Takaaki Watanabe
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.
Фильмы и сериалы
- WWE NXT (2010), роль
- WWE Main Event (2012), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16 (2023), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 (2023), роль
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 (2018), роль
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 (2019), роль
- New Japan Pro Wrestling (1972), роль
- Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009), роль
- NXT The Great American Bash 2026 (2026), роль
- 株式会社スターダム (2011), роль
- NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017 (2017), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 (2019), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 (2019), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 (2019), роль
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 (2019), роль
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 (2020), роль
- NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025 (2025), роль
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 (2026), роль
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 (2017), роль
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018 (2018), роль