Takao Yoshida
Born:10/26/1973
Place of Birth:Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Takao Yoshida better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for WWE where he had the first ever WWE Light Heavyweight Championship reign recognized by the North American promotion. Michinoku is the founder and former promoter of Kaientai Dojo, where he also wrestled until 2019. In 2019, Michinoku started another promotion, Just Tap Out. Michinoku currently appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as a freelancer, where he is a member of Suzuki-gun.
Filmography
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
20250.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
20250.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final
20250.0
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
20250.0
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
20256.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
20250.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
20240.0
NJPW: Royal Quest IV
20240.0
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
20240.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
20240.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
20240.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
20240.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
20240.0
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
20245.5
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
20240.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
20240.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
20240.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
20240.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
20240.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
20240.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
20240.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
20240.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
20240.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
20240.0
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
20230.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
20230.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
20230.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
20237.3
NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
20230.0
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
20230.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
20230.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
20230.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
20230.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
20230.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
20230.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
20230.0
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
20220.0
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
20220.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
20220.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
20220.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
20220.0
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
20220.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
20220.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
20228.0
New year’s Golden Series night 14
20220.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
20220.0
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
20220.0
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
20220.0
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
20220.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
20220.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
20190.0
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
20190.0
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
20190.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
20180.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
20180.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
20180.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
20180.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
20180.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
20187.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
20188.8
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
20170.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
20170.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
20170.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
20177.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
201710.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
20170.0
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
20170.0
The Great Sasuke
20160.5
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
20150.0
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
20140.0
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
20140.0
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
20140.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
20140.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
20149.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
20140.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
20140.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
201410.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
20130.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
20130.0
NJPW Destruction 2013
20137.0
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
20139.0
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
20139.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
20130.0
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
20120.0
NJPW Dominion 6.16
20120.0
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
20120.0
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
20120.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
20120.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
20070.0
AJPW Realize
20050.0
HUSTLE-3
20040.0
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
20030.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
20017.3
WWE WrestleMania 2000
20007.4
WWE Survivor Series 1999
19998.5
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
19990.0
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
19990.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
19990.0
ECW CyberSlam 1999
19990.0
Battlarts Battle Fiction
19980.0
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
19988.7
WWE SummerSlam 1998
19989.0
WWE King of the Ring 1998
19988.4
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
19989.0
WWE WrestleMania XIV
19987.6
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
19987.1
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
19977.8
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
19970.0
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
19979.0
ECW Barely Legal 1997
19978.0
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
19970.0
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
199610.0
NJPW Skydiving J
19960.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
199410.0