Takao Yoshida

Known For: Acting
Born: October 26, 1973
Place of Birth: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takao Yoshida

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.

Filmography

Mystery Wrestling #23

2026 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

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

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

2025 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Royal Quest IV

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

2024 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

All Together Again

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

2023 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

2023 · TAKA Michinoku

JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

2022 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1

2019 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

2018 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

2018 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

2017 · TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

2017 · TAKA Michinoku

The Great Sasuke

2016 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

2015 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

2014

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

2014 · , Himself

NJPW Power Struggle 2014

2014 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

2014 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

2014 · Takao Yoshida

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

2014 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Invasion Attack 2014

2014 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

2014 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2013

2013 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

2013 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction 2013

2013 · TAKA Michinoku

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

2013 · Taka Michinoku

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

2013 · Taka Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

2013 · 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 The New Beginning 2012

2012 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

2012 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

2007 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup

2005 · TAKA Michinoku

AJPW Realize

2005 · TAKA Michinoku

HUSTLE-3

2004 · TAKA Michinoku

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

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

2003 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001 · Taka Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania 2000

2000 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Survivor Series 1999

1999 · TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)

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

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

1999 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Metal

1999 · Taka Michinoku

ECW on TNN

1999 · Taka Michinoku

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

1999 · TAKA Michinoku

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

1999 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999 · Taka Michinoku

ECW CyberSlam 1999

1999 · TAKA Michinoku

Battlarts Battle Fiction

Battlarts Battle Fiction

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE SummerSlam 1998

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Heat

1998 · Taka Michinoku

WWE King of the Ring 1998

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania XIV

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

1998 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

1997 · Taka Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

1997 · TAKA Michinoku

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

1997 · Taka Michinoku

ECW Barely Legal 1997

1997 · Taka Michinoku

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

1997 · TAKA Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

1996 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Skydiving J

NJPW Skydiving J

1996 · TAKA Michinoku

FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary

FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary

1996 · TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

1994 · TAKA Michinoku

ECW Hardcore TV

1993

Raw

1993 · Taka Michinoku

New Japan Pro Wrestling

1972 · TAKA Michinoku, Taka Michinoku

Takao Yoshida · Virelixia