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Takao Yoshida

1973-10-26 (51 years old) in 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.

Movies

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NJPW: Royal Quest IV
0 %|Oct 20, 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
0 %|Jul 31, 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
0 %|Jul 29, 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
0 %|Jul 28, 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
0 %|Jul 27, 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
0 %|Jul 25, 2024
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
0 %|Jan 5, 2024
Action
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
73 %|Aug 10, 2023
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
0 %|Jan 5, 2023
Action, Drama
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
0 %|Jul 31, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
0 %|Jul 30, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
0 %|Jul 27, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
0 %|Jul 26, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
0 %|Jul 24, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
0 %|Jul 23, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
0 %|Jul 20, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
0 %|Jul 17, 2022
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
0 %|Jul 16, 2022
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
80 %|May 1, 2022
Action
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New year’s Golden Series night 14
0 %|Feb 19, 2022
Drama, Romance
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ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
0 %|Apr 6, 2019
Action
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
0 %|Jul 27, 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
0 %|Jul 22, 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
0 %|Jul 20, 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
0 %|Jul 16, 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
0 %|Jul 14, 2018
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
70 %|Jan 5, 2018
Action
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
88 %|Jan 4, 2018
Action
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
70 %|May 3, 2017
Action
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The Great Sasuke
5 %|Mar 5, 2016
Documentary
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
0 %|Dec 20, 2014
Action
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
0 %|Nov 8, 2014
Action
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
90 %|Nov 3, 2014
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
0 %|Sep 21, 2014
Action
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
0 %|Aug 10, 2014
Action
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
100 %|Jan 4, 2014
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NJPW Destruction 2013
70 %|Sep 30, 2013
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ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
90 %|Jul 30, 2013
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
0 %|Jan 4, 2013
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NJPW Dominion 6.16
0 %|Jun 16, 2012
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
0 %|Jan 4, 2012
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
0 %|Jan 4, 2007
actor
AJPW Realize
0 %|Feb 16, 2005
actor
HUSTLE-3
0 %|May 8, 2004
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WWE WrestleMania 2000
74 %|Apr 2, 2000
Action, Drama
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WWE Survivor Series 1999
85 %|Nov 14, 1999
Action, Drama
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ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
0 %|May 16, 1999
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ECW CyberSlam 1999
0 %|Apr 2, 1999
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Battlarts Battle Fiction
0 %|Nov 23, 1998
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WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
87 %|Oct 18, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE SummerSlam 1998
90 %|Aug 30, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE King of the Ring 1998
84 %|Jun 28, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
90 %|May 31, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania XIV
76 %|Mar 29, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
71 %|Feb 15, 1998
Action, Drama
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WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
78 %|Dec 7, 1997
Action, Drama
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WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
90 %|Jul 6, 1997
Action, Drama
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ECW Barely Legal 1997
80 %|Apr 13, 1997
Action
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NJPW Skydiving J
0 %|Jul 6, 1996
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NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
100 %|Apr 16, 1994

Series

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ECW on TNN
89 %|Aug 27, 1999
Action & Adventure, Drama
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WWE SmackDown
73 %|Apr 29, 1999
Reality
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WWE Heat
82 %|Aug 2, 1998
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WWE Heat
50 %|Aug 2, 1998
Action & Adventure, Drama
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ECW Hardcore TV
71 %|Apr 6, 1993
Action & Adventure
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WWE Raw
67 %|Jan 11, 1993
Reality
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
80 %|Mar 6, 1972
Drama