History Wrestling / TheCrusher

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** BadassGrandpa[=/=]RingOldies

! "READ THE CRUSHER'S TROPES, YOU TURKEYNECKS!":

-->"''Do the hammerlock\\

Everybody do it now raaayyyy''"
-->--'''The Novas''', "''The Crusher''"


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'''Reggie Lisowski''' (1926-2005) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Milwaukee}}, WI as '''The Crusher'''. He is best known for his work in the Midwest, particularly for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], from the 1950s until he retired in the 1980s. He is especially known for his years of teaming with Wrestling/DickTheBruiser. He competed for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, for Stampede, and even for Wrestling/{{WWE}} as [[CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown "Crusher Machine."]] He retired in 1988. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a 9x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-t.html NWA International Tag Team Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Lisowski The Other Wiki]].

* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome [=McCool=] Name]][=/=]NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast

* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: Made his first TV appearance in 1954 in this territory.
* {{Expy}}[=/=]LegacyCharacter: [[Wrestling/JimFullington The Sandman]] and [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]'s badass beer-drinking brawler characters can be traced back to Bruiser and Crusher.
* FanNickname: "Da Crusher"

* UsefulNotes/{{Milwaukee}}: Much of his persona was built around this city, as he would talk about "throwing bums out of s'loons," drinking beer and dancing the polka with "dollies" on Wisconsin Avenue.

* RedBaron: "The Wrestler Who Made Milwaukee Famous"

Not to be confused with Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell nor with the villain in the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short ''Bunny Hugged.''

* DyeingForYourArt: He went blond as part of his initial heel run, and kept it after he got over as a face.

* [[FountainOfExpies Iconic Wrestler]]: Absolutely.

* AsHimself: In the 1974 film ''The Wrestler''.

* SmokingIsCool: Regularly seen with cigars.

* SmokingIsCool: Sometimes seen with cigars.

* TheNicknamer: Gave Bobby Heenan the name "The Weasel," and would refer to the team of Harley Race and Larry "The Ax" Hennig as "The Dolly Sisters."

* WorkingClassHero

** The Novas' song quoted at the top of this page.

** Unrelated Cousins: with Dick the Bruiser

* BreakupBreakout: Averted. Neither guy ever dropped off the map pre-retirement.

'''Reggie Lisowski''' (1926-2005) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Milwaukee}}, WI as '''The Crusher'''. He is best known for his work in the Midwest, particularly for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], from the 1950s until he retired in the 1980s. He is especially known for his years of teaming with Wrestling/DickTheBruiser. He competed for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, for Stampede, and even for Wrestling/{{WWE}} as "Crusher Machine." He retired in 1988. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a 9x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-t.html NWA International Tag Team Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996.

** with Dick the Bruiser

'''Reggie Lisowski''' (1926-2005) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Milwaukee, WI as '''The Crusher'''. He is best known for his work in the Midwest, particularly for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], from the 1950s until he retired in the 1980s. He is especially known for his years of teaming with Wrestling/DickTheBruiser. He competed for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, for Stampede, and even for Wrestling/{{WWE}} as "Crusher Machine." He retired in 1988. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a 9x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-t.html NWA International Tag Team Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996.

'''Reggie Lisowski''' (1926-2005) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Milwaukee, WI as '''The Crusher'''. He is best known for his work in the Midwest, particularly for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], from the 1950s until he retired in the 1980s. He is especially known for his years of teaming with Wrestling/DickTheBruiser. He competed for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, for Stampede, and even for Wrestling/{{WWE}} as "Crusher Machine." He retired in 1988. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a 9x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-t.html NWA International Tag Team Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/WrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996.

'''Reggie Lisowski''' (1926-2005) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Milwaukee, WI as '''The Crusher'''. He is best known for his work in the Midwest, particularly for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], from the 1950s until he retired in the 1980s. He is especially known for his years of teaming with Wrestling/DickTheBruiser.