Maki Taichiro
Acting · Born 1980-03-19 · age 46 · Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan
Maki Taichiro, 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.
Titles
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
New Japan Pro Wrestling
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
Stardom on Stardom World
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
NJPW Destruction 2013
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 15
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13