Takaaki Watanabe
Acting
Born 1987-01-26
Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
437 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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WWE NXT
Stardom on Stardom World
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Ring of Honor Wrestling
NJPW New Japan Cup
ROH: Best In The World
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
ROH: Field of Honor
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
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