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Takao Yoshida

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.


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Born:
Oct 26, 1973 In Yotsukaidō, Chiba
Movie/TV Credits:
123
First Appeared:
In the series New Japan Pro Wrestling 1972-03-06
Latest Project:
Movie NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 2024-11-04
Known For
Poster of The Great Sasuke
Poster of NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
Poster of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
Poster of ECW Barely Legal 1997
Filmography
Movie NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 TAKA Michinoku 2024-05-04
Movie NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 TAKA Michinoku 2024-05-03
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 TAKA Michinoku 2024-06-16
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 TAKA Michinoku 2024-06-18
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 TAKA Michinoku 2024-06-19
Movie NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2 TAKA Michinoku 2024-03-07
Movie NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2 TAKA Michinoku 2024-02-24
Movie NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 TAKA Michinoku 2024-01-05
Movie NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 Taka Michinoku 2024-11-04
Movie NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya TAKA Michinoku 2024-01-20
Movie NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 TAKA Michinoku 2024-02-11
Movie NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1 TAKA Michinoku 2024-02-23
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 TAKA Michinoku 2024-06-23
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 TAKA Michinoku 2024-06-22
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) TAKA Michinoku 2024-08-18
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 TAKA Michinoku 2024-07-03
Movie NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event TAKA Michinoku 2024-09-07
Movie NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 TAKA Michinoku 2024-09-08
Movie NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 Taka Michinoku 2024-09-14
Movie NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 TAKA Michinoku 2024-09-09
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 TAKA Michinoku 2024-08-14
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 TAKA Michinoku 2024-08-15
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 TAKA Michinoku 2024-08-08
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 TAKA Michinoku 2024-07-25
Movie NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 TAKA Michinoku 2024-07-05
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 TAKA Michinoku 2024-07-31
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 TAKA Michinoku 2024-08-03
Movie NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 TAKA Michinoku 2023-02-05
Movie NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 TAKA Michinoku 2023-03-05
Movie NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 TAKA Michinoku 2023-01-05
Movie NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 TAKA Michinoku 2023-03-08
Movie NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 TAKA Michinoku 2023-02-04
Movie NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again TAKA Michinoku 2023-06-09
Movie NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 Taka Michinoku 2023-04-08
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 Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall Taka Michinoku 2023-06-04
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) TAKA Michinoku 2023-08-13
Movie NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6 TAKA Michinoku 2022-02-07
Movie New year’s Golden Series night 14 Taka Michinoku 2022-02-19
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 NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 Taka Michinoku 2022-02-13
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 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 NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 TAKA Michinoku 2022-07-16
Movie GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 Taka Michinoku 2019-04-05
Movie ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard Taka Michinoku 2019-04-06
Movie NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1 Taka Michinoku 2019-05-03
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-16
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-20
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-14
Movie NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 TAKA Michinoku 2018-01-27
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 TAKA Michinoku 2018-01-04
Movie NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 TAKA Michinoku 2018-01-05
Movie NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 Taka Michinoku 2018-05-03
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-22
Movie NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 TAKA Michinoku 2018-09-24
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-27
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 TAKA Michinoku 2018-08-05
Movie NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 TAKA Michinoku 2018-09-15
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 TAKA Michinoku 2018-08-02
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 TAKA Michinoku 2018-07-30
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 Destruction in Kobe 2017 TAKA Michinoku 2017-09-24
Movie NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 2017-10-09
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 6 Taka Michinoku 2014-07-31
Movie NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) TAKA Michinoku 2014-08-10
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 Taka Michinoku 2014-01-04
Movie NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 Takao Yoshida 2014-09-21
Movie NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 Himself 2014-12-07
Movie WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 Taka Michinoku 2014-11-03
Movie NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 2014-12-20
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