EVIL

Person · Open Library

Works

13

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

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…

Known for

• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 — EVIL2026
• NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026 — EVIL2026
• NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1 — EVIL2026
• NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~ — EVIL2026
• NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2 — EVIL2026
• Jônetsu Tairiku : Iyo Sky — Self2026
• NXT The Great American Bash 2026 — Naraku2026
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 — EVIL2025
• NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025 — EVIL2025
• NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event — EVIL2025

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Group

Origin

Netherlands

Active from

1998

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

64,414

Total plays

575,791

There are at least 15 artists named Evil: 1. Danish Heavy/Speed Metal band from the early 80s, featuring a strong NWOBHM influence. 2. A Japanese Black/Speed/Thrash Metal band that was the predecessor of the almighty Sabbat. 3. Black/Thrash Metal from Tokyo, Japan 4. Polish crust/death metal band ("demon punk"). 5. Black Metal band from Khaznadar, Tunisia 6. Slovak black metal project of Dlog (member of Slavigrom) 7. Dubstep Dj from Wellington, New Zealand <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu

via Last.fm · Evil

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Watanabe

Gender

male

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Mishima

Sport

professional wrestling

Image

EVIL (wrestler) 2016.JPG

via Wikidata · CC0