Nine tours. Two promotions. One remarkable career.

Tom Zenkin Japan

1986-1994

Rare photos Match results Magazine coverage Interviews

Tom Zenk standing inside a wrestling ring

トム・ゼンク

The story

The Japan years

Between 1986 and 1994 Tom Zenk completed nine tours of Japan, wrestling for both All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling against many of the greatest names in professional wrestling, including Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Jimmy Snuka, Abdullah the Butcher, Giant Baba, Genichiro Tenryu, Kawada, Misawa, Tsuruta and Chosu.

This archive brings together rare photographs, complete match results, magazine coverage, newspaper reports and personal recollections. Download the relevant PDF file or read online.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

9: Tours
2: Promotions
7: Years
300+: Photos
100+: Magazine scans
Complete: Results

Chronology

Tours timeline

AJPW

1986

Real World Tag Team League
Nov-Dec

1987

Real World Tag Team League
Nov-Dec

1988

Summer Action Series II
Aug-Sept

1989

Spring Champions Carnival, Mar-Apr
Summer Action Series, July

1994

Summer Action Series, Jun-July
Giant Series, Sept-Oct

NJPW

1991

Starrcade '91
March

1992

Supergrade Tag League II
October

Archive gateway

Explore the tours

Select a photograph to view the online archive, or use the PDF decal to download that tour record.

Tom Zenk and Dan Kroffat at the Tokyo Dome

1986

Real World Tag Team League

Nov 22-Dec 12, 1986View online archive

Tom Zenk wrestling in Japan during the 1987 tour

1987

Real World Tag Team League

Nov 21-Dec 11, 1987View online archive

Tom Zenk and Dan Kroffat during the 1988 tour

1988

Summer Action Series II

Aug 20-Sept 9, 1988View online archive

Tom Zenk and partner in the ring during the 1989 tour

1989

Spring Champions Carnival / Summer Action Series

March-April and July 1989View online archive

1994 All Japan Pro Wrestling Summer Action Series programme cover

1994

Summer Action Series / Giant Series

June-July and Sept-Oct 1994View online archive

Tom Zenk and partners at the Tokyo Dome for the 1991 tour

1991

Starrcade '91

March 1991View online archive

Tom Zenk with Johnny Gunn during the 1992 tour

1992

Supergrade Tag League II

October 1992View online archive

Tom Zenk featured in a Japanese wrestling magazine

Featured article

日本への旅

Journey to Japan

How Tom Zenk made his mark in Japanese wrestling.

Tom Zenk and fellow wrestlers together in Japan

Gallery highlights

Life on tour

Backstage, ringside and away from the arena.

Bruiser Brody celebrating in the ring

Interview

Brody and the Superfly

Tom Zenk recalls wrestling Bruiser Brody, Jimmy Snuka and more.

Complete gateway

Additional archive pages

Direct links to match images, results, press coverage, interviews and related material retained from the original Japan gateway.

1986 Real World Tag Team League

1987 Real World Tag Team League

1988 Summer Action Series II

1989 Spring Champions Carnival

1989 Summer Action Series

1991 and 1992 New Japan tours

1994 All Japan tours

Reference files

Downloads

Download the complete tour record as a PDF or editable Word document.

PDFComplete tour record DOCEditable tour record