Tonight NJPW held its Windy City Riot event from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. One of the marquee matchups on the show was ‘Scapegoat’ Jack Perry battling Shota Umino, a unique showdown made only more noteworthy due to Perry’s numerous shots at CM Punk throughout the evening.
Perry entered the arena a hated man, as Chicago is CM Punk territory. He had “Cry Me A River” written on his jacket, a nod to the line he said at AEW All In London that eventually led to his backstage scuffle with Punk.
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The fun didn’t stop there. The Chicago fans chanted ‘Oh Cry Me A River’ at Perry, who responded by mocking Punk and attemping to hit his GTS finisher. Unfortunately for him, Umino would reverse the move into a DDT.
6,300 CHICAGOANS SINGING “OHHHH CRY ME A RIVER” #NJRIOT #NJPW
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Fans later chanted “You Got Choked Out,” with Umino later applying a guillotine choke similar to the hold Punk legitimately put on Perry in London.
“YOU GOT CHOKED OUT”
“NO HE DIDNT!!!!!”
THEN HE PUTS SHOOTER IN A CHOKE LMMFAAAOOOOOO #NJPW #NJRIOT
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In the end, Perry would lose his match to Umino, but would shake his hand afterward.
