Francesco Akira Begnini

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

11/22/1999

Place of Birth

Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Also Known As

Francesco AkiraAkira FrancescoAkira

Francesco Akira Begnini

Biography

Francesco Begnini, better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a part of the Catch 2/2 tag-team alongside T. J. Perkins. Akira is a member of the United Empire stable. Begnini has also wrestled for All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW), where he was a former AJPW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Known For

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

as Francesco Akira

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

as Francesco Akira

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

as Francesco Akira

RevPro: High Stakes 2022

RevPro: High Stakes 2022

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Declaration of Power

NJPW Declaration of Power

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

as Francesco Akira

Career Timeline

2025

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2

as Francesco Akira - English Commentary

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1

as Francesco Akira - English Commentary

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

as Francesco Akira

CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

as Francesco Akira

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

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

as Francesco Akira

2024

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

as Francesco Akira

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

as Francesco Akira

2023

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023

as Francesco Akira

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

as Francesco Akira

RevPro Revolution Rumble 2023

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

as Francesco Akira

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

as Francesco Akira

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show

as Francesco Akira

2022

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Declaration of Power

as Francesco Akira

RevPro 10 Year Anniversary - Day One

as Francesco Akira

RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022

as Francesco Akira

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

as Francesco Akira

RevPro: High Stakes 2022

as Francesco Akira

2021

RevPro: Uprising 2021

as Francesco Akira