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Pro-Wrestling Illustrated
July, 1987
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Scouting Report
A
No-Holds Barred Look At Wrestling's Top Stars
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"blindingly bright outlook for
1987"
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TOM ZENK
HOME TOWN: Minneapolis, MN
HEIGHT: 6'11/2"
WEIGHT: 237
YEARS AS PRO: 3
RATING: No 5 tag team (with Rick
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WEAKNESSES: |
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Drop-kick. Zenk's version of this maneuver
is easily one of the top three in the sport, and gets more effective each
day.
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Power. Former career as bodybuilder has
provided Zenk with impressive strength.
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Enthusiasm. Approaches his new teaming
with Martel with boundless energy.
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Inexperience. Zenk has only been a pro
for three years: he has yet to face the sport's top competition.
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Overprotective. Young and good-looking,
Zenk tends to protect his face in a violent match.
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Image. May be too preoccupied with becoming
half of a "WWF Rock 'n' Roll Express".
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OTHER COMMENTS: Held several bodybuilding
titles, including Mr Minnesota, Mr Twin Cities, and Mr North Country .....
Former Pacific Northwest champion and PNW tag team titleist with Scott
Doring.....Trained by Rick Martel, Zenk now regards Martel as his mentor.....
Together Martel and Zenk are known as "The Can-Am Connection."
OUTLOOK FOR '87: Blindingly bright.
The Can-Ams seem destined to capture the WWF World tag team belts by summer
at the latest. And with Martel as his teacher, Zenk can only improve.
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Pro-Wrestling Illustrated
July, 1987
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THE NEW RULING
CLASS
Meanwhile Craig Peters in the "In Focus"
section of the July, 1987 PWI, predicted future wrestling talent
("A Strong Crop of Youngsters"). While many were unknowns, Peters, observed
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"It wasn't too long ago that people
were wondering about names like Nikita Koloff, Steve Williams, Lex Luger,
Scott Hall, The Midnight Rockers and Tom Zenk.
Today, those wrestlers are the new ruling class of the sport".
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Pro-Wrestling Illustrated
July, 1987
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Stu Saks in the "Dressing Room Confidential"
in the same edition of PWI was asking the question "Which
wrestling area is in the best shape?" and concluded -
"Listed (in no particular order) are
the top musclemen in each area .....
WWF -
Hulk Hogan; Billy Jack Haynes; Hercules Hernandez; Butch Reed; Paul Orndorff;
Tom Zenk; Rick Steamboat; Randy Savage;
Paul Roma; Scott McGhee.
World Championship:
Road Warrior Hawk; Road Warrior Animal; Nikita Koloff; Lex Luger; Rick
Rude.
World Class:
Kerry Von Erich; Dingo Warrior; Lance Von Erich; Tony Atlas; Steve Simpson;
Kevin Von Erich".
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Pro-Wrestling Illustrated
July, 1987
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PWI's "Arena
Report" reported -
Olympic Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta)
- The Can-Am Connection and the Killer Bees
beat The Hart Foundation and Demolition (reported Kelli Smith)
Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati) - The
Can-Am Connection beat The Iron Sheik and Nicolai Volkoff (reported
Scott Baxter).
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In the same month
The Wrestler advertised as its second lead "A Special Analysis of
the Super Feud between The Hart Foundation [WWF tag champions] and
The Can-Am Connection
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