Full card revealed for NJPW Windy City Riot

The full nine-match card is now set for NJPW’s return to the United States this weekend. Airing live as a pay-per-view on NJPW World, Windy City Riot 2025 takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago this Friday night. The show is being headlined by an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match with Hirooki Goto defending his belt against Shota Umino The Goto vs. Umino match was made official after being set up over the weekend at Sakura Genesis. Following his title defense against David Finlay, Goto said he already had his next challenger in mind, calling out Umino and saying that he wants to show the United States what true Japanese strong style is all about. NJPW has been teasing a heel turn for Umino, though he remained babyface after his victory over Hiroshi Tanahashi at Sakura Genesis. After successful defenses over Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, and Finlay, this will be the fourth title defense of Goto’s IWGP World Championship reign. The semi-main event at Windy City Riot is Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita — wi