Personal Info
Birthday
November 22, 1999
Place of Birth
Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Known For
Acting
Francesco Akira Begnini
Biography
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.
Acting Filmography (128)
7.0
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
Movie2026
8.5
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
Movie2026
8.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
Movie2026
3.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
Movie2026
4.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
Movie2026
4.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
Movie2026
8.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
Movie2026
8.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
Movie2026
8.5
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
Movie2026
4.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
Movie2026
8.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
Movie2026
5.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
Movie2026
6.0
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
Movie2026
4.0
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
Movie2026
7.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
Movie2026
0.0
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
Movie2025
0.0
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
Movie2025
0.0
RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
Movie2025
0.0
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
Movie2025
0.0
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
Movie2025
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
Movie2025
0.0
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
Movie2025
6.0
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
Movie2025
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Movie2025
8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Movie2025
7.0
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
Movie2024
7.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Movie2024
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
Movie2024
6.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
Movie2024
10.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW Royal Quest III
Movie2023
5.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Movie2023
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Movie2023
7.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Movie2023
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Movie2023
8.0
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
Movie2022
0.0
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
Movie2022
0.0
NJPW Declaration of Power
Movie2022
0.0
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Movie2022
9.0
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
Movie2022
0.0
RevPro High Stakes 2022
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
RevPro Uprising 2021
Movie2021
0.0
SIW System
TV Series2021
8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV Series2019
9.5
Stardom on Stardom World
TV Series2011
No Backdrop
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup
TV Series2005