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 Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005. Modest has also wrestled in Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah, winning the

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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 '' Beyond the Mat'', 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 All Pro Wrestling,

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, and

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(WCW), along with both AAA 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 Pro Wrestling Noah 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 Donovan Morgan. 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 Jamie Noble in the finals. On February 18, 2006, Modest wrestled in a six-man tag team match with Morgan and Ryan Drago, as "La Migra" on an episode of ''

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''. They lost to the Latin American Xchange. In March 2006, Modest took part in a six-man tag team match with partners

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and Scott D'Amore 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

* All Pro Wrestling ** APW Worldwide Internet Championship ( 1 time) ** APW Tag Team Championship ( 2 times) – with Steve Rizzono (1) and Tony Jones (1) ** APW Universal Heavyweight Championship ( 5 times) ** APW Cup Tournament (1999) * Future Stars of Wrestling ** FSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame ** Class of 2023 * 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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'' ** Ranked No. 58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the ''

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'' in 2003 * Pro Wrestling Iron ** PWI Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Donovan Morgan * Pro Wrestling Noah **

( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) ** Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * West Coast Wrestling Connection ** WCWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with G.Q. Gallo

References

External links

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