WWE producer Chris Park, also known as Abyss, appeared on the Getting Over Wrestling podcast to discuss various topics, including his transition from being an in-ring talent to a producer.
Abyss said, “The opportunity was presented to me kinda out of the blue. I was still wrestling, I was definitely on the back nine as they say, my career was definitely winding down. I was much more towards the end than towards the beginning. So when the opportunity presented itself, I had a decision to make — am I ready to step away from active competition in the ring to be behind the scenes producing.”
On why it was an easy decision:
“For me, it was an easy decision at that point in time. I had no regrets, I had an incredible career. I’ll never be one of those grizzled veterans that’s unhappy with how the business unfolded. For me, it gave me everything. I had the opportunity to work with, you know, a bucket list — I could sit here for an hour and rattle off the names of guys that I was able to work with. It was a dream come true to go out there and create magic. But when the opportunity came, it was a pretty easy decision for me.”
On not competing in the ring anymore:
“It was life-changing with the fact I wasn’t going to compete in the ring anymore, but now I’m competing behind the scenes and helping the younger talent and just the whole roster in general achieve their goals, achieve the company’s goals, and that’s just as rewarding to me as any match I ever had.”
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(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
