Michael Modest | |
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Born |
Berkeley, California |
July 19, 1971
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Michael Modest Mike Modest Private Pain |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
Billed from |
San Francisco, California Sacramento, California |
Trained by | Rick Thompson Jerry Monti |
Debut | 1991 |
Michael K. Cariglio (born July 19, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest (sometimes shortened to Mike Modest). A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, 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 GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship after defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru. He has also wrestled in Canada, Mexico and Ireland. He is perhaps best known for his appearance in the wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat, and also appeared in the film Ready to Rumble and TV special Exposed! Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets (under a mask as 'Private Pain')
Modest began wrestling in 1991, and has worked for All Pro Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Association, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), along with both Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico. Modest had try-out matches for both the World Wrestling Federation (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 Stampede Wrestling, and won the North American Heavyweight and Pacific Heavyweight titles. He was the last ever Pacific Heavyweight Champion.