Francesco Akira Begnini
Acting
1999-11-22 · Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Francesco Begnini, better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler who joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2022, where he is a member of the United Empire stable. He has since become a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and won the 2023 Super Junior Tag League alongside TJP as part of the tag team Catch 22. Begnini began his professional wrestling career in 2015 on the European independent scene before competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship and the 2021 Junior Battle of Glory tournament.
Filmography
TheatersCMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 2026
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2026 (Final)
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
TheatersAEW All In 2026: London
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
2026 · Movie
TheatersNJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
2026 · Movie
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
2026 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
2025 · Movie
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025 · Movie
RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
2025 · Movie
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
2025 · Movie
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025 · Movie
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025 · Movie
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
2024 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Royal Quest III
2023 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023 · Movie
RevPro Revolution Rumble 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
2023 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023 · Movie
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
2022 · Movie
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022 · Movie
NJPW Declaration of Power
2022 · Movie
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022 · Movie
RevPro 10 Year Anniversary - Day One
2022 · Movie
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022
2022 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
2022 · Movie
RevPro High Stakes 2022
2022 · Movie
RevPro Uprising 2021
2021 · Movie
SIW System
2021 · Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 · Series
World Wonder Ring Stardom
2011 · Series
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005 · Series