Adam Ohriner Adam David Ohriner ( January 18 , 1986 ) , is an American professional wrestler better known by his in ring name ( The ) Big O and under his real name as Adam Ohriner . He competes mostly in the New York independent circuit and is a regular at New York Wrestling Connection and Pro Wrestling Syndicate . He is currently the NYWC Heavyweight Champion . He is best known for his appearances on " Z ! True Long Island Story " , a YouTube series by WWE superstar Zack Ryder . Adam can also been seen live in attendance at WWE shows , when in the NYC area . He has been featured on WWE . com , along with Zack Ryder ' s dad after Ryder captured the United States Championship at TLC 2011 . Career . Z ! True Long Island Story ( 2011 - 2013 ) . Before Adam began wrestling he first appeared on Zack Ryder ' s YouTube series called " Z ! True Long Island Story " , Adam and Ryder are good friends in real life . Adam made his debut for the series in Episode 5 as The Big O and calling himself " Zack Ryder ' s new muscle " , his body guard . The Big O would become a regular character in Z ! True Long Island Story and was part of many memorable segments such as " Broski of the Week " and " Nobody Pushes Me " . He would also develop his own catchphrase " If you can ' t handle the heat , then get out of my O - Zone " . With the series becoming ever more popular , getting around 200 , 000 views an episode , Zack Ryder was pushed in WWE which culminated at where he would take on Dolph Ziggler for the WWE United States Championship . At TLC 2011 , Big O is seen celebrating with Zack Ryder and his father . In late 2011 and early 2012 , WWE would become more social media aware and would begin to revamp their YouTube channel and to get people to subscribe they decided that Zack Ryder would have to move Z ! True Long Island Story from his own YouTube channel to WWE ' s channel . However , since it was still Zack Ryder ' s show , the Big O could still be a part of it . The Big O would also be part of another YouTube series called " CHI ! True Long Island Story " created by Michael Chiappetta who also was a Z ! True Long Island Story regular and a friend of Zack Ryder . New York Wrestling Connection ( 2012 - present ) . David would begin training at the New York Wrestling Connection training facility in September 2011 and was trained by profesional wrestlers Mikey Whipwreck and Tony Nese . Big O has had matches with QT Marshall , Manny Martinez , Spyder , Matt Justice , J - Redd , Danny E , Stockade and Apollyon , Victor Cruz , Mondo and other since he made his NYWC debut . On February 18 , 2012 , he made his debut for New York Wrestling Connection at NYWC Psycho Circus X , using the name The Big O , where he defeated Manny Martinez . The Big O would then win the Rook & Ref Or Crook battle royal at Dream Big 2 . At Borrowed Time , The Big O teamed up with Becky Bayless to take on Order of the Black members Nikki Syxx and Victor Cruz . From then on in , The Big O was accompanied by Bayless and also begin an undefeated streak . At House Of Madness , The Big O won the NYWC Heavyweight Championship number one contenders battle royal . At Draw The Line , during the match between the Big O and Apollyon , the Order of the Black interfered and attacked the Big O , he was declared the winner , but because a title cannot change hands via disqualification , Apollyon retained his NYWC Championship . Afterwards , Stockade turned on the Order of the Black by attacking Rex Lawless with a chair , saving the Big O from any more punishment . The Big O would challenge Appollyon for a rematch at Tour de Circus and he and Stockade shook hands . At Tour De Circus , during the championship match , Appollyon charged at the Big O with the championship belt but struck the referee instead , when he turned around the Big O hit his finishing maneuver and went for the pin but the referee was knocked out , another referee ran down to the ring and the Big O successfully pinned Appollyon . After the match , the NYWC locker room emptied into the ring to celebrate the Big O ’ s victory , however the celebration was cut short when the original referee came to and announced that the Big O had won via disqualification and therefore Appollyon retained the championship . He successfully defended the Championship at NYWC Back To The Groove on July 13 , against Jesse Vane . Pro Wrestling Syndicate ( 2012 - present ) . Adam made his debut for Pro Wrestling Syndicate at PWS Super Card 2012 , under the name The Big O , where he defeated Bill Carr and Justin Corino and Nick Brubaker in a dark match . At the pay - per - view PWS Saved By The Ring Bell , he defeated Ring of Honor wrestler QT Marshall . On October 12 , The Big O defeated former WWE wrestler Tom Prichard to become the Texas Heavyweight Champion . Total Nonstop Wrestling ( 2013 ) . Adam debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on June 27 as a contestant on " TNA Gut Check " . His first TNA match was against Gut Check contestant Ryan Howe in a victorious singles match . It was announced the following week on the July 4 episode of " Impact " that Adam was eliminated from the Gut Check challenge . Personal life . Adam hails from North Bellmore , New York . He attended Mepham High School .