Francesco Akira Begnini
Acting · Born 1999-11-22 · age 26 · 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.
Titles
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
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
RevPro Uprising 2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
RevPro High Stakes 2022
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2