
Takao Yoshida
October 26, 1973
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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.
23 movies
Movies (23)

Mystery Wrestling #23
2026
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012