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