On Saturday, June 8, in the year of our Lord 2019, it finally happened: a life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski was unveiled at a gala celebration dubbed “CrusherFest.” The unveiling was the final step of a crowdfunding campaign, launched by Chris Smith in late 2017, that eventually raised more than $40,000.
Also: CrusherFest was PACKED. Watch the unveiling in the video below, and then check out some photos of the big South Milwaukee celebration on the corner of 11th and Milwaukee. We’ll have better close-up pictures when the line dies down next Wednesday.
And now the photos:
Da Crusher has arrived! How ’bout ‘dat? #crusherfest pic.twitter.com/kb3ABUlpGQ
— Chris Larson (@ChrisJLarson) June 8, 2019