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.
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Abyss
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Abyss
2018
MLW War Games 2018
Abyss
2018
MLW Fusion
Abyss · (1 episode)
2018
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
Abyss
2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Abyss
2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
Joseph Park
2017
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 3
Abyss
2017
Total Nonstop Deletion
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
Abyss
2016
Delete or Decay
2016
TNA Turning Point 2016
Abyss
2016
TNA Destination X 2016
Abyss
2016
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Abyss
2016
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
Abyss
2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016
Abyss
2016
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
Abyss
2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Abyss
2016
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
Abyss
2016
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Abyss
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
Abyss
2015
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
Abyss
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
Abyss
2015
TNA LockDown 2015
Abyss
2015
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
Abyss
2015
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015
Abyss
2015
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014
Abyss
2014
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
Abyss
2014
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
Abyss
2014
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
Abyss
2014
TNA Slammiversary XII
Abyss (Ringside)
2014
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
Abyss
2014
TNA Lockdown 2014
Abyss (Ringside)
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
Abyss
2014
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Joseph Park
2013
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
Joseph Parks
2013
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
Joseph Park
2013
TNA Slammiversary XI
Abyss/Joseph Park
2013
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild
Joseph Park
2013
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
Joseph Park
2013
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
Joseph Parks (Referee)
2013
TNA Lockdown 2013
Joseph Park
2013
TNA Genesis 2013
Joseph Park
2013
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
Abyss
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Abyss
2013
TNA Turning Point 2012
Joseph Park
2012
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
Abyss
2012
TNA Slammiversary 2012
Joseph Park
2012
TNA Genesis 2012
Abyss
2012
TNA Turning Point 2011
Abyss
2011
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Abyss
2011
TNA Destination X 2011
Abyss
2011
TNA Slammiversary IX
Abyss
2011
TNA Sacrifice 2011
Abyss
2011
TNA Lockdown 2011
Abyss
2011
TNA Genesis 2011
Abyss
2011
Ultimate Death Match 3
Abyss
2011
TNA Final Resolution 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Turning Point 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
Abyss
2010
TNA No Surrender 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA The Whole F'N Show
Abyss
2010
TNA Victory Road 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Slammiversary VIII
Abyss
2010
TNA Sacrifice 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Lockdown 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Destination X 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Against All Odds 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Genesis 2010
Abyss
2010
TNA Final Resolution 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA No Surrender 2009
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2009
TNA Hard Justice 2009
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2009
TNA Victory Road 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Slammiversary 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Sacrifice 2009
Abyss (Ringside)
2009
TNA Lockdown 2009
Abyss
2009
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
Abyss
2009
TNA Destination X 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Against All Odds 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Genesis 2009
Abyss
2009
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
Abyss
2008
TNA Turning Point 2008
Abyss
2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
Abyss
2008
TNA Bound for Glory IV
Abyss
2008
TNA No Surrender 2008
Abyss
2008
TNA Hard Justice 2008
Abyss
2008
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Abyss
2008
Bloodstained Honor
Abyss
2008
TNA Against All Odds 2008
Abyss
2008
TNA Final Resolution January 2008
Abyss
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Abyss
2008
TNA Turning Point 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Genesis 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA No Surrender 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Hard Justice 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Victory Road 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Slammiversary 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Lockdown 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2
Abyss
2007
TNA Destination X 2007
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2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Abyss
2007
TNA Final Resolution 2007
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2007
TNA Turning Point 2006
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2006
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
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2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
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2006
TNA Genesis 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA No Surrender 2006
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2006
TNA Hard Justice 2006
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2006
TNA Victory Road 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Slammiversary 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Lockdown 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls
Abyss
2006
TNA Destination X 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Against All Odds 2006
Abyss
2006
ROH: Dissension
Abyss
2006
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Final Resolution 2006
Abyss
2006
TNA Turning Point 2005
Abyss
2005
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
Abyss
2005
TNA Genesis 2005
Abyss
2005
ROH: Vendetta
Abyss
2005
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Abyss
2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Abyss
2005
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
Abyss
2005
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Abyss
2005
Criminal Minds
Brent Miller · (1 episode)
2005
TNA Unbreakable 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Sacrifice 2005
Abyss
2005
ROH: Redemption
Abyss
2005
TNA No Surrender 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Slammiversary 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Hard Justice 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Lockdown 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Destination X 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Against All Odds 2005
Abyss
2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Abyss (Appearance)
2005
TNA Turning Point 2004
Abyss
2004
TNA Victory Road 2004
Abyss
2004
TNA iMPACT!
Joseph Parks · (1 episode)
2004
TNA iMPACT!
(2 episodes)
2004
TNA iMPACT!
Abyss · (18 episodes)
2004
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles
Abyss
2004
MECW Inaugural Show
Prince Justice
2001