Takaaki Watanabe

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    January 26, 1987 (38 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

    Takaaki Watanabe

    Biography

    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, where he is a six-time NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champion, four-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.

    Known For

    • NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16

      NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16

      2023

    • NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

      NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

      2023

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

      2018

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

      2019

    • New Japan Pro Wrestling

      New Japan Pro Wrestling

      1972

    • Ring of Honor Wrestling

      Ring of Honor Wrestling

      2009

    • NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

      NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

      2017

    • NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

      NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

      2019

    • NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

      NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

      2019

    • NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

      NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

      2019

    • NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

      NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

      2019

    • NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025

      NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025

      2025

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

      2017

    • NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

      NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

      2018

    • NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

      NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

      2019