Takao Yoshida
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
158
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-10-26 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Acting
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as TAKA Michinoku2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final as TAKA Michinoku2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata as TAKA Michinoku2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2025
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as Taka Michinoku2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 as Taka Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW: Royal Quest IV as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as Taka Michinoku2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 as TAKA Michinoku2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as Taka Michinoku2022
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku2022
New year’s Golden Series night 14 as Taka Michinoku2022
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as Taka Michinoku2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 as Taka Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 as TAKA Michinoku2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku2022
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi as TAKA Michinoku2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku2019
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard as Taka Michinoku2019
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 as Taka Michinoku2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as TAKA Michinoku2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku2016
The Great Sasuke as TAKA Michinoku2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as TAKA Michinoku2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Himself2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Not available2014
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as TAKA Michinoku2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Taka Michinoku2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Takao Yoshida2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 as Not available2013
WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Taka Michinoku2013
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as TAKA Michinoku2013
NJPW Power Struggle 2013 as TAKA Michinoku2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 as TAKA Michinoku2013
NJPW Destruction 2013 as Not available2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as TAKA Michinoku2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as TAKA Michinoku2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Taka Michinoku2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as TAKA Michinoku2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as TAKA Michinoku2005
AJPW Realize as TAKA Michinoku2004
HUSTLE-3 as TAKA Michinoku2003
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001 as Taka Michinoku2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000 as TAKA Michinoku1999
ECW on TNN as Taka Michinoku1999
WWE SmackDown as Taka Michinoku1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999 as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)1999
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 as TAKA Michinoku1999
ECW CyberSlam 1999 as TAKA Michinoku1999
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka as TAKA Michinoku1999
The Best of Eddy Guerrero as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE Heat as Taka Michinoku1998
WWE King of the Ring 1998 as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE SummerSlam 1998 as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku1998
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku1998
Battlarts Battle Fiction as TAKA Michinoku1997
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House as Taka Michinoku1997
ECW Barely Legal 1997 as Taka Michinoku1997
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Taka Michinoku1997
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 as TAKA Michinoku1997
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku1996
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days as TAKA Michinoku1996
NJPW Skydiving J as TAKA Michinoku1994
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 as TAKA Michinoku1993
Raw as Taka Michinoku1993
ECW Hardcore TV as Not available1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling as TAKA Michinoku