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

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

Appearances as themselves (1)

• SIW System — himself