Francesco Akira Begnini

Acting Nov 22, 1999 (27 years old) 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.

124 Acting Credits

Acting

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

as Francesco Akira

2019

Francesco Akira Begnini

Acting

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

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

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2

Stardom on Stardom World

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II

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

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4