Taichiro Maki
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1980
- Place of birth
- Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan
Biography
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.
Movies with Taichiro Maki
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 2023 · ★ 7.3
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 2018 · ★ 8.8
- NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017 2017 · ★ 9.7
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 2019 · ★ 9.3
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 2019 · ★ 8.7
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 2019 · ★ 9.7
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 2019 · ★ 9.3
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 2020 · ★ 9.7
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 2021 · ★ 8.7
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 2026 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 2018 · ★ 9.0
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018 2018 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019 2019 · ★ 8.2
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 2019 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 2019 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 2019 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 2019 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 2019 · ★ 9.5
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 2019 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026 2026 · ★ 7.0
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026 2026 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3 2026 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6 2026 · ★ 7.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18 2026 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final) 2026 · ★ 9.5
- NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026 2026 · ★ 7.0
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 2026 · ★ 9.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 8 2021 · ★ 3.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12 2021 · ★ 4.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18 2021 · ★ 3.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 2023 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1 2023 · ★ 9.0
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13 2023 · ★ 8.5
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 2022 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022 2022 · ★ 9.0
- NJPW Destruction 2013 2013 · ★ 7.0
- NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over 2022 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 2018 · ★ 7.0
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019 2019 · ★ 8.0
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 2017 · ★ 7.0