On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of TAKA Michinoku, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Takao Yoshida (吉田 貴男) was born in Morioka, Iwate, Japan on October 26, 1973, and he is currently 50 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, working for NJPW on the Junior Heavyweight division, under the ring name of TAKA Michinoku.
Currently, he is a member of the team of Just 5 Guys.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Takao Yoshida (吉田 貴男)
- Ring Names
- TAKA Michinoku ( September 4, 1992 - Present)
- Pepe Michinoku ( March 12, 2007 - December 16, 2007)
- BLUE-K ( August 3, 2003 - September 30, 2005)
- Born October 26, 1973 (age 50)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Billed From
- Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lbs (85 kg)
JapanCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( September 4, 1992 - Present)
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
January 4, 2007 Present Promotion DDTJune 25, 2008 December 1, 2017 Promotion NOAHJanuary 12, 2015 December 3, 2016 Promotion AJPWAugust 19, 2003 August 8, 2010 Promotion WWFJuly 6, 1997 October 20, 2001 Promotion MICHINOKUMarch 6, 1999 October 17, 1999 Promotion ECWApril 3, 1999 June 5, 1999 Promotion MICHINOKUSeptember 4, 1992 December 18, 1997 Promotion BATTLARTSApril 13, 1996 January 21, 1997 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face August 10, 2023 Present Heel August 3, 1998 August 9, 2023 Face July 6, 1997 August 2, 1998 - Images
Nov 2021
Aug 2003Jul 1997Apr 1996
NJPW
DDT
NOAH
AJPW
WWF
MICHINOKU
ECW
BATTLARTS
- Finishers
- Michinoku Driver II - Sitout Body Slam Piledriver ( June 1, 1993 - Present)
- Michinoku Driver II-B - Sitout Reverse Body Slam Piledriver ( April 10, 2000 - Present)
- Just Facelock - Seated Crossface ( May 29, 2002 - Present)
- Just Facelock 2006 - Wrist Lock Rear Naked Choke ( January 6, 2006 - Present)
- Michinoku Driver - Double Underhook Brainbuster ( September 4, 1992 - May 31, 1993)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Yamato Part 4 New Edit" by 六三四Musashi - Single ( January 1, 1999 - Present)
- Theme Song "Ichiban" by Yonosuke Kitamura - with Suzuki-gun - Team ( May 3, 2011 - Present)
- Theme Song “Over The Top” by Michinoku Pro - Single ( April 3, 1999 - June 5, 1999)
- Theme Song "Dojo" by Jim Johnston - with Kai En Tai - Team ( July 6, 1997 - December 31, 1998)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
World Wrestling Federation
- 1 WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 2 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 with Dick Togo, 1 with Taichi)
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 All Asia Tag Team Championship (with Black Tiger VII)
- 1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 1 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with El Desperado)
DDT Pro-Wrestling
- 1 KO-D Tag Team Championship (with Francesco Togo)
El Dorado Wrestling
- 1 UWA World Trios Championship (with Antonio Honda & Francesco Togo)
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling
- 2 FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
JUST TAP OUT Professional Wrestling
- 1 King of JTO
Kaientai Dojo
- 1 Chiba 6 Man Tag Team Championship (with Isami Kodaka & Kengo Mashimo)
- 1 FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (with TOMO Michinoku)
- 3 Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 2 Strongest-K Championship
- 6 Strongest-K Tag Team Championship (2 with Handsome Joe, 1 with Kengo Mashimo, 2 with Kaji Tomato, 1 with Men's Teioh)
- 1 UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (with Ryota Chikuzen)
- 2 UWA World Middleweight Championship
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
- 1 Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
World Entertainment Wrestling
- 1 WEW Six Man Tag Team Championship (with Gosaku Goshogawara & Tetsuhiro Kuroda)
- Other Accomplishments
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Winner (1997)
- K-DOJO Strongest-K Number #1 Contenders Tournament Winner (2004)
- K-DOJO Strongest-K Tournament Winner (2007)
- K-DOJO Strongest-K Next Challenger Tournament Winner (2009)
- K-DOJO Tank Nagai Tag Team Tournament Winner (2017 - with MEN's Teioh)
- K-DOJO Tag Team Match of the Year (2013 - with Kaji Tomato vs. Kazma Sakamoto & Kengo Mashimo on 11/10)
- JTO Only Give Up Tournament Winner (2020)
- UWA World Trios Championship Determination Tournament Winner (2008 - with Antonio Honda & Francesco Togo)
- Tokyo Sports Technique Award (2005)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Just 5 Guys - DOUKI, SANADA, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yuya Uemura ( January 5, 2023 - Present)
- Suzuki-gun - Davey Boy Smith Jr., DOUKI, El Desperado, Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshihiro Takayama, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Zack Sabre Jr., Takashi Sugiura, Kengo Mashimo ( May 3, 2011 - December 23, 2022)
- TEAM69ROLL - Ricky Fuji, Hi69, MIKAMI ( October 10, 2015 - November 26, 2016)
- Kojima-gun - MVP, Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Nosawa Rongai ( January 28, 2011 - May 3, 2011)
- Handsome - JOE ( July 15, 2007 - December 17, 2009)
- Michinoku Brothers - TAKU Michinoku, TOMO Michinoku ( June 24, 2006 - October 7, 2006)
- RO&D - Bull Buchanan, D'Lo Brown, Matt Morgan, Mike Awesome, Rico, Rosey, Sakamoto, Umaga, Taiyō Kea, Gigantes ( October 26, 2003 - September 20, 2006)
- Kai En Tai / Kaientai DX - Dick Togo, Funaki, Tajiri, Men’s Teioh, Shiryu, Super Boy, Hanzo Nakajima, Gran Hamada, Yamaguchi-San ( September 15, 1994 - October 20, 2001)
- Wrestlers managed Zack Sabre Jr.
