Phil Schneider

Phil Schneider helped invent the internet wrestling community (IWC for short) as part of the Death Valley Driver Video Review. For better or worse, their eclectic community helped launch many prominent names in the wrestling media space and introduced a generation of fans to both the beauty of the art and the many different ways it is performed around the world. Alongside Phil and his crew, hardcore fans of the era discovered the masterful, emotional brutality of Onita, the high-flying antics of Michinoku Pro Wrestling and the extreme stunts performed by a pair of wacky brothers down in North Carolina.

You left each edition of the Death Valley Driver Video Review excited to watch pro wrestling and see the matches that had moved the “Playaz” (it was the 90s, forgive them) and to discover new favorites of your own.