Michael K. Cariglio (born July 19, 1971) is an American

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, better known by his

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, Michael Modest (sometimes shortened to Mike Modest). Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner

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and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005. Modest has also wrestled in Japan for

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, winning the

GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<100 kg) wrestlers. It was created ...

after defeating

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. He has also wrestled in

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and

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. He is perhaps best known for his appearances in the wrestling documentary ''

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'', the film ''

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'', and the TV special ''

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'' (under a mask as "Private Pain").

Professional wrestling career

Modest began wrestling in 1991, and has worked for

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, and

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(WCW), along with both

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and

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(CMLL) in

. Modest had try-out matches for both the

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(WWF) and WCW, and eventually got signed to a WCW contract, although he was released after WWF bought WCW. After his release, he began working for

in Japan. In 2001, he also worked for

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, and won the North American Heavyweight and Pacific Heavyweight titles. He was the last Pacific Heavyweight Champion. Modest also operated the Pro Wrestling IRON school and promotion in the US, along with his tag team partner

. He also briefly worked for

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. On March 18, 2005, Modest won the Mike Lockwood Memorial Tournament held by New Breed Wrestling Association, defeating

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in the finals. On February 18, 2006, Modest wrestled in a six-man tag team match with Morgan and

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, as "La Migra" on an episode of ''

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''. They lost to the

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. In March 2006, Modest took part in a six-man tag team match with partners

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and

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against

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, Chessman, and Muerte Cibernética at a AAA taping in Querétaro. In 2014,

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personality Brian Zane interviewed Modest, who described his involvement with the NBC TV special ''

'', where Modest described how the producers of the special orchestrated how they created the special. Modest testified that "they took bits and pieces" of what the producers thought would cause a reaction towards their ultimate goal of proving

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as fake.

Personal life

Modest is divorced and has two sons. Modest currently lives in Las Vegas and is working for the Las Vegas Wrestling promotion Future Stars of Wrestling, where he is also the head trainer.

Championships and accomplishments

APW Worldwide Internet Championship The APW Worldwide Internet Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the independent professional wrestling promotion All Pro Wrestling. Title history As of , , there have been 53 reigns between 39 champions ...

( 1 time) **

APW Tag Team Championship The APW Tag Team Championships were introduced on November 20, 1996, when Michael Modest and Steve Rizzono became the first to win the titles. They defeated Frank Dalton and Joe Applebaumer in the finals of an eight team tournament to win the tit ...

(

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) – with

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(1) and Tony Jones (1) **

APW Universal Heavyweight Championship The APW Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship contested in All Pro Wrestling. It was introduced on October 12, 1996, when Robert Thompson became the first champion. Title history Combin ...

( 5 times) ** APW Cup Tournament (1999) * Future Stars of Wrestling ** FSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * New Breed Wrestling Association ** Mike Lockwood Memorial Tournament (2005) * North American Wrestling ** NAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling ** PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** PWI ranked him #58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the

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in 2003 * Pro Wrestling IRON ** PWI Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

Pro Wrestling NOAH (stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...

( 1 time) *

Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming th ...

( 1 time) **

Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship The Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title, the first secondary title to be created following the reopening of Stampede Wrestling Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in ...

( 1 time) *

West Coast Wrestling Connection The West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) is a professional wrestling organization based in Salem, Oregon. The WCWC was founded by Jeff Manning and Pat Kelley in 2005. History The WCWC had its inaugural show in Salem, Oregon on March 20, 2005. ...

WCWC Tag Team Championship The West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) is a professional wrestling organization based in Salem, Oregon. The WCWC was founded by Jeff Manning and Pat Kelley in 2005. History The WCWC had its inaugural show in Salem, Oregon on March 20, 2005. ...

(1 time) - with G.Q. Gallo

References

External links

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