Takaaki Watanabe

Takaaki Watanabe

Acting

January 26, 1987
Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
428 movies

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 20...

🎬 Takaaki Watanabe's Filmography

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Jônetsu Tairiku : Iyo Sky

WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling organization, is said to be watched by over 1 billion people in more than 150 countries through television and streaming. The annual "WrestleMania" event attracts nearly 60,000 spectators, creating an excitement comparable to the American football "Super Bowl. "Only top wrestlers from around the world step into the ring. In 2018, a Japanese woman professional wrestler joined WWE. A former gymnast, she captivated audiences with her acrobatic moves, utilizing her flexibility and agility. And last year, she rose to become the WWE Women's World Champion. That's Iyo Sky. When Iyo appears in front of the venue, a huge cheer erupts. "IYO! IYO!". Autographs, high-fives, hugs, two-shot photos... Her popularity is soaring across America.

Jônetsu Tairiku : Iyo Sky

2026
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
10.0

Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and organized by Yuji Nagata. Held on September 7, 2025, at Togane Arena in Togane, Chiba, Japan, the annual Blue Justice show served as Nagata’s hometown charity event. The main event featured Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata in what was billed as Tanahashi’s “Final Road” match—Tanahashi’s mentor versus his longtime protégé. The match carried added significance as the 18th and final singles encounter between the two, closing the book on one of NJPW’s defining rivalries that began with their first clash on January 24, 2002, when a young Tanahashi challenged Nagata in a bout that helped launch his rise to stardom.

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI

2025
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
10.0

The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The current format, introduced in 2006, is essentially identical to that of the G1 Climax, with the top two scoring teams from two blocks of five or six advancing to the semifinals, and the winners of those matches battling in the final.

NJPW Tag League Finals 2015

2015
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