EVIL
NJPWActiveBorn as Takaaki Watanabe
King of Darkness. Leader of House of Torture.
Debut
2011
Finisher
Everything is EVIL
News Articles
25
Notable Championships
IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipIWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Latest News About EVIL
Former NJPW Star EVIL Reportedly Wants To Begin WWE Career In NXT
NJPWWrestling IncMar 21
Backstage Update On EVIL Making Move From Japan To WWE, Expected To Start In NXT
WWEWrestling HeadlinesMar 18
Backstage Disagreement Emerges Over EVIL’s WWE Debut Plans
WWERingside News (WWE)Mar 18
West Coast Pro Evil Empire (February 27) Results & Review
GeneralVoices of WrestlingMar 2
West Coast Pro “Evil Empire” results: Vetter’s review of Vinnie Massaro vs. LaBron Kozone for the WCPW Title, Johnnie Robbie vs. Laynie Luck for the WCPW Women’s Title
GeneralProWrestling.netMar 1
West Coast Pro Wrestling Evil Empire Results – February 27, 2026
NJPWPWManiaFeb 28
WWE Veteran Addresses Ashley Massaro Epstein Files Mention: “The Evil She Experienced”
WWETJR WrestlingFeb 23
Chaotic Wrestling “On Thin Ice” results (2/13): Vetter’s review of Armani Kayos vs. yree Taylor for the CW Title, Milo Mirra vs. “Evil Gay” Aaron Rourke for the CW New England Title
GeneralProWrestling.netFeb 14
VIP PODCAST 1/30 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Rumble preview, Styles, Ava, Ciampa, Becky, Cody, Triple H, Nattie, Evil, Hobbs, more (55 min.)
WWEPWTorchJan 31
VIP PODCAST 1/29 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Royal Rumble preview & predictions, UFC on Paramount, Impact week 2 on AMC, TV reviews, SNME review, Evil (66 min.)
WWEPWTorchJan 30
FREE PODCAST 1/27 – WKPWP Tuesday Flagship: Keller & Wells talk Royal Rumble structurally, historically, and currently including predictions, plus Swerve-Andrade, Evil-WWE, NXT 2026, Evolve (131 min.)
WWEPWTorchJan 28
EVIL Expected to Sign with WWE After NJPW Exit
NJPWRingside News (WWE)Jan 27
Flagship Plus: EVIL Officially Exits NJPW, Contract Season Notes, Collision, Saturday Night’s Main Event
NJPWVoices of WrestlingJan 26
POST NEWS: EVIL leaving NJPW, Grand Slam Australia, Raw in Toronto
NJPWPOST WrestlingJan 26
NJPW confirma la salida de EVIL
AAASuperluchasJan 26
It’s Official – EVIL Is Departing NJPW – Likely WWE-Bound
NJPWeWrestlingNews (NJPW)Jan 26
NJPW announces Evil’s departure from the company, reportedly headed to WWE
NJPWPWTorchJan 26
New Japan Pro Wrestling confirms EVIL will leave at the end of January
NJPWPOST WrestlingJan 26
VIP PODCAST 1/22 – Radican Worldwide: Radican talks possible Austin return to WWE, Rollins injury update, Evil heading to WWE, more + Heydorn on WWE Unreal Season 2 (45 min.)
WWEPWTorchJan 23
EVIL Reportedly WWE-Bound Amid NJPW Contract Exit
NJPWeWrestlingNews (NJPW)Jan 22