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.

Known For

Raw

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

WWE Heat

ECW Hardcore TV

ECW on TNN

All Movies (184)

• Mystery Wrestling #232026 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 20252025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 22025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 12025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 32025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 22025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata2025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Year Dash!! 20252025 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 20242024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Royal Quest IV2024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20242024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 52024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 42024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 32024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 22024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event2024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)2024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 182024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 172024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 162024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 132024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 122024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 112024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 102024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 92024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 82024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 72024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 62024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 52024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 42024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 72024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 62024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 52024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 42024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 32024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 22024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 12024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 22024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 12024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 22024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 22024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 12024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 20242024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya2024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Year Dash!! 20242024 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction In Kobe 20232023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)2023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 182023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 172023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• All Together Again2023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall2023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Sakura Genesis 20232023 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 22023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 32023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 12023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 22023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 12023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Year Dash !! 20232023 · as TAKA Michinoku
• JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi2022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania2022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 172022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 162022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 152022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 142022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 132022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 112022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 102022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 92022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 82022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 72022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 62022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 52022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 42022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 32022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 22022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 20222022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 142022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 102022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 92022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 62022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 22022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 12022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 32022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 22022 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 82019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 22019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 12019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard2019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 12019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 42019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 32019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 22019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 12019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW 47th Anniversary Show2019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 22019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 12019 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20182018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 20182018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 172018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 152018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 132018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 112018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 92018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 72018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 52018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 32018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 22018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 12018 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 42018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 22018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 20182018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 22018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 12018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Year Dash !! 20182018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 122018 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Power Struggle 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)2017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 182017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Sakura Genesis 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 22017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 12017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW 45th Anniversary Show2017 · as TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki
• NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 20172017 · as TAKA Michinoku
• The Great Sasuke2016 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW New Year Dash !! 20152015 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 62014
• NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 112014 · as Himself
• NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 112014
• NJPW Power Struggle 20142014 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 22014 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20142014 · as Takao Yoshida
• NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)2014 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Invasion Attack 20142014 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 82014 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW Power Struggle 20132013 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 20132013 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Destruction 20132013 · as TAKA Michinoku
• ECW - Unreleased Vol. 22013 · as Taka Michinoku
• WWE: The Best Of In Your House2013 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 72013 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love2012 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Dominion 6.162012 · as Taka Michinoku
• NJPW 40th Anniversary Show2012 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW The New Beginning 20122012 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 62012 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12007 · as TAKA Michinoku
• AJPW Realize2005 · as TAKA Michinoku
• HUSTLE-32004 · as TAKA Michinoku
• AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary2003 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE Royal Rumble 20012001 · as Taka Michinoku
• WWE WrestleMania 20002000 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE Survivor Series 19991999 · as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
• ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka1999 · as TAKA Michinoku
• The Best of Eddy Guerrero1999 · as TAKA Michinoku
• ECW Hardcore Heaven 19991999 · as TAKA Michinoku
• ECW CyberSlam 19991999 · as TAKA Michinoku
• Battlarts Battle Fiction1998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE Judgment Day: In Your House1998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE SummerSlam 19981998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE King of the Ring 19981998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE Over the Edge: In Your House1998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE WrestleMania XIV1998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House1998 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE D-Generation X: In Your House1997 · as Taka Michinoku
• Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary1997 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede1997 · as Taka Michinoku
• ECW Barely Legal 19971997 · as Taka Michinoku
• ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 19971997 · as TAKA Michinoku
• Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days1996 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Skydiving J1996 · as TAKA Michinoku
• FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary1996 · as TAKA Michinoku
• NJPW Super J-Cup 19941994 · as TAKA Michinoku

All TV Shows (10)

• NJPW New Japan Cup2005 · as TAKA Michinoku
• WWE Metal1999 · as Taka Michinoku
• ECW on TNN1999 · as Taka Michinoku
• WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as Taka Michinoku
• WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999
• WWE Heat1998 · as Taka Michinoku
• ECW Hardcore TV1993
• Raw1993 · as Taka Michinoku
• New Japan Pro Wrestling1972 · as TAKA Michinoku
• New Japan Pro Wrestling1972 · as Taka Michinoku