Takao Yoshida better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku is a Japanese professional wrestler[4] and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he had the first ever WWF 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
WWE King of the Ring 1998
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
Full Filmography
Acting
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
(1994)
TAKA Michinoku
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
(1996)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Skydiving J
(1996)
TAKA Michinoku
ECW Barely Legal 1997
(1997)
Taka Michinoku
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
(1997)
Taka Michinoku
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
(1997)
Taka Michinoku
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
(1997)
TAKA Michinoku
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
(1998)
Taka Michinoku
WWE SummerSlam 1998
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
(1998)
Taka Michinoku
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
Battlarts Battle Fiction
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
WWE WrestleMania XIV
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
WWE King of the Ring 1998
(1998)
TAKA Michinoku
ECW CyberSlam 1999
(1999)
TAKA Michinoku
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
(1999)
TAKA Michinoku
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
(1999)
TAKA Michinoku
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
(1999)
TAKA Michinoku
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
(2003)
TAKA Michinoku
HUSTLE-3
(2004)
TAKA Michinoku
AJPW Realize
(2005)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I
(2007)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
(2012)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Dominion 6.16
(2012)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
(2012)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction 2013
(2013)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
(2013)
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
(2013)
Taka Michinoku
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
(2013)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
(2014)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
(2014)
Himself
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
(2014)
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
(2014)
Himself
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
(2014)
Himself
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12
(2014)
Himself
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
(2014)
Taka Michinoku
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
(2014)
Taka Michinoku
The Great Sasuke
(2016)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
(2017)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
(2017)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
(2017)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash 2018
(2018)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
(2018)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
(2018)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
(2018)
TAKA Michinoku
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
(2019)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
(2019)
Taka Michinoku
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
(2019)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
(2022)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
(2022)
Taka Michinoku
New year’s Golden Series night 14
(2022)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together
(2022)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
(2023)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
(2023)
Taka Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
(2023)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
(2024)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
(2024)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
(2024)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
(2024)
TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
(2024)
TAKA Michinoku