Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Takaaki Watanabe
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Ring Names
- EVIL ( October 12, 2015 - Present )
- Takaaki Watanabe ( May 13, 2011 - October 11, 2015 )
- Height 5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
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Weight
- 234 lbs (106 kg)
- Born January 26, 1987 (age 34)
- Birth Place Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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Billed From
- Unknown ( October 12, 2015 - Present )
- Mishima, Japan ( May 13, 2011 - October 11, 2015 )
- Nicknames King of Darkness
- Notes Appears as a playable character in Fire Pro Wrestling World (2017)
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( May 13, 2011 - Present )
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Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPW October 12, 2015 Present Promotion ROH May 15, 2015 September 9, 2015 Promotion NJPW May 13, 2011 October 14, 2013 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel October 12, 2015 Present Face May 13, 2011 October 11, 2015 -
Images
Oct 2015
NJPW
ROH
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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 ( January 4, 2018 - July 11, 2020 )
- Out Of Control - With Tetsuya Naito - Double-Team Gorilla Press Slam ( October 12, 2015 - July 11, 2020 )
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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
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Titles Won
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 1 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 1 IWGP Intercontinental Championship
- 2 IWGP Tag Team Championship (with Sanada)
- 4 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 with Bushi & Sanada, 1 Bushi & Shingo Takagi)
- 1 NEVER Openweight Championship
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Other Accomplishments
- NJPW New Japan Cup Winner (2020)
- NJPW World Tag League Winner (2017, 2018 – with Sanada)
Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- Bullet Club - Bad Luck Fale, Camacho / Tanga Loa, Chase Owens, El Phantasmo, Jay White, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga , Dick Togo, Gedo, Hikuelo, Jado, Yujiro Takahashi ( July 11, 2020 - Present )
- Los Ingobernables de Japon - BUSHI, Sanada , Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi ( October 12, 2015 - July 11, 2020 )