Best of the Indies 2024

[Vegas]

I am really excited about this week's talent announcement!

[malicelover]

Feb 21, 2024 0:34:39 GMT -5 Vegas said:

I am really excited about this week's talent announcement!

Same!

[throwingtoasters]

The second wrestler to join the Best of The Indies 2024 is an Italian born junior heavyweight that is making heavyweight waves in the most renowned Indies promotion in Japan, Francesco Akira! The 24-year-old, eight-year veteran is currently in his third junior heavyweight tag team title reign in the most prestigious Japanese wrestling promotion with fellow Filsinger Games Indies Wrestling game member TJP.

This high flier has wrestled all of the world, winning multiple singles and tag team titles during his time as a pro, including a singles junior-heavyweight crown for a different prominent Japanese wrestling promotion. Whether you decide to team him with TJP or have him challenge the top singles junior heavyweight in your Indies promotion, the choice is truly up to you!

Francesco Akira joins “The Thrillbilly” Silas Mason and Hoodfoot in the Best of The Indies 2024, an eight-card set featuring some of the top names in Indies wrestling today! Preorders for the Best of The Indies 2024, Legends of Wrestling 2024 Special Edition 4-Pack, and GWF: Secret History will begin March 1 with an anticipated March shipping date!

[TTX]

Not sure I've heard of him but I really like the art.

[Pete]

Pretty much a NJPW regular. That's a big deal.

[MonkeyDBain]

Holy Cow! Akira is one off of my list of guys I did not expect to see.

[Vegas]

Feb 21, 2024 19:53:21 GMT -5 Pete said:

Pretty much a NJPW regular. That's a big deal.

AccordIng to Cagematch, Francesco Akira made 63 appearances for NJPW last year and he and TJ Perkins won their 3rd IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at this year's Wrestle Kngdom but he was a freelancer when I signed him back in August and still a freelancer today.

[Vegas]

I signed Francesco Akira in person here in Las Vegas back in August six months ago even before he wrestled his first match in the US. He was about to start his first US tour and he was based in Las Vegas becaue his tag team partner TJ Perkins lives here.

Although Francesco Akira did not have a match in Las Vegas when he was here, I saw on Facebook one night that he was scheduled to give a seminar to the FSW wrestlers. So I sent a message to the FSW promoter (who knows all about the game and who gave us permission in the past to use the FSW logo on cards such as Reno Scum, Killer Kross, and Alexander Hammerstone and who once took me backstage to talk to Richard Holliday about signing to be in the game) saying I know the seminar is just for the talent while also asking if I got to the FSW Arena before the seminar started if I could speak to Francesco Akira about the game and I was told yes.

So that day I got to meet Francesco Akira who was very cool (he told me things are alot bigger in the US compared to his home country of Italy and after going to Rome last December I definitely know what he is talking about.) When I met Francesco Akira, I showed him the following cards:

TJ Perkins (his tag team partner)

Will Ospreay (one of his trainers)

Aussie Open (some of his fellow United Empire members)

and then when I asked Francesco Akira if we could do a card of him he said yes and he signed the permission form

Francesco Akira has a singles card but with some tag moves as mechanics when he teams with TJ Perkins.

[Bazzy]

Francesco Akira I don't know him?

[db1091]

Been so excited for this one since you teased an Italian signee a little while back, Vegas!! Love the artwork and cannot wait to get him and get him in use!!