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The tour opened on 7/1 in Omiya before 4,100 fans.
Nippon Television (owners of All Japan Pro Wrestling) had declared July 'Bruiser Brody Month' and was airing 90 minutes of Brody's best matches every Monday night for the month. A Bruiser Brody Memorial Night, including a ritual ceremony, was held on 7/16/89 with a card including Zenk and Brunzell in a match against The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton) - images from the match.
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| There were a number
of reasons for this booking.
(1) That season, after years of double count-outs, Baba had decided on a pinfall or submission to finish every match. He believed clean finishes were a major factor in the rival UWF's success. (2) At the time, there was considerable heat between AJPW and NWA - despite various efforts to sew up a deal between the promotions to share talent. AJPW were pressing Zenk to sign a contract for the upcoming October tour. Zenk requested a long term contract and commitment from AJPW which they appeared reluctant to guarantee. Meanwhile NWA had contacted Zenk and were willing to sign a two year contract at $156,000 per year. Zenk advised AJPW of his NWA negotiations and the possibility of being unavailble in October, unless AJPW matched the deal. AJPW responded by downcarding him for the Summer tour. (3) Iin deference to Zenk's Japanese fans - and in case Zenk might still be persuaded to sign - Zenk was protected in the booking and it was Brunzell booked to do the jobs. Following the 1989
Summer Tour, Zenk signed a 2 year contract with WCW. He didn't return to
Japan until March 1991, for the opposition NJPW/WCW
Tokyo Dome Supershow.
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| 07/01/89 | Omiya
(TV taping) (attendance 4,100) |
Yoshiaki Yatsu and The Great Kabuki over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 12:08 when Yatsu made Brunzell submit to the Prison Deathlock (similar to the old Indian Deathlock). |
| 07/03/89 | Takasaki
(TV taping) |
Tom Zenk over Yoshinari Ogawa in 6:43 with a slingshot splash. |
| 07/07/89 | Obihiro (attendance 2,100) | Joe and Dean Malenko over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 14:10 when Joe rolled up Brunzell. |
| 07/08/89 | Kitami (attendance 2,350) | Yoshiaki Yatsu and Akira Taue over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 11:10 when Yatsu made Brunzell submit to the Prison Deathlock. |
| 07/11/89 | Sapporo
(TV Taping) |
Fantastics (Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton) over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 12:58 when Rogers pinned Brunzell with a somersault splash. |
| 07/13/89 | Yagumo | Yoshiaki Yatsu and Shunji Takano over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell |
| 07/15/89 | Korakuen Hall,
Tokyo |
Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell over The Great Kabuki and Mighty Inoue in 11:21 when Zenk pinned Inoue after a slingshot splash. |
| 07/16/89 | Bruiser Brody Memorial
Night, Korakuen Hall,
Tokyo (TV Taping) |
Fantastics over
Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 13:17 when Rogers pinned Brunzell after a
somersault splash.
images from the match. |
| 07/18/89 | Otsu
(TV taping) |
Jumbo Tsuruta and Kenta Kobashi over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 16:47 when Tsuruta pinned Brunzell with his backdrop suplex. A belly-to-belly suplex with a twist. |
| 07/19/89 | Wakayama | Fantastics over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell |
| 07/21/89 | Kyoto | Yoshiaki Yatsu and Shunji Takano over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell |
| 07/22/89 | Kanazawa
(TV taping) |
Footloose: Toshiaki Kawada and Samson Fuyuki over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 10:50 when Kawada pinned Brunzell after a missile dropkick off the top rope. |
| 07/23/89 | Mikuni-cho | John Tenta over Tom Zenk in 8:03 with an elbow drop. |
| 07/24/89 | Hamakita | Yoshiaki Yatsu and Shunji Takano over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 10:00 when Yatsu made Brunzell submit to the Prison Deathlock. |
| 07/28/89 | Kiryu
(TV Taping) |
Shunji Takano and Kenta Kobashi over Tom Zenk and Jim Brunzell in 14:31 when Kobashi pinned Brunzell with a Blockbuster Suplex |
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Tom Zenk with Jim Brunzell, his tag partner
for the
Summer 1989 season, Tokyo July 1989