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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 17, 2017 14:27:03 GMT -5
I just seen online that the Z-Man has sadly passed away. I believe it said he was 59 years old. He was one of WCW's great mid card attractions, and held the US Tag Titles, Six Man Tag Titles, and the TV Title. I really liked him in the early 90s for WCW. Sad that he has passed away, especially around this time of the year.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 17, 2017 14:29:11 GMT -5
Damn and just 59 years old. What a shame. Another underrated gem in my book.
R.I.P Tom Zenk
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Post by robbutler01 on Dec 17, 2017 14:34:15 GMT -5
I just saw this on Animals Facebook too.
While he was never a headliner he had a reasonable level of success in wcw and a short run with martel in wwf - which could have been a rag title run if they had stayed together as a team.
Sad to lose another one this year especially at a pretty young age like 59. Literally saw a post of names wrestling has lost during 2017 and now there's another to add.
RIP Z man
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Dec 17, 2017 15:21:00 GMT -5
RIP.
Only remember him cause my mom had a big crush on him.
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Post by 235guy on Dec 17, 2017 15:24:06 GMT -5
that sucks RIP I remember his figure that WCW made was one I could never find as a kid..  |
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Post by raz2005uk on Dec 17, 2017 15:26:51 GMT -5
59? Damn that's relatively young. He was always the proverbial mid carder who everyone loved to watch. Hard worker and talented wrestler. R.I.P Z-man!
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Post by marino13 on Dec 17, 2017 15:49:30 GMT -5
That's a damn shame. I always really liked Z-Man. Thought he was very underrated for the time.
I remember buying colored electrical tape so I could make custom "Z's" for the back of his Galoob figure.
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Post by figurecollector on Dec 17, 2017 15:57:15 GMT -5
Sad to see another one gone.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 17:20:56 GMT -5
I'm sure Tony Schiavone is really sad!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 17:50:34 GMT -5
His Galoob figure was one of the first figures I ever owned. R.I.P. Z-Man!
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Dec 17, 2017 21:42:06 GMT -5
Slowly but surely we’re losing everyone from the greatest generation of wrestling. I mainly knew Z-Man as a kid because I had had his Galoob fig and seeing him on WCW Saturday Night or Clash of the Champions occasionally.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 17, 2017 22:55:34 GMT -5
Slowly but surely we’re losing everyone from the greatest generation of wrestling. I mainly knew Z-Man as a kid because I had had his Galoob fig and seeing him on WCW Saturday Night or Clash of the Champions occasionally. Sad but true my friend. It's never easy for us old school fans when a wrestler from our generation passes. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 18, 2017 6:21:38 GMT -5
It seems like he was so much older because hes been out of the limelight for so long. He left wrestling in his early 30s which is the prime of most career. I always enjoyed Zman. If theres an after life he and Pillman are certainly teaming up again.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 18, 2017 12:45:49 GMT -5
I don't know, I think he may have been railroaded or blackballed. He had so much untapped potential. Seems like he was too nice of a guy to be in the wrestling business.
And what am I missing from the Schiavone comments? Did they not get along?
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Post by PJ on Dec 18, 2017 15:47:48 GMT -5
Sad news. I enjoyed his work in WCW.
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Post by ryan93 on Dec 18, 2017 15:56:51 GMT -5
Found out on the news sites that Tom Zenk passed away on the 9th. Shocked to see nobody post about this. The Z-Man was a big part of WCW for a stint and had some success in AWA and WWF with The Can-Am Connection.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 16:01:29 GMT -5
I don't know, I think he may have been railroaded or blackballed. He had so much untapped potential. Seems like he was too nice of a guy to be in the wrestling business. And what am I missing from the Schiavone comments? Did they not get along? Tony actually puts over Zenk on his podcasts. Hence why I said what I said above. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 16:26:47 GMT -5
Was posted in the Classics section yesterday...
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Post by theMOESIAH on Dec 18, 2017 23:34:06 GMT -5
I don't know, I think he may have been railroaded or blackballed. He had so much untapped potential. Seems like he was too nice of a guy to be in the wrestling business. And what am I missing from the Schiavone comments? Did they not get along? Tony puts him over a lot and it's a running joke with his co-host that he (Tony) has sweetheart feelings for the Z-Man. |
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Post by Bandalero on Dec 19, 2017 11:49:30 GMT -5
OMG I can't believe this flew under my radar. I'm surprised I even missed this bit of news on my pro wrestling apps... Tom Zenk was the backbone of WCW before there were cruiserweights supporting the Monday Night Wars. This is such a travesty. I know he's no more than a mid-carder, but every company needed a Tom Zenk-type on their roster, good looking, good worker, too bad he's gone  |
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