Acting
Takaaki Watanabe
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.
Titles
WWE NXT
2010
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
WWE Main Event
2012
World Wonder Ring Stardom
2011
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
2022
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
2020
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021
2021
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
2024
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
2016
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
2021
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 3
2017
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
2025
ROH: Best In The World
2018
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
2026
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024