About this episode
Karen Peterson and Bruce Lord review NJPW Windy City Riot at the Wintrust Arena with Hiroshi Tanahashi bidding America farewell in his final U.S match against Konosuke Takeshita and Hirooki Goto defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Shota Umino . Plus: Zane Jay heads to Japan to prepare for his debut. Shirakawa vs. AZM ends in a double countout. Ishii dethrones Kidd in Sudden Death. Young Bucks issue a challenge to The War Dogs for Resurgence (and they’re not arriving outnumbered). Takeshita and ELP bump heads at the show’s end. Access all of our NJPW reviews by becoming a member at http://postwrestlingcafe.com ------ NJPW Windy City Riot 2025 April 11, 2025 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Final USA Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA - Recommended IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shota Umino David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - Recommended El Phantasmo & Rocky Romero vs. Tetsuya Naito & Titán NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship Ironman Match: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii - Recommended NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew (c) vs. Intergalactic Jetsetters NJPW STRONG Women’s Number One Contender’s Match: Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM TJP vs. Tom Lawlor Kickoff: STRONG SURVIVOR Match: Zane Jay (NJPW STRONG SURVIVOR) vs. CJ Tino Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com X: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestling Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestling Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestling YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: http://Chopped-Tees.com/POSTwrestling Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy