Takao Yoshida
Skuespiller
26. oktober 1973 (52 år)
Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer, former mixed martial artist, and the founder of Just Tap Out (JTO). Trained by The Great Sasuke, he debuted in 1992 and became one of the most influential junior heavyweights of his generation, finding international fame during his time in the WWF (now WWE), where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He has also enjoyed championship success across Japan, Mexico, Europe, and North America, including lengthy reigns as the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion and WEW Six-Man Tag Team Champion, while simultaneously holding the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship, and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship for nearly ten months. He founded Kaientai Dojo in 2002 before launching JTO in 2019, received the Tokyo Sports Technique Award in 2005, and was ranked No. 22 in the 1998 PWI 500.
Since 2007, Michinoku has been a regular competitor for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship while also spending more than a decade as a member of Suzuki-gun before joining Just 5 Guys. Widely respected as both a wrestler and trainer, his influence extends far beyond his own accomplishments, helping shape generations of wrestlers through Kaientai Dojo and JTO while remaining an active competitor well into his 50s.
Since 2007, Michinoku has been a regular competitor for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship while also spending more than a decade as a member of Suzuki-gun before joining Just 5 Guys. Widely respected as both a wrestler and trainer, his influence extends far beyond his own accomplishments, helping shape generations of wrestlers through Kaientai Dojo and JTO while remaining an active competitor well into his 50s.
Filmografi
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2020 | Brothers of Destruction · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2015 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling · as Taka Minchinoku |
| 2014 | WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 2 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2013 | WWE: Raw 20th Anniversary Collection · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2013 | WWE: ECW Unreleased, Vol. 2 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2013 | WWE: The Best Of In Your House · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2013 | The Best of WWE in Your House · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2012 | The Top 100 Moments in Raw History · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2011 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the New Millenium · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2010 | Wrestling's Highest Flyers · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2009 | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2001 | WWF Judgment Day · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2001 | Royal Rumble · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2000 | The Rock - The People's Champ · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 2000 | Royal Rumble · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | Survivor Series · as Taka Michinoku (appearance) |
| 1999 | WWF Jakked/Metal · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | WWE Metal · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | ECW on TNN · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | ECW Hardcore Heaven '99 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | ECW Cyberslam '99 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1999 | Best of Raw Vol. 1 · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | WWF Judgment Day · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | WWE Judgment Day: In Your House · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | Summerslam · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | WWE Heat · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | King of the Ring · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | WWF Over the Edge · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | WrestleMania XIV · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1998 | No Way Out · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: D-Generation-X · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1997 | WWF Friday Night's Main Event · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1997 | ECW Barely Legal · as Taka Michinoku |
| 1997 | WWF Shotgun Saturday Night · as Taka Michinoku |
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| 1993 | WWE Raw · as Taka Michinoku |