Jon Moxley returning to NJPW for Windy City Riot
AEW star Jon Moxley will be in action when NJPW comes to the Chicago area this April.
NJPW has announced that Moxley will return for the promotion’s Windy City Riot show on Saturday, April 16. The event is taking place at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.
To announce the news, NJPW posted a promo from Moxley. Moxley called himself the boogeyman of NJPW and challenged NJPW to bring their best. Moxley said that no one else can call themselves the best as long as he’s lurking in the shadows.
NJPW's boogeyman is back.
And he's bringing a riot with him to Chicago April 16.
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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) February 3, 2022
Moxley last wrestled for NJPW at a set of New Japan Strong tapings in Philadelphia last October. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer defeated Moxley & Eddie Kingston in a street fight.
Moxley has held NJPW’s IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship two times previously.
Tickets for Windy City Riot go on sale at noon Central time tomorrow (Friday, February 4). Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Yuji Nagata, Tomohiro Ishii, Jay White, Juice Robinson & David Finlay, Tom Lawlor, Jonah, Fred Rosser, and Brody King have also been announced for the show.
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