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 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 ''

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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

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

(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

. 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

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( 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 t ...

(

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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 defeated Michael Modest in the finals of a tournam ...

( 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

* Pro Wrestling Noah **

( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) ** Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

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** WCWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with G.Q. Gallo

References

External links

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