Francesco Akira Begnini
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1999 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
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.
Known For
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
AEW All In 2026: London
World Wonder Ring Stardom
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
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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Filmography
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
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AEW All In 2026: London
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 7
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CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 2026
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2026 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
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CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
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RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
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IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
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RevPro Revolution Rumble 2023
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
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NJPW Royal Quest III
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
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RevPro High Stakes 2022
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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
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RevPro 10 Year Anniversary - Day One
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RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022
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NJPW Declaration of Power
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
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NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
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RevPro Uprising 2021
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SIW System
TV · as himself · 220 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Francesco Akira · 5 eps
World Wonder Ring Stardom
TV · as Francesco Akira · 2 eps
NJPW New Japan Cup
TV · as Francesco Akira · 1 ep