Making his NJPW debut as Tetsuya Naito’s “pareja” in October 2015, EVIL surprised many with his speed in the ring, belying his powerful frame. 

Through his years with Los Ingobernables De Japon, EVIL would capture the NEVER Openweight Championship, as well as the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships and the World Tag League and IWGP Tag Team titles twice each with partner SANADA. Still, rumours that EVIL was fading into the background in LIJ motivated the King of Darkness to live up his name in the 2020 New Japan Cup. Aligning himself with Dick Togo and BULLET CLUB, EVIL betrayed Tetsuya Naito and LIJ en route to the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships.

In 2021, EVIL, Togo and Yujiro Takahashi added SHO to their ranks and formed the BULLET CLUB sub-group HOUSE OF TORTURE. With a deep bag of dirty tactics to draw from, EVIL would hold NEVER Openweight singles and six man championships. Starting 2023 as NEVER 6 Man Champion with cohorts SHO and Yujiro, the King of Darkness nonetheless shied away from the King of Pro-Wrestling, stating that he had retired the titles rather than facing Suzuki for the gold.