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Takaaki Watanabe
Acting
26 Jan 1987 (39 years)
Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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 20...
Also Known As
EVIL, Naraku
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Takaaki Watanabe's Movies
74%
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
09 Aug 2023
73%
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
10 Aug 2023
88%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
04 Jan 2018
81%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
04 Jan 2019
97%
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
11 Jun 2017
93%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
18 Jul 2019
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
19 Jul 2019
97%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
20 Jul 2019
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
14 Jul 2019
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
04 Jan 2020
80%
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
13 Oct 2025
80%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
04 Jan 2026
95%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
04 Jan 2017
85%
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
09 Jun 2018
82%
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
09 Jun 2019
90%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
06 Jul 2019
80%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
15 Jul 2019
80%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
27 Jul 2019
80%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
13 Jul 2019
85%
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
30 Jul 2019
