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EVIL

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Born
1987 (38 years old)

Birth Place
Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

Position
Wrestler

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Asian

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1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
106 kg (234 lb)

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Heavyweight

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New Japan Mens

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NJPW

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Takaaki Watanabe (渡辺 高章, Watanabe Takaaki, born January 26, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Evil (stylised EVIL) and is a one-time world champion. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion . After debuting in NJPW in 2011, Evil competed in the United States on excursion, working for companies such as Global Force Wrestling (GFW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2014 to 2015. He was one of the three original members of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable in November 2015, until he turned on them in July 2020 to join Bullet Club.

A former NEVER Openweight Champion, Evil was also known for his tag team with former Los Ingobernables de Japon member Sanada, with whom he was a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and two-time World Tag League winner; he is also a record-tying four-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, making him an overall seven-time champion in NJPW. He is also the winner of the 2020 New Japan Cup, and the only triple champion in NJPW history, having held the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship simultaneously from July to August 2020.

Career Honours

NEVER Openweight Champion 2022 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2021 New Japan Mens	New Japan Cup 2020 New Japan Mens	IWGP Intercontinental Champion 2020 New Japan Mens
IWGP Heavyweight Champion 2020 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2020 New Japan Mens	IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 2019 New Japan Mens	IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 2018 New Japan Mens
World Tag League 2018 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2017 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2017 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2017 New Japan Mens
World Tag League 2017 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight Champion 2016 New Japan Mens

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