Francesco Akira Begnini

Acting

Born Nov 22, 1999

From 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.

Francesco Akira Begnini

Known For

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

NJPW Declaration of Power

Filmography — Acting

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

NJPW Declaration of Power

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8