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 would be a key member of Just 5 Guys, and won the KOPW 2023 title in a wild Ultimate Triad Match against Shingo Takagi before facing the challenge of the dastardly SHO in September in Kobe. Best friend Yoshinobu Kanemaru would betray that long friendship during that bout, helping SHO to KOPW victory and leaving Taichi to question his future.