Takaaki Watanabe

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.

Filmografi

NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXVII & World Tag League 2020 - Day 17 (Final)2020 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 20232023 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 20192019 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 20252025 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 20182018 · EvilNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 102021 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)2021 · EVILNJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 72016 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 32025 · EVILNXT Halloween Havoc 20262026 · NarakuNJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)2016 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 20172017 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 62021 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 72021 · EVILNXT The Great American Bash 20262026 · NarakuNJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)2019 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 82025 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 42025 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 62025 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 42021 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 52021 · EVILNJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)2025 · EVILNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 122021 · EVILNJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 20242024 · EVIL