Chris Parks

Infobox Wrestler
name=Chris Parks


names=Abismo
Abyss
Chris Justice
Cleage
Powerchild [ [http://www.wrestling-news.com/nm/publish/news_2504.html NEWSBOARD - Prime Time Wrestling (5/23) Brick, NJ - Matches Announced] ] [ [http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=13820 1WRESTLING.COM - NEWSLINE - PRO WRESTLING'S DAILY NEWS SOURCE] ]
Eric Justice
Justice
King Justice
The Original Terminator
Prince Justice
Stone Mountain
King of Pain
Chris Mitchell
Chris Park
real_height=6 ft. 8 in. (203 cm)
weight=354 lb. (160 kg)
height=6 ft. 10 in. (203 cm)cite news|title = Statistics for Professional wrestlers |work=2007 Wrestling Almanac and book of facts |publisher = Kappa Publications |id = 2007 Edition |page = 38|accessdate = 2007-07-11]
birth_date =birth date and age|1973|10|4
birth_place =Washington, D.C. [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/abyss.html Profile at OWW] ]
resides=Cleveland, Ohio
billed=Parts Unknown
trainer=Roger Ruffen
debut=January 1995|

Christopher J. "Chris" Parks (born October 4 1973), better known by his ring name Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, which was the highest accolade in the company during his title run.

Career

Chris Parks got his break in wrestling where he was trained by Roger Ruffen, who is co-owner (with his wife Cynthia), of the Northern Wrestling Federation. He started out as Prince Justice. He has appeared on DATV in Dayton OH with Flying Les Edwards.

Ring of Honor

Abyss first appeared in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2004, being brought in as a bodyguard to the stable Special K. Abyss appeared only once, however, due to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pulling all of their contracted talent from ROH. Abyss returned in the summer of 2005, this time as a member of Prince Nana's heel stable The Embassy as they feuded with Generation Next. The feud between the Embassy and Generation Next lasted through the rest of 2005 with several matches and brawls taking place between both teams. The feud culminated in a Steel Cage Warfare match at December's "Steel Cage Warfare" where 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 after a moonsault. In the end, Generation Next won the match and the war.

In January 2006, Abyss teamed with fellow Embassy members Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley to compete in the Trios Tournament. The Embassy won the tournament, which meant that all three of its winning members earned world title shots. However, Abyss left ROH before he could use the privilege.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

2002–2004

Before Chris Parks was known as Abyss, he debuted on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s very first show in 2002 as Justice. He took part in the Gauntlet For The Gold match to determine a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion but came up short.

Parks returned to TNA as "The Monster" Abyss in June 2003, debuting as a heel and attacking Jeff Hardy, although the feud was short lived as Hardy no showed their first match, resulting in a suspension. Afterwards, Parks was brought in as a bodyguard to Kid Kash. They continued to be allies until October, when Kash berated Abyss for losing a match and Abyss turned on and attacked Kash. Abyss gained a victory over Kash, but then lost a First Blood Steel Chair on a Pole match to his former partner. Soon after the loss the feud between the two ended.

Soon after, Abyss aligned himself with Don Callis. With this new alliance, Abyss soon feuded with Raven. The feud lasted for the rest of 2003, with the final match pitting Abyss and the "Red Shirt Security" (Kevin Northcutt and Legend) against Raven and The Gathering in a Steel Cage match. Abyss and his team came out victorious when the Gathering turned on Raven.

Going into 2004, Abyss entered 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 against champions Red Shirt Security. Styles and Abyss won the titles, even when Abyss abandoned Styles near the beginning of the match. Abyss defeated Styles in a normal match the following show, and on the next gained control of the titles, defeating Styles in a Four Corners Tables match (Abyss was later stripped of the titles). The following show, both men fought to a no-contest in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The next show, Abyss defeated Styles again, this time 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 after the feud with Styles, Abyss received a new manager, Goldy Locks. She used Abyss to defeat her ex-boyfriend Erik Watts to win his contract. She kept using Abyss to win contracts for her, while also adding Alex Shelley to her group to assist. However, Goldylocks pampered Shelley and treated Abyss poorly. Watts returned for revenge, with Abyss, Shelley, and Goldylocks taking on Watts, Sonny Siaki, and Desire in a Six Person Mixed Tag Team match. During the match, Abyss turned on his team, attacking Goldylocks, and leaving the match and her for good.

Not long after separating from Goldylocks, Abyss began to feud with Monty Brown and Raven. The feud escalated into the first ever Monster's Ball match at TNA's first monthly pay per view, Victory Road. At Victory Road, Brown won the unique match when he pinned Raven. Abyss and Brown continued to feud until they met in a Serengeti Survival match at Turning Point, when Brown again came out victorious. Abyss also happened to take part in an incident at Universal Studios between TNA and World Wrestling Entertainment. Fact|date=May 2008

2005–2006

During January 2005, TNA stated on their website that Abyss and TNA parted ways. Abyss, however, signed a new contract shortly after he left and appeared at Final Resolution, attacking Jeff Hardy. This led to a Full Metal Mayhem match between the two at Against All Odds with the winner becoming the top contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss won the match and top contendership to the NWA title. This was not the last encounter, though, as Abyss again fought Hardy at Destination X in a Falls Count Anywhere match. This time, Hardy won the match, but Abyss slammed him on thumbtacks after the match.

Once Hardy was out of the way, Abyss set his sights on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but one man stood in his way, his old rival A.J. Styles. The two wrestled for the #1 contendership at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match in the main event. Styles won the match and the contendership, forcing Abyss to wait longer for an opportunity to wrestle for the NWA title. Abyss did not have to wait long, as he competed in a Gauntlet For The Gold match at Hard Justice. On the Impact!" prior to the event, Abyss won a ten-man Gauntlet for the Gold match to earn the right to be the twentieth entry in the match. Abyss made it to the final two, facing off against Ron Killings, with Abyss winning the match and once to gave himself entry into the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary, pitting him against NWA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles, Monty Brown, Raven, and Sean Waltman with the NWA title on the line in the main event. A new champion was crowned, not Abyss, but Raven, who "fulfilled his destiny."

Abyss, not happy with the loss, attacked Raven on the following "iMPACT!" , and got Raven's old nemesis, James Mitchell as Abyss's new manager. After weeks of attacks, Raven attempted to gain revenge on Abyss in a Steel Chain Dog Collar match under No Surrender rules at No Surrender with the Championship on the line. In the end, Raven pinned Abyss to retain the title, leaving "The Monster" without any gold. Abyss was not happy, and showed it by attacking Lance Hoyt on the following Impact started a feud between two of TNA's largest wrestlers, setting up a match at Sacrifice. Abyss defeated Hoyt at the event, and during the main event, attacked Sabu. With the war beginning, Abyss and Sabu met in a No Disqualification match at Unbreakable, with Abyss defeating Sabu. They battled again at Bound for Glory in the Monster's Ball II match that also involved Jeff Hardy and Rhino, with Rhino winning the brutal encounter. Abyss and Sabu continued to fight, leading to another No Disqualification match at Genesis, with Abyss again defeating Sabu, but not without Sabu exploiting one of Abyss's greatest fears: barbed wires. This set up a match at Turning Point to end the feud, making them fight in a Barbed Wire Massacre match. The match was voted TNA's 2005 Match of the Year. In the end, Sabu won the contest, getting his first pinfall over Abyss.

To close out the year, Abyss and Mitchell joined Planet Jarrett. As a favor to Scott D'Amore, Mitchell agreed to have Abyss take care of Rhino. Abyss and Rhino wrestled at Final Resolution, with Abyss coming out victorious. They fought again on "Impact!", with the match going to a draw after Rhino hit the Gore to Abyss through a wall. They had another match at Against All Odds in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Rhino won after he hit the Gore on Abyss off a set of bleachers through a stack of tables. The feud ended at Destination X, with Abyss teaming with Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted against Rhino, Ron Killings, and Team 3D in an Eight Man Tag Team War match. Abyss and his allies won when Jarrett pinned Killings. Now that Rhino was out of the way, Abyss and Mitchell set their sights on NWA World Champion Christian Cage. For several weeks, Abyss, Mitchell, and Alex Shelley stalked Cage's wife. When Cage tried to stop them, Abyss attacked Cage in his own home. This set up an NWA title match at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match in the main event. Cage won and retained the title, but Abyss attacked him and stole the belt. Cage tried to get his title back, but Abyss would not give it to him unless he received another title shot. Abyss got his shot at Sacrifice in a Full Metal Mayhem match. At the event, Abyss came up short, losing to Cage and another opportunity to win the title. Abyss got one more title shot, qualifying for the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary by defeating old foe Rhino in a qualifying match. The match also included NWA World Champion Christian Cage, Ron Killings, Jeff Jarrett, and Sting. At the event, Jarrett won the match, but in controversial fashion.

After Abyss dropped out of the title picture, his services were requested by The James Gang to help them take on Team 3D, which James Mitchell accepted on Abyss's behalf. The two teams faced off at Victory Road in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Abyss and The James Gang won after Abyss pinned Brother Runt. Brother Runt continued to feud with Abyss, challenging him to a match at Hard Justice, which Abyss accepted. In the end, Abyss came out the winner. Abyss and Runt still battled after this, with Abyss defeating Runt in a Thumbtacks match on "Impact!". After the match, Abyss was attacked by Raven, which led to a Hangman's Horror match on another episode of "Impact!", in which Abyss came out as the winner. Abyss went on to defeat Raven and Runt at No Surrender in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match.

Abyss still feuded with Runt and Raven, while also going after Samoa Joe. Joe stole the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt, and Abyss' services were offered by James Mitchell to TNA Management to retrieve the belt, which they accepted. Abyss failed to retrieve the belt, but a match at Bound for Glory set: a Monster's Ball match featuring Abyss, Brother Runt, Raven, and Samoa Joe. Soon after the announcement, Jake "The Snake" Roberts was announced as the special guest referee for the match. At the event, Abyss accidentally swallowed many thumbtacks and lost as Joe pinned Raven. Abyss once again had his eyes on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, competing in the Fight for the Right Tournament. Abyss won the tournament to face Sting at Genesis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss faced Sting at the event, and defeated Sting by disqualification. Under TNA rules, a title can change hands on a disqualification, thus making Abyss the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Following the event, Sting tried to reason with Abyss and turn him away from James Mitchell, referring to Abyss as "Chris". Christian Cage soon interjected himself into this and attacked Abyss & Sting. Abyss successfully defended the Championship at Turning Point against Sting & Cage in a Triple Threat match. On the following Impact!, Sting was able to get Abyss to choke Mitchell with Sting proceeding to steal the Championship belt, leading to the possibility of a face turn. However, the possibility ended when Abyss attacked Sting, returning to Mitchell.

2007–present

At Final Resolution, Abyss lost the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Elimination match against Sting and Christian Cage, being the first competitor eliminated at the hands of the man who had been trying to "save" him from Mitchell and his past, Sting. Abyss returned shortly after to attack Sting with a steel chain whilst teasing a possible turn on Mitchell once more, allowing Cage to hit the frog splash on the helpless former champion to take back the belt he never lost. On the January 24 edition of "Impact!", Sting revealed (after looking through public records, and once again using Abyss' real name) that Abyss had been in prison for shooting his father in the back three times, sending him into a coma which he survived. At Against All Odds, Abyss fell to Sting in a Prison Yard match, with Sting taking out Mitchell after the match. At Destination X, Abyss again lost to Sting in a Last Rites match. On the March 22 edition of "Impact!", Abyss teamed with Sting to face Christian Cage and A.J. Styles. During the match, Mitchell returned with a woman who Abyss recognized. Abyss left with Mitchell and the woman, leaving Sting alone to fight Cage and Styles. The following week on "Impact!", during a meeting between Sting and James Mitchell, it was revealed that the woman was Abyss' mother, and that she was the one who had actually shot Abyss's father, but Abyss took the blame to protect his mother. With Mitchell threatening to call the police and tell them the truth, Abyss was forced to obey him. As a result, at Lockdown, Abyss joined "Team Cage" (Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, Scott Steiner, & Tomko) to face Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting, & Jeff Jarrett) in a Lethal Lockdown match, which Team Angle won. The following "Impact!", after Abyss and Cage failed to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Team 3D, Abyss finally had enough, and turned face by giving James Mitchell a Black Hole Slam. But after Abyss got his bag of tacks and dumped the tacks on the mat to chokeslam James Mitchell on to the tacks Cage, Styles, Steiner, & Tomko attacked Abyss, beating him with a chair and a barbed wire baseball bat, (kayfabe) putting him out of action.

On the last "Impact!" before Slammiversary, Abyss returned, losing a match to Cage by disqualification. Following the match, Abyss attacked the referee, security, and several members of TNA staff while Cage escaped. At Slammiversary, Abyss gained a measure of revenge on Cage, defeating his ally Tomko in a No Disqualification match that ended after he gave Tomko the Black Hole Slam onto glass. Three weeks after Slammiversary, Sting appeared with Abyss, who instead of having a mask on, appeared with Sting's facepaint. The following week, Abyss would speak for the first time in TNA, saying "Tomko... Styles... 3 days... Click... DOOMSDAY!", the phrase used by former manager James Mitchell. Abyss & Sting defeated Tomko & A.J. Styles at Victory Road, but not without receiving a message from James Mitchell himself, telling the two that his son, Judas Mesias, was coming to TNA. Abyss & Sting continued to feud with Christian's Coalition after the event. In a match between Abyss & Sting battling Cage & Styles in a Ladder match, Andrew Martin made his TNA debut, assisting Abyss & Sting to win the match. By winning the match, Abyss could make a match against Cage, picking a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match at Hard Justice with Abyss teaming with Sting & Martin to face Cage, Tomko, & Styles. At Hard Justice, Abyss' team would win the match when Abyss pinned Styles, thus earning Abyss the number one contendership to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The following "Impact!", Abyss successfully defended his contendership against Cage in a First Blood match, but was attacked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle. The last "Impact!" before the event had Abyss score a pinfall victory over Angle in a tag team match. At No Surrender, Abyss fell to Angle after tapping out to the ankle lock. Following the bout, James Mitchell appeared again and told him that "hell would be unleashed." Following the statement, a hand ripped through the ring and dragged Abyss into the ring.

Abyss faced Angle in a rematch on the following "Impact!", this time in a Six Sides of Steel match. Abyss had Angle in Angle's ankle lock maneuver, when Judas Mesias appeared, coming out through the ring and attacking Abyss. Angle escaped, while Mesias choked out Abyss with barbed wire in the ring. Several weeks later Abyss returned to attack Mesias and Angle, who were assaulting Sting and Rhino. Mesias suffered an injury outside of TNA, leaving Mitchell to enlist the aid of Raven and Black Reign to feud with Abyss and Rhino. The four battled at Bound for Glory in a Monster's Ball match, with Abyss picking up the victory with a pinfall over Raven. Following the event, Abyss battled against Mitchell & Black Reign, with Black Reign and Abyss attacking each other on several occasions. Black Reign, after an attack by Abyss, challenged Abyss to a Shop of Horrors match at Genesis, which Abyss accepted and won. After the match, Abyss was attacked and thrown off the stage by Black Reign and a mysterious wrestler, later identified as Rellik. Following the event, Abyss continued to feud with Black Reign & Rellik and brought in Rhino to help him even. This rivalry lead to a Match of 10,000 Tacks with Abyss and Rhino teaming up to take on Black Reign and Rellik booked for Turning Point. Rhino could not make the event due to a legitimate neck injury caused by Rellik during a match on "Impact", so Abyss chose Raven as his new partner. Abyss & Raven won the match after Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam to Rellik on the thumbtacks.

During the weeks following Turning Point, Mitchell threatened to reveal "a dark secret" of Abyss' past. In an interview conducted between Mitchell and Jeremy Borash, Mitchell revealed that Abyss' real name is Chris Parks. Mitchell also announced that he would be confronting Abyss the following week on "Impact". In the confrontation, Abyss confirmed his name was Chris Parks saying "Abyss is Chris Parks". When Mitchell demanded Abyss tell the world the dark secret of his past, Abyss refused stating "The secret lives with me and it dies with me!". Abyss then chokeslammed Mitchell, which prompted the return of Judas Mesias. Following this event, Abyss and Mesias had a match at Final Resolution which Mesias won after a Straight to Hell onto a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire. After the match, Father James Mitchell ordered Mesias to restrain Abyss. Mitchell again demanded Abyss tell the world the dark secret of his past. Abyss refused yet again. Mitchell then stated "People who don't tell the truth will burn in hell!". Mitchell then grabbed a black bag which contained a container of gasoline which he poured over Abyss. Mitchell then lit a match but before he threw it on Abyss, security entered the ring and grabbed the matches. Mitchell revealed on the January 17 edition of "Impact!" that he was the actual kayfabe father of Abyss, and Parks was in actuality his mother’s maiden name, whose real name was Chris Mitchell. The next week, Abyss issued a challenge to face Mitchell and Mesias in a Barbed Wire Massacre at Against All Odds, where Abyss defeated Mesias by performing a "Black Hole Slam" onto a barbed wire board.

On the February 14 edition of "Impact!", Abyss, who was scheduled for a match against Scott Steiner left the ring before the match, because of the beating he took at Against All Odds, but before leaving through the tunnel, Abyss, without showing his face, took off his mask. The official TNA web site had taken Abyss off the roster list. On the May 15th edition of "Impact!" Abyss showed a short video were he was locked in an insane asylum and doctors told the viewers that he was almost cured from his insanity and that he will be able to return home soon. On May 22nd edition of "Impact!" Abyss made another promo in the asylum. In a promo, Abyss says "I am Chris Parks but Abyss will always be in me!". He then says that it's time for Abyss to go home. On May 28th Abyss made a promo saying the doctors have finally cured him and that he will be released in 10 days,meaning that he will return on June 8th at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Pay-Per-View, Slammiversary 2008. Abyss has made it clear that he is coming home at Slammiversary after his promo on 5th June on Impact. At the end of the promo he went to the door and you could hear a buzz to open the door.

On May 31, 2008, Abyss was brought into Professional Championship Wrestling by the Bussey Brothers to face PCW Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Mike Foxx, as a punishment to Foxx. Abyss defeated Foxx via disqualification when members of Foxx's stable, The Faithful, interfered.

Abyss returned to action at Slammiversary 2008 after the X Division Championship match wearing a white asylum uniform with his inmate number and his last name 'Park' on the back and a new grey and black mask. He came to the ring attacking X Division Champion Petey Williams, Scott Steiner, and Rhaka Khan by performing a Black Hole Slam on each of them, and then carrying Kaz out of the arena. Since then, Abyss has not had any matches, but has made after-match run-ins to save other faces from assaults by heels. Though when he gets his hands on weapons he seems to hesitate and drop the weapons. He issued an open challenge on the September 4th episode of Impact to anyone in the locker room, which was accepted by Team 3D on behalf of Johnny Devine in a hardcore match. Johnny Devine hit him with a tray, garbage can and chair which had no affect. After nailing Devine with a chokeslam, Team 3D attacked Abyss, which caused Matt Morgan, who Abyss had previously saved, to make a rescue. He handed Abyss a chair to attack 3D, but Abyss threw it away and left the ring. Abyss & Morgan though would unite as a team to counter the attacks of 3D. The two teams met at No Surrender in which Morgan & Abyss would win, but after the match Brother Ray would strike Morgan with a chair and throw it to Abyss making Morgan think it was Abyss that struck him, but the two settled it on the following Impact after Morgan admitted that he watched the replay.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
*As Abyss
**"Black Hole Slam" (180°, 270°, or a 360° spinning side slam)
**Chokeslam
**"Shock Treatment" (Running backbreaker rack drop)
**Superbomb - Independent circuit
**Big boot
**Military press dropped into a flapjack
**Overhead belly to belly suplex
**Running corner body splash
**Running hip attack to the head of an opponent seated against the bottom turnbuckle
**Sidewalk slam
**Spear
**Twisting chinlock sleeper hold

*Signature foreign objects
**Steel chain
**Thumbtacks
**Broken glass shards

*As Prince Justice
**"Death Penalty" (Chokebomb)
**"Royal Decree" (Sidewalk slam)

*Managers

*Nicknames
**The Monster - as Abyss
**The Weapon of Mass Destruction - as Abyss
**The Power Child - as Eric Justice

*Entrance themes
** by Dale Oliver

Championships and accomplishments

*1 Pro Wrestling
**1PW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, first) [cite web|url=http://www.1pwonline.co.uk/results.php?year=2006 | title=1-Pro Wrestling 2006 Results | accessdate=2008-07-08|publisher=1pwonline.co.uk]

*Border City Wrestling
**BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) (Longest reign)

*Buckeye Pro Wrestling
**BPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Buckeye_Pro_Wrestling.htm | title=Buckeye Pro Wrestling Title Histories| accessdate=2008-07-11|publisher=titlehistories.com]

*International Wrestling Association
**IWA Hardcore Championship (3 times)
**IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**IWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Miguel Pérez, Jr. (2) and Shane the Glamour Boy (1)

*Mountain Wrestling Association
**MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*National Wrestling Alliance
*Regional
**NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**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 Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/275/37/ TNA Profile]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/abyss.html Canoe.ca biography]