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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.
Top Filmography

6.8
Raw
1993 // TV

7.5
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 // TV

7.2
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000 // MOVIE

7.8
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998 // MOVIE

8.5
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999 // MOVIE

7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001 // MOVIE

8.7
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998 // MOVIE

7.3
ECW Hardcore TV
1993 // TV

7.1
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998 // MOVIE

5.1
WWE Heat
1998 // TV

8.9
ECW on TNN
1999 // TV

7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023 // MOVIE

8.8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018 // MOVIE

7.8
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997 // MOVIE

8.0
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972 // TV