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Here’s pretty much everything you need to know about Crusherfest’s 2023 installment

May 9, 2023

Next month, Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will return to the wrestler’s native South Milwaukee for two days of late spring fun. On Saturday June 3...

Crusherfest is announcing wrestling legends who will be coming to South Milwaukee June 3-4

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 17, 2023

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will return to the wrestler's native South Milwaukee on June 3-4, 2023.Over th...

Crusherfest will return to South Milwaukee…in 2023

Matt Wild

May 5, 2022

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—will take 2022 off. The fest will return on June 3-4, 2023."Th...

Relive Beet Street, Crusherfest, more of last weekend’s events with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 11, 2021

Last weekend—October 8-10, to be exact—was one of those weekends. You know the kind—a weekend where approximately 8,000 things were going on. Shows! Festivals! Pie contests! Gallery shows and costume contests i...

Crusherfest set to return to South Milwaukee October 9-10

Matt Wild

August 9, 2021

Good news, turkeynecks and turkeyneck-adjacent bums: According to its website, Crusherfest is set to return to South Milwaukee on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10. Crusherfest 2021 will be the long-a...

Please enjoy this dramatic reading tribute to Da Crusher, ya bums

Matt Wild

July 1, 2020

Last Thursday, Milwaukee Record threw our first (and god willing, our last) Virtual Summer Festival. With little to no festivals, block parties, or sports to thrill and entertain us this year, the 8-hour livest...

Crusherfest postpones second annual blowout, might reschedule for fall

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—has been postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. Ugh."Crusherfest is p...

Crusherfest will return to South Milwaukee June 6-7

Matt Wild

February 7, 2020

On Saturday, June 8, in the year of our Lord 2019, a life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski was unveiled at a gala celebration dubbed Crusherfest. The festival...

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