Takao Yoshida
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1973-10-26
Place of Birth: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Popularity: 0.3
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.
Known For Filmography
Raw
1993No Photo
WWE Metal
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
ECW Hardcore TV
1993
WWE Heat
1998
ECW on TNN
1999
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018No Photo
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
2022
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025No Photo
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
All Together Again
2023
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022No Photo
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
1997NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
1994
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022No Photo
NJPW Skydiving J
1996
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
2019NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1999
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018No Photo
HUSTLE-3
2004NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999No Photo
AJPW Realize
2005
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019
The Great Sasuke
2016No Photo
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
1997
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
1996NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019No Photo
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014No Photo
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
1999NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
2022NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024No Photo
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003No Photo
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
1999
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025No Photo
FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary
1996No Photo
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998