Three matches added to NJPW Windy City Riot

Three matches have been added to the card for NJPW Windy City Riot 2025 — including a potential IWGP World Heavyweight title bout.

NJPW returns to Chicago for Windy City Riot on Friday, April 11. It’s been announced that David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. will take place at the show. If Finlay is able to dethrone Hirooki Goto at Sakura Genesis on April 5, this will be his first title defense. Finlay vs. Sabre will still happen as a special singles match if Finlay loses to Goto.

Finlay earned the Sakura Genesis title shot by winning New Japan Cup 2025, and Sabre was the opponent he defeated in the semifinals. Sabre dropped the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Goto in February and is looking to get the title back.

The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship will be defended at Windy City Riot no matter what. A challenger for Goto if he’s still champion has not been named yet.

NJPW’s Strong Openweight Tag Team titles will also be on the line in Chicago with Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson defending against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight.

Plus, a tag team match has been added to the show with Tetsuya Naito & Titan facing Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo.

Wintrust Arena is hosting Windy City Riot, which will air as a pay-per-view on NJPW World. Here is the updated lineup:

• Hiroshi Tanahashi’s last match in the United States: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita
• 30-minute Iron Man match: NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Tomohiro Ishii
• David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson defend against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
• Tetsuya Naito & Titan vs. Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo

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