Magazine articles on Tom Zenk and the Can-Am Connection

The Can-Am Connection

Remembers Martel, " As soon as I saw Tom mix it up, I got a weird feeling. I really felt as if I was watching a videotape of myself: it was a mirror image... I knew we'd be tag team partners one day." by Keith Elliot Greenberg, WWF Magazine February/March 1987

Can Nice Guys Come First ?

"They call themselves the Can-Am Connection. But can former A.W.A. champ Rick Martel and all-around good guy Tom Zenk connect with the big time in the W.W.F.? by Lonnie Mars Wrestling World, April 1987

The Can-Am Connection - They've Won the Fans' Hearts - Can They Win The Hart's Belts

Veteran hard-nosed reporter Matt Brock believes Rick Martel and Tom Zenk have what it takes to win the WWF tag team championship by Matt Brock, The Wrestler, August, 1987

Can-Am Can Do! Rick Martel and Tom Zenk Light Up the WWF!
Before you give them a copycat label, watch what they can do in the ring! - by Liz Hunter, PWI June 1987

The Can-Am Connection Championship Bound!
Tom Zenk and Rick Martel send the fans into a frenzy, with their tanned skin, stone carved bodies and great looks. But will they be able to win the WWF World Title?.. - by Steve Pferrer, Wrestling's Main Event, 1987

A Talk With The Can-Am Connection

Their combination of skill and athletic ability has literally catapulted the Connection to the status of highly rated contenders for the WWF Tag Team Title - by Carol Buffin, WWF Magazine, July 1987

The Can-Am Connection - Wrestling's Dynamic Duo!

Martel and Zenk can rough-house it with the biggest and baddest of foes. It seems with each passing day the "Can-Am Connection" are closer to becoming one of the greatest teams of all time - by Donny Liable, Wrestling Eye, August. 1987

The Hart Foundation vs The Can-Ams
Special Analysis of this WWF Superfeud! It's inevitable: The WWF World tag team champions will go up against the most popular team in the federation. The Hart Foundation vs The Can-Am Connection - it's a natural feud destined to ignite tttthe WWF with excitement. In this special analysis, The Wrestler provides a fan's guide to this impending war- The Wrestler, June, 1987

Can-Am Can Do! New WWF Tag Champs
The Can-Am Connection should claim the WWF Tag Team titles in the near future. They alone have the potential to bring some credibility and dignity to the titles - Wrestling All Stars, 1987

The Can-Am Division - Rick Martel and Tom Zenk
Fans may soon be seeing them in the independent promotions but don't be surprised if they come out of separate dressing rooms - by Ciji Brianne, Wrestling Eye, February, 1988

Tom Zenk Speaks Out
Tom Zenk says - "The W.W.F. was making good money off of me but my payoff wasn't that great. I talked to Rick about it, since he was supposed to be handling the business end of the deal, but he didn't do anything about it. He just kept telling me to hang in for a few years, make some money and THEN leave. I finally got ticked off......" Interview with Tom Zenk by Ciji Brianne, Wrestling Fury Volume 11 Number 3, June 1988

The Can-Am Connection's New Directions
Rick Martel and Tom Zenk have gone their separate ways. Once titans among the tag teams, the Can-Am Connection has come unconnected. Here's a look back at the dynamic duo and a look into the future for the Canadian, Martel, and the American, Zenk - by Allan Bolte, Wrestling World, December 1987

Zenk proves to be Wrestling's High Plains Drifter
Ray Whebbe , Pro Wrestling Torch, 1988
Tom Zenk sits down with Ray Whebbe of Pro Wrestling Torch and looks back on the first half of his wrestling career
Anything Marterl can do I can do better

Scouting Report - A No-Holds Barred Look At Wrestling's Top Stars

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