From Black Saint to Holy Emperor, Taichi has run the gamut of reviled coward to respected fighter, sometimes switching between the two in the span of one match. Suzuki-Gun’s master manipulator, Taichi is a force to be strongly reckoned with. 

After initially training under the legendary Toshiaki Kawada in All Japan, Taichi joined NJPW in 2006 as a junior heavyweight. After two IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship reigns, Taichi eventually transitioned to the heavyweight ranks, where he won the NEVER Openweight Championship twice, and through a feud with contemporary Tomohiro Ishii, gained a hard hitting edge to his in-ring style. Taichi would also form the Dangerous Tekkers tag team with Zack Sabre Jr., an impressive combination that secured three IWGP Tag Team Championship reigns. 

After a 2022 that saw him feud extensively with Shingo Takagi over the KOPW trophy, Taichi’s 2023 would be shaped by the dissolution of Suzuki-Gun. Resetting in the new year, he faced Will Ospreay in his hometown of Sapporo.