Strike Force was considered by many fans a spin off of the Can Am Connection. A team comprised of Martel and Tom Zenk. Zenk left the WWF in the middle of a feud the Can-Ams had with the Islanders, due to creative differences. Martel fought both Islanders alone in singles matches, until an attack took place on WWF Superstars Of Wrestling where the Islanders jumped Martel. Santana was doing commentary in the Spanish broadcast booth, and he had seen enough, so he ran to the ring and helped Martel take out the Islanders in August 1987. They feuded with the Islanders until October, when they got a shot at The Hart Foundation for the World Tag Team Championships. They won the titles when Jim Neidhart submitted to Martel's Boston Crab.
Strike Force Held on to the titles until Wrestlemania IV, where they lost the tag belts to Demolition.
