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Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1999-11-22 (Age: 27)

Place of Birth

Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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Francesco Akira Begnini

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Filmography (119)

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4

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

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1

RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK

CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025

NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

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

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13