Takaaki Watanabe
ActingJanuary 26, 1987 (39 years old)Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Takaaki Watanabe, better known by his ring name EVIL, is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his long tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he debuted as a Young Lion in 2011 and later became the leader of House of Torture. During his run, he captured multiple titles including 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.
Movies
10.0
Movie
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
10.0
Movie
ROH: Best In The World
2018
10.0
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
10.0
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
10.0
Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
10.0
Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
2025
10.0
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025
10.0
Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025
9.7
Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017
9.7
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
9.7
Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
9.5
Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
