The West Coast independent wrestling scene is filled with incredible talent, but few competitors have been making as much noise as Alpha Zo. Known as “The Blue Flame” and “The Demon of the West Coast,” Zo has established himself as one of the region’s most exciting competitors, combining an explosive, hard-hitting wrestling style with an undeniable connection to the fans.

Now, he finds himself preparing for arguably the biggest match of his career.

On Friday, November 13, Zo will challenge Adam Priest for the West Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship, with much more than championship gold hanging in the balance. With Priest threatening to take the title back to Alabama, Zo is determined to defend the pride of the West Coast and bring the championship home.

However, Zo’s ambitions extend far beyond one match. From his previous reign as Golden Gate Champion to his aspirations of wrestling across the country and eventually signing with a major promotion, he has no intention of slowing down.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Alpha Zo about his upcoming showdown with Priest, his championship aspirations, the underrated West Coast wrestling scene, his future goals, and much more.

Let’s jump right into it. Friday night. One of the biggest matches in your career, as you challenge Adam Priest for the West Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship. What is your mindset entering this one?

“I mean, just keeping my wits and everything up to par with how he wrestles and everything at this point. I’ll stay on my P’s and Q’s at this point. I’ve gone on record and told everybody I’ve beaten Adam Priest before. This is not new to me. He and I go back about two years ago when he debuted at West Coast. So, I was his first loss. Yeah, he beat Titus. He beat Charlie, he beat Vinnie. He hasn’t beaten me. So, I know the pressure is on me, but the pressure is also on him. You feel me? So, I’m just trying to keep calm and be ready because once I’m in that ring, I’m just going to switch. It’s that switch is going just hit and that’s going to be it.”

This is an opportunity that you earned by defeating Isaiah Broner back in September. What was it like to work with him and just go to war together?

“Stiff. Yeah, stiff. Hard-hitting. As you know, and a lot of people know, I dove out of the ring. So that shows how much I wanted it. A lot of people just like, “Oh, he actually dove out of the ring.” Yes, I would sacrifice my body for this. This is what I needed. I needed to be tested. I needed to be challenged. I beat Tim Bosby, beat Isaiah Broner, Ocean Avery. It just continues. I was stacking up these wins for this one exact moment. So Isaiah, big ups to him. He’s doing great things right now. So I’m glad to see him actually getting his flowers at this point. But yeah, if he wants to run back, I’m more than welcome to welcome that challenge again. And maybe next time it’ll be for that title. You never know. He doesn’t want that. I’m a collector of belts. He doesn’t want that. It would not be a good day for him.”

You are no stranger to gold in the West Coast Pro promotion, as you also were the second-ever Golden Gate Champion, holding that title for just under 100 days. What was it like to win that title in the first place?

“You know what’s sad? I’m going to be real. I didn’t even win that. It was dropped by Brett the Threat because he was injured. So I was like the interim champion for a little bit, but I proved that I was more than just an interim. I was actually championship material. So they stopped calling me interim and just called me the Golden Gate champion. But having it was an honor. When that belt was announced, I actually did want it. Like it was in my mind like, “Oh, I’m about to I’m about to win that one right there.” And then lo and behold, I had it, and then I lost it. That was a fun reign, though. I can’t lie. That was a super fun reign. Yeah, I had a good time. I was really trying to showcase that title a whole lot more. But big ups to Andrew Cass for doing the same thing. He did that. Now JT Thorne has it, and I mean, f**k JT Thorne. Oh, yeah. F**k him.”

One match I really want to dial in on is the match between you and Calvin Tankman. This was a hard-fought, meat-slapping-meat type of match. My favorite match type. What was it like working with Calvin and putting this match on?

“Working with Calvin was fun. It was great. I’ve known Calvin for years, and we’ve been cool for a very long time. Me, him, and AJ Gray usually, if we’re in the locker room together, you’ll see all three of us kind of just, you know, chilling with each other and just talking. Usually AJ’s talking sh*t. It was a good match. I enjoyed it. Me picking him up wasn’t on my bingo bingo cards, but I got him up and hit him with a Sidewinder as well, though he was kind of beating my ass for a good chunk of that match. I’m not going to hold you. That’s a big a** dude. Shout out Calvin Takeman. I’m glad that you’re back. Sad that your dreads are gone, but you look good. Now he can headbutt people.”

You ended up dropping that title to Andrew Cass back in November of 2025. A very underrated guy on the West Coast scene. What was it like to work with him?

“I mean, I’ve seen him since before he was even part of West Coast Pro, since I’m out here. I knew he had something. He just needed to get into a better position. So, when he got to West Coast, I was very happy when he started training over there. Just watching him get better and better and better and taking all the critiques from all the vets and whatnot to make sure he gets to where he needs to be. Working with him was great too. Obviously, I got too ahead of myself. I was absolutely destroying him. Do I feel bad about it? A little bit. Not really. But it’s still just like, he got me, though. He caught me slipping. There’s nothing I can do about it. I was happy at least the title went to somebody that was working as hard as I was when I’ve been coming up.”

Then, the following day, on Saturday, November 14th, you will be appearing at Oasis Pro as a part of your team, The MOB, to face off with THC in a 3Kings #1 Contenders match. What is your mindset entering this one?

“I mean, I will be the odd man out, obviously. I will be sitting out. It’ll be Julz, Elliot Rey, and D-Dre Fresh facing Midas (Kreed), Dante (Daring), and (Harman) Cheema. If they can find Cheema. By the way, I don’t know if you watched the video, but we kind of kidnapped Chima. We left him somewhere, and you know, disclosed information about that. Hopefully he makes it back. If he doesn’t, hey, man, he should have made it. We let him free. I feel like The MOB got it. We’re former 3Kings Trios Champions. It’s only a matter of time before we get them right back. So, Dante, Cheema, good luck. Best of luck. Survive if they let you. I’ll be watching from the back.”

This show will also mark the return of Jacob Fatu, former head coach at Oasis Pro and current WWE star. How important is this show to not only you, but Oasis Pro as a whole?

“It’s very important. It’s four years of celebration since the inception of Oasis because Oasis was just a show. It wasn’t like a company yet four years ago. It was just, ‘oh, we’re going to do this one show called Big Toko’s Kickback,’ and then proceeded to become a show because people had the idea of, ‘let’s make a company out here for the up-and-comers, and help build up this next generation of talent.’ So, Juicy Finau, Journey Fatu, and Jacob Fatu; I was in Japan when all this was happening. So, once I left, once they got things started, it was just a good time for them to come about. So, Jacob returning is going to be big. He’s very happy. Anytime he’s in the area, he’s so happy to just return and be back in the ring with all of us, talk to us, give us some like tips and hints on things. I think him actually watching the show and being able to watch it live is going to be a whole lot better because now the critiques can come right from the source. It’s not just that he’s far away. He’s given Journey some tips, and then Journey has to now say the tips to the students or whoever. He’s just going to be there. He’s just going to be there to watch. I hope it’s a big turnout. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be. So, with me just being there, I’m just going to be right next to Jacob. We’re just going to be talking, talking business about the show itself, helping run it. Hopefully, you know, everybody enjoys themselves. Berkeley doesn’t really have a wrestling scene. So, with us being around, it makes a lot of people happy. So, I’m happy.”

Then, Friday, November 27th, you will be making your return to House of Lucha for “Nothing Else Matters 2.” You will square off with Big Meat for the HOL Heavyweight Championship. What’s your mindset entering this one?

“I mean, my mindset is this man, I understand that Big Meat has a lot on his plate, no pun intended. He got attacked by Chris Nastyy last show, and he’s a little bitter about it, and he’s more focused on that than focused on me, which is a mistake. I know how dangerous I am. So, I’m going to push him to his limit, and if he can’t surpass his limit, that title’s coming home with me. I’m sorry. At this point, I need you to be on your game. If you want to beat Chris Nastyy, you’ve got to focus on the task at hand, which is me. I’m the task. I’m your opponent. Don’t pay attention to him. I’ve beaten Chris Nastyy before. I’ll do it again. I will take that belt from Big Meat and then go after Chris Nastyy. Hands down, this man needs to concentrate on the right things. He lost his focus. I watched this promo earlier today, and I was just like, “So, you’re just bypassing?” All right. All right. Cool. I actually wrestled Big Meat in a trio match at Oasis, I think like three or four shows ago. I proceeded to double stomp his chest in. So, it can happen again. Yes, I did a double stomp. I did Kevin Blackwood’s double stomp. Paid a little tribute to him. But yeah, Big Meat got to watch himself. It’s going to be a bad day for him. He’s going to think that I’m just going to be here to lollygag and sh*t and dillydally. No, I’m there to fight. I want to fight. Fight me. Pay attention. If you don’t pay attention, you’ll get your ass knocked out. Point blank. That’s it. But I’m ready, though. I’m ready to take that title, too. I want all the titles. I won all the titles.”

While it might be a little ways away, Saturday, February 6th, you will be coming to SoCal Wrestling Association. What can you tell us about this show?

“This is another debut, by the way. I mean, I have thoughts on the show. It’s just cause it’s so it’s new to me. I feel like it’s going to be a very fun show, especially like with all the talent that’s going to be there. Being the only Northern California wrestler on the card, obviously I’m going to wrestle a little bit differently than them. I’m just ready to see what that show’s all about, and hopefully they want to bring me back. I like wrestling in SoCal. I just hate LA.  You can love going to one singular place, but you can hate the area. I hate LA. So, I would love to come back. I would love to come back. But other than that, I mean, I think I’m ready. My opponent, Keepin It Loco. I’ve never seen him wrestle. This is going to be my first time meeting him or seeing him. So I’m going to just do my research. So I’m going to do my research. I got time. I have time. I’m doing my research. I am going to dog-walk him with a name like that. That highly upsets me. I feel like he is making fun of me and just badgering me at this point. I’m just going to keep doing me. I’m just going to dog-walk him, and I’m going to take his mask. I’m not a heel. I just like to do aggressive sh*t.”

Looking ahead, what are your future goals?

“My future goal legitimately is just to get signed right now, because at this point, we’ll keep working hard, keep this fire going, getting to different promotions. I want to keep getting that practice, and I want to get these good reps and good reps, not bad reps, but good reps, and then eventually get signed. That is always the end goal for most wrestlers, just to get signed. I just want to get signed, take care of my family, and just keep doing what I’m doing cause I love the sport. I’ve made a lot of sacrifices, and I will keep making sacrifices. If I don’t get signed, then I will just continue to keep doing what I’m doing to put on great matches, be the person that the people can believe in. Right now, especially out west, it’s just like, I’m the last hope as of right now. Like, wholeheartedly I know we have a lot of we have babyfaces but a pure like babyface somebody that the people connect with actually love and care for. I just want to make all the people proud. I just want everybody to be proud that I’ve put in all this work and it’s finally making it somewhere.”

Do you have any future opponents you’d like to share the ring with?

“I would love to share the ring with Darius Lockhart. I feel like we could have an amazing match. Before he retires, Samoa Joe cause I could already see the writing on the wall right now. Shibata. I want to get one with Kenny Omega. He’s my favorite wrestler, by the way. Kenny Omega is my favorite wrestler. Bryan Danielson. I would love to go against Kevin Knight. That’s the homie. We have wrestled before, actually, but it was in a six-man tag. We wrestled before when he was just a young boy. That was a long time ago, but I want to wrestle him now, as he is at this moment. I would love a rematch with Jeff Cobb and Lio Rush.”