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Chris Parks

Chris Parks

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Born: October 4, 1973Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019

IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019

Abyss

2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

Abyss

2018
MLW War Games 2018

MLW War Games 2018

Abyss

2018
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween

Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween

Abyss

2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

Abyss

2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

Joseph Park

2017
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 3

TNA One Night Only: Rivals 3

Abyss

2017
Total Nonstop Deletion

Total Nonstop Deletion

2016
TNA: Bound for Glory

TNA: Bound for Glory

Abyss

2016

AAW Defining Moment 2016

Abyss

2016

Delete or Decay

2016

TNA Turning Point 2016

Abyss

2016

TNA Destination X 2016

Abyss

2016
TNA Slammiversary 2016

TNA Slammiversary 2016

Abyss

2016
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

Abyss

2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016

TNA Sacrifice 2016

Abyss

2016
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016

WrestleCon SuperShow 2016

Abyss

2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4

Abyss

2016
The Essential AJ Styles Collection

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

Abyss

2016
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016

TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016

Abyss

2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2015

TNA Bound for Glory 2015

Abyss

2015
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3

TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3

Abyss

2015
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015

TNA Hardcore Justice 2015

Abyss

2015

TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4

Abyss

2015

WrestleCon Supershow 2015

Abyss

2015
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3

Abyss

2015
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015

TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015

Abyss

2015
TNA LockDown 2015

TNA LockDown 2015

Abyss

2015
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2014

TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2014

Abyss

2015
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014

TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014

Abyss

2014
TNA Bound For Glory 2014

TNA Bound For Glory 2014

Abyss

2014

TNA Hardcore Justice 2014

Abyss

2014
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

Abyss

2014
TNA Slammiversary XII

TNA Slammiversary XII

Abyss (Ringside)

2014
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2

Abyss

2014
TNA Lockdown 2014

TNA Lockdown 2014

Abyss (Ringside)

2014
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014

TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014

Abyss

2014

TNA Genesis 2014

Joseph Park

2014

TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3

Abyss/Joseph Park

2014
ROH: Year Four

ROH: Year Four

Abyss

2014
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013

TNA Hardcore Justice 2013

Joseph Park

2013
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013

TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013

Joseph Parks

2013
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

Joseph Park

2013
TNA Slammiversary XI

TNA Slammiversary XI

Abyss/Joseph Park

2013
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013

Joseph Park

2013
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013

TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013

Joseph Parks (Referee)

2013
TNA Lockdown 2013

TNA Lockdown 2013

Joseph Park

2013
TNA Genesis 2013

TNA Genesis 2013

Joseph Park

2013

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

Abyss

2013
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit

Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit

Abyss

2013
TNA Turning Point 2012

TNA Turning Point 2012

Joseph Park

2012
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next

ROH: The Rise of Generation Next

Abyss

2012
TNA Slammiversary 2012

TNA Slammiversary 2012

Joseph Park

2012
TNA Genesis 2012

TNA Genesis 2012

Abyss

2012
TNA Turning Point 2011

TNA Turning Point 2011

Abyss

2011
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011

TNA Hardcore Justice 2011

Abyss

2011
TNA Destination X 2011

TNA Destination X 2011

Abyss

2011
TNA Slammiversary IX

TNA Slammiversary IX

Abyss

2011
TNA Sacrifice 2011

TNA Sacrifice 2011

Abyss

2011
TNA Lockdown 2011

TNA Lockdown 2011

Abyss

2011
TNA Genesis 2011

TNA Genesis 2011

Abyss

2011
Ultimate Death Match 3

Ultimate Death Match 3

Abyss

2011
TNA Final Resolution 2010

TNA Final Resolution 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Turning Point 2010

TNA Turning Point 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Bound For Glory 2010

TNA Bound For Glory 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

Abyss

2010
TNA No Surrender 2010

TNA No Surrender 2010

Abyss

2010

TNA The Whole F'N Show

Abyss

2010
TNA Victory Road 2010

TNA Victory Road 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Slammiversary VIII

TNA Slammiversary VIII

Abyss

2010
TNA Sacrifice 2010

TNA Sacrifice 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Lockdown 2010

TNA Lockdown 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Destination X 2010

TNA Destination X 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Against All Odds 2010

TNA Against All Odds 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Genesis 2010

TNA Genesis 2010

Abyss

2010
TNA Final Resolution 2009

TNA Final Resolution 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Bound For Glory 2009

TNA Bound For Glory 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA No Surrender 2009

TNA No Surrender 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Hard Justice 2009

TNA Hard Justice 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Victory Road 2009

TNA Victory Road 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Slammiversary 2009

TNA Slammiversary 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Sacrifice 2009

TNA Sacrifice 2009

Abyss (Ringside)

2009
TNA Lockdown 2009

TNA Lockdown 2009

Abyss

2009
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

Abyss

2009
TNA Destination X 2009

TNA Destination X 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Against All Odds 2009

TNA Against All Odds 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Genesis 2009

TNA Genesis 2009

Abyss

2009
TNA Final Resolution December 2008

TNA Final Resolution December 2008

Abyss

2008
TNA Turning Point 2008

TNA Turning Point 2008

Abyss

2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches

TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches

Abyss

2008
TNA Bound for Glory IV

TNA Bound for Glory IV

Abyss

2008
TNA No Surrender 2008

TNA No Surrender 2008

Abyss

2008
TNA Hard Justice 2008

TNA Hard Justice 2008

Abyss

2008
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

Abyss

2008
Bloodstained Honor

Bloodstained Honor

Abyss

2008
TNA Against All Odds 2008

TNA Against All Odds 2008

Abyss

2008
TNA Final Resolution January 2008

TNA Final Resolution January 2008

Abyss

2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

Abyss

2008
TNA Turning Point 2007

TNA Turning Point 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Genesis 2007

TNA Genesis 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory

TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory

Abyss

2007
TNA No Surrender 2007

TNA No Surrender 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Hard Justice 2007

TNA Hard Justice 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Victory Road 2007

TNA Victory Road 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Slammiversary 2007

TNA Slammiversary 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Lockdown 2007

TNA Lockdown 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2

TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2

Abyss

2007
TNA Destination X 2007

TNA Destination X 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007

TNA Against All Odds 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Final Resolution 2007

TNA Final Resolution 2007

Abyss

2007
TNA Turning Point 2006

TNA Turning Point 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

Abyss

2006

TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches

Abyss

2006
TNA Genesis 2006

TNA Genesis 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA No Surrender 2006

TNA No Surrender 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Hard Justice 2006

TNA Hard Justice 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Victory Road 2006

TNA Victory Road 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Slammiversary 2006

TNA Slammiversary 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006

TNA Sacrifice 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Lockdown 2006

TNA Lockdown 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls

TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls

Abyss

2006
TNA Destination X 2006

TNA Destination X 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Against All Odds 2006

TNA Against All Odds 2006

Abyss

2006
ROH: Dissension

ROH: Dissension

Abyss

2006
ROH: Tag Wars 2006

ROH: Tag Wars 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Final Resolution 2006

TNA Final Resolution 2006

Abyss

2006
TNA Turning Point 2005

TNA Turning Point 2005

Abyss

2005
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare

ROH: Steel Cage Warfare

Abyss

2005
TNA Genesis 2005

TNA Genesis 2005

Abyss

2005
ROH: Vendetta

ROH: Vendetta

Abyss

2005
ROH: Showdown In Motown

ROH: Showdown In Motown

Abyss

2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Abyss

2005
ROH: Buffalo Stampede

ROH: Buffalo Stampede

Abyss

2005
ROH: Enter The Dragon

ROH: Enter The Dragon

Abyss

2005
TNA Unbreakable 2005

TNA Unbreakable 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Sacrifice 2005

TNA Sacrifice 2005

Abyss

2005
ROH: Redemption

ROH: Redemption

Abyss

2005
TNA No Surrender 2005

TNA No Surrender 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Slammiversary 2005

TNA Slammiversary 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Hard Justice 2005

TNA Hard Justice 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Lockdown 2005

TNA Lockdown 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Destination X 2005

TNA Destination X 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Against All Odds 2005

TNA Against All Odds 2005

Abyss

2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005

TNA Final Resolution 2005

Abyss (Appearance)

2005
TNA Turning Point 2004

TNA Turning Point 2004

Abyss

2004
TNA Victory Road 2004

TNA Victory Road 2004

Abyss

2004
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles

TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles

Abyss

2004

MECW Inaugural Show

Prince Justice

2001