Abyss (wrestler)

Christopher Joseph Park (born October 4, 1973) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a producer and on-screen personality. Park is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling under the ring name Abyss. He has won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship one time. He is the heaviest wrestler to win the X Division Championship. Parks w also and was the Television Champion for the longest time. In the tag team division, he was the NWA World Tag Team Champion once with A.J. Styles. He was the TNA World Tag Team Champion two times, once with James Storm as The Revolution, and once with Crazzy Steve as Decay.
Park was the fourth man to be a Triple Crown Champion. He was the second Grand Slam Champion. He was a member of the Impact Wrestling roster for longer than anyone else. He was with the company from 2002 to 2019. In 2018, he was added to the Impact Hall of Fame by his longtime manager, James Mitchell.
Career
Ring of Honor (2004 - 2006)
Abyss first appeared in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2004. He was a bodyguard in the stable Special K. Abyss appeared only once because TNA pulled all of their wrestlers from ROH.
Abyss returned in the summer of 2005. This time, he was a member of Prince Nana's stable, The Embassy. They were fighting with Generation Next. This lasted for the rest of 2005. There were several matches and fights between both teams. The feud ended in a Steel Cage Warfare match at December's Steel Cage Warfare. In the match, Abyss teamed with Alex Shelley, Jimmy Rave and Prince Nana to take on Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Jack Evans and Matt Sydal. Abyss was eliminated by Jack Evans. Generation Next won the match and the fued.
In January 2006, Abyss teamed with Embassy members Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley to wrestle in the Trios Tournament. They won the tournament. This meant that all three of its winning members had won a chance to wrestle for the World Championship. Abyss left ROH before this happened.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003 - 2019)
Parks was on TNA's first show using the ring name "Justice". He took part in a gauntlet match for the new NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He did not win the match. Parks returned to TNA as "The Monster Abyss" in June 2003. He started by attacking Jeff Hardy. His feud with Hardy did not last long. Hardy had been suspended before their their first match. Parks was used as a bodyguard to Kid Kash. He was an ally to Kash until October, when Kash yelled at Abyss for losing a match. This caused Abyss to attack Kash. Abyss won a match against Kash, but then lost a First Blood Steel Chair on a Pole match to him. The feud between the two ended soon after the match.
In 2004, Abyss had his first major feud with A.J. Styles. On one show, Abyss was forced to team with Styles in a NWA World Tag Team Championship match. Abyss left Styles near the beginning of the match but they still won. Abyss defeated Styles on the next show. On the show after that, he got control of the titles by winning a Four Corners Tables match against Styles. Later, the titles were taken away from Abyss. On the next show, they wrestled in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Neither of them won the match. The next show had Abyss win against Styles in a Ladder match to become the top contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss lost the right to Raven in a match that also involved Styles and Ron Killings.
About a month later, Abyss got a new manager, Goldy Locks. She used Abyss to win the contract of her ex-boyfriend Erik Watts. She kept using Abyss to win contracts for her. She also added Alex Shelley to her group to help them win the title. Goldy Locks treated Shelley very good but treated Abyss poorly. Watts returned for revenge. Abyss, Shelley, and Goldy Locks wrestled against Watts, Sonny Siaki and Desire. During the match, Abyss turned on his team. He attacked Goldy Locks and left match and her.
Not long after separating from Goldy Locks, Abyss began to feud with Monty Brown and Raven. This led to the first ever Monster's Ball match at TNA's first monthly pay per view, Victory Road. At Victory Road, Brown won the match when he pinned Raven. Abyss and Brown continued to feud in a match at Turning Point. Brown won the match.
In wrestling
As Abyss
Finishing and signature moves
Black Hole Slam (180deg, 270deg, or a 360deg spinning side slam)
Shock Treatment (Backbreaker rack drop)
Superbomb - Independent circuit
Chokeslam
Twisting chinlock sleeper hold
Sidewalk slam
Running corner body splash
Military press dropped into a flapjack
Overhead belly to belly suplex
Spear
Big boot
Running hip attack to the head of an opponent seated against the bottom turnbuckle
Signature foreign objects
Steel chain
Thumbtacks
Broken glass shards
As Prince Justice
Death Penalty (Chokebomb pin)
Royal Decree (Sidewalk slam)
Managers
Nicknames
The Monster - as Abyss
The Weapon of Mass Destruction - as Abyss
The Power Child - as Eric Justice
Theme music
"Down in the Catacombs" by Dale Oliver
Unidentified new theme
Championships and accomplishments
1 Pro Wrestling
1PW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Border City Wrestling
BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (|1 time, current)
Buckeye Pro Wrestling
BPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
International Wrestling Association
IWA Hardcore Championship (3 times)
IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Miguel Perez, Jr. (2) and Shane the Glamour Boy (1)
Mountain Wrestling Association
MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Cyberspace
NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Midwest
NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Wildside
NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Northern Wrestling Federation
NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Ring of Honor
Trios Tournament winner (2006) - with Alex Shelley and Jimmy Rave
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with A.J. Styles
Fight for the Right (2006)
Universal Wrestling Alliance
UWA Heavyweight Champion (1 Time)
References
Other websites
TNA Profile
Canoe.ca biography
1973 births
American professional wrestlers
Living people
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
Sportspeople from Washington, D.C.
WWE people