Tom Zenk in Japan, Third Tour, 1988

Tom Zenk in Japan 1988

Tom Zenk's Third Japan Tour Results
AJPW - 1988 Summer Action Series II
(08/20 - 09/09/88)

A quick review of the match results (below) indicate that Zenk and Ace were receiving a good size push from Baba, including equal billing with Hansen and Snuka. All matches ended with a win for Zenk and his partner or a double count-out. The only exceptions - where Zenk was matched against either AJPW promoter Giant Baba or veteran Wajima.

Date	Place	Card and Result
Saturday 08/20/88	Korakuen Hall,Tokyo (TV Match)	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace defeat Yatsu and Takashi Ishikawa when Ace pinned Ishikawa at 7:49 after a Ace Crusher (images from the match) (more images)
Sunday 08/21/88	Kitamoto, Saitama	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace beat Kabuki and Akio Sato when Ace pinned Sato at 9:00 after a Ace Crusher (images from the match).
Monday 08/22/88	Tatomi, Yamanashi	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace double count out draw with Kabuki and Akio Sato at 12:10
Thursday 08/25/88	Yoshikawa, Saitama (TV Match)	Tom Zenk and The V beat Kabuki and Masa Fuchi when Zenk pinned Fuchi at 10:25 after a flying cross body block.
Saturday 08/27/88	Hiratuka, Kanagawa	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace double count out draw with Kabuki and Ishikawa at 8:11
Monday 08/29/88	Budokan Hall, Tokyo (TV Match)	Bruiser Brody Memorial Night* - Wajima and Ishikawa beat Tom Zenk and Jerry Oates at 8:11 when Wajima pinned Oates after a lariat.
Tuesday 08/30/88	Osaka (TV match)	Stan Hansen and Tom Zenk no contest Butcher and Jimmy Snuka at 7:54 (images from TV match)
Thursday 09/01/88	Kurayoshi, Tottori	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace double count out with Tiger and Nakano at 9:35
Sunday 09/04/88	Kanazu, Fukui	Baba and Yatsu and Sato beat Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace and Jerry Oates at 11:34 when Yatsu forced Oates to submit with the prison deathlock
Monday 09/05/88	Asahi, Toyama	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace double count out with Shuji Takano and Nakano at 11:32
Wednesday 09/07/88	Tsubame, Niigata	Tom Zenk and Johnny Ace double count out with Ishikawa and Fuchi at 22:34
Friday 09/09/88	Chiba (TV match)	Tom Zenk and Jimmy Snuka beat Isao Takagi and Akira Taue at 11:19 when Snuka pins Taue with a superfly splash.

Bruiser Brody Memorial Show
August 29, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 14,200 ($700,000)

1	Prelim match
2	Prelim match
3	Toshiaki Kawada and Yoshinari Ogawa beat Masa Fuchi and Kenta Kobashi
4	Akira Taue and Shinichi Nakano beat The V and Rocky Iaukea
5	The Great Kabuki pinned Goro Tsurumi
6	Hiroshi Wajima and Takashi ishikawa beat Jerry Oates and Tom Zenk
7	Jimmy Snuka and Johnny Ace beat Tiger Mask (Misawa) and ???
8	Giant Baba pinned Rusher Kimura
9	PWF and United National Champ Stan Hansen beat Abdullah the Butcher (10:39) via DQ
10	Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara beat Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu (27:51) to win the World Tag Title

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