Biography of Christopher Joseph Park,

                                                                    

                         Biography of Christopher Joseph Park

                                                       

Birth name	Christopher Joseph Park
Born	October 4, 1973 (age 46) Washington, D.C., United States
Residence	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Website	monsterabyss.com
Ring name(s)	Abyss Chris Justice Joseph Park Joseph Park Esq. Justice The Original Terminator Prince Justice
height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
weight	350 lb (159 kg)
from	Parts Unknown Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Roger Ruffen
Debut	1995

Christopher Joseph Park (born October 4, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with Impact Wrestling (originally Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling) under the ring name Abyss. . He became a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, being the first of only two men to hold the title while competing under a mask. In the tag team division, he held the NWA World Tag Team Championship once with A.J. Styles, and the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice, once with James Storm as The Revolution, and once with Crazzy Steve as Decay.

He was also the longest-tenured member of the Impact Wrestling roster, having remained with the company from 2002 to 2019. In 2018, he was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame by his longtime manager, James Mitchell.

Early life 

Christopher Joseph Parks was born in Washington, D.C.He attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played football. He attended Ohio University, where he played offensive tackle for the Bobcats and eventually earned two degrees, the latter being a master's degree in sports administration.

Early career

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, Park worked in the NWF as the Original Terminator, Chris Justice, and then Prince Justice.[2] 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.

Early feuds

Chris Park appeared on TNA's first ever weekly Pay-Per-View show on June 19, 2002 under the moniker Justice. He took part in the Gauntlet For The Gold match to crown a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion but was eliminated. On one show, Abyss was forced to team with Styles in an NWA World Tag Team Championship match against champions Red Shirt Security, with Abyss and Styles winning the title.[2] Abyss later defeated Styles to gain control of the title.Afterward, both men fought to a no-contest in a Falls Count Anywhere match.

About a month after the feud with Styles, Abyss received a new manager, Goldy  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. Watts later returned for revenge, with Abyss, Shelley, and Goldy Locks taking on Watts, Sonny Siaki, and Desire in a Six-Person Mixed Tag Team match. During the match, Abyss turned on his team by attacking Goldy Locks.Not long after separating from Goldy .

Abyss then appeared at Final Resolution, attacking Jeff Hardy. This attack 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. In the rematch at Destination X in a Falls Count Anywhere match, Hardy won.Abyss then set his sights on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he wrestled A.J. Styles for the #1 contendership at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match. Styles won the match and the contendership, and Park suffered a separated shoulder. He, however, . Styles, Monty Brown, Raven, and Sean Waltman with the NWA title on the line, which Raven won.