Acting
Takaaki Watanabe
Biography
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.
Movies with Takaaki Watanabe
Jônetsu Tairiku : Iyo Sky
2026
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
ROH: Best In The World
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 2
2022
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 4
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
2026
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
2025
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
2016
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
2025
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
2025
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
2021
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
2020
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 16
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
2016
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
2019
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
2017
ROH: Best In The World
2014
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1
2017
ROH Honor United: Doncaster
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
2016
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
2020
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
2025
ROH Honor United: Edinburgh
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
2015
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
2025
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
2016
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 3
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
2016
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
2017
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024
2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
2016
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
NJPW Purge Night of Torture
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 18
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
2018
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 2
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
2017
NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
2023
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1
2024
Smash Rival Schools 2014
2014
NOAH: The New Year 2024
2024
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
2025
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16
2017
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
2016
ROH: Honor United - London
2018
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4
2025
NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 18
2021
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 16
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
2018
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
2025
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
2025
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
2020
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4
2023
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022
RevPro Uprising 2019
2019
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
NJPW Declaration of Power
2022
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Toronto
2018
NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
2023
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 8
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VI
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
2025
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
2020
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 1
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 18
2022
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2
2025
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
2020
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
2020
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
2017
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
2025
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
2016
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 6
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10
2025
Smash Wrestling GOLD
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
2019
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 14
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 16
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 10
2018
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 4
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NJPW World Tag League 2018 Finals
2018
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 2
2021
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 4
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2021
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 14
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
2021
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
2016
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12
2021
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 4
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 8
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 10
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 6
2021
