Chris Parks
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-10-04 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Chris Parks
Biography
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
Acting
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as Abyss
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
as Abyss
Bloodstained Honor
as Abyss
(2019)
(2018)
(2018)
MLW War Games 2018
as Abyss
(2017)
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
as Joseph Park
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 3
as Abyss
(2016)
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
TNA Sacrifice 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
TNA Slammiversary 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
(2016)
TNA Destination X 2016
as Abyss
(2016)
(2016)
TNA Turning Point 2016
as Abyss
(2015)
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
as Abyss
(2015)
(2015)
(2015)
(2015)
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
as Abyss
(2015)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
as Abyss
(2015)
TNA LockDown 2015
as Abyss
(2015)
(2015)
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
as Abyss
(2014)
(2014)
TNA Lockdown 2014
as Abyss (Ringside)
(2014)
TNA Genesis 2014
as Joseph Park
(2014)
ROH: Year Four
as Abyss
(2014)
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
as Abyss/Joseph Park
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
as Abyss
(2014)
TNA Slammiversary XII
as Abyss (Ringside)
(2014)
(2014)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
as Abyss
(2013)
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
as Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA Genesis 2013
as Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA Lockdown 2013
as Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild
as Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA Slammiversary XI
as Abyss/Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
as Joseph Parks (Referee)
(2013)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
as Joseph Park
(2013)
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
as Joseph Parks
(2013)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
as Joseph Park
(2012)
TNA Genesis 2012
as Abyss
(2012)
TNA Slammiversary 2012
as Joseph Park
(2012)
TNA Turning Point 2012
as Joseph Park
(2012)
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Lockdown 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Genesis 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Slammiversary IX
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Sacrifice 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Turning Point 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
TNA Destination X 2011
as Abyss
(2011)
Ultimate Death Match 3
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Turning Point 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Lockdown 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Destination X 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Against All Odds 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Slammiversary VIII
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA No Surrender 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Final Resolution 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Genesis 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
(2010)
TNA Victory Road 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA Sacrifice 2010
as Abyss
(2010)
TNA The Whole F'N Show
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Genesis 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
(2009)
TNA Against All Odds 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Sacrifice 2009
as Abyss (Ringside)
(2009)
TNA Destination X 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA No Surrender 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Lockdown 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Hard Justice 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Final Resolution 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Slammiversary 2009
as Abyss
(2009)
TNA Victory Road 2009
as Abyss
(2008)
TNA Hard Justice 2008
as Abyss
(2008)
(2008)
TNA Bound for Glory IV
as Abyss
(2008)
TNA Turning Point 2008
as Abyss
(2008)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
as Abyss
(2008)
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
as Abyss
(2008)
(2008)
TNA Against All Odds 2008
as Abyss
(2008)
TNA No Surrender 2008
as Abyss
(2008)
(2007)
TNA Destination X 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Slammiversary 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA No Surrender 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Hard Justice 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Turning Point 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Genesis 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Lockdown 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
(2007)
TNA Victory Road 2007
as Abyss
(2007)
TNA Final Resolution 2007
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 Bound for Glory 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
(2006)
TNA Genesis 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Lockdown 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Slammiversary 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Sacrifice 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Final Resolution 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Hard Justice 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
ROH: Dissension
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Victory Road 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA No Surrender 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
TNA Turning Point 2006
as Abyss
(2006)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Against All Odds 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Genesis 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA No Surrender 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Unbreakable 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Sacrifice 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Final Resolution 2005
as Abyss (Appearance)
(2005)
TNA Lockdown 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Vendetta
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Destination X 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Turning Point 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Hard Justice 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
TNA Slammiversary 2005
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Showdown In Motown
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Enter The Dragon
as Abyss
(2005)
ROH: Redemption
as Abyss
(2004)
TNA Victory Road 2004
as Abyss
(2004)
TNA Turning Point 2004
as Abyss
(2004)
(2001)
MECW Inaugural Show
as Prince Justice