NJPW Windy City Riot 2025 Results – April 11, 2025 – Hirooki Goto vs. Shota Umino

Results
Apr 11, 2025

April 11, 2025
Chicago, IL – Wintrust Arena
English Commentary: Walker Stewart and Veda Scott
Results via Corey Michaels of F4WOnline.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Pre-show: NJPW STRONG Survivor match – Zane Jay defeated CJ Tino via Boston Crab (submission 8:57)
  2. TJP defeated “Filthy” Tom Lawlor via Mamba Splash (pinfall 12:13)
  3. NJPW Strong Women’s Championship #1 Contendership match – AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa went to a Double Countout (11:43)
  4. NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship – World Class Wrecking Crew (c) defeated Intergalactic Jet Setters via Hush Money (pinfall 11:05)
  5. NJPW Strong Openweight Championship 30-Minute Ironman match – Tomohiro Ishii defeated Gabe Kidd (c) via Vertical Drop Brainbuster (pinfall 34:05)
  6. Los Ingobernables De Japon defeated Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo via Top Rope Double Foot Stomp (pinfall 11:04)
  7. Zack Sabre Jr. defeated David Finlay via Zack Driver (pinfall 15:20)
  8. IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Shota Umino via GTR (pinfall 20:00)
  9. Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~Kinship~ match – Konsuke Takeshita defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi via Ragging Fire (pinfall 20:37)

Pre-show
Strong Survivor Match
Zane Jay vs. CJ Tino

Jay chiefly held dominance in the first half, but Tino gained a smidge of momentum with a running lariat. Attempting to land a flying dropkick, Tino was instead caught by Jay, but a rope break prevented any exploitation. Driving Jay into the corner, Tino picked at him with kicks and forearms. Jay carved out some momentum with scoop-slams but collapsed after a dropkick and a suplex. After a failed Sharpshooter, Tino submitted to a Boston Crab by the tenacious Jay.

Winner: Zane Jay via Submission.

Post-match: Jay congratulated Tino for a match well-fought, before relinquishing his STRONG Survivor Champion. Announcing he would be moving his attention to competing in Japan, believing the new talents of the New Japan Dojo to be ready and hungry for the new belt.

TJP vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

Lawlor had the early advantage, keeping TJP grounded as he worked the United Empire member’s leg. TJP pushed with a Sharpshooter and soon gained traction after snapping Lawlor’s shoulder. Backing TJP into a corner, Lawlor aggressively threw forearm strikes but dropped to the mat and onto the floor after a couple of dropkicks. Lawlor crushed TJP with a Tombstone Piledriver. TJP eked out a comeback, ending the match with a Mamba Splash onto Lawlor’s prone body.

Winner: TJP via Pinfall.

NJPW Strong Women’s Championship #1 Contendership
Match
Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM

Shirakawa found an upper hand in the beginning, but a dropkick by AZM put a swift end to that. Smiling, Shirakawa redirected AZM’s flow by directing her attention to her opponent’s knees. A collision by AZM and an uppercut by Shirakawa sent both women to the mat at the same time. Shirakawa hoped for a leap to the outside on AZM, but she flopped her down, tangling her leg on the ropes. Shirakawa ensnared AZM into a figure-four leglock, nearly taking her out had it not been for a rope break.

AZM seized Shirakawa’s leg, but it was not enough; even a roundhouse kick to the face couldn’t quell her spirit. Shirakawa opted for a Tornado DDT on the outside as the ring announcer reached the 15-count. Both women lay helpless as he reached the 20-count.

Winner: None.

Post-match: AZM and Shirakawa ragefully reacted to the ending, as Chicago booed with them.

NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs) (c)

Nelson and KUSHIDA collided with Isaacs assisting the former with a sneak kick to the challenger. The Setters sent WCWC to the outside near a seated TJP. The champions pinballed Knight, with Isaacs flinging KUSHIDA into the barricades on the outside. Isaacs dropped Knight with a backbreaker assist by Nelson. Cartwheeling Nelson into a corner, KUSHIDA followed with a hurricanrana attempt but was caught—yet Knight finished the job. WCWC slammed Knight with a combined Powerbomb and played to the crowd, leading him to fell Nelson with a Satellite DDT. KUSHIDA did the same for Isaacs, KUSHIDA drove Isaacs into the referee, but suffered a suplex by him. The World Class Wrecking Crew retained the STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship.

Winner: West Coast Wrecking Crew via Pinfall to retain the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.

Post-match: Nelson touted a successful second title defense before he and Isaacs were interrupted by TJP hoped to hand them a piece of paper.

NJPW Strong Openweight Championship 30-Minute Iron Man Match
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Gabe Kidd (c)

Champion and challenger wore themselves out quickly but Kidd’s steadily weakening series of forearms sent Ishii to the mat. Ishii plummeted Kidd with a forearm strike. The pair traded chest chops for an extended period before Kidd cornered him for more intimate, assertive chops. Ishii fired back in a comeback fueled by his own chops. Once more, Kidd unleashed a torrent of chops, crumpling Ishii in the corner. The challenger had enough, however, charging with a lariat to topple the champion.

Teasing a powerbomb, Ishii instead mockingly gave soft Kawada Kicks to Kidd’s skull. An insulted Kidd slapped Ishii so hard that he fell. Powerbombing Kidd from the top rope, Ishii’s strength had been depleted to an inability to follow up. Fans held up Ishii as Kidd delivered more punishment. Charging at Ishii, Kidd missed, steamrolling into a few rows of chairs. Chairs scattered, Kidd DDT’d Ishii onto a steady line of them. Both men moved onto retalitatory headbutts. Kidd gained the first pinfall thanks to a Doctor Bomb. Back to trading chops, Ishii eventually sent Kidd to the matt but couldn’t get the pin after a sliding dropkick. An Armbreaker by a bloody-nosed Ishii persevered with an extended Triangle Choke. With no escape, Kidd tapped to it. The pair were tied, thus leading to Sudden Death.

A running lariat and piledriver almost finished Ishii, but his spirit denied him defeat. Ishii deployed a lariat of his own, met with a Brainbuster by the champion. Ishii ultimately, cathartically won with a Brainbuster, finishing Sudden Death as the new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion.

Winner: Tomohiro Ishii via Pinfall to become the new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion.

Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Titan)

Romero had Titan struggling in the beginning, but Phantasmo’s bravado halted it. Naito and Titan had Phantasmo on the ropes, but he demolished Titan with a Tilt-A-Whirl. An energetic Romero sprinted with lariats in the corner, and dodged a double-clothesline for a double-lariat. Romero and Phantasmo, despite their earlier differences, dizzied Naito with a Dropkick + UFO. Romero used Phantasmo as a Slingshot to Titan, but he sent both of them flying with hurricanranas. Naito assisted Titan with a Splash on Romero, but Phantasmo sent Naito careening on top of Titan’s pin attempt. Naito incapacitated Phantasmo with a Destino with an extra Tope Suicida from Titan. A flying double stomp to the chest for the win.

Winner: Los Ingobernables De Japon via Pinfall.

Post-match: Naito and Titan teased a fan dressed as Jushin Thunder Liger. He attempted to cross the barricade for a further interaction but security quickly descended upon him, sending him back.

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay

Finlay fiercely fought in the beginning, but Sabre soon grasped control of his left fingers. Finlay carved out some space with an Irish Curse. Sabre offset Finlay’s newfound momentum with a suplex into the corner. Finlay hit Sabre with another Irish Curse and flipped him across the ring. The pair battled back and forth, trading pins and cradles—Sabre clutched with a Bridged Nelson pin. Oblivion by Finlay damages the back of Sabre, but wasn’t enough. They once more taded pins; Sabre broke up this trend with an armbar. Sabre withstood multiple powerbombs to cinch back the arms of Finlay. Chicago booed with disdain as the referee’s hand hit the mat three times after a Zack Driver, but got the pinfall with it moments later.

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. via Pinfall.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Shota Umino vs. Hirooki Goto (c)

Goto persisted Umino’s opening offense, working his leg. The challenger returned the favor in kind, dropping his knee on Goto’s. He twisted Goto’s leg some more before employing the use of an STF. Goto reached deep to deliver a suplex and engage in a war of forearms. Umino laid out Goto with a pop-up powerbomb. Goto cranked Umino in with an overwhelming sleeper hold before proceeding with a gnarly soccer kick. Umino flew with a knee to Goto, and dropped him with a lariat. A GTR at last quelled his opponent for a 3-count victory.

Winner: Hirooki Goto via Pinfall to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~Kinship~ Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita

Tanahashi avoided early defeat courtesy of a Hammerlock DDT, but Takeshita’s youth and power proved hard to surpass. The champion trapped The Ace in the corner, striking and biting. Dropping Tanahashi with a Bastard Bomb, victory was nearly within reach. However, the challenger responded with a Sling Blade. Takeshita dropped him with a Brainbuster to a large thud. Tanahashi squeaked out a High-Fly Flow. Takeshita slammed Tanahashi with a Blue Thunderbomb, later seeking to steal his High-Fly Flow; Tanahashi kicked out at 1, to a huge ovation.

Fired up, Tanahashi attacked Takeshita with Dragon Suplexes. He ran with another Sling Blade and followed with two High-Fly Flows. Hoping for a Raging Fire finish, Takeshita was unsuccessful. Relying on multiple Power-Drive Knees, he still couldn’t overcome The Ace. At last, he overcame Tanahashi with one last Raging Fire and the cathartic win was all his as Tanahashi lay in somber defeat.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita via Pinfall.

Post-match: Takeshita helped Tanahashi to his feet, and shook his hand. As he left for the back, Takeshita had a brief, awkward confrontation with El Phantasmo. The locker room emptied out to surround Tanahashi on the outside, chanting for him. Tearful fans joined them as Tanahashi emotionally exclaimed that though he’ll be retired and serving as NJPW President soon, the roster would be in good hands. He concluded by stating he’ll miss the American crowds and thanked them for their support.

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