Taka Michinoku

Quick Facts

Full Name	Taka Michinoku
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1973(1973-10-26)
Age	51
Birthplace	Morioka
Country	Japan
Birth City	Iwate Prefecture
Horoscope	Scorpio

Taka Michinoku Biography

Taka Michinoku is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on October 26, 1973 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Having held championship titles in Japan, North America, Mexico and Europe, Yoshida is known for his long title reigns. He held the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title for a combined duration of more than 15 months, the WWF Light Heavyweight Title for a then record-setting 10 months and the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Title for almost a year. Yoshida has held the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship and Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) Strongest-K Championship simultaneously for almost 10 months. During his reign, he has defended his titles against both AJPW and independent circuit talent to increase his base of opponents, and thus has increased the reach of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was closed off to outside competition in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.

Taka Michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor The Great Sasuke, who was the owner of Michinoku Pro Wrestling and had been the first to use Michinoku as part of his ring name. He debuted Wrestling International New Generations and Michinoku Pro Wrestling joint event by teaming up with Great Sasuke, they lost to Super Delfin & Terry Boy. He would later move Federacion Universal De Lucha Libre and debuted by beating the team of Mongolian Yuga & Shiryu with Buffalo Chohe. Then he debuted for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in a six-man tag team match at Summer Spectacular in 1993. Michinoku would primary compete at MPW, UWF and FMW in his early career.

Taka Michinoku Net Worth

Taka Michinoku is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Taka Michinoku 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Takao Yoshida (吉田 貴男 , Yoshida Takao) (born October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku (Taka みちのく ) (with his first name usually stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he had the first ever WWF 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Taka Michinoku height 5′ 8″ Talak weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Taka Michinoku Dating?

According to our records, Taka Michinoku is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Taka Michinoku’s is not dating anyone.

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Michinoku made his ECW and American debut on February 14, 1997 in a match where he teamed with Dick Togo & Terry Boy to defeat Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa & The Great Sasuke. This three on three feud lasted until ECW Barely Legal 1997 Gran Hamada, Masato Yakushiji & The Great Sasuke would defeat the trio. This was also Michinoku’s first pay per view appearance. After this Michinoku left the company to join the World Wrestling Federation.

Facts & Trivia

Talak Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Taka Michinoku celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

In 1999 Michinoku would return at ECW Cyberslam 1999 defeating Papi Chulo. He also wrestled Super Crazy at Hardcore Heaven 1999. Other matches include two tag matches teaming with Yoshihiro Tajiri, a Hardcore Heaven rematch with Super Crazy ending In another victory for Super Crazy, a loss against Jerry Lynn & his last two matches for ECW was in the form of two wins against Mosco de la Merced.

Why did Taka Michinoku leave WWE?

WRESTLING legend and NJPW star Taka Michinoku has been suspended without pay for a year for an illicit affair. The former WWE Light Heavyweight Champion, 45, has issued a public apology vowing to “try to cherish” his family more after his seven-year long fling came to light.

Why is it called Michinoku Driver?

They then lift the opponent up and turn them around so that they are held upside down, as in a scoop slam before dropping down into a sitout position, driving the opponent down to the mat neck and shoulder first. Many people call it the Michinoku Driver because it is used more often than the original Michinoku Driver.

Who invented the Michinoku Driver?

In fact, this move was actually created by the 5-foot-11, stocky Paul Heyman.

When did Taka Michinoku leave wwe?

Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1997, 1999 ) After this Michinoku left the company to join the World Wrestling Federation. In 1999 Michinoku would return at ECW Cyberslam 1999 defeating Papi Chulo. He also wrestled Super Crazy at Hardcore Heaven 1999.

What does Kaientai mean?

The Kaientai (海援隊, Kaientai, “ Maritime Support Force “) was a trading and shipping company and private navy, considered to be the first corporation in modern Japan.