EVIL - Pro Wrestler Profile

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of EVIL, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Takaaki Watanabe was born in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan on January 26, 1987, and he is currently 36 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler, working for NJPW on the Heavyweight division, under the ring name of EVIL.

Currently, he is is a member of the teams of Bullet Club and House of Torture.

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Takaaki Watanabe
Ring Names
  • EVIL ( October 12, 2015 - Present)
  • Takaaki Watanabe ( May 13, 2011 - October 11, 2015)
Born January 26, 1987 (age 36)
Nationality Nationality: JapanJapan
Birth Place Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Billed From
  • Unknown ( October 12, 2015 - Present)
  • Mishima, Japan ( May 13, 2011 - October 11, 2015)
Height 5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
Weight
  • 234 lbs (106 kg)
Nicknames King of Darkness

Career History

Roles
  • Wrestler ( May 13, 2011 - Present)
Companies / Promotions
Promotionfromto
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight October 12, 2015 Present
Promotion Ring of HonorROH May 15, 2015 September 9, 2015
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Young Lions May 13, 2011 October 14, 2013
Face / Heel Turns
Alignmentfromto
Heel July 11, 2020 Present
Face May 13, 2011 July 10, 2020
Images
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Oct 2015
Oct 2015
May 2011
May 2011

Finishers
  • Everything is Evil - STO ( October 12, 2015 - Present)
  • Banshee Muzzle - Arm Trap Facelock ( October 12, 2015 - Present)
  • Darkness Scorpion - Sharpshooter ( October 12, 2015 - Present)
  • Magic Killer - with SANADA - Aided Snap Swinging Neckbreaker ( April 17, 2016 - July 11, 2020)
  • Out Of Control - With Tetsuya Naito - Double-Team Gorilla Press Slam ( October 12, 2015 - July 11, 2020)
Theme Songs
  • Theme Song "Black Deeds" By Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( October 13, 2015 - Present)
  • Theme Song "Go For Broke" By Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( May 13, 2011 - October 12, 2015)

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

  • 1 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
  • 1 IWGP Intercontinental Championship
  • 2 IWGP Tag Team Championship (with SANADA)
  • 5 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 with BUSHI & SANADA, 1 BUSHI & Shingo Takagi, 1 with SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
  • 2 NEVER Openweight Championship
Other Accomplishments
  • NJPW New Japan Cup Winner (2020)
  • NJPW World Tag League Winner (2017, 2018 – with Sanada)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
Managers Dick Togo
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