Goto versus Umino in Chicago.
Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois is playing host to NJPW Windy City Riot on April 11th. The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match is official for the show.
In the main event of Sakura Genesis on April 5th, Hirooki Goto bested 2025 New Japan Cup winner David Finlay to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Title.
Post-match, Goto addressed the title defense that is scheduled for Windy City Riot and then called out Shota Umino to be the challenger. The crowd initially booed Goto’s nomination and Umino himself.
Umino was in action earlier in the night at Sakura Genesis and defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi. Afterwards, he announced that he is leaving the Hontai faction.
As of this writing, here is the updated Windy City Riot lineup:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shota Umino
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship — 30-Minute Iron Man Match (Overtime Rules): Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- El Phantasmo & Rocky Romero vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Titán)
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) (c) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA)
- #1 Contender’s match for shot at NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM
