suzuki.
TODAY Windy City Riot in Chicago!
In singles action:
💨 @suzuki_D_minoru vs. #TomohiroIshii
Plus more!Tickets are SOLD OUT!
Catch the event LIVE on @FiteTV
Watch: https://t.co/tacgSHxBAf#njRiot #njpw pic.twitter.com/4f2OnihrqB— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 16, 2022
United States champion Jay White will hold an open challenge for his title against a mystery opponent
TODAY Windy City Riot in Chicago!
In singles action:
💨@ @JayWhiteNZ vs. ?
Who will answer the US of Jay Open Challenge?Tickets are SOLD OUT!
Catch the event LIVE on @FiteTV
Watch: https://t.co/tacgSHxBAf#njRiot #njpw pic.twitter.com/Rg5Mb1tjpt— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 16, 2022
One of professional wrestling’s most popular factions, The Bullet Club, will go up against the United Empire in a 12 man tag team match. The Bullet Club features members such as Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, formerly of WWE.
TODAY Windy City Riot Chicago
💨 United Empire @RealJeffCobb @Great_O_Khan @MegaTJP @kylefletcherpro @DUNKZILLADavis @HenareNZ v Bullet Club @scottnorton @MachineGunKA @The_BigLG @Hiku_Leo @elpwrestling @DashingChrisBey
SOLD OUT
👀@FiteTV: https://t.co/tacgSHxBAf#njRiot #njpw pic.twitter.com/HEYHlSw98z— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 16, 2022
Also of note on the card is a Chicago Street Fight. I can only imagine how that will go…
TOMORROW Windy City Riot in Chicago!
In Street Fight tag team action:
💨 FinJuice #JuiceRobinson @THEdavidfinlay w/ @Brodyxking vs. TMDK @ShaneTMDK @JONAHISHERE w/ @BADDUDEtito
Plus more!Tickets are SOLD OUT!
Watch LIVE @FiteTV : https://t.co/tacgSHxBAf#njRiot #njpw pic.twitter.com/UYbwj5x4J4— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 16, 2022
You can view the entire card here.
NJPW Windy City Riot is taking place from the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, IL. The event is completely sold out. However, PPV is available for purchase on Fite.TV. You can purchase the PPV for $19.99 here. Sports Mockery will be in the building, so stay tuned to Twitter for updates throughout the event.