Francesco Akira Begnini
ActingBorn 1999-11-22 · 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.
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
Jan 05, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
Jan 19, 2026Rated 6 out of 10
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
Jan 18, 2026Rated 4 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
Jan 20, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
Jan 28, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
Jan 29, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
Feb 01, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
Feb 02, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
Feb 11, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
Feb 04, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
Feb 07, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
Feb 08, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
Feb 03, 2026
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
Mar 06, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
Mar 08, 2026Rated 4 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
Mar 10, 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
Mar 12, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
Mar 13, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
Mar 14, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
Apr 02, 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
Mar 15, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
Mar 17, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
Mar 20, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
Mar 21, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
Mar 28, 2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
Mar 29, 2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
Apr 01, 2026
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
Apr 04, 2026Rated 8.5 out of 10NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
Mar 30, 2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
May 03, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
May 04, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
Apr 19, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
Apr 20, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
Apr 24, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
Apr 26, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
Apr 27, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
Apr 29, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
Apr 30, 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
May 01, 2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
May 14, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
May 16, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
May 17, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
May 22, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
May 23, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
May 24, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
May 27, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
May 29, 2026Rated 4 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
May 30, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
Jun 02, 2026Rated 4 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
Jun 03, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
May 06, 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
May 20, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
Jun 05, 2026Rated 3 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
Jun 07, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
Jun 23, 2026Rated 8.5 out of 10NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
Jul 06, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
Jul 02, 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
Jul 04, 2026
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
Jul 07, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
Aug 15, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
Aug 16, 2026Rated 9.5 out of 10
AEW All In 2026: London
Aug 30, 2026Rated 9.3 out of 10
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 1
Oct 24, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2
Oct 25, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 3
Oct 26, 2026- Upcoming
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4
Oct 27, 2026 - Upcoming
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 5
Oct 30, 2026 - Upcoming
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6
Oct 31, 2026 - Upcoming
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 7
Nov 01, 2026 - Upcoming
CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 2026
Nov 16, 2026 
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Jan 04, 2025Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Jan 06, 2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
Jan 19, 2025Rated 6 out of 10
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
Mar 06, 2025
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
Apr 26, 2025
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
Jun 20, 2025
RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
Aug 22, 2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
Oct 24, 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
Oct 23, 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
Mar 08, 2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
Jan 04, 2024Rated 6.5 out of 10
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Feb 11, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
Feb 23, 2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Apr 06, 2024Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
Jan 05, 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
May 04, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
Feb 24, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Jan 20, 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
Jun 16, 2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
Jun 18, 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
Jul 23, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
Jul 27, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
Jul 25, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
Aug 03, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
Jul 29, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
Aug 04, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
Aug 10, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
Aug 06, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
Aug 08, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
Aug 12, 2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
Jun 23, 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
Jun 19, 2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
Jun 22, 2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Jul 05, 2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
Mar 06, 2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Mar 07, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
Aug 15, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
Aug 17, 2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
Sep 07, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
Aug 14, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 18, 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
Sep 08, 2024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
Sep 09, 2024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
Sep 14, 2024
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
Sep 29, 2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
Nov 04, 2024
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
Nov 17, 2024Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Apr 08, 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Feb 04, 2023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Feb 05, 2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Aug 20, 2023Rated 5 out of 10
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Jan 04, 2023Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Jan 04, 2023
RevPro Revolution Rumble 2023
Mar 26, 2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Jan 05, 2023
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
Nov 04, 2023Rated 10 out of 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
May 03, 2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
Jun 04, 2023
NJPW Royal Quest III
Oct 14, 2023
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
Nov 20, 2022Rated 8 out of 10
RevPro High Stakes 2022
Jan 29, 2022
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
Nov 05, 2022RevPro 10 Year Anniversary - Day One
Aug 20, 2022RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022
Jul 23, 2022
NJPW Declaration of Power
Oct 10, 2022
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
Jun 12, 2022Rated 9 out of 10
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Sep 25, 2022
RevPro Uprising 2021
Nov 21, 2021