Takao Yoshida
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 26, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of Birth: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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.
2025
2024
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
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NJPW: Royal Quest IV
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2023
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
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NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2022
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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
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New year’s Golden Series night 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
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JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
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JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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2019
2018
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2017
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
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NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2016
2014
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Actor Himself
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
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2012
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1999
1998
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WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
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WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
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WWE SummerSlam 1998
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WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
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Battlarts Battle Fiction
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WWE WrestleMania XIV
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WWE King of the Ring 1998
