WWE Made Last-Minute Change to EVIL’s Name Before NXT Reveal

TLDR

WWE made a last-minute change to former NJPW star EVIL's new ring name just days before officially revealing it as "Naraku" on the May 5 episode of NXT. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, internal WWE materials were still using the previously trademarked "Nox Raijin" name as recently as Sunday before the reveal, indicating the company pivoted from their original plan very late in the process.