Nick Bockwinkel
Zbyszko feuded with Nick Bockwinkel throughout 1986, losing to him in a Texas death match at "Rage in a Cage" on April 28, 1986. In the course of the feud, he also vied with Bockwinkel's ally Ray Stevens and boxer Scott LeDoux. Zybszko lost to LeDoux in a boxing match at WrestleRock '86 on April 20, 1986 and fought him to a double count out at "Battle by the Bay" on June 28, 1986.