 In parts 1 - 3 .... 1991 was a year of fast and furious angles for Tom Zenk. He held and dropped the WCW Television Championship, feuded - then teamed - with Bobby Eaton in another feud with Terry Taylor, before undertaking a long and frenzied feud with The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall). The latter provided an ongoing sub-text for the The Z-Man for the remainder of the year. With Borne and Rhodes, Z held the 6-Man Tag Team title. He battled and defeated Oz and was booked to job to Ric Rude ("The WCW Phantom") at Halloween Havoc '91. It's the fall of 1991 and The Z-Man, weighing in at a substantial 261 lbs is scheduled to wrestle Mr Hughes, 'bodyguard' to World Heavyweight Champion, Lex Luger. Hughes is accompanied to the ring by Harley Race. Luger had recently turned heel, attacking the Z-Man, Sting and other former friends. Zenk had accused Luger of turning his back on all the fans who had supported him in the past. In Part 1, Luger came looking for an apology from The Z-Man, who, needless to say, refused to provide him with one. As Zenk looked away (fatal mistake!) Luger clotheslined him (typical cheap shot from Luger). Race and Hughes then held Z while Luger positioned him for a pile driver. The Z-Man is driven to the mat, damaging his neck. In a subsequent match with Cactus Jack, The Z-Man undertakes a high risk maneuver - a fabulous high dive over the top rope onto Cactus Jack on the floor below (still rare in 1991). In addition to hitting Cactus, Z hits the concrete and steel barrier, compounding the neck injury inflicted by Luger. The Z-Man is warned
by doctors against wrestling - but he still has unfinished business with
the rule-breaking Luger. He obtains a licence from WCW to officiate as
a referee and begins to establish a reputation as an authoritative official.
He intends to make sure that when Luger and Hughes meet Barry Wyndham and
Ron Simmons at Halloween Havoc, 1991 the match is going to be a straight
forward test of ability. However Luger and Race have other plans
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