Takao Yoshida

Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takao Yoshida better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku is a Japanese professional wrestler[4] and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he had the first ever WWF 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.

Top 10 collaborators

Hiroshi Tanahashi

44 collaborations

Kazuchika Okada

44 collaborations

43 collaborations

39 collaborations

38 collaborations (as Commissioning Editor)

Nobuo Yoshihashi

38 collaborations

37 collaborations

36 collaborations

33 collaborations

32 collaborations

Roles

Match

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 (2024)

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 (2024)

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) (2023)

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 (2023)

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 (2023)

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again (2023)

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023)

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 (2023)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 (2023)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 (2023)

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 (2023)

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 (2023)

JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together (2022)

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania (2022)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 (2022)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 (2022)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 (2022)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 (2022)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 (2022)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (2022)

New year’s Golden Series night 14 (2022)

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 (2022)

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 (2022)

NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1 (2022)

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 (2022)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 (2022)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 (2019)

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard (2019)

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 (2019)

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 (2018)

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 (2018)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 (2018)

NJPW New Year Dash 2018 (2018)

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 (2017)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 (2017)

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show (2017)

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 (2014)

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 (2014)

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 (2014)

NJPW Power Struggle 2014 (2014)

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014)

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 (2014)

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (2014)

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6 (2014)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 (2014)

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 (2013)

NJPW Destruction 2013 (2013)

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 (2013)

WWE: The Best Of In Your House (2013)

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love (2012)

NJPW Dominion 6.16 (2012)

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show (2012)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I (2007)

AJPW Realize (2005)

HUSTLE-3 (2004)

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

ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka (1999)

The Best of Eddy Guerrero (1999)

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 (1999)

ECW CyberSlam 1999 (1999)

Battlarts Battle Fiction (1998)

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House (1998)

WWE SummerSlam 1998 (1998)

WWE King of the Ring 1998 (1998)

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House (1998)

WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998)

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House (1997)

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary (1997)

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede (1997)

ECW Barely Legal 1997 (1997)

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days (1996)

NJPW Skydiving J (1996)

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 (1994)

Crew

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