TAKA Michinoku: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks

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 51 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler and Promoter, working for New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Junior Heavyweight division under the ring name of TAKA Michinoku.

Currently, he is a member of the teams of Just 4 Guys (with DOUKI, Taichi and Yuya Uemura) and TAKATaichi (with Taichi).

He is the founder of Kaientai Dojo and Just Tap Out (JTO).

TAKA Michinoku Profile Index

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 51)
Nationality Japan
Birth Place Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Billed From
- Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight
- 187 lbs (85 kg)
Notes He is the founder of Kaientai Dojo and Just Tap Out (JTO).

Career History

Roles
- Wrestler ( September 4, 1992 - Present)
- Promoter ( April 1, 2002 - Present)

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion NJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	January 4, 2007	Present
Promotion DDT	June 25, 2008	December 1, 2017
Promotion NOAHBrand Junior Heavyweight	January 12, 2015	December 3, 2016
Promotion AJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	August 19, 2003	August 8, 2010
Promotion KOPW	July 5, 2008	May 24, 2009
Promotion JD'	March 23, 2003	April 13, 2003
Promotion WWF	July 6, 1997	October 20, 2001
Promotion MPW	March 6, 1999	October 17, 1999
Promotion ECW	April 3, 1999	June 5, 1999
Promotion MPW	September 4, 1992	January 29, 1998
Promotion BATTLARTS	April 13, 1996	February 9, 1997
Promotion PWFG	October 31, 1994	November 19, 1995

Images History

Oct 2023
Nov 2021
Aug 2003
Jul 1997
Apr 1996
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

Alignment	from	to
Face	August 10, 2023	Present
Heel	August 3, 1998	August 9, 2023
Face	July 6, 1997	August 2, 1998

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

World Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 with Taichi, 1 with Dick Togo)
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)

Teams & Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
- Just 4 Guys - DOUKI, Taichi, Yuya Uemura ( November 5, 2024 - Present)
- TAKATaichi - Taichi ( March 6, 2011 - Present)
- Just 5 Guys - DOUKI, SANADA, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yuya Uemura ( January 5, 2023 - November 4, 2024)
- Suzuki-gun - Davey Boy Smith Jr. / DH Smith, 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, Taiyo Kea / Maunakea Mossman, The Wall / Sgt. AWOL / Malice ( October 10, 2003 - September 20, 2006)
- Kai En Tai - Funaki ( December 6, 1998 - October 20, 2001)
- Kai En Tai - Dick Togo, Funaki, Men's Teioh / Terry Boy, Wally Yamaguchi ( March 30, 1998 - December 5, 1998)
- Kaientai DX - Dick Togo, Funaki, Men's Teioh / Terry Boy, Kaz Hayashi, Gran Hamada, Tajiri , Super Boy, Hanzo Nakajima ( June 14, 1996 - March 15, 1998)
- Yumegari-to - Funaki ( March 29, 1995 - June 13, 1996)
Managers
- Wally Yamaguchi ( April 27, 1998 - December 5, 1998)
Managed Wrestlers Zack Sabre Jr.