Hirooki Goto To Defend IWGP World Heavyweight Title Against Shota Umino At NJPW Windy City Riot

A challenge made. A challenge accepted.

After defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against David Finlay at NJPW Sakura Genesis, Hirooki Goto revealed that he already had someone to be his next challenger and called out Shota Umino.

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Goto declared that he wanted to face Umino to keep his promise that two Japanese wrestlers would come to the United States and show authentic Strong Style. Umino accepted the challenge but stated that he was focused on taking the title away from the veteran and becoming the leader of Hontai. Earlier in the evening, Umino defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi.

'Two Japanese guys should show America that true Japanese Strong Style is the best pro-wrestling in the world!'

Hirooki Goto vs Shota Umino is ON for Windy City Riot!@wintrustarena TICKETShttps://t.co/W5a11eC5Pu#njpw #njriot pic.twitter.com/LpRocRjj8M

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 5, 2025

Fans can check out the full card for the event below:

NJPW Windy City Riot 2025

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shota Umino
• Hiroshi Tanahashi's Last US Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita
• 30-Minute Iron Man Match for NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
• Zack Sabre vs. David Finlay
• NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) (c) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight).
• Tetsuya Naito & Titan vs. Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo
• NJPW Strong Women's Number One Contenders Match: Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM

Fans can check out the full results of NJPW Sakura Genesis here.