
Takao Yoshida
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 26, 1973 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Takao Yoshida
Biography
Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his time in WWF (WWE) from 1997 to 2001, where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He founded Kaientai Dojo, where he wrestled until 2019 before creating Just Tap Out, and currently competes as a freelancer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Known For

Raw
1993

WWE SmackDown
1999

WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000

WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998

WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999

WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998

ECW Hardcore TV
1993

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998

WWE Heat
1998

ECW on TNN
1999

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997

New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972