Wrestler Profile

EVIL

EVIL is New Japan's designated agent of chaos — the King of Darkness whose scythe entrance, Everything is Evil catchphrase and shameless interference-first style have made him the promotion's most reliably booed man. Fans' frustration is the point: EVIL wins ugly, often, and on purpose.

His 2020 betrayal of Los Ingobernables de Japon to join Bullet Club — capped by winning the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental double championship from Tetsuya Naito — remains one of New Japan's biggest shocks. Leading the House of Torture with Dick Togo's ever-present garrote wire, he has collected NEVER and tag gold through methods best described as legally questionable.

Underneath the shenanigans sits a genuinely skilled heavyweight who delivers when stakes demand. WrestleRanks voters rank EVIL exactly as designed: infuriatingly, unavoidably relevant.

Promotions

EVIL is associated with NJPW (2026).

PWI rankings history

EVIL has been ranked in the PWI 500 6 times, first at No. 71 in 2018 and most recently at No. 255 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 29, reached in 2021.

Placements by year: 2018 (No. 71), 2020 (No. 131), 2021 (No. 29), 2022 (No. 115), 2024 (No. 254), 2025 (No. 255).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Teams and factions

A current member of House of Torture. Past faction affiliations include Los Ingobernables de Japon.

EVIL in the WrestleRanks rankings

EVIL is tracked as a powerhouse on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the EVIL ranking page.

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