
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