In celebration of famed professional wrestler, Reggie “The Crusher” Lisowski, the city of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted a two-day festival, CrusherFest. The festival was highlighted by the unveiling of a bronze statue of The Crusher with a beer barrel on his shoulder. There were polka bands, a motorcycle show, and people crowded shoulder-to-shoulder to see the dedication ceremony, along with stories told by fellow wrestlers, Baron von Raschke and Kenny Jay. The organizers underestimated The Crusher’s popularity even 14 years after his death and decades since he last wrestled professionally. Organizers planned on an attendance of 5,000, but the event ultimately drew 13,000, showing that South Milwaukee’s favorite son was loved by so many more.
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