Monster's Ball match
A Monster's Ball match is a professional wrestling, hardcore match type that originated in and is primarily staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
The key premise of the match is that all contenders are sequestered alone in a locked room without light, food, or water for 24 hours before the match, to induce extreme feelings of aggression in the competitors. Once released, the wrestlers fight one another in a no disqualification match, with the usage of weapons encouraged. Victory can be achieved by pinfall or submission, with the match ending as soon as one wrestler is pinned or submits.
There have been 60 Monster's Ball matches conducted by TNA, with several unaffiliated independent promotions hosting the match type as well. It was the signature match stipulation of Abyss. Before his retirement in 2019, he had appeared in 48 of the 50 Monster's Ball matches held by TNA to that point and managed in another.
Participant list
In TNA, 56 wrestlers have taken part in Monster's Ball matches. Abyss holds the record for most participations, having competed in 48 such matches, and the record for most victories with 19.| Superstar | Victories | Appearances |
| Abyss/Joseph Park* | 19 | 48 |
| Jeff Hardy/Willow* | 9 | 11 |
| PCO | 4 | 4 |
| Tommy Dreamer | 4 | 6 |
| Bram | 3 | 3 |
| Samoa Joe | 2 | 2 |
| Taylor Wilde | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Young | 2 | 3 |
| Rhino | 2 | 5 |
| A.J. Styles | 1 | 1 |
| Davey Richards | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Edwards | 1 | 1 |
| Eli Drake | 1 | 1 |
| James Storm | 1 | 1 |
| Kongo Kong | 1 | 1 |
| Magnus | 1 | 1 |
| Masha Slamovich | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hardy | 1 | 1 |
| Monty Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Roode | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Evans | 1 | 1 |
| Taya Valkyrie | 1 | 1 |
| Trey Miguel | 1 | 1 |
| Xia Brookside | 1 | 1 |
| Crazzy Steve | 1 | 3 |
| Rosemary | 1 | 3 |
| Allie Katch | 0 | 1 |
| Alisha Edwards | 0 | 1 |
| Black Reign | 0 | 1 |
| Brother Devon | 0 | 1 |
| Brother Runt | 0 | 1 |
| Christopher Daniels | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Wolfe | 0 | 1 |
| Havok | 0 | 1 |
| Hernandez | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 |
| Jade | 0 | 1 |
| Jessie Godderz | 0 | 1 |
| Jonah | 0 | 1 |
| Jordynne Grace | 0 | 1 |
| Judas Mesias | 0 | 1 |
| Kazarian | 0 | 1 |
| Kimber Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Kon | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Cardona | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Morgan | 0 | 1 |
| Mick Foley | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Maclin | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie E | 0 | 1 |
| Su Yung | 0 | 1 |
| Brother Ray/Bully Ray* | 0 | 2 |
| Daffney | 0 | 2 |
| Grado | 0 | 2 |
| Moose | 0 | 2 |
| Raven | 0 | 4 |
| Sabu | 0 | 4 |
- Abyss competed as Joseph Park in two Monster's Ball matches, the rest as Abyss.
- Jeff Hardy competed as Willow in one Monster's Ball match, the rest as Jeff Hardy.
- Bully Ray competed as Brother Ray in one Monster's Ball match, the other as Bully Ray.