According to reports, EVIL (real name Takaaki Watanabe) could soon be on his way to WWE and has expressed that he would potentially like to start with the NXT brand, rather than on the main roster, noting it would help him better adapt to WWE’s style of wrestling.
It should be noted, there is no official confirmation that EVIL has signed a deal with WWE, but Voices of Wrestling is also reporting that talks between EVIL and WWE are currently ongoing. Furthermore it was said that EVIL would prefer to use his already established NJPW gimmick and persona in WWE.
EVIL first signed with NJPW back in 2011. He has held the promotion’s IWGP Heavyweight Title, IWGP Intercontinental Title, IWGP World Tag Team Titles twice, the IWGP World Six-Man Tag Team Titles six times and the NEVER Openweight Championship on four different occasions.
Additional source: F4WOnline
