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.
Acted in
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming
2019
as Abyss
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018
as Abyss
MLW War Games 2018
2018
as Abyss
MLW Fusion
2018
as Abyss
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
2017
as Abyss
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017
as Abyss
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017
as Joseph Park
Total Nonstop Deletion
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
2016
as Abyss
Delete or Decay
2016
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2016
2016
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016
as Abyss
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016
as Abyss
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
2016
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016
as Abyss
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
2016
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Live
2016
as Abyss
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
2015
as Abyss
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4
2015
as Abyss
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
2015
as Abyss
TNA LockDown 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015
2015
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road
2014
as Abyss
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
2014
as Abyss
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
2014
as Abyss
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
2014
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary XII
2014
as Abyss (Ringside)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
2014
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2014
2014
as Abyss (Ringside)
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
2014
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2014
2014
as Joseph Park
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
2014
as Abyss/Joseph Park
ROH: Year Four
2014
as Abyss
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA: 10 Reunion
2013
as Joseph Parks
TNA One Night Only Hardcore Justice 2
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA Slammiversary XI
2013
as Abyss/Joseph Park
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
2013
as Joseph Parks (Referee)
TNA Lockdown 2013
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA Genesis 2013
2013
as Joseph Park
TNA Turning Point 2012
2012
as Joseph Park
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
2012
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2012
2012
as Joseph Park
TNA Genesis 2012
2012
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2011
2011
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2011
2011
as Abyss
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
2011
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary IX
2011
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2011
2011
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2011
2011
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2011
2011
as Abyss
Ultimate Death Match 3
2011
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
2010
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA The Whole F'N Show
2010
as Abyss
TNA Victory Road 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary VIII
2010
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2010
2010
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Hard Justice 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Victory Road 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2009
2009
as Abyss (Ringside)
TNA Lockdown 2009
2009
as Abyss
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2009
2009
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
2008
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2008
2008
as Abyss
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
2008
as Abyss
TNA Bound for Glory IV 2006
2008
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2008
2008
as Abyss
TNA Hard Justice 2008
2008
as Abyss
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
2008
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2008
2008
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution January 2008
2008
as Abyss
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Hard Justice 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Victory Road 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2
2007
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution 2007
2007
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
2006
as Abyss
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Hard Justice 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Victory Road 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls
2006
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2006
2006
as Abyss
ROH: Dissension
2006
as Abyss
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution 2006
2006
as Abyss
TNA Turning Point 2005
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
2005
as Abyss
TNA Genesis 2005
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Vendetta
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
as Abyss
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
as Abyss
Criminal Minds
2005
as Brent Miller
TNA Unbreakable 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Sacrifice 2005
2005
as Abyss
ROH: Redemption
2005
as Abyss
TNA No Surrender 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Slammiversary 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Hard Justice 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Lockdown 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Destination X 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Against All Odds 2005
2005
as Abyss
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Abyss (Appearance)
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004
as Abyss
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004
as Abyss
TNA iMPACT!
2004
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Joseph Parks
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Abyss
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles
2004
as Abyss
MECW Inaugural Show
2001
as Prince Justice
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
as Abyss
Bloodstained Honor
as Abyss
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as Abyss