Tom Howard

Real name: Tom Howard
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 260 lbs.
Date of birth: December 26, 1969
From: Huntington Beach, CA
Pro debut: 1995
Trained by: Bill Anderson &
Jesse Hernandez
Finishing move: Special technique #1-100

Biography

– In 1993, Howard enrolled at the School of Hard Knocks training school.
– Howard appeared on NWC television in Las Vegas as ‘Zuma’ in 1995
– Howard moved to Mexico City later that year and began working for AAA under the name ‘KGB’
– After a stint with Tokyo Pro, Howard returned to the US and began working the indies once again
– In late 1996, Howard formed Ultimate Pro Wrestling alongside Rick Bassman. Howard served as the head instructor for the training school and also regularly competed in-ring against the trainees
– Howard was signed to a WWF developmental contract in 1998, but would not make a televised appearance for the company before his release in early 2000
– After a short break from competition, Howard returned to working for UPW
– On June 14, 2001, Howard debuted for Zero 1 and would become a regular for the company alongside his UPW commitments
– On June 26, Howard defeated Tony Jones to win the UPW SoCal Title
– On November 27, Howard defeated Tony Jones to retain the renamed UPW Shootfighting Title
– On May 8, 2002, Howard defeated Christopher Daniels to unify the UPW Heavyweight and Shootfighting Titles. The Shootfighting Title was discontinued
– On May 11, Howard defeated The Predator to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, Howard defeated Masato Tanaka at a Zero-1 event to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On August 15, Howard defeated Keiji Sakoda to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On September 18, Howard again defeated Sakoda to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On December 15, Howard & Matt Ghaffari defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Naoya Ogawa to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On January 8, 2003, Howard defeated The Predator to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On January 31, Howard & Matt Ghaffari defeated Naoya Ogawa & Katsuhisa Fujii to retain the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On April 27, Howard & Ghaffari defeated John Heidenreich & The Predator to retain the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– Howard was stripped of the UPW Heavyweight Title in June 2003 due to spending all his time with Zero-1 and not returning to the US to defend it
– On October 22, Howard defeated Adam Pearce to regain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On July 31, 2004, Howard defeated Sean O’Haire to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On October 30, Howard defeated Oliver John to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– On July 20, 2005, Howard defeated Horshu to retain the UPW Heavyweight Title
– Howard largely retired from wrestling in 2006 and began working in film and television as a stuntman and actor