Stardom talent announced for NJPW Windy City Riot
Stardom talent will be part of the lineup for NJPW Windy City Riot in April.
NJPW announced Tuesday that Stardom’s AZM & Mina Shirakawa have been added to the card set for Friday, April 12 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The company also announced Tuesday that CMLL’s Stephanie Vaquer will return to the promotion at Windy City Riot.
Shirakawa wrestled on last Friday’s NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo event in challenging Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP Women’s Championship.
AZM last competed on an NJPW show at Sakura Genesis last April in a three-way against Mercedes Mone & Hazuki for the IWGP Women’s title.
Vaquer last appeared for NJPW at January’s Battle in the Valley event in San Jose, defeating Viva Van on the pre-show.
Three matches have been announced for Windy City Riot, including Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley in what will be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if Naito still holds the title. Mustafa Ali will also make his NJPW debut on the show against Hiromu Takahashi. A team captained by Eddie Kingston will also take on a team captained by Gabe Kidd in a Riot Rules match.
Jack Perry, Tomohiro Ishii, Ren Narita, El Phantasmo, and Hikuleo have also been advertised for Windy City Riot.
The current lineup for the Windy City Riot pay-per-view set for Friday, April 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern time:
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley
- Mustafa Ali vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- Riot Rules match: Eddie Kingston & three partners TBA vs. Gabe Kidd & three partners TBA
- Jack Perry, Tomohiro Ishii, Ren Narita, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, AZM, Mina Shirakawa, Stephanie Vaquer in action
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