Takao Yoshida
October 26, 1973 (51 years old) in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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.
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- 2024 · NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as Taka Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW: Royal Quest IV as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 as Taka Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as TAKA Michinoku
- 2024 · NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as Taka Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as Taka Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2023 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · New year’s Golden Series night 14 as Taka Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 as Taka Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as Taka Michinoku
- 2019 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku
- 2019 · ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard as Taka Michinoku
- 2019 · GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 as Taka Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2018 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2017 · NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku
- 2016 · The Great Sasuke as TAKA Michinoku
- 2014 · NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 as
- 2014 · NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Himself
- 2014 · NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as
- 2014 · NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2014 · WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku
- 2014 · NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Takao Yoshida
- 2014 · NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- 2014 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Taka Michinoku
- 2013 · NJPW Power Struggle 2013 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2013 · NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2013 · NJPW Destruction 2013 as
- 2013 · ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku
- 2013 · WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Taka Michinoku
- 2013 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2012 · NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as TAKA Michinoku
- 2012 · NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Taka Michinoku
- 2012 · NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku
- 2012 · NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2012 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2007 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2005 · AJPW Realize as TAKA Michinoku
- 2004 · HUSTLE-3 as TAKA Michinoku
- 2003 · AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku
- 2000 · WWE WrestleMania 2000 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1999 · WWE Survivor Series 1999 as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
- 1999 · ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka as TAKA Michinoku
- 1999 · ECW on TNN as
- 1999 · The Best of Eddy Guerrero as TAKA Michinoku
- 1999 · ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Taka Michinoku
- 1999 · ECW CyberSlam 1999 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · Battlarts Battle Fiction as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE Judgment Day: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE SummerSlam 1998 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE Heat as Taka Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE King of the Ring 1998 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE Over the Edge: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE WrestleMania XIV as TAKA Michinoku
- 1998 · WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- 1997 · WWE D-Generation X: In Your House as Taka Michinoku
- 1997 · Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku
- 1997 · WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Taka Michinoku
- 1997 · ECW Barely Legal 1997 as Taka Michinoku
- 1997 · ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1996 · Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days as TAKA Michinoku
- 1996 · NJPW Skydiving J as TAKA Michinoku
- 1994 · NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 as TAKA Michinoku
- 1993 · ECW Hardcore TV as
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Taka Michinoku
- 1972 · New Japan Pro Wrestling as TAKA Michinoku