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{{Infobox Wrestler
|name=Chris Parks
|image=Chris Parks - Abyss backstage in Carbondale.jpg
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|resides=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]<ref name="AlmanacStats"/>
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|}}

'''Christopher J. "Chris" Parks''' <ref name="IMDb"/><ref name="OWW"/> (born [[October 4]] [[1973]]), better known by his [[ring name]] '''Abyss''', is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] currently working for [[1 Pro Wrestling]].


===Ring of Honor (2004-2006)===

Abyss first appeared in [[Ring of Honor]] in 2004, being brought in as a bodyguard to the stable [[Special K (professional wrestling)|Special K]]. However, Abyss appeared only once, due to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] pulling all of their contracted talent from ROH.

Abyss returned in 2005, this time as a member of [[Prince Nana]]'s Embassy as they feuded with the stable of [[Generation Next]]. The feud between the Embassy and Generation Next lasted through nearly the rest of 2005 with several matches and brawls taking place between both teams. The feud culminated in a [[Steel Cage Match#Ring of Honor|Steel Cage Warfare match]] at ''Steel Cage Welfare''. Abyss was eliminated by [[Jack Evans]] after a [[moonsault]]. In the end, Generation Next won the match and the war.

In the January 2006, Abyss teamed with fellow Embassy members [[Jimmy Rave]] and [[Alex Shelley]] to compete in the Trios Tournament. The Embassy made it to the finals, defeath in ROH. However, Abyss left ROH before he could use the privilege.

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-2008)===

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#2002|Gauntlet For The Gold match]] to determine a new [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] but came up short.

Parks returned to TNA as '''"The Monster" Abyss''' in June 2003, debuting as a [[professional wrestling slang|heel]]. Afterwards, Parks was brought in as a bodyguard to [[David Cash|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 Match|First Blood]] [[List of professional wrestling match types#(Object) on a Pole match|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 [[Scott Levy|Raven]]. The feud lasted for the rest of 2003, with the final match pitting Abyss and the Red Shirt Security ([[Kevin Northcutt]] and [[Joe Hitchen|Legend]]) against Raven and [[Raven's Flock#The Gathering|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 [[Professional wrestling matches#Tables Match|Four Corners Tables match]] (Abyss was later stripped of the titles). The following show, both men fought to a no-contest in a [[Professional wrestling matches#Falls Count Anywhere Match|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]]. However, Abyss lost the right to [[Scott Levy|Raven]] in a match that also involved Styles and [[Ron Killings]].

About a month after the feud with Styles, Abyss received a new manager, [[Goldylocks]]. 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 [[Tag Team#Mixed Tag-Team Match|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 [[Scott Levy|Raven]]. The feud escalated into the first ever [[Monster's Ball match]] at TNA's first monthly pay per view, [[TNA Victory Road (2004)|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 [[List of professional wrestling match types#10,000 Thumbtacks death match|Serengeti Survival match]] at [[TNA Turning Point (2004)|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]].

During January of 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 (2005)|Final Resolution]], attacking [[Jeff Hardy]]. This led to a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Full Metal Mayhem match]] between the two at [[TNA Against All Odds#2005|Against All Odds]] with the winner becoming the top contender to the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. Abyss won the barbaric match and top contendership to the NWA title. This was not the last encounter though, as Abyss again fought Hardy at [[TNA Destination X#2005|Destination X]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]]. This time, Hardy won the match, but Abyss would slam him on thumbtacks after the match, getting the final laugh.

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 (2005)|Lockdown]] in a [[Steel Cage Match#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|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#2005|Gauntlet For The Gold match]] at [[TNA Hard Justice#2005|Hard Justice]]. On the [[TNA Impact!|''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 again having top contendership to the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]].

Winning the match gave Abyss entry into the [[King of the Mountain match#King of the Mountain II|King Of The Mountain match]] at [[Slammiversary (2005)|Slammiversary]], pitting him against [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] [[A.J. Styles]], [[Monty Brown]], [[Scott Levy|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 [[Scott Levy|Raven]] on the following [[TNA Impact!|''Impact!'']], and got Raven's old nemesis, [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]] as Abyss's new manager. After weeks of attacks, Raven attempted to gain revenge on Abyss in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|Steel Chain Dog Collar match]] under No Surrender rules at [[TNA No Surrender#2005|No Surrender]] with the [[NWA World Heavyweight 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 [[TNA Impact!|''Impact!'']]. This started a feud between two of TNA's largest wrestlers, setting up a match at [[TNA Sacrifice#2005|Sacrifice]]. Abyss defeated Hoyt at the event, and during the main event, attacked [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]], starting one of the most violent wars in TNA history.

With the war beginning, Abyss and Sabu met in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] at [[TNA Unbreakable|Unbreakable]], with Abyss defeating Sabu. They battled again at [[Bound for Glory (2005)|Bound for Glory]] in the [[Monster's Ball match#Monster's Ball II|Monster's Ball II match]] that also involved [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]], with Rhino winning the brutal encounter. Abyss also tried to gain a shot at the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] the same night, competing in a [[Gauntlet for the Gold#2005|Gauntlet For The Gold Match]], but was eliminated by the victor, Rhino.

Abyss and Sabu continued to fight, leading to another [[List of professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] at [[TNA Genesis#2005|Genesis]], with Abyss again defeating Sabu, but not without Sabu exploiting one of Abyss's greatest fears: barbed wire. This set up a match at [[TNA Turning Point#2005|Turning Point]] to end the feud, making them fight in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Barbed Wire Massacre|Barbed Wire Massacre match]]. The match was so violent, it was voted TNA's 2005 Match of the Year. In the end, Sabu won the extremely brutal and bloody contest, finally 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 [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]]. Abyss and Rhino would wrestle at [[TNA Final Resolution#2006|Final Resolution]], with Abyss coming out victorious. They fought again on [[TNA Impact!|''Impact!'']], with the match going to a draw after Rhino hit the Gore to Abyss through a wall. They had another match at [[TNA Against All Odds#2006|Against All Odds]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|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 [[TNA Destination X#2006|Destination X]], with Abyss teaming with [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] against Rhino, [[Ron Killings]], and [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] in an [[Tag team#Tag-Team Match|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 Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Champion]] [[Jason Reso|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 (2006)|Lockdown]] in a [[Steel Cage Match#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|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 [[TNA Sacrifice#2006|Sacrifice]] in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Full Metal Mayhem match]]. At the event, Abyss would come up short, losing to Cage and another opportunity to win the title.

Abyss would still get one more title shot, qualifying for the [[King of the Mountain match#King of the Mountain III|King Of The Mountain match]] at [[Slammiversary (2006)|Slammiversary]] by defeating old foe [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]] in a qualifying match. The match also included [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Champion]] [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]], [[Ron Killings]], [[Jeff Jarrett]], and [[Sting (wrestler)|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 [[New Age Outlaws|The James Gang]] to help them take on [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]], which James Mitchell accepted on Abyss's behalf. The two teams faced off at [[TNA Victory Road#2006|Victory Road]] in a [[Tag team#Tag-Team Match|Six-Man Tag Team match]]. Abyss and The James Gang won after Abyss pinned [[Matt Hyson|Brother Runt]].

[[Matt Hyson|Brother Runt]] continued to feud with Abyss, challenging him to a match at [[TNA Hard Justice#2006|Hard Justice]], which Abyss accepted. Runt took the fight to Abyss, but in the end, Abyss came out the winner. Abyss and Runt still battled after this, with Abyss defeating Runt in a [[Professional wrestling matches#10,000 Thumbtacks death match|10,000 Thumbtacks match]] on [[TNA Impact!|''Impact!'']]. After the match, Abyss was attacked by [[Scott Levy|Raven]], which led to a [[Professional wrestling matches#Hangman's Horror match|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 [[TNA No Surrender#2006|No Surrender]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification]] [[List of professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]].

Abyss still feuded with Runt and Raven, while also going after [[Samoa Joe]]. Joe stole the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|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 (2006)|Bound for Glory]] was set: a [[Monster's Ball match]] featuring Abyss, Brother Runt, Raven, and Samoa Joe. Soon after the announcement, the legendary [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]] was announced as the [[List of professional wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]] for the match. At the event, Abyss would accidentally swallow many thumbtacks and lose as Joe pinned Raven.

Abyss once again had his eyes on the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]], competing in the [[Fight for the Right Tournament|Fight For The Right Tournament]]. Abyss made it to Stage 3 of the tournament, defeating [[Lance Hoyt]] to receive a bye to the finals. Abyss went on to defeat [[A.J. Styles]] to win the tournament, earning the right to face [[Steve Borden|Sting]] at [[TNA Genesis#2006|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 would try to reason with Abyss and turn him away from James Mitchell, and referring to Abyss as "Chris". [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]] would soon interject himself into this and would attack Abyss & Sting. Abyss would successfully defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at [[TNA Turning Point#2006|Turning Point]] against Sting & Cage in a [[Professional wrestling matches#basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]]. However on the following Impact!, Sting was able to get Abyss to choke Mitchell with Sting proceeding to steal the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt, leading to the possibility of a face turn. However, the possibility ended when Abyss attacked Sting, returning to Mitchell.

At [[TNA Final Resolution#2007|Final Resolution]], Abyss lost the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] in a [[Professional wrestling matches#basic elimination matches|Triple Threat Elimination match]] against [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Jason Reso|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 would return 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 24th 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 [[TNA Against All Odds#2007|Against All Odds]], Abyss fell to Sting in a [[Professional wrestling matches#Container-based variations|Prison Yard match]], with Sting taking out Mitchell after the match. At [[TNA Destination X#2007|Destination X]], Abyss again lost to Sting in a [[Casket match|Last Rites match]]. On the March 22nd 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 (2007)|Lockdown]], Abyss joined "[[Christian's Coalition|Team Cage]]" ([[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]], [[A.J. Styles]], [[Scott Steiner]], & [[Travis Tomko|Tomko]]) to face Team Angle ([[Kurt Angle]], [[Samoa Joe]], [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]], [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]], & [[Jeff Jarrett]]) in a [[Lethal Lockdown|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 [[Turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] [[Face (professional wrestling)|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, leaving him a bloody mess after beating him with a chair and a barbed wire baseball bat, ([[kayfabe]]) putting him out of action.

On the last Impact! before [[Slammiversary (2007)|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 would gain a measure of revenge on Cage, defeating his ally [[Travis Tomko|Tomko]] in a bloody [[List of professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|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 would go on to defeat Tomko & [[A.J. Styles]] at [[TNA Victory Road#2007|Victory Road]], but not without receiving a message from James Mitchell himself, telling the two that his son, [[Ricky Banderas|Judas Mesias]], is coming to TNA.

Abyss & Sting would continue 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 [[Barbed wire match#Doomsday Chamber of Blood|Doomsday Chamber of Blood match]] at [[TNA Hard Justice#2007|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 [[Professional wrestling matches#first blood match|First Blood match]], but was viciously attacked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle. The last Impact! before the event would have Abyss score a pinfall victory over Angle in a tag team match. At [[TNA No Surrender#2007|No Surrender]], Abyss would fall to Angle after tapping out to the ankle lock. Following the bout, James Mitchell would appear 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 would face Angle in a rematch on the following Impact!, this time in a [[Steel cage#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Six Sides of Steel match]]. Abyss had Angle in Angle's ankle lock maneuver, when [[Ricky Banderas|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 would return to attack Mesias and Angle, who were assaulting Sting and Rhino. Mesias would suffer an injury outside of TNA, leaving James Mitchell to enlist the aid of [[Scott Levy|Raven]] and [[Dustin Rhodes|Black Reign]] to feud with Abyss and Rhino. The four would battle at [[Bound for Glory (2007)|Bound for Glory]] in a [[Monster's Ball match#Monster's Ball IV|Monster's Ball match]], with Abyss picking up the victory with a pinfall over Raven.

Following the event, Abyss would battle 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 [[List of professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|Shop of Horrors match]] at [[TNA Genesis#2007|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 [[John Hugger|Rellik]]. Following the event, Abyss would continue to feud with Black Reign & Rellik and brought in Rhino to help him even. This rivalry lead to a [[Hardcore wrestling#Common weapons|Match of 10,000 Tacks]] with Abyss and Rhino teaming up to take on Black Reign and Rellik booked for [[TNA Turning Point#2007|Turning Point 2007]]. Rhino could not make the event due to a legit 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, James 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 did confirm 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 went to chokeslam Mitchell. This prompted the return of Judas Mesias. Following this event, Abyss and Mesias had a match at [[TNA Final Resolution#2008|Final Resolution 2008]] which Mesias won after a [[Facebuster#Complete Shot|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 "Little boys who don't tell the truth are going to 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. [[Father James Mitchell]] revealed on the January 17 edition of [[Impact!]] that he was Abyss's ([[kayfabe]]) father, that his real name was Chris Mitchell, and that Parks was his mother's maiden name. On the January 24 edition of ''Impact!'', Abyss issued a challenge to Father James Mitchell and Judas Mesias to a Barbed Wire Massacre at Against All Odds. At [[TNA Against All Odds#2008|Against All Odds 2008]], Abyss defeated [[Judas Mesias]] in the Barbed Wire Massacre after giving Mesias a ''Black Hole Slam'' onto a barbed wire board; this match was pretaped at the IMPACT! Zone because the South Carolina Athletic Commission would not allow TNA to hold the match in their state.

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 has taken Abyss off the roster list, though Chris Parks himself remains as a member of the TNA creative committee, a position he has held since late 2007.

==1 Pro Wrestling (2008-Current)==
{{update}}
Abyss is booked to wrestle the Sandman in an 1PW event on April 19th at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England.

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
*'''As Abyss'''
**'''''Black Hole Slam''''' ([[Powerslam#Spinning side slam|180°, 270°, or a 360° spinning side slam]])
**'''''Shock Treatment''''' ([[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Backbreaker rack drop]])
**'''[[Powerbomb#Superbomb|Superbomb]]''' - [[Independent circuit]]
**'''[[Chokeslam]]'''
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Chinlock|Twisting chinlock sleeper hold]]
**[[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk slam]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|Running corner body splash]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Gorilla press|Military press]] dropped into a [[Professional wrestling throws#Flapjack|flapjack]]
**[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Overhead belly to belly suplex]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|Spear]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Hip attack|Running hip attack to the head of an opponent seated against the bottom turnbuckle]]
*'''Signature foreign objects'''
**[[Steel]] [[Link chain|chain]]
**[[Thumbtack]]s
**[[glass|Broken glass shards]]

*'''As Prince Justice'''
**'''''Death Penalty''''' ([[Powerbomb#Chokebomb|Chokebomb pin]])
**'''''Royal Decree''''' ([[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk slam]])

*'''Managers'''
{|
|valign=top |
**Jeff G. Bailey
**Wes Bitterman
**Spookshow
**[[Don Callis]]
**Sin D
|valign=top |
**Brandon Prophet
**Johnny Diamond
**[[Sterling James Keenan]]
**[[Goldy Locks]]
**The Informer
|valign=top |
**[[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]]
**[[Prince Nana]]
**Mike Rosario
**Scotty C
**Terry "Moonshine" Mathis
**"Lone Wolf" Bobby Blade
**DESIDERIO
|}

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

*'''Theme Music'''
**[[NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 2|Down in the Catacombs]] by [[Dale Oliver]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[1 Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[1 Pro Wrestling#1PW World Heavyweight Championship|1PW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[1PW World Heavyweight Championship#Title History|2 times]])
*'''[[Border City Wrestling]]'''
**[[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship]] ([[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]], current; Longest reigning champion)
*'''Buckeye Pro Wrestling'''
**BPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[International Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[IWA Hardcore Championship]] ([[IWA Hardcore Championship#Title History|3 times]])
**[[IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])
**[[IWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWA World Tag Team Championship#Title History|3 times]]) &ndash; with [[Miguel Pérez, Jr.]] (2) and [[Glamour Boy Shane|Shane the Glamour Boy]] (1)
*'''Mountain Wrestling Association'''
**MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Cyberspace]]'''
**NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Midwest]]'''
**NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**[[NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Wildside]]'''
**[[NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship|NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])
*'''[[Northern Wrestling Federation]]'''
**NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Ring of Honor]]'''
**Trios Tournament winner (2006) &ndash; with [[Alex Shelley]] and [[Jimmy Rave]]
*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) &ndash; with [[A.J. Styles]]
**[[Fight for the Right Tournament|Fight for the Right]] ([[Fight for the Right Tournament#2006|2006]])
*'''[[Universal Wrestling Alliance]]'''
**UWA Heavyweight Champion (1 Time)

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

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