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