About
Takao Yoshida
Overview
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.
Known for
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| 2025 | NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW: Royal Quest IV | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2022 | New year’s Golden Series night 14 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW New Year Dash 2018 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2018 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2017 | NJPW Power Struggle 2017 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2017 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | NJPW 45th Anniversary Show | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The Great Sasuke | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2014 | NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2014 | NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2014 | NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | NJPW Power Struggle 2014 | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2014 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2013 | NJPW Power Struggle 2013 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | NJPW Destruction 2013 | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2013 | ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2013 | WWE: The Best Of In Your House | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 2013 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | NJPW Dominion 6.16 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | NJPW 40th Anniversary Show | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | NJPW The New Beginning 2012 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | AJPW Realize | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | HUSTLE-3 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | WWE WrestleMania 2000 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1999 | WWE Survivor Series 1999 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku (Appearance) | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | ECW on TNN | Actor | 71 Good |
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| 1999 | The Best of Eddy Guerrero | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | ECW CyberSlam 1999 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Battlarts Battle Fiction | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | WWE Judgment Day: In Your House | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1998 | WWE SummerSlam 1998 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 58 Average |
| 1998 | WWE King of the Ring 1998 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1998 | WWE Over the Edge: In Your House | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1998 | WWE WrestleMania XIV | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1998 | WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1997 | WWE D-Generation X: In Your House | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1997 | ECW Barely Legal 1997 | Actor | Taka Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1997 | ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1996 | NJPW Skydiving J | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 59 Average |
| 1993 | ECW Hardcore TV | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1972 | New Japan Pro Wrestling | Actor | TAKA Michinoku | 69 Fair |