Chris Parks
Acting
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
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tvWWE: Unreal
2025
Chris Parks / Self
tvMLW Fusion
2018
Abyss
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017
Joseph Park
movieTNA Slammiversary XII
2014
Abyss (Ringside)
movieTNA Lockdown 2014
2014
Abyss (Ringside)
TNA Genesis 2014
2014
Joseph Park
movieTNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
2014
Abyss/Joseph Park
movieTNA Hardcore Justice 2013
2013
Joseph Park
movieTNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
2013
Joseph Parks
movieTNA Slammiversary XI
2013
Abyss/Joseph Park
movieTNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
2013
Joseph Parks (Referee)
movieTNA Lockdown 2013
2013
Joseph Park
movieTNA Genesis 2013
2013
Joseph Park
movieTNA Turning Point 2012
2012
Joseph Park
movieTNA Slammiversary 2012
2012
Joseph Park
movieTNA Sacrifice 2009
2009
Abyss (Ringside)
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Brent Miller
movieTNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
Abyss (Appearance)
tvTNA iMPACT!
2004
Joseph Parks / Abyss
MECW Inaugural Show
2001
Prince Justice
