Big Zo

Last updated: March 13, 2025

Title History

  • OVW Television title winning a gauntlet match (February 23, 2019);
  • OVW Television title winning a gauntlet match (July 20, 2019);
  • OVW Southern tag team titles w Hy-Zaya defeating Corey Storm & Dimes (February 1, 2020);

Career History

  • August 18, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Crimson defeated Big Zo in the 1st round of the Grand title tournament.
  • August 25, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): David Lee Lorenze III, Dre Blitz and Shiloh Jonze vs. The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson) and Big Zo ended in a no contest. The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson) defeated The Elite (Adam Revolver & Ted McNaler) and The Entourage 2.0 (David Lee Lorenze III & Shiloh Jonze) and Apollo Garvin & Tau and Ashton Cove & BGB and Big Zo & Dapper Dan and Dimes & KTD and Duke Cornell & Main Feature in a dark tag team gauntlet to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.
  • September 1, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo, Eddie Knight, KTD and SK Eveslage defeated Apollo Garvin, Dre Blitz, Mike Stark and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • September 1, 2018 – OVW Saturday Night Special: The Entourage 2.0 (David Lee Lorenze III and Shiloh Jonze) defeated Big Zo and Eddie Knight.
  • September 15, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo and Sam Thompson defeated Apollo Garvin and Dapper Dan in a dark match.
  • September 22, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Drew Hernandez in a dark match.
  • September 29, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): The Void (Chace Destiny, Houdini & Nigel Winters), Amon and Crazzy Steve defeated The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson), Ashton Cove, Big Zo and Randall Floyd in a dark match.
  • October 6, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): David Lee Lorenze III and Shiloh Jonze defeated Big Zo and KTD in a dark match.
  • October 13, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped) (1000th Episode): Big Zo was in the dark battle royal won by Eddie Knight.
  • October 20, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated The Mexicutioner in a dark match.
  • October 27, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Tony Gunn defeated Big Zo in a dark match.
  • November 3, 2018 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo defeated Apollo Garvin and Ashton Cove and KTD and The Mexicutioner in a gauntlet match.
  • November 10, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated SK Eveslage in a dark match.
  • November 17, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): The Void (Amon, Chace Destiny, Crazzy Steve, Houdini and Nigel Winters) defeated The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson), Big Zo, Brandon Wolfe and Dimes.
  • November 24, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Christian Hernandez.
  • December 14, 2018 – OVW Christmas Chaos: Big Zo, Justin Smooth, Randall Floyd, Randy Royal and Rocco Bellagio defeated The Void (Amon, Chace Destiny, Crazzy Steve, Houdini and Nigel Winters) in a steel cage match.
  • December 15, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo and Justin Smooth defeated The Hernandez Brothers (Christian Hernandez and Drew Hernandez) in a dark match.
  • December 22, 2018 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo and Justin Smooth defeated Big D and David Lee Lorenze III in a dark match.
  • December 26, 2018 – OVW Day After Christmas Bash: Big Zo defeated SK Eveslage.
  • January 5, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo was in the battle royal won by Melvin Maximus.
  • January 5, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo was in the nightmare rumble won by Tony Gunn.
  • January 12, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Kevin James Weatherbee in a dark match.
  • January 19, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo, Eddie Knight and Kevin James Weatherbee defeated Apollo Garvin, Ashton Cove and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • January 26,  2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Jaden Roller.
  • February 2, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Cash Flo and Dapper Dan defeated Big Zo and Eddie Knight in a dark match.
  • February 2, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Cash Flo defeated Big Zo.
  • February 9, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Justin Smooth defeated Adam Revolver and Big Zo and Cash Flo and David Lee Lorenze III and Drew Hernandez and Melvin Maximus and Shiloh Jonze and William Lutz in a gauntlet match to win the Television title.
  • February 16, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo and Eddie Knight defeated Big D and David Lee Lorenze III in a dark match.
  • February 23, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Shiloh Jonze and Brandon Espinosa and Crimson and Jaden Roller and KTD and Melvin Maximus in a gauntlet match to retain the Television title.
  • March 2, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Cash Flo and Drew Hernandez defeated Big Zo and Justin Smooth in a dark match. Colton Cage defeated Big Zo and Crimson and Jax Dane and Justin Smooth and Leonis Khan and Maximus Khan in a gauntlet match to retain the Television title.
  • March 9, 2019 – Impact Wrestling/OVW One Night Only: Clash In The Bluegrass (Taped): Big Zo defeated Cash Flo, Jay Bradley and Moose in a 4-way match.
  • March 9, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Tanner Reynolds in a dark match.
  • March 16, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Dustin Jackson defeated Colton Cage and Amon and Big Zo and Drew Hernandez and Phil Early in a gauntlet match to win the Television title.
  • March 23, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Tanner Reynolds in a dark match.
  • March 30, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Dimes defeated Big Zo and Chace Destiny and J Rob and KTD and Shiloh Jonze in a gauntlet match to retain the Television title.
  • April 6, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: The Entourage 2.0 (Big D, Jay Bradley and Shiloh Jonze) defeated Big Zo, Chace Destiny and Dimes.
  • April 13, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Dimes defeated Amon and Big Zo and Drew Hernandez and Justin Smooth and KTD in a gauntlet match to retain the Television title.
  • April 20, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Kyle Roberts in a dark match.
  • April 26, 2019 – OVW Run For The Ropes: Big Zo was in the battle royal won by Dustin Jackson.
  • April 27, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Shiloh Jonze defeated Big Zo [Replacement for Tommy Dreamer] to win the Anarchy title.
  • May 3, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Alex Zayne in a dark match.
  • May 11, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Ashton Cove in a dark match.
  • May 11, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: The King’s Ransom (Leonis Khan & Maximus Khan), Big Zo and KTD defeated The Void (Chace Destiny & Nigel Winters), Apollo Garvin and Ashton Cove.
  • May 18, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Amon defeated Big Zo in a dark match.
  • May 25, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Randall Floyd defeated Drew Hernandez and Ashton Cove and Big Zo and Chace Destiny and Sam Thompson in a gauntlet match to win the Television title.
  • June 1, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Jay Bradley defeated Big Zo in a dark match.
  • June 1, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo was in a battle royal won by Melvin Maximus.
  • June 8, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Randall Floyd defeated Big Zo and Brandon Wolfe and Cash Flo and Drew Hernandez and Sam Thompson in a battle royal. Randall Floyd defeated Big Zo and Brandon Wolfe and Cash Flo and Drew Hernandez and Sam Thompson in a gauntlet match to retain the Television title.
  • June 12, 2019 – OVW Live Event: Amon, Ashton Cove, Drew Hernandez, Jay Bradley and William Lutz defeated Big Zo, KTD, Randall Floyd, The Mexicutioner and William Alexander Moore.
  • June 22, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): DL3 and Shiloh Jonze defeated Big Zo and Lee Holliday in a dark match.
  • June 29, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Lee Holliday in a dark match.
  • June 29, 2019 – GPW/IWA Mid-South: Big Zo defeated Chet Ripley and Rich Dulmage in a 3-way match.
  • July 6, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo and Melvin Maximus defeated Big D and DL3 in a dark match.
  • July 6, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo defeated Amon.
  • July 13, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Ashton Cove and William Lutz defeated Big Zo and William Hudson Alexander Moore in a dark match.
  • July 20, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated William Lutz and Ashton Cove and Drew Hernandez and KTD and Maximus Khan in a gauntlet match to win the Television title.
  • July 27, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Amon and Ashton Cove and Hy-Zaya and KTD and Shiloh Jonze and William Lutz to retain the Television title.
  • August 3, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Jay Bradley defeated Big Zo and Ashton Cove and Dustin Jackson and Randall Floyd and Sam Thompson and Shiloh Jonze in a gauntlet match to win the Television title.
  • August 3, 2019 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Cash Flo and Jay Bradley defeated Big Zo [Replacement for Leonis Khan] and Maximus Khan to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • August 17, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): Big Zo defeated Sam Thompson in a dark match.
  • August 24, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo and Hy-Zaya) defeated Ashton Cove, Dapper Dan and Sam Thompson in a dark match.
  • September 11, 2019 – OVW TV: King’s Ransom (Leonis Khan & Maximus Khan) & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley).
  • September 21, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Hy-Zaya) defeated King’s Ransom (Leonis Khan and Maximus Khan) to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • September 28, 2019 – OVW TV (Taped): King’s Ransom (Leonis Khan and Maximus Khan) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley) in a handicap match.
  • October 1, 2019 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley) defeated EC Diamond, KTD, Vineeshhh &and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • October 8, 2019 – OVW TV: Big Zo was in the #1 contender battle royal for the heavyweight title match won by Jax Dane.
  • October 22, 2019 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley) defeated AJ Daniels, EC Diamond, KTD and Steve Michaels in a dark match.
  • October 29, 2019 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Jay Bradley) defeated AJ Daniels and EC Diamond in a dark match.
  • November 19, 2019 – OVW TV: Corey Storm and Dimes defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Jay Bradley) to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • December 10, 2019 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley) defeated Corey Storm, Dimes, Jax Dane and Mahabali Shera in a steel cage match.
  • January 7, 2020 – OVW TV: Big Zo was in a battle royal won by AJZ.
  • January 11, 2020 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo was in the nightmare rumble won by Cash Flo.
  • January 21, 2020 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Hy-Zaya) defeated KTD and Steve Michaels in a dark match.
  • January 28, 2020 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley) defeated Ashton Cove, Drew Hernandez, Steve Michaels and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • February 1, 2020 – OVW Saturday Night Special: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Hy-Zaya) defeated Corey Storm and Dimes to win the Southern tag team titles.
  • February 18, 2020 – OVW TV: Big Zo defeated Dimes in a dark match.
  • March 3, 2020 – OVW TV: The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate), Anthony Catena and Tony Bizo defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley).
  • March 7, 2020 – OVW Saturday Night special: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) defeated The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate) to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • July 28, 2020 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) defeated AJ Daniels and D’Mone Solavino.
  • August 4, 2020 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) defeated The Complete Package (Anthony Catena and Tony Bizo) to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • August 18, 2020 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) defeated The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate) & The Complete Package (Anthony Catena and Tony Bizo).
  • August 25, 2020 – The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) defeated Ashton Cove and KTD.
  • September 8, 2020 – OVW Special event: Dustin Jackson defeated Big Zo.
  • November 3, 2020 – OVW TV: The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate), Dustin Jackson and Ryan Howe defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) in a tag team elimination match.
  • November 17, 2020 – OVW TV: The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) to retain the southern tag team titles.
  • November 24, 2020 – OVW TV: AJ Daniels & Isaiah Broner defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo & Steve Michaels) and The Legacy Of Brutality (Cash Flo & Hy-Zaya) and Adam Swayze & Rex and AJZ & TGA Moss and Eric Silva & James Bandy and The Star Rider & William Lutz in a dark tag team gauntlet match.
  • December 5, 2020 – OVW Christmas Chaos: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) defeated The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate), AJ Daniels and Isaiah Broner in a caged chaos match.
  • January 9, 2021 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo was in the OVW heavyweight title nightmare rumble won by Omar Amir.
  • January 12, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Ashton Cove and KarDaniel Dunn.
  • January 19, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Southern Discomfort (Jebediah Blackhawk and Snake Williams Jr.) in a dark match. Cash Flo defeated Big Zo in a dark match.
  • January 26, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Cash Flo) defeated Brandon Espinosa and James Bandy in a dark match.
  • February 2, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Heath Hatton and Star Rider in a dark match.
  • February 6, 2021 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Jessie Godderz, Omar Amir and Tony Gunn defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo and Steve Michaels).
  • February 9, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Southern Discomfort (Jebediah Blackhawk and Snake Williams Jr.) in a dark match.
  • March 9, 2021 – OVW TV: Dimes defeated Big Zo.
  • March 30, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated AJ Daniels and Jared Kripke in a dark match.
  • April 13, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Blake Wright and Garrisaon Creed in a dark match.
  • April 24, 2021 – OVW TV: Big Zo defeated AJ Daniels in a dark match.
  • May 13, 2021 – OVW TV: Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) defeated AJ Daniels, KarDaniel Dunn and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • May 20, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Jake Omen and William Lutz in a dark match.
  • May 22, 2021 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Omar Amir defeated Big Zo.
  • June 3, 2021 – OVW TV: Omar Amir defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) in a handicap, gauntlet match.
  • June 10, 2021 – OVW TV: Dustin Jackson, Kal Herro and Star Rider vs. The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Hy-Zaya and Steve Michaels) ended in a no contest.
  • June 17, 2021 – OVW TV: Star Rider defeated Big Zo in a street fight.
  • June 24, 2021 – OVW TV: Dustin Jackson and Kal Herro defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • July 22, 2021 – OVW TV: Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez & Eric Darkstorm) vs. The Box Office Blonds (Adam Swayze & Rex) vs. The Fanny Pack Party (Dustin Jackson & Kal Herro) vs. The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo & Steve Michaels) in a 4-way tag team match ended in a no contest.
  • July 29, 2021 – OVW TV: Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez and Eric Darkstorm) vs. The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) to become #1 contenders for the southern tag team titles ended in a double count-out.
  • August 5, 2021 – OVW TV: The Fanny Pack Party (Dustin Jackson and Kal Herro) vs. The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) ended in a no contest.
  • August 12, 2021 – OVW TV: The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate) (c) vs. Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez & Eric Darkstorm) vs. The Box Office Blonds (Adam Swayze & Rex) vs. The Fanny Pack Party (Dustin Jackson & Kal Herro) vs. The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo & Steve Michaels) in a tag team turmoil ended in a no contest.
  • August 26, 2021 – OVW TV: Brent Tate defeated Adam Swayze and Big Zo and Brandon Espinosa and Dustin Jackson and Eric Darkstorm in a scramble match.
  • August 28, 2021 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez & Eric Darkstorm) defeated The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate) and The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo & Steve Michaels) and The Fanny Pack Party (Dustin Jackson & Kal Herro) and The Box Office Blonds (Adam Swayze & Rex) and The Recusants (Brandon Espinosa & Tom Coffey) in a ladder match to win the Southern tag team titles.
  • September 16, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Jayce Karr and ZDP.
  • September 23, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated The Wanderer and ZDP in a dark match.
  • September 30, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Brent Castle and Dale Springs in a dark match.
  • October 7, 2021 – OVW TV: Big Zo defeated Dapper Dan in a dark match.
  • October 14, 2021 – OVW TV: Tony Gunn defeated Big Zo by disqualification.
  • October 21, 2021 – OVW TV: Big Zo was in the heavyweight title rumble match won by Ryan Howe.
  • October 28, 2021 – OVW TV: Hy-Zaya defeated Big Zo.
  • November 23, 2021 – OVW TV: Hy-Zaya and Tony Gunn defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) in a dark match.
  • December 9, 2021 – OVW TV: Cash Flo and Dimes defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • December 16, 2021 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Southern Discomfort (Jebediah Blackhawk and Snake Williams Jr.) in a dark street fight.
  • January 15, 2022 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Big Zo was in the nightmare rumble won by Omar Amir.
  • January 20, 2022 – OVW TV: Tony Gunn defeated Big Zo in a dark match.
  • February 24, 2022 – OVW TV: Big Zo defeated Matt Vine.
  • March 5, 2022 – OVW Saturday Night Special: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated Raul LaMotta and Scott Cardinal.
  • March 10, 2022 – OVW TV: Big Zo defeated Kimba in a dark match.
  • March 17, 2022 – OVW TV: Luscious Lawrence defeated Big Zo by disqualification.
  • March 29, 2022 – OVW TV: The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • April 7, 2022 – OVW TV: Garrisaon Creed defeated Big Zo.
  • April 21, 2022 – OVW TV: Omar Amir defeated Big Zo.
  • April 28, 2022 – OVW TV: The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels) defeated DNA and Roger Mathis.
  • April 30, 2022 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Jessie Godderz and Tony Gunn defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • May 12, 2022 – OVW TV: Big Zo was in the battle royal won by Damian Chambers.
  • May 26, 2022 – OVW TV: Level X (Axton Ray and Blanco Loco) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • June 9, 2022 – OVW TV: The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) defeated The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo and Steve Michaels).
  • June 25, 2022 – OVW Saturday Night Special: Mahabali Shera defeated Big Zo.
  • July 28, 2022 – OVW TV: Crixus defeated Big Zo.
  • August 18, 2022 – OVW TV: Omar Amir defeated Big Zo.
  • August 25, 2022 – OVW TV: Jack Vaughn defeated Big Zo and Gnarls Garvin and Jebediah Blackhawk and Snake Williams Jr. and Steve Michaels in a gauntlet match to become #1 contender for the Kentucky heavyweight title.
  • September 15, 2022 – OVW TV: Jack Vaughn defeated Big Zo by disqualification to retain the Kentucky heavyweight title.
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hometown: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
weight: 334 lbs (152 kg)
debut: 1999
previous names: Zo
website: https://twitter.com/bigzowrestle
gender: Male
status: Active
type: Single
current promotion: Independent