Chris Parks
Christopher Parks, better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler most recently signed with Impact Wrestling. As Abyss in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Parks is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, being the first of only two men to hold the title while competing under a mask. Abyss is the heaviest wrestler to hold the X Division Championship. He also captured the Television Championship once, the NWA World Tag Team Championship once with A.J. Styles and the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice with James Storm and Crazzy Steve. With having won all the required championships, Abyss was the fourth man to complete the Triple Crown Championship and the second to complete the Grand Slam Championship Chris Parks was born in Washington, D.C. He attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played American football. Training and debut Chris Parks was trained by Roger Ruffin of the Northern Wrestling Federation (NWF). He won his debut match by disqualification. For the first few years of his career, Parks worked in the NWF as the Original Terminator, Chris Justice, and then Prince Justice. In 2001, Parks worked for NWA Wildside, where he won the NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship with A.J. Styles. He also wrestled Jerry Lawler in Memphis Power Pro Championship Wrestling. Parks was then discovered by Dutch Mantel, who at the time was booking the IWA Puerto Rico, when Mantel attended the first ever Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pay-per-view in Huntsville, Alabama on June 19, 2002. Parks appeared at the pay-per-view in the Gauntlet for the Gold match under the ring name Justice. Mantel then booked Parks to appear in the IWA. The Abyss character first appeared in IWA at Golpe de Estado in July 2002 in front of 13,000 fans at the Roberto Clemente baseball park in Carolina, Puerto Rico, when he attacked and disabled Shane the Glamour Boy, who was scheduled to appear in the main event that night versus Savio Vega. While working for the company, Parks held the IWA Hardcore Championship, IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, and IWA World Tag Team Championship. Parks worked in the IWA under Mantel for approximately one year until he rejoined TNA in 2003.
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- 2018 · MLW Fusion as Abyss
- 2017 · Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween as Abyss
- 2017 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017 as Abyss
- 2017 · IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV as Joseph Park
- 2016 · Total Nonstop Deletion as
- 2016 · TNA Bound for Glory 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · Delete or Decay as
- 2016 · TNA Slammiversary 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA Sacrifice 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · WrestleCon SuperShow 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Live as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA Bound for Glory 2015 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: Victory Road as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA Bound For Glory 2014 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA Slammiversary XII as Abyss (Ringside)
- 2014 · TNA Genesis 2014 as Joseph Park
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3 as Abyss/Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA Slammiversary XI as Abyss/Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013 as Joseph Parks (Referee)
- 2013 · TNA Lockdown 2013 as Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA Genesis 2013 as Joseph Park
- 2012 · TNA Slammiversary 2012 as Joseph Park
- 2011 · TNA Turning Point 2011 as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Slammiversary IX as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Genesis 2011 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Final Resolution 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Turning Point 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Bound For Glory 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA No Surrender 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Victory Road 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Slammiversary VIII as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Lockdown 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Destination X 2010 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Bound For Glory 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA No Surrender 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Hard Justice 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Victory Road 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Slammiversary 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Genesis 2009 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Final Resolution December 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Turning Point 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Against All Odds 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Final Resolution January 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA No Surrender 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Victory Road 2007 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Bound for Glory 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Slammiversary 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Lockdown 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Destination X 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Against All Odds 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Final Resolution 2006 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Turning Point 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Steel Cage Warfare as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Bound for Glory 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Enter The Dragon as Abyss
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Brent Miller
- 2005 · TNA Unbreakable 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Sacrifice 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA No Surrender 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Slammiversary 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Destination X 2005 as Abyss
- 2004 · TNA Turning Point 2004 as Abyss
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as Joseph Parks
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as Abyss
- Future · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Abyss
- 2019 · IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming as Abyss
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018 as Abyss
- 2018 · MLW War Games 2018 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA Turning Point 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA Destination X 2016 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 as Abyss
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4 as Abyss
- 2016 · The Essential AJ Styles Collection as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2015 as Abyss
- 2015 · WrestleCon Supershow 2015 as Abyss
- 2015 · TNA LockDown 2015 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2014 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2 as Abyss
- 2014 · TNA Lockdown 2014 as Abyss (Ringside)
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014 as Abyss
- 2014 · ROH: Year Four as Abyss
- 2013 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2013 as Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA: 10 Reunion as Joseph Parks
- 2013 · TNA One Night Only Hardcore Justice 2 as Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013 as Joseph Park
- 2013 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild as Joseph Park
- 2012 · TNA Turning Point 2012 as Joseph Park
- 2012 · ROH: The Rise of Generation Next as Abyss
- 2012 · TNA Genesis 2012 as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Destination X 2011 as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Sacrifice 2011 as Abyss
- 2011 · TNA Lockdown 2011 as Abyss
- 2011 · Ultimate Death Match 3 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA The Whole F'N Show as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Sacrifice 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Against All Odds 2010 as Abyss
- 2010 · TNA Genesis 2010 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Final Resolution 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Sacrifice 2009 as Abyss (Ringside)
- 2009 · TNA Lockdown 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Destination X 2009 as Abyss
- 2009 · TNA Against All Odds 2009 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Bound for Glory IV 2006 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA No Surrender 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Hard Justice 2008 as Abyss
- 2008 · TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Turning Point 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Genesis 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Bound for Glory 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Hard Justice 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Slammiversary 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Lockdown 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Destination X 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Against All Odds 2007 as Abyss
- 2007 · TNA Final Resolution 2007 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Turning Point 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Genesis 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA No Surrender 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Hard Justice 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Victory Road 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Abyss
- 2006 · ROH: Dissension as Abyss
- 2006 · ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Genesis 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Vendetta as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Showdown In Motown as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Buffalo Stampede as Abyss
- 2005 · ROH: Redemption as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Final Resolution 2005 as Abyss (Appearance)
- 2004 · TNA Victory Road 2004 as Abyss
- Future · Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Hard Justice 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Lockdown 2005 as Abyss
- 2005 · TNA Against All Odds 2005 as Abyss
- 2004 · TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles as Abyss
- 2001 · MECW Inaugural Show as Prince Justice
- Future · Bloodstained Honor as Abyss