Takao Yoshida
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.
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NJPW Dominion 6.16
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
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ECW Barely Legal 1997
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
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New year’s Golden Series night 14
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
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NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
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WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
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JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
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WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
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WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
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WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
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WWE SummerSlam 1998
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NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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The Best of Eddy Guerrero
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JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
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The Great Sasuke
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NJPW Skydiving J
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ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
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NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
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NJPW The New Beginning 2012
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WWE WrestleMania 2000
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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WWE Survivor Series 1999
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
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ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
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WWE: The Best Of In Your House
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ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
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HUSTLE-3
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ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
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Battlarts Battle Fiction
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
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Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
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Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
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WWE WrestleMania XIV
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NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
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AJPW Realize
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WWE King of the Ring 1998
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ECW CyberSlam 1999
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ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
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AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
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NJPW: Royal Quest IV
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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WWE Royal Rumble 2001
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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