Francesco Akira Begnini
Actor
Born November 22, 1999 in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
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.
Filmography
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
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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 12
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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 10
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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 8
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
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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 5
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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 3
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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 1
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NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 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 10
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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 8
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
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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 1
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
Francesco Akira - English Commentary
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
Francesco Akira - English Commentary
RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Day 1: Global Wars UK
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CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
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NJPW Royal Quest III
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IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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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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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
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NJPW Declaration of Power
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NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
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RevPro High Stakes 2022
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RevPro Uprising 2021
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SIW System
himself
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
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Stardom on Stardom World
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NJPW New Japan Cup
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