🎭 Actor
Francesco Akira Begnini
🎂 Born 22 November 1999 (age 26)📍 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
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Popularity Score
121
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Full Filmography(121 films)
YearTitleRating
2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6★ 7.02022NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14—2026NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026★ 8.02026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3—2023NJPW Royal Quest III—2026NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026★ 7.02022NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16—2026NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026★ 8.52026NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1★ 7.02025NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)★ 8.02026NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~★ 4.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7—2025NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19★ 8.02026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)★ 7.02024NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1★ 5.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1★ 6.02026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10★ 6.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13★ 3.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4—2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2★ 5.02026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5★ 5.02026NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3★ 5.02026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3—2025NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3—2022NJPW Declaration of Power—2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4—2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7★ 7.02026NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion—2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10★ 5.02023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls★ 5.02026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5—2026NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2★ 8.02026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9★ 7.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4—2024NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024★ 7.02024NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024—2023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15—2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8★ 7.02024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10—2024NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2—2024NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024—2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11★ 6.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10★ 6.02026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3★ 6.02025CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6★ 8.02026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1★ 7.02026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2—2024NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1—2023NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8★ 6.02026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11★ 4.02025RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9★ 4.02024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)—2023NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023—2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12★ 7.02026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2—2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2—2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7—2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6—2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14—2022NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over★ 8.02024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2—2023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome★ 7.02024NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya—2025NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata★ 6.02023NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023—2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1—2024NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event—2024NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II★ 7.02024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7—2023NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023★ 10.02024NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13—2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4★ 4.02024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17—2023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2—2021RevPro Uprising 2021—2024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3—2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6★ 5.02026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4★ 5.02024NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2—2022RevPro High Stakes 2022—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1—2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7★ 7.02022NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall★ 9.02024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2—2024NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024—2024NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2—2023NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall—2025NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event—2025NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3—2024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5—2023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show—2024NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18★ 6.52026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2★ 7.02024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3—2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9—