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Christopher Joseph Park (born October 4, 1973) is an American retired professional wrestler, who is signed to WWE as a producer and onscreen personality.

He is best known for his time with TNA Wrestling under the ring name Abyss.

He became a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

He is the heaviest wrestler to hold the X Division Championship and was the longest reigning Television Champion.

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.

Having won all the required championships, he was the fourth man to complete the Triple Crown Championship and the second to complete the Grand Slam Championship.

He also wrestled in Impact Wrestling as Abyss's storyline brother/split personality, Joseph Park.

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.

He was also the longest-tenured member of the Impact Wrestling roster, having remained with the company from 2002 to 2019.

Park 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.

Park appeared at the pay-per-view in the Gauntlet for the Gold match under the ring name Justice.

Mantel then booked Park to appear in the IWA.

The Abyss character was given by Mantel and 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, Park held the IWA Hardcore Championship, IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, and IWA World Tag Team Championship.

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.

Park worked in the IWA under Mantel for approximately one year until he rejoined TNA in 2003.

Park returned to TNA as "The Monster" Abyss in June 2003, debuting as a villain and attacking Erik Watts, although the feud was short lived.

Afterward, Park was brought in as a bodyguard to Kid Kash.

They continued to be allies until October, when Kash betrayed 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 an NWA World Tag Team Championship match against champions Red Shirt Security, with Abyss and Styles winning the title.

Abyss later defeated Styles to gain control of the title.

Afterward, 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.

In 2018, he was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame by his longtime manager, James Mitchell.

Christopher Joseph Park was born in Washington, D.C. He attended St. Joseph 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.

Park 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.