Poster for the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo matches 3/27 and 3/29/89

 

From March 25, 1989 to 20 April, 1989 Tom Zenk took part in the 1989 All Japan Champion Carnival. At the same time Brian Pillman was in Japan touring with New Japan.
 

 

Overseas wrestlers taking part in the Carnival included - Tom Zenk, Danny Kroffat, Doug Furnas, Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy, Pete Roberts, Joel Deaton, Dusty Rhodes Jr., Abdullah the Butcher (March 25 - April 7) and: Harley Race (April 7 - April 20).
 
 

Left to right - Danny Kroffat, Doug Frunas, Joel Deaton, Tom Zenk

Tom Zenk's score from the Spring series was 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses,  wrestling solo and tag against talent such as Toshiaki Kawada, Samson Fuyuki, The Great Kabuki, and Masa Fuchi. The series ended with a match which saw AJPW promoter Shohei "Giant" Baba Baba, Rusher Kimura and John Tenta wrestleTom Zenk, Dan Kroffat and Joel Deaton.
 
 

Date	Place	Card and Result
03/25/89	Kumagaya, Saitama (TV show)	Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada and Samson Fuyuki over Tom Zenk, Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon) and Doug Furnas in 14:00 when Tenryu pinned Kroffat with the powerbomb (images).
03/27/89	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Tom Zenk and 'Dusty Rhodes, Jr.,' (Dustin Rhodes) battled John Tenta and The Great Kabuki to a double countout in 8:33 Battle royal (images)
03/28/89	Iwatsuki, Saitama	Tom Zenk over Mighty Inoue
03/29/89	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo  (TV show)	Tom Zenk, Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas over Shinichi Nakano, Akira Taue and Isao Takagi (images1) (images2).
03/31/89	Sanjo, Niigata	Tom Zenk and 'DustyRhodes, Jr.,'  battled John Tenta and Shunji Takano  to a double countout in 17:09
04/02/89	Hakui, Ishikawa Attendance 2,850	Tom Zenk and Doug Furnas over Shinichi Nakano and Kenta Kobashi in 11:46 when Furnas pinned Kobashi with a Samoan Backdrop
04/04/89	Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa (TV show) Attendance 4,250	The Great Kabuki and Masa Fuchi over Tom Zenk and Pete Roberts in 11:29 when Kabuki pinned Roberts after a vertical bodyblock off the top rope
04/07/89	Kumamoto, Kumamoto Attendance 2,750	Tom Zenk and 'Dusty Rhodes, Jr.,' over Shunji Takano and Isamu Teranishi in 10:18 when Zenk pinned Teranishi with a splash offthe top rope.
04/08/89	Ebino, Miyazaki
04/09/89	Nichinan, Miyazaki	Yoshiaki Yatsu over Tom Zenk in 10:42 when Zenk submitted to the Prison Deathlock
04/10/89	Beppu, Oita	The Great Kabuki and John Tenta over Tom Zenk and Doug Furnas in 11:40 when Kabuki pinned Furnas with an inside cradle
04/12/89	Marugame, Kagawa (TV show)	Yoshiaki Yatsu and John Tenta over Tom Zenk and 'Dusty Rhodes, Jr.,' in 13:35 when Yatsu made Zenk submit to the Prison Deathlock
04/16/89	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo  (TV show) Attendance 2,400	Tom Zenk over Isao Takagi in 6:54 with a flying bodyblock (images)
04/17/89	Karasuyama,Tochigi Attendance 1,450	Tom Zenk and 'Dusty Rhodes, Jr., over Isao Takagi and John Tenta
04/18/89	All Japan All-Asian Tag Team Title Ota-Ward Gymnasium, Ota-Ku Tokyo  (TV show) Attendance 4,200	Footloose: ToshiakiKawada and Samson Fuyuki over Tom Zenk and Dan Kroffat to retain the AllJapan All-Asian Tag Team Title in 13:17 when Kawada pinned Kroffat with a rolling crucifix cradle.  (Images - A definite match to see on videotape  |  More images)
04/19/89	Okazaki, Aichi Attendance 1,850	Tom Zenk and Doug Furnas over John Tenta and Kenta Kobashi
04/20/89	Osaka, Osaka (TV show) Attendance 4,300	Shohei "Giant" Baba, Rusher Kimura and John Tenta over Tom Zenk, Dan Kroffat and Joel Deaton in 10:59 when Baba pinned Deaton after a boot to the face.
xx	xx	many thanks J D Williams and Brian Westcott for results