Takao Yoshida

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Known For

Acting

Born

1973-10-26

Place of Birth

Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takao Yoshida

Biography

Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his time in WWF (WWE) from 1997 to 2001, where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He founded Kaientai Dojo, where he wrestled until 2019 before creating Just Tap Out, and currently competes as a freelancer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

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Known For

Raw

Raw

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

WWE SmackDown

WWE SmackDown

ECW Hardcore TV

ECW Hardcore TV

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

WWE Heat

WWE Heat

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

Acting History

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Royal Quest IV as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku

All Together Again as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as Taka Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as TAKA Michinoku

JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi as TAKA Michinoku

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard as TAKA Michinoku

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017 as TAKA Michinoku

The Great Sasuke as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Himself

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as TAKA Michinoku

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Takao Yoshida

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Taka Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2013 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction 2013 as TAKA Michinoku

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku

WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Taka Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Taka Michinoku

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as TAKA Michinoku

AJPW Realize as TAKA Michinoku

HUSTLE-3 as TAKA Michinoku

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku

WWE Royal Rumble 2001 as Taka Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania 2000 as TAKA Michinoku

WWE Survivor Series 1999 as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)

ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka as TAKA Michinoku

ECW on TNN as Taka Michinoku

The Best of Eddy Guerrero as TAKA Michinoku

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 as TAKA Michinoku

WWE SmackDown as Taka Michinoku

ECW CyberSlam 1999 as TAKA Michinoku

Battlarts Battle Fiction as TAKA Michinoku

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku

WWE SummerSlam 1998 as TAKA Michinoku

WWE Heat as Taka Michinoku

WWE King of the Ring 1998 as TAKA Michinoku

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania XIV as TAKA Michinoku

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House as Taka Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Taka Michinoku

ECW Barely Legal 1997 as Taka Michinoku

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 as TAKA Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Skydiving J as TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 as TAKA Michinoku

ECW Hardcore TV

Raw as Taka Michinoku

New Japan Pro Wrestling as TAKA Michinoku

New Japan Pro Wrestling as Taka Michinoku