Takaaki Watanabe
Actor/Actriz
408
Movies
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TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
WWE NXT
Naraku
New Japan Pro Wrestling
EVIL
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Takaaki Watanabe
NJPW New Japan Cup
EVIL
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
EVIL
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
EVIL
NJPW Resurgence 2024
EVIL
ROH: Field of Honor
Self
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
EVIL
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
EVIL
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
EVIL
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
EVIL
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
EVIL
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Evil
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
EVIL
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
EVIL
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
EVIL
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
EVIL
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
EVIL