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Taichiro Maki

Born March 19, 1980 · Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan (age 46)

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 C…

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2 · 2026

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2

The second night of Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 took place on October 7, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match between current champion YOH and challenger Robbie X.

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 · 2026

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026

King of Pro Wrestling 2026 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 12, 2026, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1 · 2026

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1

The first night of Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 took place on October 6, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by an IWGP Tag Team Title Match between current champions Great-O-Khan & HENARE and challengers OSKAR & Yuto-Ice, The Knockout Brothers.

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

The ninth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 21, 2026, at Kitami Sports Center in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan.

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

The tenth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 22, 2026, at Yotsuba Arena Tokachi in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025 · 2025

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025

Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-Jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), held on June 15, 2025, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11

The eleventh and final night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 23, 2026, at Kitagas Arena Sapporo 46 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3

The third night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 10, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2 · 2026

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2

The second night of Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 took place on October 7, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match between current champion YOH and challenger Robbie X.

Taichi

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 · 2026

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026

King of Pro Wrestling 2026 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 12, 2026, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1 · 2026

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1

The first night of Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 took place on October 6, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by an IWGP Tag Team Title Match between current champions Great-O-Khan & HENARE and challengers OSKAR & Yuto-Ice, The Knockout Brothers.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

The ninth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 21, 2026, at Kitami Sports Center in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

The tenth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 22, 2026, at Yotsuba Arena Tokachi in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025 · 2025

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025

Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-Jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), held on June 15, 2025, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11

The eleventh and final night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 23, 2026, at Kitagas Arena Sapporo 46 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3

The third night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 10, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2

The second night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 9, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018 · 2018

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018

Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on June 9, 2018, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka and was headlined by a Best Two-Out-of-Three Falls Match between Kazuchika Okada (c) and Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

Taichi

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026 · 2026

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on September 27, 2026, at Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The show was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6

The sixth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 16, 2026, at Tomakomai City Gymnasium in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8

The eighth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 19, 2026, at Kuribayashi Shokai Arena in Muroran City, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5

The fifth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 15, 2026, at Hokuto City General Gymnasium in Hokuto City, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7

The seventh night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 17, 2026, at Asahikawa City General Gymnasium in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019 · 2019

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019

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Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 9, 2019, at the Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Chris Jericho for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022 · 2022

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022

NJPW Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 12, 2022, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020

NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020 · 2020

NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020

Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling on July 12, 2020, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. EVIL for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4

The fourth night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 13, 2026, at Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023 · 2023

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023

Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 4, 2023, in Osaka, Japan, headlined by SANADA (c) vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1 · 2026

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1

The first night of Road to Destruction 2026 took place on September 5, 2026 at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017 · 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 11, 2017, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021

NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021 · 2021

NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021

NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 7, 2021, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Taichi

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 · 2026

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

Wrestle Kingdom 20 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, featuring the official retirement match of Hiroshi Tanahashi versus his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada and a dual title match between IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita and IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.

Taichi

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling · 1972

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

Taichi

World Wonder Ring Stardom

World Wonder Ring Stardom · 2011

World Wonder Ring Stardom

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Stardom World is the VOD network for World Wonder Ring Stardom. WWR Stardom is a Japanese women's promotion started in 2011 featuring matches of many varieties including high speed octane action, long brutal brawls, and even costume battle royals. In 2019, the promotion was acquired by Bushiroad and has since become one of the top wrestling promotions in Japan.

Taichi

NJPW New Japan Cup

NJPW New Japan Cup · 2005

NJPW New Japan Cup

The NJPW New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax which follows a round-robin format.

Taichi