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182-801: Among the wrestlers who have appeared in the promotion include independent wrestlers Abyss , A.J. Styles , Kofi Kingston , Joey Mercury , Antonio Thomas , Chris Sabin , Alex Shelley , Rick Fuller , Homicide , and R. J. Brewer . Due to its close working relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment , the promotion is one of several on the independent circuit to regularly feature many former World Wrestling Federation veterans including "Road Dog" Jesse James Armstrong , Scotty 2 Hotty , Al Snow , Kamala , Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) and MWF President Paul Bearer . Former WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Iron Sheik served as MWF Lt. Commissioner. Others who have also made appearances include The Missing Link , Bob Orton Jr. and Ox Baker . John Cena Sr.,

364-399: 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, where he teamed with Jay Lethal to face Angle and Sting. At No Surrender , Abyss fell to Angle after tapping out to the ankle lock . Following the bout, James Mitchell appeared, and a hand ripped through

546-522: 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

728-418: 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 three-way match . Abyss continue to feud with Runt and Raven, while also going after Samoa Joe . Joe stole the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt, and Abyss's services were offered by James Mitchell to TNA Management to retrieve

910-483: A Last Rites match . On the March 22 episode 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's mother, and that she

1092-446: A Lumberjack match . The match took place at Turning Point , where Dinero's own brother and the rest of his lumberjacks turned on him, after being bought out by Eric Bischoff, and helped Abyss pick up the win. The following month at Final Resolution Abyss defeated Dinero in a casket match . On January 9, 2011, at Genesis Abyss replaced an injured A.J. Styles and defeated Douglas Williams, with help from an interfering Styles, to win

1274-682: 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 in the match by Jack Evans after a moonsault , and Generation Next eventually won the match and the stables' war. In January 2006, Abyss teamed with fellow Embassy members Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley to win ROH's Trios Tournament, with all three Embassy members earning ROH World Championship shots; however, Abyss left ROH before he could use

1456-414: A TNA World Tag Team Championship match against Booker T and Scott Steiner. Foley revealed Abyss as the one who tore up his picture and beat him to a bloody pulp with a video tape and the baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. Abyss then challenged Foley to a Monster's Ball match which Foley accepted, but only after adding Dr. Stevie as the referee of the match. At Bound for Glory Abyss defeated Foley in

1638-460: A Texas Tornado match at Iron Sheik Appreciation Night in Blackstone, Massachusetts on August 5, 2003. The four had been the last remaining teams in a Royal Rumble along with nine other tag teams. The tag team titles are primarily defended in the greater Boston area and southern New England . There have been a total of 5 recognized individual champions and 3 recognized teams, who have had

1820-613: A ladder match , after an assist from the debuting Andrew Martin . 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 and Martin to face Cage, Tomko, and Styles. At Hard Justice, Abyss's 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

2002-595: A producer . On the August 14, 2020, episode of SmackDown , Park made his on screen WWE debut, appearing as the statistician for AJ Styles . Abyss has appeared in the video games TNA Impact! , TNA Wrestling and TNA Wrestling Impact! . Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts , United States, and the largest city in Essex County . Situated on

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2184-695: A similarly named pond in Concord ). More than one-quarter of the town's land is covered by the Lynn Woods Reservation , which takes up much of the land in the northwestern part of the city. The city is also home to two beaches, Lynn Beach and King's Beach, both of which lie along Nahant Bay, as well as a boat ramp in Lynn Harbor. Lynn is located in the southern part of Essex County and is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Boston and 22 miles (35 km) west-southwest of Cape Ann . The city

2366-409: A "Foley's Funhouse" tag team match to end the feud. When Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff took over TNA at the beginning of 2010, Abyss's TNA career was thrown into question by Bischoff, when Mick Foley refused to work with him. When Foley finally agreed to work with Bischoff, he was booked to face Abyss at Against All Odds in a No Disqualification match as part of the 8 Card Stud Tournament , with

2548-665: A 'Stairway to Janice' match. At Bound for Glory , Abyss teamed with Tommy Dreamer , but they were defeated by Team 3D . On the November 12, 2014, edition of Impact Wrestling , Abyss turned heel again by joining The Revolution and teaming with James Storm and they defeated The Wolves to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship . On January 30, 2015, The Revolution lost the titles against The Wolves. On September 23, 2015, Abyss announced that he left The Revolution. At Bound for Glory , he participated at

2730-400: A 20-year comprehensive planning project to expand Lynn's diversity and improve infrastructure further. In the following year and a half, Lynn's Planning Department held many opportunities for Lynners to discuss what they see for the future of the city. On April 10, 2023, a draft of the plan was shared on the planning departments website to allow for greater public comment. After May 15, 2023,

2912-678: A 22,229 to 15,568 margin. On June 4, 1974, the city council, led by mayor David L. Phillips , voted 7–4 in favor of abolishing the existing rent control measures, replacing them with a "Rent Grievance and Elderly Assistance Board." During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lynn suffered several large fires. On November 28, 1981, a devastating inferno engulfed several former shoe factories, located at Broad and Washington Streets. Seventeen downtown buildings were destroyed in less than twelve hours, with property losses estimated to be totaling at least $ 35,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 117,300,000 in 2023). At least 18 businesses were affected, resulting in

3094-542: A Falls Count Anywhere match. Rob Van Dam returned on the September 23 episode of Impact! , confronting Abyss and demanding a match against him at Bound for Glory , which Eric Bischoff agreed to give him. Later that same night Abyss attacked Jeff Hardy, trying to make an example out of him, while also beating down the heavily taped up Van Dam, when he tried to make the save. On the October 7 live episode of Impact! Abyss

3276-517: A Lethal Lockdown match. The following month at Sacrifice , Abyss was defeated by Crimson in a singles match. On May 16 at the tapings of the May 19 episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss defeated Kazarian to win the TNA X Division Championship for the first time, continuing Eric Bischoff's war on the X Division. The win also made him a Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion . With his new title, which he dubbed

3458-520: A Monster's Ball match on the March 22 episode of Impact! . Kong won the match. On October 18, Mitchell inducted Abyss into the Impact Hall of Fame . On January 23, 2019, it was reported that Abyss had been granted his release from Impact Wrestling, ending his 17-year tenure with the promotion. Abyss first appeared in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2004, brought in as a bodyguard to the stable Special K, but

3640-460: A Monster's Ball match. On the following episode of Impact! , Abyss was forced to give Chelsea's custody back to Desmond Wolfe, much to the reluctance of Chelsea. Later in the night, he competed in a three-way match against Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy to determine a number one contender to Rob Van Dam's TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which ended in a triple countout. After the match, Abyss turned heel by destroying both of his opponents and having

3822-480: A Monster's Ball match. On January 8, 2012, at Genesis , Abyss defeated Ray in the Monster's Ball match, but was assaulted backstage following the victory. On the March 8 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park made an appearance without his mask, introducing himself as Joseph Park, Abyss's brother, and saying he was looking for his brother, who had not been seen since Genesis. Park continued making appearances during

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4004-547: A Monster's Ball match. However, Young ripped off Abyss's mask during the match, revealing that Abyss and Joseph Park are the same person. On the February 13 episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss confronted Young while saying that he was leaving to fix Young's mistake. On March 9 at Lockdown , Abyss turned heel again upon emerging from beneath the ring and attacking Samoa Joe during Joe's World Heavyweight Championship match against Magnus , allowing Magnus to defeat Joe and retain

4186-412: 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 match, with Abyss defeating Runt in a Thumbtacks match on Impact! . After the match, Abyss was attacked by Raven, which led to

4368-502: A TNA contract, but due to the DQ result, it has been left unclear as to whether he earned a contract or not. Abyss returned on the July 24 episode of Impact Wrestling where he saved Mr. Anderson and Samuel Shaw from a beatdown and clearing the ring. On the August 7 episode of Impact Wrestling , Bram defeated Abyss in a hardcore match. Two weeks later, at Hardcore Justice, Bram beat Abyss in

4550-444: A chair. On January 23, Matt Morgan hit Abyss in the head with a steel chair, which allowed Beer Money Inc. to retain the tag team title, thus ending their partnership. Abyss defeated Morgan in a match at Against All Odds , but lost the subsequent rematches: a Match of 10,000 Tacks at Destination X , and a Doomsday Chamber of Blood Match at Lockdown . The latter ended in a loss when Abyss's "therapist", Dr. Stevie , interfered in

4732-410: A combined 4 official reigns. Abyss (wrestler) Christopher Joseph Park (born October 4, 1973) is an American retired professional wrestler , who is signed to WWE as a producer . 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

4914-459: A disturbance at the event earlier refusing to sign autographs or to actively participate in the show going on a drug induced episode in the parking lot locking himself in a wrestler's car. The three were later treated at a local hospital and the Iron Sheik later claimed he might never wrestle again. In November 2004, during an MWF Studio shoot interview with Dan Mirade, the Iron Sheik went on

5096-407: A further effort to rebrand the municipality, city solicitor Michael Barry proposed renaming the city Ocean Park in 1997, but the initiative was unsuccessful. Despite losing much of its industrial base during the 20th century, Lynn remained home to many companies, such as: In the early 2000s, the renovation and adaptive re-use of downtown historic structures, together with new construction, launched

5278-591: A grammar school for the Polish-speaking community, beginning in 1906. St. Patrick's church and school was a focus of the Irish-American community in Lynn. St. George's Greek Orthodox Church was founded in Lynn in 1905. Later in the 20th century, the city became an important center of greater Boston's Latino community. Additionally, several thousand Cambodians settled in Lynn between 1975 and 1979 and in

5460-670: A group of twenty Hasidic European families, mostly from Russia, formed the Congregation Anshai Sfard, a Hasidic, conservative Jewish synagogue in 1888. Catholic churches catering to the needs of specific language and ethnic groups also testify to the waves of immigrants. St. Jean Baptiste parish, eventually including a grammar school and high school, was founded in 1886, primarily for French-Canadians. Holy Family Church conducted services in Italian beginning in 1922, and St. Michael's church also provided church services and

5642-613: A half million fans. However, in 2005, the Iron Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame . In 2008, the MWF conducted another shoot interview with the Iron Sheik. Similarly released on DVD, the Sheik verbally attacked Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior , making remarks about what he'd do to the Warrior's daughter if she was 18. He later made a Christmas challenge to Kramer , footage from

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5824-460: A heated confrontation with Hogan. The following week Abyss revealed that he was being controlled by an entity, who was coming to TNA, before returning Hogan's Hall of Fame ring to him, shoving it down his throat. On the July 15 episode of Impact! the new top ten rankings were revealed with Abyss picking up the top spot to become the new number one contender to Rob Van Dam's TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss then began going after Van Dam with

6006-558: A massive fire swept through the downtown of Lynn, and would not be matched in size until nearly 100 years later. At the time the loss was the third largest from fire in New England history. A total of 296 building were destroyed, including 142 homes, 25 stores, the Central Square railroad depot, four banks and four newspaper buildings. It was estimated that 200 families were made homeless and 10,000 jobs were lost. Estimates put

6188-411: 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 website then took Abyss off the roster list. In the following weeks, vignettes of Abyss were shown where he was locked in an asylum . Abyss returned to action at Slammiversary after

6370-402: 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

6552-401: A mystery partner. The event also had the debut of Homicide and the return of Chris Sabin . This was followed by a VIP Q&A session and an autograph/photo fanfest with Abyss, Jay Lethal, Homicide, Chris Sabin and Leticia Cline as well as a special appearance by MWF President John Cena Sr. and the Iron Sheik. The promotion also held a raffle in which the winner would receive a free lunch with

6734-619: A new weapon, a board filled with nails, which he named Janice, which led to Eric Bischoff booking him and Van Dam to face each other in a Stairway to Janice match for the World Heavyweight Championship, with Bischoff himself serving as the referee of the match. The match took place on the August 12 episode of Impact! , when Van Dam defeated Abyss to retain the title. After the match Abyss joined Fourtune members A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan in assaulting Van Dam and

6916-425: A pep talk about how he once was the most feared man in the company, and how sick he is of him being a neurotic mess. He offered his guidance and then his Hall of Fame ring and said that it would make Abyss a god of wrestling. On the March 8 Monday night episode of Impact! Abyss teamed up with Hogan in his in-ring TNA debut, a tag team match against Styles and Flair, who was also making his in-ring TNA debut. Abyss won

7098-582: A plotted brawl dubbed, "Delete or Decay." At Bound for Glory, Decay lost the titles against The Hardys. Decay would have their rematch the following episode of Impact Wrestling taking on the Hardys in a "Wolf Creek cage match," in a losing effort. On the December 15 episode of Impact Wrestling dubbed "Total Nonstop Deletion," Decay was one of the many tag teams to answer The Broken Hardys open invitational known as Tag Team Apocalypto. Losing to The Broken Hardys as

7280-460: A rematch on the July 12 episode of Impact Wrestling in an Anything Goes match, which Ray won after hitting his opponent with a chain. After the match, Park, at the sight of his own blood, attacked Ray and hit him with Abyss's signature Black Hole Slam . On the September 20 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park was kidnapped by the Aces & Eights stable, who used him to force Hulk Hogan into allowing

7462-487: A renowned a female physician, and activist during the American Civil War , moved to Lynn becoming one of the three first female physicians in Lynn, providing her gynecology services to many women. Later on in 1874, opening her own practice. On February 1, 1866, Mary Baker Eddy experienced the " fall in Lynn ", often referred to by Christian Scientists as significant to the birth of their religion. In 1889

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7644-422: A result Flair lost possession of his ring to Hogan. On the May 3 episode of Impact! , Abyss aided Jay Lethal, who had been given possession of Flair's ring, Rob Van Dam, Team 3D, and Hulk Hogan fight off Ric Flair, AJ Styles, Beer Money, and Desmond Wolfe. Later that night, Abyss lost a Monster's Ball match to AJ Styles, after Flair and Desmond Wolfe's valet Chelsea interfered in the match. The following week Abyss

7826-540: A revitalization of Lynn, which remains ongoing. Arts, culture, and entertainment have been at the forefront of this revitalization, with new arts organizations, cultural venues, public art projects, and restaurants emerging in the downtown area. In 2012, the Massachusetts Cultural Council named downtown Lynn one of the first state-recognized arts and culture districts in Massachusetts. In 2015, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker established

8008-468: A secret from Abyss's past and attacked both him and Sting. Abyss successfully defended the Championship at Turning Point against Sting and Cage in a three-way match. At Final Resolution , Abyss lost the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way elimination match against Sting and Christian Cage, after being the first man eliminated from the match and afterwards cost Sting the match. On

8190-563: A singles match. Park returned under his Abyss persona on the May 9 episode of Impact Wrestling , joining Sting and Kurt Angle as their partner in the main event six-man tag team match against Aces & Eights' Bully Ray, Devon, and Mr. Anderson; Abyss chokeslammed Anderson through a table before hitting the Black Hole Slam on Devon and pinning him for the victory. The following week, Hulk Hogan called out Abyss to thank him for his services, however, Joseph Park came out and claimed he

8372-536: A six-man tag team match, where they were defeated by Dr. Wagner, Jr. , Joe Líder and Nicho el Millonario . On June 18 at Triplemanía XIX , Abyss and Mr. Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans for the AAA World Tag Team Championship in a steel cage match. On July 20, Abyss teamed with Chessman and Último Gladiador in a six-man tag team match, where they faced Joe Líder, Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans. Abyss won

8554-532: A task force, composed of representatives of multiple state and municipal public agencies, to further Lynn's revitalization. Formerly vacant industrial buildings continue to be converted into loft spaces, and historic homes, particularly Lynn's Diamond Historic District , are being restored. In 2016, several large land parcels in Lynn were acquired by major developers. In November 2018, construction began on downtown Lynn's first luxury midrise—a 259-unit, 10-story building on Monroe Street. in December 2019, ground

8736-546: A team to counter the attacks of 3D. The two teams met at No Surrender in a match, which Morgan and Abyss won. At Bound for Glory IV he and Morgan competed in a four-way tag team Monster's Ball for the Tag Team Championship against Team 3D, The Latin American Xchange and Beer Money, Inc. ( Robert Roode and James Storm ), but came up short after Roode pinned Hernandez. During the match Abyss

8918-450: A tirade when asked about his appearance at WrestleMania III with Nikolai Volkoff and their match against The Killer Bees ( B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell ) making several controversial and derogatory statements in reference to Brian Blair. This interview was later released on a three-hour DVD and has since become popular on websites such as YouTube and led to his appearances on Howard Stern . The video has been seen by over one and

9100-488: Is also divided into East Lynn and West Lynn, which are further divided into even smaller areas. Lynn is loosely segmented into the following neighborhoods: Central: West Lynn: East Lynn: Lynn experiences cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The climate is similar to that of Boston . According to the Köppen climate classification , Lynn has either a hot-summer humid continental climate (abbreviated Dfa ), or

9282-640: Is bordered by Nahant to the southeast, Swampscott to the east, Salem to the northeast, Peabody to the north, Lynnfield to the northwest, Saugus to the west and Revere (in Suffolk County ) to the south. Lynn's water rights extend into Nahant Bay and share Lynn Harbor with Nahant. There is no land connection to Revere; the only connection is the General Edwards Bridge across the Pines River. Besides its downtown district, Lynn

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9464-494: Is home to Lynn Heritage State Park , the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway , and the seaside, National Register -listed Diamond Historic District . The population was 101,253 at the 2020 United States census . The area that is now known as Lynn was inhabited for thousands of years by Native Americans prior to English colonization in the 1600s. At the time of European contact,

9646-561: Is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km ) (19.87%) is water. Lynn is located beside Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Lynn's shoreline is divided in half by the town of Nahant , which divides Lynn Harbor to the south from Nahant Bay to the north. The city lies north of the Saugus River , and is also home to several brooks, as well as several ponds, the largest being Breed's Pond and Walden Pond (which has no relation to

9828-402: Is the main event held at the semi-annual memorial show for the late Tony Rumble , a wrestler and longtime wrestling promoter in the New England area throughout the 1990s. Todd Hanson won the first on the November 22, 2003 MWF Ultra program. The next battle royal was held at the MWF's Soul Survivor II and won by Bull Montana , a close friend of Tony Rumble, on November 13, 2004. The third show

10010-596: The 1860 New England Shoemakers Strike , it was one of the earliest strikes of its kind in the United States. In 1841, abolitionist Frederick Douglass , moved to Lynn as a fugitive slave. Douglass wrote his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave , while living in Lynn. The publication would become Douglass's best-known work. Douglass, his wife, and their five children lived in Lynn until 1848. In 1870, Esther Hill Hawks ,

10192-616: The AAA Latin American Championship . On October 7 at Héroes Inmortales , Abyss and Chessman lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to Joe Líder and Vampiro, ending their reign at 364 days. Following the loss, Abyss turned on Chessman, ending the partnership between the two. This would be the final appearance for Abyss for the promotion and would later retire from professional wrestling. In January 2019, Park signed with WWE as

10374-423: The Black Hole Slam onto glass. After Slammiversary, Abyss aligned himself with former rival Sting and spoke for the first time in TNA, saying "Tomko... Styles... 3 days... Click... DOOMSDAY!", the phrase used by former manager James Mitchell. Abyss and Sting defeated Tomko and A.J. Styles at Victory Road , but not without receiving a message from James Mitchell himself, telling the two that his son, Judas Mesias ,

10556-543: The Fight for the Right Tournament , winning the tournament to face Sting at Genesis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss defeated Sting at the event via disqualification to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Following the event, Sting tried to reason with Abyss and turn him away from Mitchell, referring to Abyss as "Chris". Christian Cage soon interjected himself into this, claiming to know

10738-708: 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

10920-554: The King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary by defeating 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. After Abyss dropped out of the title picture, his services were requested by The James Gang to help them take on Team 3D , which Mitchell accepted on Abyss's behalf. The two teams faced off at Victory Road in

11102-487: The Natick Praying Town. Further European settlement of Lynn led to several independent towns being formed, with Reading created in 1644; Lynnfield in 1782; Saugus in 1815; Swampscott in 1852; and Nahant in 1853. The City of Lynn was incorporated on May 14, 1850. Colonial Lynn was an early center of tannery and shoe-making, which began in 1635. The boots worn by Continental Army soldiers during

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11284-591: The Praying Town of Natick . English colonists settled Lynn not long after the 1607 establishment of Jamestown, Virginia and the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower at Plymouth . European settlement of the area was begun in 1629 by Edmund Ingalls , followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631. The area today encompassing Lynn was originally incorporated in 1629 as Saugus , the Massachusett name for

11466-611: 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

11648-550: The Revolutionary War were made in Lynn, and the shoe-making industry drove the city's growth into the early nineteenth century. This legacy is reflected in the city's seal, which features a colonial boot. In 1816, a mail stage coach was operating through Lynn. By 1836, 23 stage coaches left the Lynn Hotel for Boston each day. The Eastern Railroad Line between Salem and East Boston opened on August 28, 1838. This

11830-658: The Special Olympics and has received extensive press coverage from The Boston Globe , The Howard Stern Show , KISS 108 FM , the Eddie Andelman Show , CN8 Sports Pulse and ESPN Radio . The promotion has also been involved in promoting other non-wrestling events in Boston such as hosting the Boston premiere of The Condemned (including a Q&A with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ) and The Iron Sheik's appearance on Toronto 's Hi-Fi Network and promoting

12012-667: The TNA Television Championship for the first time. On the January 20 episode of Impact! , as Immortal was attacking Kurt Angle, Crimson made the save for him and hit Abyss in the back with Janice, causing him storyline injuries, which indefinitely sidelined him from TNA. During his time away from TNA, Abyss was stripped of the TNA Television Championship on March 14 at the tapings of the March 17 episode of Impact! . Abyss returned at

12194-502: 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 gray 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. Subsequently, Abyss did not have any matches, but made after-match run-ins to save other faces from assaults by heels. He issued an open challenge on

12376-498: The 20th century, and the last shoe factory closed in 1981. In the early 1900s, the Metropolitan District Commission acquired several coastal properties in Lynn and Nahant, in order to create Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations, and to construct adjoining Lynn Shore Drive . When it opened to the public in 1910, Lynn Shore Drive catalyzed new development along Lynn's coastline, yielding many of

12558-478: The AAA World Tag Team Championship. At the pay-per-view, Abyss and Chessman defeated Tiger and Evans in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to become the new AAA World Tag Team Champions. Abyss and Chessman made their first successful title defense on May 6, 2012, defeated the Mexican Powers (Joe Líder and Juventud Guerrera ). Abyss returned to AAA on July 13, unsuccessfully challenging L.A. Park for

12740-465: The Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs , Lynn is part of Greater Boston 's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however,

12922-650: The Bound for Gold, but was eliminated by the eventual winner Tyrus . During October and November, he participated in the TNA World Title Series . Abyss ended third of his block, failing into advance to the finals. On the January 26, 2016, episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss, once again as a heel, returned to side with Crazzy Steve and Rosemary to form a new stable called Decay . They attacked TNA World Tag Team Champions The Wolves and stole their titles. On March 19, 2016, Decay defeated Beer Money to win

13104-926: The East End of Long Island, where he and several others founded the Town of Southampton, New York . The resulting Halsey House—the oldest extant frame house in New York State (1648)—is now open to the public, under the aegis of the Southampton Colonial Society. As English settlement pushed deeper into Naumkeag territories, disease , missionary efforts , and loss of access to seasonal hunting, farming, and fishing grounds caused significant disruption to Naumkeag lifeways. In 1675, Naumkeag sachem Wenepoykin joined Metacomet in resisting English colonization in King Philip's War , for which he

13286-477: The Iron Sheik. The event was originally scheduled to be held on March 29, however the promotion was forced to reschedule the event when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling needed Jay Lethal, Chris Sabin and Homicide for an additional television taping of TNA Impact! during WrestleMania weekend in Orlando, Florida . Dan Mirade died on March 7, 2022. He was 41 years old. A regular on the independent circuit since

13468-400: The January 17 episode of Impact! that he was Abyss's father and Judas Mesias was his half-brother. The next week, Abyss issued a challenge to face Mitchell and Mesias in a Barbed Wire Massacre at Against All Odds , where Abyss defeated his on-screen half-brother by performing a Black Hole Slam onto a barbed wire board. On the February 14 episode of Impact! , Abyss, who was scheduled for

13650-419: The January 24 episode 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

13832-516: The July 30 episode of Impact! enraged Stevie announced that he was not done with Abyss and placed a $ 50,000 bounty on his head. After Lethal Consequences and Jethro Holliday tried and failed to collect the bounty, Kevin Nash successfully defended his TNA Legends Championship against Abyss at No Surrender and claimed the $ 50,000 bounty in the process. On the September 24 episode of Impact! Abyss's mentor Mick Foley turned on him during and after

14014-440: The MWF debuts of "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & Todd Hanson. A second show, MWF ULTRA , was also introduced with its first episode on October 12, 2003, but eventually became a monthly, one-hour special in October 2004. Its guests have included Johnny Fabulous, Karl Lauer, Scotty 2 Hotty , Demolition Smash , The Iron Sheik, Percy Pringle and actress Brigitte Nielsen . In addition to its wide use of regional cable TV throughout

14196-436: The Monster's Ball match after counting the pinfall with the hand of the unconscious Dr. Stevie. Two weeks later Abyss defeated Dr. Stevie via pinfall. After the match Dr. Stevie attacked Abyss with a kendo stick when Mick Foley came to the ring to assist Dr. Stevie. Foley had Stevie hold up Abyss while Foley aligned himself up with a shot at Abyss with a kendo stick when Foley intentionally hit Dr. Stevie instead. Foley walked up

14378-586: The National Register-listed Diamond Historic District . Further inland, industrial activity contemporaneously expanded in Lynn. Shoe manufacturers, led by Charles A. Coffin and Silas Abbott Barton, invested in the early electric industry, specifically in 1883 with Elihu Thomson , Edwin J. Houston , and their Thomson-Houston Electric Company . That company merged with Edison Electric Company of Schenectady, New York , forming General Electric in 1892, with

14560-523: The New England area, the promotion also began broadcasting its shows via internet broadcast and in-demand in May 2005 and became available in over 60 countries. That same year, the two more championships were created with "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards winning a tournament for the MWF Television Championship and, at MWF Iron Sheik Appreciation Night , Todd Hanson and Beau Douglas won a Tag Team Royal Rumble eliminating The Islanders for

14742-453: The November 12 episode of Impact! Raven returned to TNA, saved Stevie's future in the company, by costing Abyss a match against him and threw a fireball on Foley's face. During Abyss and Foley's feud with Stevie and Raven TNA shot an angle, in which Stevie set Abyss on fire, that Spike wouldn't let them air on the channel and therefore had to be aired on the company's website. At Final Resolution Abyss and Foley defeated Stevie and Raven in

14924-673: The OVW Heavyweight Championship to Tony Gunn. From April to June 2004, Abyss made four appearances for Mexican promotion AAA , which included a six-man tag team match at Triplemanía XII , where he, Abismo Negro and Chessman were defeated by Gronda , Héctor Garza and Latin Lover . Abyss returned to the promotion on September 17, 2006, at Verano de Escándalo , where he and fellow TNA workers Jeff Jarrett and Konnan , representing La Legión Extranjera ("The Foreign Legion"), were defeated via disqualification by

15106-803: 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 . Park worked in the IWA under Mantel for approximately one year until he rejoined TNA in 2003. Chris Park appeared on TNA's first ever weekly Pay-Per-View show on June 19, 2002, under

15288-409: The September 4 episode of Impact! to anyone in the locker room, which was accepted by Team 3D on behalf of Johnny Devine in a hardcore match. After nailing Devine with a chokeslam, Team 3D attacked Abyss, which caused Matt Morgan , whom 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 and Morgan though would unite as

15470-616: The TNA World Tag Team Championship. This was Abyss's second reign individually. On the May 3, 2016, episode of Impact Wrestling , Rosemary spit green mist into his face before his match with James Storm. It was also that night that Abyss revealed his new look, with zombie-style face paint after removing his mask. Decay received an invitation from the Broken Hardys, to go to the Hardy Compound for

15652-603: The US independent scene. Involved in fundraising and other community projects, the Millennium Wrestling Federation's on-going Keep The Kids Off The Streets Campaign presents live wrestling events in inner city neighborhoods. Its efforts in fundraising activities has raised tens of thousands of dollars for a number of charities and non-profit organizations including the American Red Cross ,

15834-579: The Wrestling's Living Legends reunion on the morning of WrestleMania 23 in Windsor, Ontario . The event also featured Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) in their first appearance in sixteen years. In September 2007, MWF Chairman Neil Manolian sold his share of the promotion to John Cena Sr. , giving him majority control of the company, and as a result, was named MWF President three months later, replacing on-air personality The Jackal who had been appointed to

16016-504: The Xtreme Championship, Abyss dropped Janice, claiming to no longer need it, and started a new gimmick , which involved him reading and quoting Sun Tzu 's The Art of War . On June 12 at Slammiversary IX , Abyss successfully defended the title in a three-way match against Kazarian and Brian Kendrick . On July 10 at Destination X , Abyss lost the X Division Championship to Brian Kendrick. Abyss received his rematch for

16198-624: The added stipulation that if a barbed wire baseball bat was not used during the match, Abyss would lose his mask on the following episode of Impact! . Abyss defeated Foley with the Black Hole Slam, just as he was going to use the bat. In the semifinals of the tournament, Abyss was defeated by Mr. Anderson . On the following episode of Impact! Bischoff, with help from Desmond Wolfe , Homicide , Raven, Rhino and Tomko, tried to remove Abyss's mask, only for him to be saved by Hulk Hogan. An exasperated Hogan took Abyss to his office, gave him

16380-484: The aid of Eric Young again after he was attacked by Bad Influence , and proved he is no threat to Eric Young. However, on December 5, 2013, Bad Influence revealed the Park' Law Firm closed 15 years ago. Next week, Park and Young defeated Bad Influence. After the match, Young said to Park that he was Abyss. On December 26, 2013, Young booked a Monster Balls match between Bad Influence and Park and gave Janice to Park. Joseph won

16562-469: 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 and 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

16744-668: The area today known as Lynn was primarily inhabited by the Naumkeag people under the powerful sachem Nanepashemet who controlled territory from the Mystic to the Merrimack Rivers. Colonists would not establish a legal agreement with the Naumkeag over the use of their land in Lynn until 1686 after a smallpox epidemic in 1633, King Philip's War , and missionary efforts significantly reduced their numbers and confined them to

16926-854: The area. Three years after the settlement in Salem, five families moved onto Naumkeag lands in the interior of Lynn, then known as Saugus, and the Tomlin family constructed a large mill between today's Sluice and Flax Ponds. The mill not only supplied grains and sustenance for the settlers and trade with the Naumkeag people, but was used to create brews and many fermented casks of hops and wines to send back to King George in England. Lynn takes its name from King's Lynn , Norfolk , England , in honor of Reverend Samuel Whiting (Senior) , Lynn's first official minister who arrived from King's Lynn in 1637. A noteworthy early Lynn colonist, Thomas Halsey, left Lynn to settle

17108-436: The belt, which they accepted. Abyss failed to retrieve the belt, but a match was set at Bound for Glory : 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 lost when Joe pinned Raven. Abyss once again had his eyes on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, competing in

17290-473: The city is known for its contemporary public art, immigrant population, historic architecture , downtown cultural district, loft -style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include the oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation ; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted -designed Lynn Woods Reservation ; and the High Rock Reservation and Park designed by Olmsted's sons . Lynn also

17472-621: The city's downtown were transformed by a series of large-scale murals, painted on buildings by local, national, and international artists, as part of the city's inaugural Beyond Walls festival. Light-based interventions, including projections onto High Rock Tower , the installation of vintage neon signs on downtown buildings, and large-scale LED-illuminations of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail underpasses bisecting Lynn's Downtown, also have been deployed. In 2017, Mount Vernon Street, in

17654-478: The core of the downtown Central Square area, began to host block parties, food trucks, and other special events. In recent years, Lynn has attracted a substantial and growing LGBT population. In April 2018, The Boston Globe named Lynn one of the "Top spots to live in Greater Boston in 2018." On August 18, 2021, the new Frederick Douglass Park on Exchange Street was dedicated, directly across

17836-429: The corner of Daffney , another patient of Stevie's, opposite Taylor Wilde , the best friend of Abyss's "girlfriend", Lauren . Abyss turned on Dr. Stevie after the match, after Stevie first told him to attack Wilde and then threatened Lauren, at which point he grabbed Dr. Stevie and chokeslammed him onto a pile of tacks. Abyss went on later to team up with Taylor Wilde at Slammiversary to defeat Raven and Daffney in

18018-531: The early 1980s. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lynn was the world-leader in the production of shoes. 234 factories produced more than a million pairs of shoes each day, thanks in part to mechanization of the process by an African-American immigrant named Jan Ernst Matzeliger . From 1924 until 1974, the Lynn Independent Industrial Shoemaking School operated in the city. However, production declined throughout

18200-470: The early 1990s, the Iron Sheik became associated with the MWF soon after its establishment and was later named the MWF Lt. Commissioner. On August 5, 2005, the Iron Sheik, Dan Mirade and MWF Commissioner Dr. Brad Von Johnson were involved in a serious car accident when they were hit head on by a drunk driver following an event, Iron Sheik Appreciation Night , in Blackstone, Massachusetts . The Iron Sheik caused

18382-488: The early 20th century structures that constitute a majority of the contributing resources found in the National Register-listed Diamond Historic District . In 1970, Massachusetts authorized rent control in municipalities with more than 50,000 residents. Voters in Lynn, Somerville, Brookline, and Cambridge subsequently adopted rent control. Voters in Lynn approved a measure to continue rent control measures, which had been in place since February 1972, on November 7, 1972, by

18564-482: The end of the event it was revealed that the entity, who had been controlling Abyss, was an alliance of Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett and the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy, all of whom turned heel and aligned themselves with Abyss. On the following episode of Impact! the stable was named Immortal , as it formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune. Afterwards, Abyss began attacking planted fans, which led to D'Angelo Dinero challenging him to

18746-400: The end of the month. The "Night of Champions" supercard included MWF Heavyweight Champion Todd Hanson successfully defending his title against Abyss, Rick Fuller and Executioner Milonas in a Monster's Ball match . The undercard featured a lumberjack match between MWF Television Champion Tommaso Ciampa and Jay Lethal , MWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Superstars against Beau Douglas and

18928-510: The estimated loss of 1,500 jobs. The Lynn campus of the North Shore Community College , planning for which was already underway at the time of the fire, now occupies much of the burned area. Some data suggest a reputation for crime and vice in Lynn. In order to counter its reputation as "the city of sin", Lynn launched a "City Of Firsts" advertising campaign in the early 1990s, which promoted Lynn as having: In

19110-539: 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 and Raven won the match after Abyss performed the Black Hole Slam on Rellik on the thumbtacks. During the weeks following Turning Point, Mitchell threatened to reveal "a dark secret" of Abyss's past. 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, which prompted

19292-435: The event, Park, in his Abyss persona, defeated Grado, who was forced to leave the country due to the match's stipulations. In early 2018, Jimmy Jacobs brought Kongo Kong to Impact, calling him the "new monster of Impact", calling out Abyss. After refusing for weeks to "let out Abyss" as Joseph Park, leading to increasing attacks on Park's law office and family, Abyss returned, accompanied again by James Mitchell, leading to

19474-591: The father of multi-time World Heavyweight Champion John Cena , took control of the promotion in September 2007 after buying out Chairman Neil Manolian's partial stock in the company. Cena became MWF South President after a confrontation with Paul Bearer at Soul Survivor VIII. The Millennium Wrestling Federation was founded by Dan Mirade and Neil Manolian in January 2001, partly founded in memory of longtime Boston promoter Tony Rumble and held their first show on September 28 of that year. Based in Melrose, Massachusetts ,

19656-413: 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. 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

19838-544: The finals of a championship tournament to crown the first MWF Television Champion on February 5, 2003. The title is primarily defended in the Greater Boston Area and southern New England . The MWF Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Millennium Wrestling Federation. The title was created when Todd Hanson & Beau Douglas defeated The Islanders in

20020-479: The first ever mixed tag team Monster's Ball match . Over the following month the feud between Abyss and Dr. Stevie continued, with Stevie kidnapping Lauren and shocking Abyss with a taser. At Victory Road , Abyss came to the ring in a new costume, having discarded the Asylum patient attire. Abyss went on to defeat Dr. Stevie by hitting a Shock Treatment, a Black Hole Slam and by shocking Stevie with his own taser. On

20202-708: The first few years of his career, Park 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. Park was then discovered by Dutch Mantel , who at the time was booking

20384-469: The following Impact , 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 encounter. During

20566-500: 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 them on the mat to chokeslam Mitchell on to them Cage, Styles, Steiner and Tomko attacked Abyss, beating him with a chair and a barbed wire baseball bat, which in

20748-545: The following day's tapings of the March 24 episode of Impact! , attacking Fortune, who had recently turned on Immortal. On the April 14 episode of Impact! , Abyss took revenge on Crimson, interfering in his match and chokeslamming him onto a guardrail. On April 17 at Lockdown , Immortal, represented by Abyss, Bully Ray , Matt Hardy and Ric Flair, was defeated by Fortune members James Storm, Kazarian and Robert Roode and Christopher Daniels , replacing an injured A.J. Styles, in

20930-621: The following weeks, eventually blaming Bully Ray for his brother's disappearance, which led to Abyss making his return on the May 10 episode of Impact Wrestling and warning his brother that he was "getting too close to the fire". On the June 7 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park agreed to wrestle Bully Ray at Slammiversary for his brother, which led to Abyss making an appearance through a video, threatening both Park and Ray. Three days later at Slammiversary, Park defeated Ray in an Anything Goes match, following interference from Abyss. Park and Ray had

21112-457: The fundraiser, Neidhart did not arrive. According to owner Dan Mirade, he was later told that Neidhart had been planning on coming to Boston to spend Christmas week with a " ring rat ". When she decided to spend Christmas with her family down south, Neidhart stayed in Calgary and did not return the money he received from the promotion. Receiving no response to their e-mail and telephone messages,

21294-452: The group to wrestle for TNA roster spots at Bound for Glory . On the October 25 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park and Hogan had a discussion in which Park wanted revenge on Aces & Eights, even going so far as showing Hogan a legal contract that allowed him to take whatever measures he feels are necessary against the group. On the November 1 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park got a measure of revenge of his kidnappers by unmasking one of

21476-435: The increasing violence of " hardcore wrestling " as well as steroid and drug abuse which has resulted in the deaths of a high number of professional wrestlers . Dan Mirade also criticized certain ethical standards and business practices, particularly after the ring death of independent wrestler Dan Quirk , advocating some sort of system to regulate the professional wrestling industry. The Tony Rumble Memorial Battle Royal

21658-546: The infamous Iron Sheik Appreciation Night and a "drug induced" telephone interview. The Sheik was attacked by the MWF Stalker, claiming he had gotten alcohol poisoning when an MWF cameraman had given him beer in his hotel room. On December 28, 2001, the promotion held its second live event in Revere, Massachusetts which was to raise money for Butch Miller , better known as Bushwhacker Butch of The Bushwhackers , who

21840-631: The last eliminated tag team. After defeating The Helms Dynasty on the January 5, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling , Decay's celebration was cut short by the sudden arrival of the DCC, who ambushed Abyss and Crazzy Steve by smashing beer bottles over their heads, with Bram issuing a threat to Rosemary afterwards. On the January 6 One Night Only: Live PPV, Abyss and Crazzy Steve would ambush the DCC after James Storm's victory over Jessie Godderz, misting Storm and Bram, incapacitating them while Abyss chokeslammed Kingston. On April 20, 2017, Crazzy Steve announced that he

22022-476: 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. Abyss was not happy and showed it by attacking Lance Hoyt on

22204-551: The main event in Lynn, Massachusetts . The show also featured Test , The Sandman , The Missing Link and Ox Baker . NWA Ireland wrestler Fergal Devitt appeared at several MWF events while in New England during his 2005-2006 US tour. Facing Eddie Edwards and John Walters in a triple treat for the MWF TV Title, the match ended after 15 minutes when Edwards pinned Walters for the title. This match, gained considerable attention on

22386-485: The match and the contendership, and Park suffered a separated shoulder. He, however, returned to action in the Gauntlet for the Gold match at Hard Justice . With this win, he 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, which Raven won. Abyss, not happy with

22568-416: The match by pinning Styles with a Black Hole Slam. Afterwards, the returning Jeff Hardy saved Abyss and Hogan from a beatdown at the hands of Styles, Flair and Desmond Wolfe. At Destination X Abyss failed in his attempt to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Styles, when referee Earl Hebner threw the match out after Abyss chokeslammed Styles through the ring. The following day on Impact! Abyss

22750-437: The match for La Sociedad by pinning Líder after Black Hole Slamming him onto a pile of thumbtacks and afterwards also slammed Tiger onto them. This led to a Monster's Ball match on July 31 at Verano de Escándalo , where Chessman defeated Abyss, Líder and Tiger. On September 11, La Sociedad co-leader Konnan announced that on October 9 at Héroes Inmortales , Abyss and Chessman would challenge Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans for

22932-417: The match through the help of a returning Father Mitchell and went on to win the match for his team. Park subsequently returned multiple times to help Grado stay in the United States, only to turn heel for the first time as Joseph Park by revealing that he had taken advantage of Grado by skimming most of his earnings. The feud between Park and Grado culminated at Bound for Glory in a Monster's Ball Match; at

23114-559: The match when he turned into Abyss. At the TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3 event, Park and Young defeated Bad Influence in a Full Metal Mayhem match and later on in the main event, Abyss was revealed as the fourth and mystery member of Team Angle in the Lethal Lockdown, which his team would go on to win. On the February 6, 2014, episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss defeated Eric Young in

23296-558: The match, Abyss turned on his team by attacking Goldy Locks. Not long after separating from Goldy Locks, 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 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 then appeared at Final Resolution , attacking Jeff Hardy . This attack led to

23478-452: 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 and Rellik and brought in Rhino to help him even. This rivalry led 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

23660-406: The match, Jeff Hardy gave Abyss a Swanton Bomb through a table from approximately 22 ft 0in. Abyss and Sabu continued to fight, leading to another No Disqualification match at Genesis , with Abyss again defeating Sabu. Due to interference from Sabu, Abyss lost to Jeff Hardy on the November 26, 2005, episode of Impact. A Barbed Wire Massacre match at Turning Point ended the feud. The match

23842-421: The match, by attacking Abyss when he was on the verge of using weapons against Morgan. Dr. Stevie had appeared in many therapy segments with Abyss up to that point, in which he would attempt to help Abyss get over his addiction to violence; sometimes going as far as to beat him. At the following pay-per-view, Sacrifice , Dr. Stevie booked the first ever Knockout's Monster's Ball match , in which Abyss would be in

24024-428: The members of Aces & Eights during a brawl between the stable and the TNA locker room. However, immediately afterwards, the now unmasked DOC put Park through a table, which led to Park asking for a match against a member of the stable the following week. Park received his match against DOC on November 11 at Turning Point , where he was unsuccessful. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Park announced he

24206-532: The money back, but now refused because they had "upset him" . Neidhart eventually claimed in a later e-mail that he had sent the $ 500 to Butch Miller, however this was denied by both Butch Miller and longtime tag team partner Luke Williams . Soon after seeing him on the Raw 15th anniversary show , Dan Mirade wrote about the incident on his website and challenged Neidhart for an explanation however Neidhart did not respond. Mirade has been increasingly outspoken against both

24388-495: 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 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

24570-582: The position at the beginning of the year. During the first half of 2008, a number of wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling appeared for the promotion. On March 29, the promotion held its first show in Nashua, New Hampshire at Live Free or Die . On June 21, the MWF held the final professional wrestling event at the Good Time Emporium in Somerville, Massachusetts prior to its close at

24752-709: The privilege. On October 28, 2006, Abyss defeated Michael Sain in a Casket Match for URW in Somerset, Massachusetts On the July 25, 2018, episode of OVW TV , Abyss defeated Amon to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship . On August 1, 2018, Abyss was stripped of the championship by Dean Hill. On October 10, Abyss defeated Justin Smooth to win the OVW Championship for the second time. On the January 30, 2019, episode of OVW TV , Abyss lost

24934-409: The promotion posted Neidhart's home phone number on the front page of the MWF website. The promotion, which had gotten a number of replies from fans asking for an explanation for Neidhart's absence, explained that they had not received word from Neidhart and suggested fans to confront Neidhart themselves. Neidhart got in contact with the promotion soon after this and claimed that he had intended to send

25116-421: The promotion regularly began running shows in the greater Boston area for over a year before the debut of its weekly half-hour television program MWF Xtra on Labor Day weekend. The show was hosted by Dan Mirade and MWF on-air personalities The Jackal & Dr. Brad Von Johnson as well as special guest Tiger Mulligan , who would later win the promotion's Heavyweight Championship defeating "2Xtreme" John Brooks in

25298-406: The promotion. The first major development of the storyline took place on May 18, when Jarrett and Abyss invaded a AAA event and eventually revealed that they were working together with the heel group La Sociedad , whose leader Dorian Roldán announced his intention of replacing the letters AAA with TNA. Later that same show, Abyss teamed with Jarrett and fellow La Sociedad member Super Crazy in

25480-607: The public comment window will be closed and the committee will release a final draft to be endorsed and adopted by the city. Lynn earned the moniker " Condom Capital of the USA" after Global Protection, a subsidiary of Karex , the world's largest condom manufacturer, relocated to the former Garelick Farms facility. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km ), of which 10.8 square miles (28 km )

25662-408: The raffle being held. In exchange, the promotion agreed to provide transportation. When the company was unable to afford to fly him in from Calgary , which would cost at least $ 1,200 (more than the cost of the actual fundraiser), Neidhart offered to sell his frequent flyer miles for $ 500 which the promotion accepted. The promotion received no contact from Neidhart after that point and, on the day of

25844-432: The ramp without any reasoning for assisting Abyss. The following week, Foley explained that he had played Dr. Stevie all along and had challenged Abyss to a match at Bound for Glory in order to test how tough he really was, seemingly returning to being a face. Afterwards Foley booked a match between Abyss and Stevie for the following week with the added stipulation that if Stevie lost the match, he would have to leave TNA. On

26026-490: The rest of EV 2.0, a stable consisting of former Extreme Championship Wrestling performers, during which he apparently hit Van Dam with Janice. As a result of the attack Van Dam was sidelined with a storyline injury, which forced him to vacate the TNA World Heavyweight Championship the following week. This led to people like Jeff Hardy, Hulk Hogan and members of EV 2.0 targeting Abyss in order to avenge their fallen friend. At No Surrender Abyss defeated EV 2.0 member Rhino in

26208-517: The return of Judas Mesias. Following this event, Abyss and Mesias had a hardcore 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, and Mitchell attempted to set him on fire. The storyline continued when Mitchell revealed on

26390-565: 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. Two weeks later Abyss returned to attack Mesias and Angle, who were assaulting Sting and Rhino. Mesias then suffered an injury outside TNA, leaving Mitchell to enlist

26572-680: The ring. On November 13 at Turning Point , Abyss and Mr. Anderson defeated their former Immortal stablemates Bully Ray and Scott Steiner in a tag team match. In December, a random draw placed Abyss and Steiner in the same team for the Wild Card Tournament . After defeating Hernandez and Rob Terry in their first-round match, the team was eliminated from the tournament, after Abyss turned on Steiner in their semifinal match against A.J. Styles and Kazarian. Afterwards, Abyss agreed to rejoin Immortal, should Bully Ray be able to defeat him in

26754-543: The second to complete the Grand Slam Championship . He also wrestled in Impact Wrestling as Abyss's storyline brother/split personality, Joseph Park. 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 . Christopher Joseph Park

26936-441: The storyline, put him out of action. On the last Impact! before Slammiversary , Abyss returned, losing a King of the Mountain qualifying 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

27118-628: The street from the site of the Central Square railroad depot where Douglass was forcibly removed from the train in 1841. The park features a bronze bas-relief sculpture of Douglass. The park had been in the works since at least 2019 when a bill was filed in the Massachusetts Senate to designate the park area and its management by the Massachusetts DCR . On September 16, 2021, Mayor McGee introduced Vision Lynn ,

27300-409: The team of Gronda, La Parka and Octagón . Abyss's following appearance for AAA took place four years later on June 6, 2010, at Triplemanía XVIII , where he, now working as a face, teamed with Cibernético to defeat El Zorro and Vampiro Canadiense in a tag team match. In May 2011, AAA started a storyline, where wrestlers from TNA, led by Jeff Jarrett, announced their intention of taking over

27482-422: The title and the title was retired one year later, on July 3, 2014. On the June 13 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park defeated Crimson to qualify for the 2013 Bound for Glory Series . On the July 4 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park lost to Jeff Hardy in a BFG Series match via disqualification, after he started bleeding from the mouth, causing him to snap and attack the referee, which also cost Park ten points in

27664-421: The title in an Ultimate X match on the July 28 episode of Impact Wrestling , but was unable to regain the title. Abyss's X Division storyline concluded two weeks later on Impact Wrestling , when Eric Bischoff, at the orders of " The Network ", ended his war with the division and introduced a 225 lb (102 kg) weight limit to it. Abyss's losing streak continued on August 7 at Hardcore Justice , where he

27846-403: 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

28028-418: The title. It was revealed on the following episode of Impact Wrestling that Abyss, now wearing a new mask, was Magnus' new "insurance policy". On the April 24 episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss broke up with Magnus and was later attacked by Magnus with a chair after he defeated him by DQ, Abyss turned face again. The pre-match stipulation for this match was that if Abyss could beat Magnus, then he would gain

28210-503: The titles. The MWF Heavyweight Championship, which had since become vacant, was won by Dylan Kage when he defeated Slyck Wagner Brown on the first episode of MWF ULTRA . On November 11, 2005, the Soul Survivor III supercard featured MWF Heavyweight Champion Dylan Kage joining forces with Paul Bearer defeating Luis Ortiz, and MWF Television Champion Eddie Edwards defending his title against Fergal Devitt & John Walters in

28392-451: The total loss as high as $ 6,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 203,470,000 in 2023). Lynn experienced a wave of immigration during the late 1800s and early 1900s. During the 30 years between 1885 and 1915, Lynn's immigrant population increased from 9,800 to 29,500, representing nearly one-third of the city's total population. Polish and Russian Jews were the largest single group, numbering more than 6,000. The first Jewish settlers in Lynn,

28574-478: The tournament ended on the August 28 episode of TNA Xplosion , when he was defeated by Bradley, leaving him outside a spot in the semi-finals. After failing to win the BFG series Park formed a tag team with Eric Young . On October 20, 2013, at Bound for Glory Abyss made his return coming to the aid of Eric Young after he was attacked by Bad Influence . On October 31, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss came to

28756-600: The tournament finals of the "Soul Survivor" competition at the Soul Survivor I supercard to crown the first MWF Heavyweight Champion and was presented the championship belt by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan . On October 5, 2002, Gary Michael Cappetta & Superstar Billy Graham appeared at a MWF benefit show at the America Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts . The card also featured Road Dogg and

28938-447: The tournament. Park claimed that he had no recollection of the incident. On the August 1 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park defeated Jay Bradley via pinfall to earn seven points in the tournament. On the August 22 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park defeated Christopher Daniels, Hernandez , and Jay Bradley in a street fight to earn twenty points in the series, after again snapping at the sight of his own blood. Park's participation in

29120-600: The two original GE plants being in Lynn and Schenectady. Coffin served as the first president of General Electric . Initially the General Electric plant specialized in arc lights, electric motors, and meters. Later it specialized in aircraft electrical systems and components, and aircraft engines were built in Lynn during WWII. That engine plant evolved into the current jet engine plant during WWII because of research contacts at MIT in Cambridge. Gerhard Neumann

29302-479: Was a key player in jet engine group at GE in Lynn. The continuous interaction of material science research at MIT and the resulting improvements in jet engine efficiency and power have kept the jet engine plant in Lynn ever since. One of the largest strikes of the early labor movement began in the shoe factories of Lynn on February 22, 1860, when Lynn shoemakers marched through the streets to their workplaces and handed in their tools, protesting reduced wages. Known as

29484-438: Was about to be fired by Bischoff for manhandling TNA president Dixie Carter , but was saved by Van Dam, who threatened to quit the company if he wasn't allowed to face Abyss at Bound for Glory. Later in the night Carter agreed to let Van Dam face Abyss, but signed papers to have Abyss fired from TNA the day following the pay–per–view. At Bound for Glory Van Dam defeated Abyss in a Monster's Ball match, after using Janice on him. At

29666-400: Was announced as the captain of Team Hogan in the annual Lethal Lockdown match, where they would meet Team Flair, captained by Sting. At Lockdown Abyss, Jeff Jarrett, Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy defeated Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm. On the April 26 episode of Impact! Abyss defeated Ric Flair in a match, where Flair's and Hogan's Hall of Fame rings were at stake and as

29848-681: 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

30030-403: Was broken on a 331-unit waterfront development on Carroll Parkway. Many of the recent and pending large real estate projects in Lynn are Transit-oriented developments , sited within a half-mile of Lynn station , which provides 20-minute train service to North Station . Lynn's revitalization has been bolstered by the city's emergence as a center of creative placemaking . In 2017, swaths of

30212-404: Was co-hosted by the MWF and AWA New England which was won by 72-year-old Ox Baker . This was his first wrestling match in several years. On August 4, 2007, Rick Fuller won the 4th annual Tony Rumble Memorial Battle Royal. The MWF Undisputed Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Millennium Wrestling Federation. The title was created when Low Ki

30394-443: Was coming to TNA. Abyss and Sting continued to feud with Christian's Coalition after the event. On the July 26 episode of Impact Abyss battled Styles in a No Disqualification match. During the match Abyss was dragged under the ring and when he re-appeared, he was covered in blood. Styles pinned Abyss after Tomko had slammed him onto a pile of thumbtacks and broken glass. The following week Abyss and Sting defeated Cage and Styles in

30576-506: Was continuing the search for his brother. During his promo, Devon interrupted and claimed he was out for Abyss. Later that night, Park defeated Aces & Eights' D'Lo Brown to earn a shot at Devon's TNA Television Championship. On June 2 at Slammiversary XI , Park was attacked by Aces & Eights before his scheduled match with Devon, who was then awarded a count-out victory. Following this, Abyss returned and defeated Devon to win his second Television Championship. However, he never defended

30758-456: Was enslaved and sent to Barbados . In 1686, under pressure to demonstrate legal title for lands they occupied during the administrative restructuring of the Dominion of New England , the selectmen of Lynn and Reading purchased a deed from Wenopoykin 's heirs Kunkshamooshaw and Quonopohit for 16 pounds of sterling silver, though by this time they and most surviving Naumkeag were residents of

30940-560: Was given a shot at the TNA Global Championship , but was unable to compete after being arrested for allegedly assaulting Chelsea. Later in the night it was revealed that Chelsea and Wolfe, who was scheduled to face Abyss at Sacrifice , had set Abyss up. At Sacrifice Abyss defeated Wolfe to win Chelsea's services for 30 days. The following month at Slammiversary VIII Chelsea turned on Wolfe and helped Abyss defeat him in

31122-533: Was going to Ohio Valley Wrestling and train to become a wrestler. Park returned on the January 10, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling , asking Hulk Hogan for a match against a member of Aces & Eights, which he was granted. Three days later at Genesis , Park was defeated by Aces & Eights member and Television Champion Devon in a non-title match. On the January 31 episode of Impact Wrestling , Park won his first televised match when he defeated Robbie E . On March 10 at Lockdown , Park defeated Joey Ryan in

31304-474: Was hospitalized from an untreated staph infection . Among those who headlined the show included Road Dogg and ECW wrestlers Little Guido , Super Nova and Chris Chetti . Tough Enough finalist Christopher Nowinski also made a surprise appearance. A few weeks prior to the event, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart contacted the promotion via e-mail offering to appear at the show. Neidhart also said he would donate an official Hart Foundation leather jacket for

31486-566: Was later merged with the Boston and Maine Railroad and called the Eastern Division. In 1847 telegraph wires passed through Lynn, but no telegraph service station was built until 1858. During the middle of the nineteenth century, estates and beach cottages were constructed along Lynn's shoreline, and the city's Atlantic coastline became a fashionable summer resort. Many of the structures built during this period are today situated within

31668-499: Was limited to a single appearance as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling subsequently pulled 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

31850-560: Was no longer with Impact Wrestling, and Decay disbanded soon after with Rosemary focusing on defending the Knockouts Championship. On April 23, 2017, at the taping for the May 18, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling , Joseph Park made his Impact Wrestling return, interrupting Josh Mathews to announce that he would be the tag partner of Jeremy Borash at Slammiversary XV in his match against Mathews and Scott Steiner . At Slammiversary, Park turned into Abyss midway through

32032-472: Was out of the way, Abyss and Mitchell set their sights on NWA World Champion Christian Cage , including stalking his wife for several weeks. This storyline 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. At Sacrifice in a Full Metal Mayhem match, Abyss lost to Cage, who regained his belt. Abyss got one more title shot, however, by qualifying for

32214-433: Was pinned by A.J. Styles in a six-man tag team match between Immortal and Fortune, after which his stablemates abandoned him in the ring. On the October 13 episode of Impact Wrestling , Abyss turned on Immortal and was afterwards beaten down by his former stablemates. Abyss wrestled his first match back as a face on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling , defeating former stablemate Gunner via countout, when he fled

32396-553: Was powerbombed through a flaming table by Team 3D, which in storyline, caused Abyss to have third-degree burns and was sent to the hospital later that night and was treated for the burns. On the November 6, 2008, episode of Impact! , Abyss along with Matt Morgan won a four-team ladder match to earn a future shot at TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. At Genesis , they lost in a three-way title match, which also included new champions Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed ), when Abyss accidentally hit Morgan with

32578-439: Was stripped from the MWF Heavyweight Championship. Carlito defeated Eddie Edwards, X-Pac, Luis Ortiz and Slyck Wagner Brown. The title was primarily defended in the greater Boston area as well as in southern New England . The MWF Television Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Millennium Wrestling Federation. The title was created when Eddie Edwards defeated Jerelle Clark in

32760-400: 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

32942-445: 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 , and Tomko ) to face Team Angle ( Kurt Angle , Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting, and Jeff Jarrett) in a Lethal Lockdown match , which Team Angle won. On

33124-695: 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 had another match at Against All Odds in a Falls Count Anywhere match, which Rhino won. 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

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