Takaaki Watanabe
Known for Acting · 436 credits
- Born
- 1987-01-26 (age 39)
- Place of birth
- Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- EVIL · Naraku
Biography
Takaaki Watanabe is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Naraku. He is best known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name EVIL, where he debuted as a Young Lion in 2011 and later became the leader of House of Torture. During his NJPW run, he captured the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships, won the New Japan Cup in 2020, and claimed back-to-back World Tag League victories in 2017 and 2018 with SANADA before leaving the promotion in January 2026.
Watanabe debuted in WWE on the April 28, 2026 episode of NXT by confronting NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo before officially adopting the name Naraku. He later made his in-ring debut on May 12, defeating Lince Dorado.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (431)
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
2026
as EVIL
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023
as EVIL
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
2026
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
as EVIL
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 2
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 4
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
as EVIL
ROH: Best In The World
2018
as EVIL
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
as EVIL
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
as EVIL
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
2025
as EVIL
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
2026
as Naraku
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025
as EVIL
Jônetsu Tairiku : Iyo Sky
2026
as Self
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025
as EVIL
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1
2018
as EVIL
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
2025
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
2025
as EVIL
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
2025
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
2025
as EVIL
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
2021
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
2025
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
2017
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
2017
as EVIL
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
as Self
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
2017
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
2021
as EVIL
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
2017
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
2017
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
as Evil
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
as EVIL
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
as EVIL
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 1
2014
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
as Takaaki Watanabe
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
2019
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
2021
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
as EVIL
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10
2025
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
2016
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
as EVIL
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
as EVIL
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
as EVIL
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
as EVIL
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
as EVIL
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016
as EVIL
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
as EVIL
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2025
as EVIL
ROH: Best In The World
2014
as Takaaki Watanabe
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019
as EVIL
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
as EVIL
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
2025
as EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
as EVIL
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018
as EVIL
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018
as EVIL
ROH Honor United: Doncaster
2018
as EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018
as EVIL
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
2016
as EVIL
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VI
2014
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
as EVIL
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022
as EVIL
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
as EVIL
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
2025
as EVIL
About Takaaki Watanabe
Takaaki Watanabe is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Naraku. He is best known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name EVIL, where he debuted as a Young Lion in 2011 and later became the leader of House of Torture. During his NJPW run, he captured the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships, won the New Japan Cup in 2020, and claimed back-to-back World Tag League victories in 2017 and 2018 with SANADA before leaving the promotion in Ja… With 436 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Takaaki Watanabe has appeared in 431 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Takaaki Watanabe Movies
- NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2 (2026) — as EVIL
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final) (2019) — as EVIL
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6 (2022) — as EVIL
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12 (2022) — as EVIL
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10 (2022) — as EVIL
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