Maki Taichiro
Actor
Born March 19, 1980 in 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.
Filmography
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW Purge Night of Torture
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NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025
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NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW Tanahashi Jam
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NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
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JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
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NJPW Declaration of Power
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NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 2
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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
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NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
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NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
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RevPro Uprising 2018
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NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 1
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NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
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TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
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NJPW Dominion 6.16
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NJPW The New Beginning 2012
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
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Stardom on Stardom World
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
Taichi Ishikari
TNA World X Cup 2008
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NJPW New Japan Cup
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
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