Takaaki Watanabe, better known by his ring name EVIL, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2011 and is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as the leader of the House of Torture, where he is a six-time NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champion, four-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.