REPORT: WWE Cancelled Major Plans For Naraku fka EVIL Before Debut

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Following Tony D’Angelo’s NXT Championship win at the Stand & Deliver event last month, the competition for the biggest prize on the brand is heating up. Amid the chaos revolving around Tony’s belt, EVIL made his surprise debut on last week’s edition of the show and handed the NXT Champion a symbolic cloth. On this week’s NXT episode, he appeared in a vignette revealing his new WWE name, Naraku.

Before his new name, Naraku, was revealed, rumors suggested he would be called “Nox Raijin” in the WWE after the company trademarked the name. Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that he was told, along with many others, that EVIL would be Nox Raijin. However, he also revealed that the name wasn’t a swerve and the company will use it for another signing.

It will be interesting to see who will be “Nox Raijin” now that EVIL is Naraku.

Naraku, fka EVIL, will make his WWE NXT debut next week

After he walked into a WWE ring for the first time on last week’s episode of NXT, the Japanese star appeared in a vignette on this week’s show. He revealed that his new name at the company will be Naraku and put the entire roster on notice.

The vignette also revealed that he will be making his NXT debut on next week’s edition of the show. Fans are excited to see EVIL in the company’s developmental territory after his 15-year-long stint in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

It will be exciting to see who the former IWGP World Champion’s first opponent will be in the company.