What is Taka Michinoku?
{{Infobox Wrestler |name=Taka Michinoku |names=Blue-K<br>The Great Taka<br>Pepe Michinoku<br>Piza Michinoku<br>Taka<br>'''Taka Michinoku''' |image=Taka Michinoku.jpg |caption=Michinoku competing for Kaientai Dojo on August 15, 2010 |height={{height|ft=5|in=8}} |weight={{convert|187|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|10|26}} |birth_place=[[Yotsukaidō, Chiba|Yotsukaidō]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Japan]] |billed= |trainer=[[The Great Sasuke]] |debut=September 4, 1992 }} '''Takao Yoshida''' (born October 26, 1973) is a [[Japan]]ese [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and former [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] who is currently working for [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] under the ring name, '''Taka Michinoku'''. ==Career== Michinoku has competed for many professional wresting companies during his career including [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|CMLL]], [[WWE|World Wresting Federation]] (WWF), [[Kaientai Dojo]] and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]. During his time in the WWF, Michinoku became the first ever [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship|WWF Light Heavyweight Champion]] when he defeated [[Brian Christopher]] at [[D-Generation X: In Your House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357106|accessdate=2013-07-22|title=Light Heavyweight Championship - Taka Michinoku|publisher=WWE|archive-date=2012-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025044933/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/357106|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also known for his time in the [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]] [[Kai En Tai]] with [[Shoichi Funaki|Sho Funaki]]. Michinoku faced [[Keiichiro Yamamiya]] at Pancrase: Alive 4 on April 27, 1997 but was defeated 7:36 in the first round from submission by keylock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Alive-4-155|accessdate=2013-07-22|title=Pancrase - Alive 4|publisher=Sherdog}}</ref> ==Championships==