Takao Yoshida (吉田 貴男) better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku, is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world as well he was a 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 works as a freelancer in Japan, performing for promotions such as New Japan Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo, Dragon Gate and Dramatic Dream Team. Having held championship titles in Japan, North America, Mexico and Europe, Yoshida is known for his long title reigns. He held the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title for a combined duration of more than 15 months, the WWF Light Heavyweight Title for a then record-setting 10 months and the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Title for almost a year. Yoshida has held the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title, Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Title and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Title simultaneously for almost 10 months. During his reign, he has defended his titles against both AJPW and independent circuit talent to increase his base of opponents, and thus has increased the reach of the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title which was closed off to outside competition in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-02-23 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-02-24 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-05-03 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-02-11 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-01-20 |
Movie | NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 | Taka Michinoku | 2024-11-04 |
Movie | NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-01-05 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-05-04 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-03-07 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-06-16 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-07-05 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-08-15 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-06-23 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-07-03 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-06-22 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2024-06-18 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-03-05 |
Movie | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-03-08 |
Movie | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-01-05 |
Movie | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 | Taka Michinoku | 2023-04-08 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-02-04 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-02-05 |
Movie | NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Taka Michinoku | 2023-06-04 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-08-12 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-08-10 |
Movie | NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-06-09 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) | TAKA Michinoku | 2023-08-13 |
Movie | NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 | Taka Michinoku | 2022-02-13 |
Movie | NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-02-07 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 | Taka Michinoku | 2022-01-05 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-05-01 |
Movie | NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-01-08 |
Movie | NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-01-20 |
Movie | New year’s Golden Series night 14 | Taka Michinoku | 2022-02-19 |
Movie | JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-09-12 |
Movie | JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-12-19 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-07-16 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-07-24 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-07-23 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-07-17 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 | TAKA Michinoku | 2022-07-20 |
Movie | GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 | Taka Michinoku | 2019-04-05 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 | Taka Michinoku | 2019-05-03 |
Movie | ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard | Taka Michinoku | 2019-04-06 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-14 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-16 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 | Taka Michinoku | 2018-05-03 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-20 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-01-04 |
Movie | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-01-05 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-01-27 |
Movie | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-09-24 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-22 |
Movie | NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-09-15 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-08-05 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-27 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-07-30 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 | TAKA Michinoku | 2018-08-02 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 | TAKA Michinoku | 2017-05-03 |
Movie | NJPW 45th Anniversary Show | TAKA Michinoku | 2017-03-06 |
Movie | NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 | TAKA Michinoku | 2017-09-16 |
Movie | NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 | 2017-10-09 | |
Movie | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 | TAKA Michinoku | 2017-09-24 |
Movie | NJPW Power Struggle 2017 | TAKA Michinoku | 2017-11-05 |
Movie | The Great Sasuke | TAKA Michinoku | 2016-03-05 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) | TAKA Michinoku | 2014-08-10 |
Movie | NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6 | Taka Michinoku | 2014-07-31 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 | Taka Michinoku | 2014-01-04 |
Movie | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 | Takao Yoshida | 2014-09-21 |
Movie | NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 | 2014-12-20 | |
Movie | WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 | Taka Michinoku | 2014-11-03 |
Movie | NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 | Himself | 2014-12-07 |
Movie | NJPW Power Struggle 2014 | TAKA Michinoku | 2014-11-08 |
Movie | WWE: The Best Of In Your House | Taka Michinoku | 2013-05-27 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 | TAKA Michinoku | 2013-01-04 |
Movie | ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 | Taka Michinoku | 2013-07-30 |
Movie | NJPW Destruction 2013 | 2013-09-30 | |
Movie | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 | TAKA Michinoku | 2013-10-14 |
Movie | NJPW Power Struggle 2013 | TAKA Michinoku | 2013-11-09 |
Movie | NJPW The New Beginning 2012 | TAKA Michinoku | 2012-02-12 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 | TAKA Michinoku | 2012-01-04 |
Movie | NJPW 40th Anniversary Show | TAKA Michinoku | 2012-03-04 |
Movie | NJPW Dominion 6.16 | Taka Michinoku | 2012-06-16 |
Movie | NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love | TAKA Michinoku | 2012-07-01 |
Movie | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 | TAKA Michinoku | 2007-01-04 |
Movie | AJPW Realize | TAKA Michinoku | 2005-02-16 |
Movie | HUSTLE-3 | TAKA Michinoku | 2004-05-08 |
Movie | AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary | TAKA Michinoku | 2003-10-26 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 2000 | TAKA Michinoku | 2000-04-02 |
Movie | ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 | TAKA Michinoku | 1999-05-16 |
Movie | The Best of Eddy Guerrero | TAKA Michinoku | 1999-08-01 |
Movie | ECW CyberSlam 1999 | TAKA Michinoku | 1999-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1999 | TAKA Michinoku (Appearance) | 1999-11-14 |
Series | ECW on TNN | 1999-08-27 | |
Movie | ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka | TAKA Michinoku | 1999-10-01 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XIV | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-03-29 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-02-15 |
Movie | WWE Over the Edge: In Your House | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-05-31 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day: In Your House | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-10-18 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1998 | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-06-28 |
Movie | Battlarts Battle Fiction | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-11-23 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1998 | TAKA Michinoku | 1998-08-30 |
Movie | ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 | TAKA Michinoku | 1997-02-14 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede | Taka Michinoku | 1997-07-06 |
Movie | ECW Barely Legal 1997 | Taka Michinoku | 1997-04-13 |
Movie | WWE D-Generation X: In Your House | Taka Michinoku | 1997-12-07 |
Movie | Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary | TAKA Michinoku | 1997-10-10 |
Movie | NJPW Skydiving J | TAKA Michinoku | 1996-07-06 |
Movie | Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days | TAKA Michinoku | 1996-10-10 |
Movie | NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 | TAKA Michinoku | 1994-04-16 |
Series | ECW Hardcore TV | 1993-04-06 | |
Series | New Japan Pro Wrestling | TAKA Michinoku | 1972-03-06 |