Taichiro Maki
ActingBorn Mar 19, 1980 in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan
Taichiro Maki (born March 19, 1980), better known by his ring name Taichi, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2002 for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), having joined the promotion's roster full-time in 2009, where he made his G1 Climax debut in 2019 and is a three-time King of Pro-Wrestling Champion, four-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, two-time NEVER Openweight Champion, and two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He has also held titles outside NJPW, including one reign as GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in Pro Wrestling NOAH and one reign as CMLL World Trios Champion in Mexico. Among his accolades, Taichi was ranked No. 89 in the PWI 500 in 2019, while his partnership with Zack Sabre Jr. as Dangerous Tekkers earned a No. 3 ranking in the PWI Tag Team 50 and the Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award in 2021.
Known for
New Japan Pro Wrestling
8.01972TV Show
Stardom on Stardom World
8.72011TV Show
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18
3.02021Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
7.02021Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
—2026Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
—2026Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
8.22019Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
8.02019Movie
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
—2025Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
—2026Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
8.52018Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
9.72017Movie
Filmography
Acting
- 2026NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20as Taichi
- 2026NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026as Taichi
- 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1as Taichi
- 2026NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~as Taichi
- 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 2as Taichi
- 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1as Taichi
- 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10