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- 10 Trained by The Great Sasuke
- 9 Made An Impression in ECW
- 8 A Regular in NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight Division
- 7 The First WWE Light Heavyweight Champion
- 6 Feuded with WWE’s Kai en Tai
- 5 Member of WWE’s Kai en Tai
- 4 Tag Team with Funaki
- 3 Founder of Kaientai Dojo
- 2 Member of Suzuki-Gun
- 1 Started Just Tap Out
As one might expect, TAKA Michinoku got his start wrestling in Japan, where he was trained by innovative high-flyers the Great Sasuke and Gran Hamada. Both veterans founded the promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling, which would later enter a working relationship with WWEand featured a hybrid of Japanese wrestling and lucha libre style, so TAKA decided ...
For many Western wrestling fans in the 1990s, however, TAKA Michinoku made his first impression in ECW. He made his debut in February 1997 teaming with fellow members of MPW’s Kaientai faction, Terry Boy (a.k.a. MEN's Teioh) and Dick Togo, against Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, and Gran Naniwa. But two months later would bring ECW’s first pay-per-view,...
TAKA Michinoku made his in-ring debut in 1992, and after two years would start showing up in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he’d take part in several tournaments in 1994. In addition to taking part in the Super J Cup — his NJPW debut — Michinoku would also compete in Best of the Super Juniors tournament as well as the Super Grade Junior Heavyweight...
The summer of 1997 brought TAKA Michinoku’s debut for WWE, taking on Great Sasuke in a near-show-stealer at In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede. The fall would bring a tournament to crown the inaugural WWE Light Heavyweight Champion, which Michinoku would win by defeating Brian Christopher in the final round. TAKA Michinoku’s reign with the Light H...
While TAKA Michinoku is known for being a part of Kai En Tai in both Japan and the US, he initially was not a member of the group in WWE. Initially Michinoku was targeted by the nationalist Kai En Tai for becoming too Westernized and hanging out with Bradshaw. Michinoku would clash with his former partners on numerous occasions, including tagging w...
Soon Kai En Tai would begin to feud with Val Venis over Venis’ romancing of the wife of Kai En Tai’s manager, Mr. Yamaguchi. TAKA Michinoku would team with Val Venis in opposing the group, but surprisingly turned heel on Venis and joined the group, revealing that Yamaguchi’s wife was Michinoku’s sister. This led to one of the most infamous moments ...
After the Val Venis feud ended and the group moved on to a regrettable rivalry with The Oddities, Kai En Tai was whittled down to two men, TAKA Michinoku and Funaki. No longer a midcard nationalist stable, Michinoku and Funaki became a comedic tag team, incapable of winning a match and having their promos dubbed over, Godzillastyle. RELATED: 10 Thi...
After leaving WWE in late 2001, TAKA Michinoku established his own wrestling school and promotion in Japan in 2002, Kaientai Dojo, sometimes referred to as K-DOJO. With a hybrid style resulting from Michinoku’s experience working in Japan and internationally, Kaientai Dojo has worked with more established promotions including Michinoku Pro and All ...
Upon becoming an active part in New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the early 2010s, TAKA Michinoku became a founding member of the stable Kojima-gun, alongside Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, and Nosawa Rongai. However, after Satoshi Kojima suffered a series of major losses, Michinoku and Taichi turned on him, aligning with Minoru Suzuki and reinventing Kojima-gun...
While TAKA Michinoku continues to show up in New Japan, in the summer of 2019 he debuted a new promotion/school called Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out, or simply Just Tap Out. With a focus on a similar hybrid ring style that Kaientai Dojo had, JTO further distinguishes itself from other promotions by determining its top champions via a ranking ...
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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
Sep 6, 2019 · Michinoku Driver II. Bodyslam piledriver, ending straight into a pin innovated by Great Sasuke. Popularized by TAKA Michinoku as Michinoku Driver II. Better known in Mexico as Dr. Wagner Jr. 's Wagner Driver. It's referred to as " Michinoku Driver " when other wrestlers, like Marcela, use it for their finish.
Takao Yoshida (October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world as well he was a 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 ...
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