Francesco Akira Begnini
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1999-11-22 (age 26)
- Place of birth
- Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
- Also known as
- Francesco Akira · Akira Francesco · Akira · Francisco Junko
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
2019
as Francesco Akira
Stardom on Stardom World
2011
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
2024
as Francesco Akira
TV Shows (4)
Movies (119)
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025
as Francesco Akira - English Commentary
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024
as Francesco Akira
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022
2022
as Francesco Akira
RevPro High Stakes 2022
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
2026
as Francesco Akira
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024
as Francesco Akira
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Declaration of Power
2022
as Francesco Akira
RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
2025
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
2026
as Francesco Akira
RevPro 10 Year Anniversary - Day One
2022
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
2026
as Francesco Akira
RevPro Uprising 2021
2021
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
2025
as Francesco Akira - English Commentary
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
2026
as Francesco Akira
RevPro Revolution Rumble 2023
2023
as Francesco Akira
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
2026
as Francesco Akira
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
2026
as Francesco Akira
About Francesco Akira Begnini
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 Heavy… With 123 credits spanning from 2005 to 2026, Francesco Akira Begnini has appeared in 119 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Francesco Akira Begnini Movies
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026 (2026) — as Francesco Akira
- NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6 (2026) — as Francesco Akira
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3 (2024) — as Francesco Akira
- NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023) — as Francesco Akira
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 (2023) — as Francesco Akira
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