Takaaki Watanabe

Takaaki Watanabe(38 years old )

Takaaki Watanabe, better known by his ring name EVIL, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2011 and is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as the leader of the House of Torture, whe

Known for

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Tanahashi Jam

NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 4

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025

NJPW Purge Night of Torture

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025

NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming

NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

NJPW Resurgence 2024

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

NOAH: The New Year 2024

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024

NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16

NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

NJPW Declaration of Power

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

NJPW Power Struggle 2021

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021

NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1

NJPW 49th Anniversary Show

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7

NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya

NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12

NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu

NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)

RevPro: Uprising 2019

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019

NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4

ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Toronto

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 14

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

ROH: Honor United - London

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

ROH: Best In The World

NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

NJPW World Tag League 2018 Finals

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)

ROH Honor United: Edinburgh

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018

ROH Honor United: Doncaster

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2

NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

NJPW Power Struggle 2017

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1

ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1

ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 2

ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 3

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016

NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016

NJPW Invasion Attack 2016

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)

NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Power Struggle 2016

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2

ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1

ROH: Field of Honor

NJPW Power Struggle 2015

NJPW Tag League Finals 2015

ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2

Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014

Smash Wrestling GOLD

Smash Rival Schools 2014

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds

ROH: Best In The World

ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 1

ROH: All Star Extravaganza VI

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

Ring of Honor Wrestling

Ring of Honor Wrestling

2009 | 1 episodes

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

1972 | 658 episodes

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Evil, EVIL