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
Japan - 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
JapanCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( May 13, 2011 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
October 12, 2015 Present Promotion ROHMay 15, 2015 September 9, 2015 Promotion NJPWBrand
Young Lions
May 13, 2011 October 14, 2013 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel July 11, 2020 Present Face May 13, 2011 July 10, 2020 - Images
Nov 2021Aug 2020Oct 2015May 2011
NJPW
ROH
- 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
- Bullet Club - 2 Cold Scorpio, Ace Austin, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Chris Bey, Clark Connors, David Finlay, Dick Togo, El Phantasmo, Gedo, Hikuleo, Jado, Jay White, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Karl Anderson, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Luke / Doc Gallows, SHO, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa / Camacho, Yujiro Takahashi ( July 11, 2020 - Present)
- House of Torture - Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi ( September 4, 2021 - Present)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón - BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito ( October 12, 2015 - July 11, 2020)
- EVIL & SANADA - SANADA ( April 17, 2016 - July 11, 2020)
- Managers Dick Togo
