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2022 New Japan Pro-Wrestling professional wrestling event From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windy City Riot was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on April 16, 2022, at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.[2][3]
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 16, 2022 | ||
| City | Villa Park, Illinois | ||
| Venue | Odeum Expo Center | ||
| Attendance | 2,277[1] | ||
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Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Will Ospreay. In other prominent matches, Tomohiro Ishii defeated Minoru Suzuki, Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Brody King defeated Jonah, Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito in a Chicago Street Fight, and Tom Lawlor defeated Yuji Nagata to retain the Strong Openweight Championship. The event also saw Shota Umino's return to the company from excursion in a losing effort to Jay White.
This was the final event held at the Odeum Expo Center, as the venue permanently closed in May 2022.[4]
Windy City Riot featured nine professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
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